ARTICLE 11

Salaries

 

Section A.  Returning Faculty.

 

Subd. 1.  Salaries of tenured, probationary, fixed-term, and non-tenure track faculty members covered by this Agreement shall be at the rates set forth below on the salary schedule as full-time nine-month (168 days) base salaries.  Returning Instructors shall be initially placed on the salary step that is numerically 10 steps below the step occupied in the Instructor lane at the end of FY 2007.  Returning Assistant, Associate and Full professors shall be initially placed on the salary step that is numerically 15 steps below the step occupied in the Professor lane at the end of FY 2007.

 

Subd. 2.  After being placed on the salary schedule as prescribed in Subdivision 1, faculty members who were in the bargaining unit in FY 2007 and who return in FY 2008 shall advance one (1) step on the salary schedule.

 

Subd. 3.  Effective July 1, 2008, faculty members who were in the bargaining unit in FY 2008 and who return in FY 2009 shall advance two (2) steps on the 2008-09 salary schedule.  Faculty who cannot receive the returning steps provided for in this subdivision because they are at step 39 of the salary schedule shall receive a one-time payment of $2,400 (pro rated by FTE) in lieu of each of the returning steps provided for in this subdivision.   

 

Subd. 4.  Faculty members shall be at the same numeric step in the same lane on the 2008-09 final salary schedule effective on or about January 5, 2009.

 

Section B.  Promoted Faculty.

 

Subd. 1.  Faculty members promoted from Instructor to Assistant Professor shall move to the step on the salary schedule Professor lane paying the same salary and then advance two steps in addition to the step movement provided for in Section A. 

 

Subd. 2.  Faculty members promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and Associate Professor to Professor shall advance two steps on the Professor lane of the salary schedule in addition to the step movement provided in Section A.

 

Subd. 3.  Promotions shall be effective July 1.

 

Section C.  Faculty Who Provide Early Notice of Retirement.   Faculty members who elect to retire with at least fifteen (15) years of service in the Minnesota State Universities and who are at least age fifty-five (55) shall have their salary placement increased by two additional steps on the salary schedule(s) established in this Agreement in the final two semesters of employment. To receive this benefit the affected faculty member must submit a written letter of retirement by October 15 if retirement will occur no earlier than the end of the following spring semester but no later than the day prior to the beginning of the subsequent fall semester or by January 15 if retirement will occur at the end of the subsequent fall semester.  Faculty who cannot receive the early notification of retirement steps provided for in this section because they are on the top step of the salary schedule shall receive a one-time payment of $4,800 (pro rated by FTE) in lieu of the step increase provided for in this section.  For nine-month faculty members, notice of retirement must be given not later than the 60th calendar day after the commencement of the final nine-month appointment.

 

Section D.  New Faculty Assignment and Placement.

 

Subd. 1. New faculty hired during the term of this Agreement shall be assigned to an appropriate rank in accordance with Article 21, Section D.

 

Subd. 2. New faculty members beginning employment shall be placed in the appropriate lane at the salary, which is nearest to, but not less than, the salary offered on appointment.

 

Subd. 3. After implementation of Subdivisions 1-2 of this section and subject to the minimum step placements, new faculty members shall be deemed to have been placed upon the appropriate step, and no further step placement movement or calculations shall be made.

 

Section E.  Service at the Top of the Schedule. All faculty who have been at the top of their salary lane for five (5) years shall receive the equivalent of a two-step (approximately a 4.85%) salary adjustment in the next year. Partial years of service at the top of the salary lane and years in which steps are added to the top of the schedule for these lanes shall not be counted toward the calculation of the five- (5) year period.

 

Section F.  Death in Service. If a faculty member who meets the eligibility requirements for Employer-paid insurance benefits dies after his/her first duty day of employment, but before his/her insurance coverage becomes effective, the unpaid balance of his/her annual salary shall be paid to his/her spouse or dependent children.

 

Section G.  Health and Dental Premium and Expense Accounts. The Employer agrees to provide insurance-eligible employees with the option to pay for the employee portion of health and dental premiums on a pre-tax basis as permitted by law or regulation. The Employer agrees to allow employees to cover co-payments, deductibles and other medical and dental expenses, or expenses for services not covered by health or dental insurance, as permitted by law or regulation, up to a maximum expenditure of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per insurance year. Effective January 1, 2006, the Employer shall make a lump-sum contribution of six hundred dollars ($600) to each insurance eligible employee’s Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) account at the beginning of each calendar year.  Effective January 1, 2009, the Employer shall make a lump-sum contribution of eight hundred dollars ($800) to each insurance eligible employee’s Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) account at the beginning of each calendar year. Expenses arising from the implementation and administration of the HRA Plan shall be paid by the Employer.

 

Section H.  Dependent Care Expense Account.  The Employer agrees to provide insurance-eligible faculty members with the option to participate in a dependent care reimbursement program for work-related dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis as permitted by law or regulation.

 

Section I.  Salary Equity. 

 

Subd. 1.  The Salary Review Committee (“SRC”) shall be continued for the life of this Agreement. The SRC may propose to both the IFO and MnSCU procedures and processes, which will reduce the likelihood of inequitable salaries.  The SRC will annually review the salaries of new hires, and may recommend an adjusted step placement based on the then current salary schedule. 

 

Subd. 2.  Faculty members who are promoted after July 1, 2007, will be assessed by the university using the then current procedures applicable to a new hire in the same department or program at the new rank to which the faculty member has been promoted.  Based on this assessment, the faculty member’s salary will be increased additional steps, if necessary, so that the promoted faculty member’s salary is consistent with a salary that would be paid to a similarly situated new hire.  The step movement provided in this subdivision is in addition to the step movement provided for in Section B of this article. The university shall provide the faculty member with written notice of the new salary to be paid. 

 

Subd. 3.  A faculty member who submits proof of completion of a terminal degree (e.g., a certified transcript) from an accredited institution in his/her primary assignment area will have his/her salary re-assessed by the university using the current procedures applicable to a new hire in the same department or program in which the faculty member is currently assigned.  Proof of degree completion must be submitted to the university human resources office.  Based on this reassessment, the faculty member’s salary will be increased additional steps, if necessary, so that the faculty member’s salary is consistent with a salary that would be paid to a similarly situated new hire.  Salary increases will be implemented at the commencement of the current nine month appointment, as indicated on the appointment form, if the terminal degree is awarded before October 1st, and at the commencement of the subsequent nine month appointment, if the terminal degree is awarded on or after October 1st.  Normally, salary adjustments will not be retroactive to a fiscal year prior to the year in which proof of completion is submitted.  The university shall provide the faculty member with written notice of the salary to be paid.

 

Subd. 4.  Decisions made pursuant to Subdivisions 2 and/or 3 of this section will be submitted for review to the SRC.   The SRC will issue its recommendation, if any, to the university regarding the appropriate number of steps to be awarded to the faculty member under Subdivisions 2 and/or 3 of this section.  The university shall implement the recommendation of the SRC.  The procedures described in this subdivision are the exclusive remedy for disputes concerning salary decisions under Subdivisions 2 and 3 of this section and such decisions shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

 

Subd. 5.  The SRC will complete a new analysis of the salaries of all faculty every five years in order to update and/or modify data and relevant criteria and recommend adjustments. Appeals from denials of adjustment shall be considered within the time frame established by the committee. 

 

Section J.  Part-Time Faculty Placement on Salary Schedule.  All part-time faculty other than those faculty members having adjunct or community faculty appointments shall be placed upon the salary schedule and paid on a pro rata basis for the entire academic year during which said amount of service is rendered. If any part-time faculty member who teaches more than ten (10) credits in any one academic year were paid less than pro rata for any semesters, during said academic year by virtue of having received an adjunct or community faculty appointment (s), the university shall, as soon as practicable after learning that the faculty member will teach more than ten (10) credits during a single academic year, supplement the faculty member’s salary such that the faculty member receives full pro rata pay for the entire year.

 

Section K. Career Steps. All faculty members who have completed ten (10) years of service shall receive two (2) additional steps on the salary schedule at the beginning of their eleventh (11th) year of service. Faculty members who have completed twenty (20) years of service shall receive an additional two (2) steps on the salary schedule at the beginning of their twenty-first (21st) year of service. Faculty members who have completed thirty (30) years of service shall receive an additional two (2) steps on the salary schedule at the beginning of their thirty-first (31st) year of service.  Years of service shall be counted as of the end of the academic year.  Career steps shall be effective July 1.

 

The seniority roster shall be used to determine years of service. Administrators who return to the bargaining unit shall have the years served as an administrator included in the years of service for purposes of this section only. (See Appendix I.)

 

Unless extended or modified by the parties to this Agreement, this section shall sunset on June 30, 2013.

 

Section L. Minimum Salary Placement.  Prior to the step advancements provided for in this article, the following minimum salary placements shall be applied. Associate Professors shall not be placed below step three (3).  Professors shall not be placed below step five (5).  Effective July 1, 2008, following the step advancements provided for in this Agreement or step advancements agreed to following the FY 06 salary review study, Professors shall not be placed below step thirteen (13).

 

Section M. Adjunct and Community Faculty.  Effective Fall Semester 2007, salaries of adjunct and community faculty members covered by this Agreement shall be not less than one thousand one hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,125) per credit.  Effective Fall Semester 2008, salaries of adjunct and community faculty members covered by this Agreement shall be not less than one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) per credit.

 

Section N.  University Scholars. 

 

Subd. 1. A faculty member, who has demonstrated outstanding teaching, service or scholarship in three successive years, as judged by the faculty member’s department and immediate supervisor per Article 22, shall be eligible to be appointed as a University Scholar.  University Scholars shall be determined by the President in his/her sole discretion.  No more than  5% of the university’s complement of  faculty members and no more than the larger of 10% or one (1) faculty member in any department may be University Scholars at a given time.  A faculty member can serve successive appointments as a University Scholar. 

 

Subd. 2. The selection of University Scholars will be based on one or more of the following factors:

• number and quality of scholarly publications;

• creativity and/or recognition in artistic works;

• progress in establishing or developing a research program;

• high level of instructional effectiveness;

• other scholarly activity performed at an exemplary level.

 

In selecting University Scholars, the President may consider a variety of sources of evidence of outstanding teaching, service or scholarship, including but not limited to, scholarly publications, coverage in local and/or national media, unsolicited recognition by local or national service or professional organizations or agencies, professional development reports, departmental evaluations/recommendations, and assessments by supervisors.   

 

Subd. 3. A faculty member who is appointed as a University Scholar shall receive a one time lump sum payment of up to $6,000 in each year as University Scholar, as determined by the President. 

 

Subd. 4. Unless extended or modified by the parties to this Agreement, this Section N shall sunset on June 30, 2013.

 

Section O.  Endowed Chairs.  Beginning July 1, 2007, after meeting and conferring with the Association, a President may institute standards and procedures for the establishment of an endowed chair position at the university and the selection of a faculty member to fill such positions. The funding to support an endowed chair position must come from sources other than tuition, fees or the legislative appropriation to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, or proceeds from the same. 

 

Subd. 1. A faculty member who is selected to serve in an endowed chair position may serve in such position for the period of time specified by the President.  A faculty member’s period of service in an endowed chair position may be terminated at any time by the President.  Upon completion of a faculty member’s period of service in an endowed chair position, the faculty member shall return to his/her prior employment status including salary at the university, if any.  If immediately preceding his/her appointment as an endowed chair, a faculty member was not employed at the university in a position of continuing status, his/her employment shall terminate upon completion of his/her service as an endowed chair.   

 

Subd. 2. The salary for a faculty member selected to serve in an endowed chair position shall meet or exceed the minimum salary for a full Professor. A salary set under this section must be in accord with the other compensation provisions in this Agreement.  Service in an endowed chair position shall not be understood to be equivalent to service as a department chair as described in Article 20.


Salary Schedules for 2007-2009Agreement

 

2007-2008 Salary Schedule

Instructor Step

Instructor Salary

Professor Step

Professor Salary

Professor Step

Professor Salary

 1

32,875

1

44,727

20

70,141

 2

33,663

2

45,799

21

71,823

 3

34,469

3

46,896

22

73,544

 4

35,295

4

48,020

23

75,306

 5

36,141

5

49,171

24

77,110

 6

37,008

6

50,349

25

78,959

 7

37,895

7

51,555

26

80,851

 8

38,803

8

52,790

27

82,789

 9

39,732

9

54,056

28

84,772

 10

40,685

10

55,351

29

86,803

 11

41,660

11

56,678

30

88,884

 12

42,658

12

58,036

31

91,014

 13

43,680

13

59,428

32

93,195

14

44,727

14

60,852

33

95,428

15

45,799

15

62,310

34

97,715

16

46,896

16

63,803

35

100,057

17

48,020

17

65,331

36

102,455

18

49,171

18

66,897

37

104,911

 

 

19

68,500

38

107,426

 

 

 

 

39

110,001

 

 

2008-2009 Salary Schedule

Instructor Step

Instructor Salary

Professor Step

Professor Salary

Professor Step

Professor Salary

1

33,533

1

45,622

20

71,544

2

34,336

2

46,715

21

73,259

3

35,158

3

47,834

22

75,015

4

36,001

4

48,980

23

76,812

5

36,864

5

50,154

24

78,652

6

37,748

6

51,356

25

80,538

7

38,653

7

52,586

26

82,468

8

39,579

8

53,846

27

84,445

9

40,527

9

55,137

28

86,467

10

41,499

10

56,458

29

88,539

11

42,493

11

57,812

30

90,662

12

43,511

12

59,197

31

92,834

13

44,554

13

60,617

32

95,059

14

45,622

14

62,069

33

97,337

15

46,715

15

63,556

34

99,669

16

47,834

16

65,079

35

102,058

17

48,980

17

66,638

36

104,504

18

50,154

18

68,235

37

107,009

 

 

19

69,870

38

109,575

 

 

 

 

39

112,201

 

 

 

2008-2009 Final Salary Schedule

Instructor Step

Instructor Salary

Professor Step

Professor Salary

Professor Step

Professor Salary

1

34,203

1

46,534

20

72,975

2

35,023

2

47,649

21

74,725

3

35,862

3

48,791

22

76,515

4

36,721

4

49,960

23

78,348

5

37,601

5

51,158

24

80,225

6

38,503

6

52,383

25

82,149

7

39,426

7

53,638

26

84,117

8

40,371

8

54,923

27

86,134

9

41,337

9

56,240

28

88,197

10

42,329

10

57,587

29

90,310

11

43,343

11

58,968

30

92,475

12

44,381

12

60,381

31

94,691

13

45,445

13

61,829

32

96,960

14

46,534

14

63,310

33

99,283

15

47,649

15

64,827

34

101,663

16

48,791

16

66,381

35

104,099

17

49,960

17

67,970

36

106,594

18

51,158

18

69,600

37

109,149

 

 

19

71,267

38

111,766

 

 

 

 

39

114,445