Executive Committee to address staff salaries: Meeting sets agenda for full Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate's Executive Committee will address a staff issue at its first fall meeting.

The committee, over which Senate President Donna Donathan presides, will meet at noon Monday in the Alumni Lounge of the Memorial Student Center.

The basic purpose of the committee is to hear committee recommendations for the first time and set the Faculty Senate meeting agenda.

The Legislative Affairs Committee, headed by Dr. Joseph Wyatt, professor of psychology, is asking the committee to discuss legislation to include a salary schedule for university staff.

There is legislation in place in West Virginia to improve staff salaries in the state's universities and colleges, but the legislation says nothing about a salary schedule.

"We don't know if it's an oversight or if it was intentionally left out," Wyatt said.

Implementing the proposed schedule would mean that salaries would be determined by the number of years and type of service done.

The committee is pushing for the legislation to impose a specific salary schedule.

Wyatt thinks there is a good chance it will be passed because faculty like to support staff.

The reccommendation is one of two that made the Sept. 11 submission deadline.

The Faculty Development Committee, chaired by Bill Flannery from the School of Nursing, is recommending an addition to their committee membership.

He is asking that Martha Woodward, the director of the Center for Academic Excellence, be appointed a non-voting member of the committee.

Minutes from the spring's April 17 and May 1 meetings will be up for approval

Members will also review the status of the Faculty Senate recommendations from May.

After reviewing and approving the minutes, they will vote for faculty representation.

The committee announces upcoming events to members at this meeting, such as the town hall meeting for higher education planned for Oct. 17, the faculty/staff picnic and election of representatives to the senate.

After the reccomendations are reviewed, the Executive Committee will begin to set the agenda for the full Faculty Senate meeting Sept. 28.

Any other business deemed necessary will be discussed directly before adjourning the meeting.