The UCF Report, Vol. 02 No. 04, August 22, 1979

              University of Central Florida
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Wednesday, August 22, 1979
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News and Announcements for the Faculty and Staff of the University of Central Florida
Knight Notes
Eleven UCF cheerleaders
will be attending the Universal
Cheerleading Association Camp
in Memphis, Tenn., August
19-25. This is a national
camp for college cheerleaders
designed to teach them how to
be effective in eliciting
crowd support and in stunt
performance for university
athletic events. The camp
also has competition between
the participating squads at
the end of the week, and for
the past three years UCF has
been an award-winning squad.
On the night of their return,
the cheerleaders will be
ushers at the Circus World
benefit performance. Cheerleaders attending the camp
are: Cindy Bunn, Tonya
Carroll, Diane Davis, Barbara
Emerson, Guy Linder, Patti
Maples, Cindy McCarthy,
Bob Page, Mark Payton, David
Peterson and Ray Riley.
Take a trip to the
cafeteria for some
cross country favorites!
Thurs., August 23
11:15 am - 1:15 pm
Village Center
Cafeteria
Washington-Oregon Region
Baked Apples
California
Seedless grapes in
Sour Cream
Mountain States
Idaho Baked Potatoes
Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas
Texas Onion Steak
Plains States     -
Squaw Bread
New England
Corned Beef & Cabbage
Mid Atlantic
Harvard Beets
.   The South
Southern Fried Chicken
Florida
Broiled Red Snapper
Key Lime Pie
***Speciar**
Entree Price includes
(2) side orders of your
choice
Message from the President
1979-80 Budget: update on faculty salaries
In the last issue of The UCF
Report it was noted that faculty (unit)
salary increases would average 7.8
percent for those qualified, despite
the fact that UCF received funds for
only 6.7 percent.  The higher margin
was possible due to unexpended funds
in unfilled positions.
The process leading to the
determination of actual increases for
individual faculty members has been
predictably an involved one:   it
We have consequently been able
to make some much needed improvements
in faculty compensation, but I would
not pretend that these improvements
are fully sufficient to meet our needs.
But at least we can contend that more
of our meritorious faculty, those who
have confirmed their quality in the
classroom, in their research and
scholarship, in their service to the
university and its publics, have been
more noticeably rewarded than has too
The Board of Regents met August 3 in the Village Center and approved a number
of major items affecting UCF, including the 1979-80 budget.  In other action, the
Regents also appointed a search committee to choose a successor to Chancellor E. T.
York, Jr., (second from right) who has announced that he will retire next June.
started with slotting, followed by
stepping, and then providing for promotions, all of which required approximately 3.77 percent. An additional
two percent in discretionary funds
was set aside as a minimum to be
allocated to each college. To this
5.77 percent an average of 1.53 percent
was added for meeting other discretionary
problems such as maintaining competitive
salary positions, meeting college and
department priorities, and speaking to
equity adjustments.'
After full discussion and review
with the deans in which their recommendations were carefully considered,
allocations were made by the vice
president for academic affairs to the
deans of the colleges. The vice
president retained .5 percent and
requested that the deans further advise
him of any special cases they would
like to have considered which would
exceed their college allocation of
salary increase funds.
It soon became clear that our needs
went beyond the .5 percent held in
reserve; that we had tco many serious
equity problems to which we should
make every effort to respond.  Accordingly, we have taken a carefully
calculated risk in further reducing
funds in unfilled positions in order
to make further progress in attending
to overdue faculty salary deficiencies
across the campus. The result is a
faculty salary increase that now
averages .28 percent more than first
proposed.
often been the case. We have made
particular efforts to recognize faculty
with similar levels of accomplishment
whatever the department or the college
in which they are located, while
necessarily giving consideration to
the national marketplace in which we
must compete.
Again, we need to make still more
progress and we need more resources to
realize that progress.  I would note
that marketplace considerations
contributed to my conclusion that
a 7.85 percent average increase was
justified for non-unit A&P colleagues,
and a 7.5 percent average increase
was appropriate for deans and vice
presidents-whose salaries, while far
from exotic, are more reasonably
competitive at present.
I would also stress, in all
cases, the reality of the word average:
for unit members, promotions, step
increases and slotting as required by
the UFF contract, along with discretionary adjustments, played an important part in the final salary determinations, which necessarily varied
in the individual percentage increases.
I doubt that I need dwell on the
justification for this major effort:
UCF has, for some time, been near the
bottom of the SUS roster in faculty
salary averages (by rank), a placement which can hardly be justified by
the quality and achievement of the
faculty at this University.   Indeed,
the average total compensation for full
professors at UCF in 1978-79 was $8,000
lower than their counterparts in the
California State University and College
System; it is noteworthy that the CSUC
faculty will receive better than a 14
percent increase on that this year.
Such discrepancies place an
unreasonable strain on anyone's loyalty
and understanding:  it is clear that
a major effort must be undertaken in
the coming year to make the case for
a more significant and appropriate
salary improvement for the State
University System of Florida.   It is
my hope that Gov. Bob Graham will
prove willing to review SUS salary
and fringe benefit needs with the
care and understanding they clearly
deserve and for which he is already
known.
It is also my hope that such a
review will include a compelling case
to be made for the University's Career
Service employees, for whom we have
been able to do so little this year.
I am particularly disturbed that,
apart from pay grade adjustments, the
State University System received no
funds for merit or discretionary
increases for Career Service employees.
In a year in which the rate of inflation is presently 13 percent and even
the Carter Administration is proposing
to support guidelines allowing 15
percent pay increases (over a two-year
period), we all have reason for deep
concern.
Circus ticket
deadline nears
This Thursday, August 23, is the
last day for purchasing tickets to the
special presentation of the World-
famous Monte Carlo Circus.
Proceeds from this exclusive,
complete performance will benefit
UCF's new football  program, l-t is
scheduled for 8 p.m. this Saturday
at Ringling Brothers and Barnum &
Bailey's Circus World.
"Knight's Night," as the show
is called, promises 2Vi hours of nonstop excitement with the most outstanding circus acts worldwide.
Tickets may be purchased in the
Athletic Department, ED 161, or from
the UCF Foundation, ADM. 350.
$25 - Patron -includes pre-show
cocktail party with
performers, and choice
seating at the show. Also
a pre-show party for the
Patrons' children.
$10 - Sponsor - adult general
admission.
$ 5 - UCF student & children -
general admission
(see related photo on page 5)