In attendance: Nellie Laughlin, Mary Ruedinger, Bob Paulos,
Janice Czyscon, Linda Keller, Walt Hopkins
The meeting convened at 11:03 a.m.
We spent the meeting discussing a strategy regarding the budget
and the pay plan. We decided that:
1. The CEBC would draft a one-page pay plan position statement
that would indicate that a 4% pay increase is critical and that
the pay increase be equal for faculty and academic staff. It would
also describe who academic staff are and what we are responsible
for. This statement would be distributed to the Board of Regents
and Academic Staff. We decided not to address the 105% tuition
issue.
2. The CEBC would draft a letter to the Joint Finance Committee
recommending an increase in GPR for the pay plan. The CEBC would
seek Assembly approval before sending the letter. Bob will put
the letter on the agenda of the April 14 Assembly meeting.
3. A few CEBC members will meet with one or two Regents. Someone
from CEBC could request to speak at the May Board of Regents meeting.
4. The CEBC will continue to ask Marty Biel to speak to the CEBC.
5. CEBC will talk to Fred Brauer of the Faculty Compensation Committee
to see if the committee plans to do anything about the budget.
Mary noted that CEBC should be careful not to contradict the viewpoint
of UW-Madison administration and suggested that we ask John Wiley
to review our position paper.
We decided to meet again on Tuesday, April 15, 1997 from 11-noon
to address remaining agenda items.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:20.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Czyscon