Faculty Salary Increase Resolution

Presented by the President of the University Faculty Senates Association

Passed September 15, 2000

WHEREAS:

The Faculty Senate of The University of Southern Mississippi recognizes the following historic pattern regarding faculty salaries:

1. The salaries of Mississippi's public four-year college and university faculties have not grown at rates as high as those of all worker & regardless of level of education, over the past 25 years,
2. The faculty of Mississippi's public four-year college and universities have gone without pay raises in five of the past 15 years [on average, one of every three years],
3. Faculty salaries have not grown at rates as high as those of other workers with advanced levels of education over the last 10 years,
4. Average salaries for Mississippi's public four-year college and university faculty ranked No. 12 among the 16 SREB states in 1998-99, reflecting the same rank of a decade earlier.
5. Mississippi's college and university faculty received no salary increase for the 2000-2001 academic year,
6. The cost of living, including rising medical insurance premiums, is increasing at the same time salaries are stagnant, thus, faculty experience an erosion in their salaries,
7. The Mississippi Legislature in the year 2000 committed itself to raising the salaries of public school teachers based on projected revenues,
8. The IHL has recommended to the Legislature 4% pay raises for college and university faculty in each of the next three years;

THEREFORE:

The Faculty Senate of The University of Southern Mississippi:

1. Endorses the IHL proposal for a legislative commitment of 4% pay raises for college and university faculty in each of the next three years;
2. Urges the University Faculty Senates Association of Mississippi to endorse and to vigorously support the principle of consistent and equitable annual salary increases for all public four-year college and university faculty;
3. Urges Gov. Ronnie Musgrove. Lt. Gov. Amv Tuck and the Legislature to provide leadership to assure consistent, equitable and fair annual salary increases for public school teachers and University faculty, including the commitment to raise college and University faculty salaries to the SREB average.

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