Salary increase by rank approved
bv SaraLaFollette " manner: c) Make an additional in- duals. Instead of putting the example, an instructor cannot
by SaraLaFollette
An increase in teacher sala¬
ries has been approved in next
year’s budget. This increase
takes into consideration all
anticipated incomes and expen¬
ditures and the rapidly acceler¬
ating cost of living. From these
factors it was concluded that a
10% increase in the salary and
fringe benefit budget for next
year will be effected.
The matter of salary increase
was discussed with the Aca¬
demic Deans, and the Finance
Committee associated with the
University. With the approval
of the University Board of
Regents it was decided to
distribute the increase in salary
and fringe benefits for fulltime
employees in the following
manner:
a) Increase the monthly
fringe benefit amount for
Health Insurance from $5.25 a
month to $50.00 a month. The
amount of this increase is
figured at $44.75 monthly, or
$537.00 over a 12 month period.
The monthly allotment of $50 is
provided to the faculty to cover
the price of the member’s
health insurance premium. If
this allotment is not utilized for
monthly health insurance pre¬
miums, the remaining balance
will be invested in a Supple¬
mentary Retirement Program
(SRA). Any funds which are
invested in this program may
be withdrawn once a year.
b) Increase all classifications
of the Faculty Merit Salary
schedule $150.
Make an additional in¬
crease of $150 for all Grades
(explained below) within the
Associate Professor ranks. The
total increase for all Associate
Professor Grades will be $300.
d) There will be a special
increase of $250 for all Grades
within the ranks of Professor;
total increase for those in the
Professor Grades will be $400.
e) Funds will be allocated for
additional Social Security pay¬
ments and retirement costs.
In his letter informing the
faculty and clergy of the pro¬
posed increases, Fr. Waldsch-
midt said, “Our objective in
distributing the funds available
for salary and fringe benefits
adjustments was obviously to
provide the greatest benefits to
the largest amount of indivi-
university of portland-
March 5, 1975
Portland, Oregon 97203
Vol. 74, No. 23
RESIDENCE HALLS
The cost per student for
а
double room in the University’s
residence halls has remained at
$225.00 per semester since the
1969-70 academic year. Single
and double/single occupancy
room rates have not increased
since Fall Semester, 1972. Fur¬
thermore, our residence halls
are unique in that each room
has a sink and telephone, and
linen service is provided for
each occupant.
Certainly you are aware of
current economic conditions re¬
lative to product, service and
labor costs. Unfortunately, uni¬
versities are not possessed of a
special kind of immunity and
must adjust accordingly.
Therefore, it has become neces¬
sary to set the 1975-76 per
semester room rates as follows:
'Hula' time
Double room (per person)
$250.00
Single Room (if available)
$325.00
Double room (single occupancy)
$345.00
Private bath (if available)
$30.00
Christie Hall
(Single rooms only)
$300.00
FOOD SERVICE
Due to the advantage ac¬
crued to the University as a
result of competitive bidding,
there will NOT be an increase
in per semester board rates
next year. Plan 1 (20 meals per
week) and Plan 2 (15 meals per
week) will remain at $350.00
and $300.00 respectively.
Every three years, the Uni¬
versity Food Service specifica¬
tions are reviewed, updated,
Luau date announced
Na Opio 0 Hawaii or, in
English, the Youth of Hawaii at
UP are drawing near curtain
time for the second annual
Luau of feast and entertain¬
ment. The Luau will be Satur¬
day evening, March 15 int he
University Commons.
The program will consist of a
Hawaiian feast-type dinner,
with a Kalua Pig (roasted in a
pit), pineapple and many other
things. A medley of dances and
songs, with names like "Hona-
lulu Baby" and "Hawaiian Wed¬
ding Song” make up the even¬
ing.
Under the direction of Ellen
Hollinger, over 200 members of
the University community,
mostly from Hawaii, but also
from the mainland and other
areas of Polynesia have been
working to make “A Touch of
Hawaii” an unforgettable even¬
ing.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with
dinner at 7 and door prizes
immediately following. Tickets
can be purchased in the Pilot
House or in the Commons;
students $3.50 and general
admission $5.00. For reserva¬
tions, call Susie at 283-7504.
and sent out for competitive
bid. This being the third year of
our current contract with ARA
Services, the specifications
were reviewed in January and
bids were solicited for a three
year contract beginning June 1,
1975.
By the February 10 deadline,
bids had been received from
ARA Services, Saga Food Ser¬
vice, and Canteen Corporation.
During the past three weeks,
we have met with representa¬
tives of the three companies to
discuss their respective bids.
On February 28, the decision
was made to award a three year
contract for the operation of the
University Food Service pro¬
gram to Saga Food Service
effective June 1, 1975. We have
every assurance that Saga will
continue to provide quality food
service.
We wish to express apprecia¬
tion to ARA Services, especial¬
ly Mr. Barry Tepper and Mr.
David Bingham, for their con¬
tinued efforts to satisfy the
needs of the entire University
Community.
From: the office of
Rev. James Thornton C.S.C.
duals. Instead of putting the
entire amount of funds into
base salary, increases, we felt
that the majority of faculty
members would benefit more
by putting a portion of the
increase into the fringe benefit
program for health insurance
and/or supplimentary retire¬
ment programs. The former
results in tax-free dollars; the
latter in tax-deferred dollars,
that is, taxed when the funds
are withdrawn.”
Faculty members are paid on
the basis of the Faculty Merit
Salary Schedule— that is,
members advance through a
series of salary grades to
receive an increase in wage.
This advancment is not depen¬
dent on the number of years an
individual faculty member has
worked on the staff, but on the
basis of meeting performance
standards, and fulfilling the
years of service requirements.
Faculty members move
through the Grades within the
Ranks one year at a time. For
example, an instructor cannot
move to the ranks of Associate
Professor within a year's time,
nor can any other acceleration
in Grade promotions occur.
Each faculty member is re¬
viewed yearly to determine
grade advancement in the fol¬
lowing fashion: advancement
from year one of a particular
Grade to year two, from year
two or three of one Grade to
year one of the next highest
Grade, no advancement in
Grade-member retains current
salary with general increases,
or no advancement in year or
grade— no salary increase, with
the possibility of status drop¬
ping back a year or Grade.
This salary proposal has not
as yet been put into effect. It is
currently subject to approval
by the Union employees work¬
ing at the University, but it is
probable that this budget will
be in use during the next school
year.
( Compare and contrast with
Portland State . Next Week]
Memorandum; room and board
Gray Panther speaks
fights "old” prejudice
Dan Dillon
News Editor
Aging is something everyone
must face. The Gray Panthers
are trying to make the prospect
of growing old in America a
little brighter.
Ruth Haefner, an active
member of the Panthers at 81,
told the Collegium Novum,
February 27 that ‘‘a lot of
people thought all old people
did was crochet." Now she is
trying to change that stereo¬
type with a crusade against
resentment for the old.
The Gray Panthers began in
1970 when Maggie Kuhn urged
citizens over the age of 65 to
take pride in their age, to
recognize the value of their
experiences and their useful¬
ness in our society. Since that
time, the Panthers have been
operating “on a shoestring,”
but have established a strong
national base.
Remarking on the goals of
the Panthers, Haefner said,
"The best way is to say we
want to be treated like human
beings.” The Panthers are an
un-organization. “Young people
don’t know much about organi¬
zations. If we were organized,
then the people from the Com-
\Photos by Don Leighton ]
Mr. Bob Pamplin, member of the University of Portland Board of Regents, challenged the ROTC
detachment to a contest involving chin-ups, sit-up and weight lifting. If defeated, Pamplin
offered to pay $100 to the Missing In Action campaign. Pamplin, seen here winning
the chin-up competition, tied
«
Arnold Balthazar was the winner in the weight lifting.
mission on Aging and other
organizations would get hold of
it and they wouldn’t let us do
anything. The Gray Panthers
aren’t structured and I’m not
structured either.'
The organization didn't get
started until 1970 because
"maybe they were like I was. I
didn’t pay any attention to
these old people.”
One way she is attacking the
problem is her campaign for the
upgrading of rest homes in
Oregon. Citing an article from
her vast mobil library that
referred to rest home occu¬
pants as "Incurables,’’ she
asked, “Isn't that some way to
be cast, as an incurable?”
"Chances are most of us will
land in a rest home, so we
better see that they ought to be
pretty good.” It is a cause that
both young and old have a stake
in.
“Youth and age have a lot in
common. Neither can get a
driver’s license and neither can
get credit.” For a country
considering itself in the midst
of a youth culture, Haefner
said, "I think they're giving the
youth a hard time.”
Haefner writes letters perio¬
dically to a mailing list of over
one hundred people. Making
copies of other people’s
writings because “I never could
make a grade in English," she
has managed to reach many
with her plea for Humane
treatment.
The old have very little
governmental representation
nationally and the situation is
even worse statewide. But she
says, "I askod Mr. Straub some
pretty good questions,” refer¬
ring to her television with the
gubernatorial candidates in the
recent election, a moment she
calls “reaching my top on
television.”
Are the Gray Panthers
militant? “We are militant and
don’t you forget it."
