1. Faculty Compensation Committee Strategic Plan Report March 11, 2010 2009-10 Committee Members Chris Fragile, Chair (Physics & Astronomy) Katherine Bielsky (Library) Frank Cossa (Art History) Doug Ferguson (Communication) Stuart Knee (History) Parissa Tadrissi (Hispanic Studies) Mark Witte (Economics/Finance)

2. Strategy 3: Develop and Support a Highly Qualified, Diverse and Stable Base of Faculty Bullet points considered in this study: Increase the number of and funding for endowed chairs Recognize and reward annual performance in both annual raises and special awards Establish incentives for faculty to write and administer grants and contracts

3. Committee’s goals: to provide input to the administration regarding successful programs relating to Strategy 3 to monitor the College’s progress in achieving the overarching goals of Strategy 3 Strategy 3: Develop and Support a Highly Qualified, Diverse and Stable Base of Faculty

4. Method of Research Peer list: U. of New HampshireUNC - WilmingtonWestern Washington College of New JerseyAppalachian StateSt. Mary’s (MD) Ramapo CollegeU. of Northern IowaMary Washington MillersvilleJames Madison U.Murray State U. of VermontUNC - AshevilleTruman State Miami (Ohio)SUNY - Geneseo UNC - GreensboroCitadel

5. Increase the number of and funding for endowed chairs James Madison University 19 Faculty Chairs provide salary supplement to new or existing lines to provide research and/or program support 27 Endowed Professorships targeted at retaining mid-career faculty recognition, a salary supplement, and research/teaching support Faculty Fellowships support for research, curriculum development, and travel

6. If both JMU and C of C achieve their respective goals with regard to endowed positions, then C of C would lag JMU in this category by a factor of 4-to-1 In this respect, it may no longer be appropriate to consider JMU a peer institution Increase the number of and funding for endowed chairs

7. Recognize and reward annual performance in both annual raises and special awards St. Mary’s College (Maryland) Successful 3rd year review$1000-1500 Successful tenure review$1000-1500 Promotion to Associate$2000-3000 Promotion to Full$3000-5000 Post-tenure review (every 5 years) $0-5000

8. Recognize and reward annual performance in both annual raises and special awards 2009 FCC AAUP Salary Study St. Mary’s ranked 19th out of 20 peer institutions at Assistant Professor rank 9 places behind C of C St. Mary’s ranked 10th out of 20 at Full Professor rank 7 places ahead of C of C

9. Establish incentives for faculty to write and administer grants and contracts Western Washington University Matching Equipment Funds Publication Support Manuscript Preparation Mini-Grants Grants-in-Aid Pilot Project Funding Project Development Awards Summer Research Grants

10. Establish incentives for faculty to write and administer grants and contracts Western Washington University Summer Teaching Grants Faculty Development Grants

11. Concluding Thoughts Goals of Strategic Plan are achievable Endowed Chair program will require aggressive funding campaign Ongoing salary incentives are critical for many reasons Research incentives can trigger snowball effect through judicious use of indirects