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An instructional session on “Facing Your Facebook Fears: Using Facebook as Instructional Media� will take place from 11 a.m. to noon at Charles V. Park Library 413. A session on closing out the semester with good practices on Blackboard will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Park Library, room 413. The “That Sl*t Asked For It, Right?� sexual aggression discussion will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Park Library Auditorium.
THURSDAY w An autism awareness panel will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Anspach 162.
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would be to guarantee myself mobility around the area once I arrive and see if the location offered any programs that would correspond with my major, which is sociology.� Presutti said she will study in the furthest possible location available to students. “I am going to the western part of Australia in Perth,� Presutti said. “I literally could not travel any further away from home.� While in Perth, she will have the chance to study the Australian culture and go on several excursions which require special accommodations.
Flying to Australia will also provide a few more challenges. “Power wheelchairs are often damaged and may become broken on planes,� Presutti said. “I will be taking three different flights that will be physically difficult for me to endure for the 30-plus hours in the air, and there is absolutely no guarantee that my chair will be working once I get off the last plane.� Susie Rood, director of student disability services, feels this opportunity is a milestone not only for Presutti, but also CMU. “It shows we are an institution committed to providing not only an equal access, as required by the law, but the best education and op-
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Presidential benefits Ross’ salary is reviewed annually by the CMU Board of Trustees. According to his contract, Ross is provided with a university-funded home with all housekeeping, utility and telephone costs provided for. His salary may be increased, but not decreased. He is allowed $10,000 annually to furnish the home, but anything purchased with that money becomes university property. The university also provides a car for Ross and is responsible for fuel, repair and insurance of that vehicle. CMU also is responsible for social club dues “pertinent to the position of president and benefit CMU,� but Ross is responsible for taxes on those dues. Ross’ salary is the second highest on campus. College of Medicine Founding Dean Dr. Ernest Yoder earns $385,000. Burdette said Ross’ salary is not out of the ordinary. Martin said the rationale for providing the president with a home and transportation is because “the president is the institutional face to the world.� “The president can invite officials to a residence that properly reflects the institution’s interests,� he said. “For a fact, the residence afforded to the president of CMU is a very modest residence by comparison. Driving around in a Chrysler is a very modest portion of compensation for CMU’s president.� In an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president emeritus and university professor of public service at George Washington University, said many factors contribute to a president’s salary and benefits: the size of the institution, overall experience of the president, if a school is private or public, performance in office and the market. “The situation with presidential salaries and the compensation of senior administrative staff is similarly influenced by ‘exit options,’� Trachtenberg said in the article. “The CFO of a university could also work in private industry. The vice president of medical affairs could run a major city hospital or research institution.� university@cm-life.com
portunities possible for all of our students,� Rood said. “This is when CMU gets to step out and say, ‘Yes, we’re committed to education and to serving students with disabilities, and we do it well.’� Rood said it will also prove to other countries not to discriminate against disabilities. Although Presutti had doubts when she started the process, she now looks forward to her June 9 departure to Australia. “After the progress that I have made, I would tell everyone I know to go after things that you don’t think could ever happen and you’ll be amazed at what you end up finding possible.� studentlife@cm-life.com
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in salaries. “I’m happy we’ve reached an agreement,� he said. “It’s been a long process from this point, and it sounds like something we can be proud of ... We got some pretty good overall security for this contract (but) there are a lot more things to negotiate in the future.� He said the UTF on CMU’s campus is representative of many similar fights nationwide, and it is “a good thing to see it as successful as it was.� The UTF has organized several protests over the course of the semester and Eikrem addressed the CMU Board of Trustees during the public comment period at both the February and April meetings. university@cm-life.com
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have changed from one employee to the next. Colbrin Wright, assistant professor of finance and law and a member of the Faculty Association, said the whole market needs to be examined when watching the trend of increasing salaries. “It’s not so much about inflation or CMU,� Wright said. “This is market-based.� Robert Martin, associate vice provost of Faculty and Personnel Services, said initial compensation offers to new faculty members are very competitive. “When we are hiring somebody brand new, somebody who hasn’t worked for the university before, we would take stock of the discipline and standard national survey data, for faculty at the particular rank we would be hiring,� Martin said. Burdette said the same process applies when hiring administrators. The president approves all salaries for senior officers after working with Human Resources to determine salary and benefits packages. “I took Dr. Ross’s place ... (and the) market affected my salary,� Burdette said. “When I had my (salary) conversation with Dr. Rao, I had no idea what (Ross) was earning.� The university is dependent on the College and University Personnel Association, Martin said, because it publishes salary data for universities annually. He said the university compares itself with other public universities with overall budget size and student population similar to CMU’s. “The combination of salary plus the benefit-package compensation is going to be as attractive as we can make it,� he said. Barrie Wilkes, associate vice president of financial services and reporting and controller, said the university needs to remain competitive with Western Michigan University and other schools across the country. “We’re not always successful,� Wilkes said. “Sometimes people do turn us down due to salary and benefit and compensation, so we have to try really hard.� Burdette said no senior officers have volunteered to forgo their salaries or take cuts in light of Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget. Up to 23.3 percent of state funds, or about $19 million, could be lost upon legislative approval. Steve Smith, director of public relations, said administrative jobs are more demanding than most positions. “They don’t just show up at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 (p.m.),� Smith said. “They have irregular, demanding schedules that require much more commitment. They’re here to lead the university. It’s not in their contract that they have to do that, it’s an understanding.�
With turnover, the university has not considered reducing the base salary offered to new employees. “I don’t know that we’ve ever said, ‘We’ve got a budget cut, let’s reduce (salary offers),’� Martin said. “We’re cognizant always of the marketplace. Over time, salaries go up.� Burdette said while the university does not implement pay cuts, several groups have taken pay freezes, including senior officers.
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