Article 9: Salaries

1. General Compensation Provisions

a. The salaries and salary adjustments listed below are minimum requirements

and do not include the cash value of tuition waivers (Article 11).

At its discretion, the Employer may make upward adjustments in the

salary and fringe benefits of individual Employees when appropriate.

Each Employee will be appointed at one of the appointment levels (full,

3/4, 2/3, 1/2) listed below.

b. If an Employee’s graduate appointment under the classification of

teaching is renewed, there should be no reduction in the appointment

type or funding level unless by mutual agreement of the Employer and

Employee.

2. Salary Baseline and Wage Adjustments for Contract Period

Employees will receive their base pay in equally-sized biweekly increments.

For the period specified, pay shall be:

Graduate Assistant/Doctoral Graduate Assistant: Full Appointment (a

total work assignment for the semester/session of up to 20 hours per

week, on average)

2007-2008:

$5278.50 per Fall or Spring semester, plus 1% of salary per semester in a

lump sum, $2639.25 per Summer I or Summer II session, plus 1% of salary

per session in a lump sum.

2008-2009:

$5331.25 per Fall or Spring semester, plus 1% of salary per semester in a

lump sum, $2665.00 per Summer I or Summer II session, plus 1% of salary

per session in a lump sum.

Doctoral Associate: Full Appointment (a total work assignment for the

semester/session of up to 20 hours per week, on average)

2007-2008:

$6517.00 per Fall or Spring semester, plus 1% of salary per semester in a

lump sum, $3258.50 per Summer I or Summer II session, plus 1% of salary

per session in a lump sum.

2008-2009:

$6582.00 per Fall or Spring semester, plus 1% of salary per semester in a

lump sum, $3291.00 per Summer I or Summer II session, plus 1% of salary

per session in a lump sum.

Salaries and average hours worked for 3/4, 2/3, and 1/2 fractional appointments

will scale accordingly, rounded up to the nearest quarter/quarter

hour. Lump sums will be calculated based upon the Employee’s gross salary,

and paid in the first paycheck of each semester/session.