Professors Question AA up Leaders' Pay Raises

An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • T he making of the 'zine, Women lose to UNC Bl Wilmington, 65-60, B8 Non-Profit Org. 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 U.S. Postage Paid Tuesday & Friday Newark, DE Permit No. 26 FREE Volume 128, Issue 38 www.rel'iew.udel.edu Tuesda)', March 12, 2002 Professors question AA UP leaders' pay raises University of Delaware Chapter of current fiscal year, he said, was the would contradict the principle of Vo te on new 3-year agreement AAUP." result of the university's need to retain impartial evaluation that underlie the Colton said he is confident he can some professors who might have university's procedures in making negotiate a contract that faculty otherwise left the faculty. many critical decisions, inc luding scheduled for March 20 members will approve. He represented At the time of DiLorenzo's compensation."' BY STEVE RUBENSTEIN But a source familiar with the pay the AAUP in three previous negotiating announced resignation, The Review Approximately 70 professors signed Editor in Chief increases, speaking on the condition of years. reported that a substantial number of the the petition, and the AAUP conducted The special salary adjustments of anonymity, told The Review that The university' s chapter of the college's 24 department chairs had a n investigation and presented the results at the Dec. 4 meeting, Turkel officials in the university's chapter of Turkel, a sociology professor, received AAUP serves about 1,050 full-time expressed discontent over the former the American Association of University a $5,000 salary increase, and Colton, a faculty members during contract dean's performance. said. Professors have raised doubts among UNIDEL mathematics professor, negotiations. Approximately 53 percent Department chairs in the college But Sidebotham said, " It wasn't addressed to my satisfaction." some professors as to the reliability of received $10,000. of professors are dues-paying members, make annual recommendations to the the union leaders in securing a new Article 12.8 of the Collective Turkel said. Dues for tenured faculty dean as to which professors should be contract. Bargaining Agreement allows for the membecy in 2002 are $261. considered for special salar y Former professor attempts to gain The current Collective Bargaining disbursement of special salary Blits said the topics discussed at the adjustments. answers Agreement expires June 30, and the adjustments, independent of regular Dec. 4 meeting mainly centered on Colton said in the May 11 issue of Fred Stiner, a former associate accounting professor, said he did not vote for a new 3-year deal is scheduled ' across-the-board raises and merit pay special salary increases and union The Review that he approved of the attend the Dec. 4 AAUP meeting, but for March 20. For the fLTSt time, the increases, for individual faculty leaders kept avoiding the questions. dean's performance and felt the chairs had taken the wrong course of action. contacted Turkel and Colton via e-mail vote will be conducted via mail. members when: TifE REVIEW/Stephanie Denis called a meeting to try and to inquire about the allegations. The agreement with the university • a salary adjustment is necessary to Approval process for .special salary The Collective Bargaining "I administration covers faculty wages, correct a gross inequity including, but adjustments Agreement covers wages, benefits generate support for DiLorenzo after I "'This is a situation ripe with abuse for a conflict of interest," he said. benefits and conditions of employment. not limited to, situations of salary The salary adjustments questioned at and employment conditioqs. heard about the resignation," be said in an interview in May, ''but only three " Under section 12.10 of the union Some members of the AAUP inversion and compression; the meeting were awarded to Turkel satisfied with them. people showed up." contract, they owe either disclosure or Executive Council reportedly yelled • a salary adjustment is necessary to and Colton by Thomas DiLorenzo, "There is no conflict of interest denial that they did in fact receive and cursed at a Dec. 4 meeting and retain a faculty member at the former dean of the College of Arts and Colton recently told The Review he because the raises were given well funds." refused to discuss whether they had university; Science. approved of DiLorenzo qecause he before collective bargaining supported research projects as the head A past AAUP treasurer, Stiner said received special salary adjustments as • when salary disparities occur, DiLorenzo refused to comment on negotiations began," he said. he retired Dec. 31, because he " no allowed under the agreement. relative to market demands, which the matter. He officially resigned his of the College of Arts and Science. The university's provost from 1972 longer found the university a pleasant AAUP President Gerry Turkel and adversely affect the quality of an administrative post June 30 and joined "I still support DiLorenzo, I think he to 1988, Campbell has served as the did a good job as dean," he said. place to work." He now consults for a Chief Negotiator David Colton declined academic unit. the psychology department before AAUP's contract maintenance officer financial trust corporation tn to discuss at the meeting whether and Education Professor Jan Blits, who taking a one-year sabbatical. since 1994. Wilmington. why they might have received salary attended the Dec. 4 meeting, said the University policy requires that the Petition to investigate salary raises circulated amongst Arts and Science In a series of e-mail messages dated increases in 2001: confrontation arose while unio n Provost sign off on all special salary Specifics of special sala ry Dec. 12, Stiner attempted to ascertain Turkel said in an interview with The officials were discussing special salary adjustments. faculty adjustments approved for 2001-2002 History Professor Steven from Colton what transpired at the Review he would not answer questions adjustments. Melvyn Schiavelli was provost at the The AAUP reported $914,001 was Sidebotham said he circulated a petition AAUP meeting eight days earlier. about his salary because Board of "Colton kept ignoring the questions time, and approved the raises for the made available for special salary "I have been told that at the meeting Trustees policy keeps such matters and said he would not reveal an amount university before be began a one-year during the Fall Semester in departments adjustments in fiscal year 2001-2002, within the College of and Science it was disclosed that you received a confidential. He currently sits on the of money," he said. "In the minds of the leave of absence Aug. 15. He indicated Arts with $534,851 allocated to the College to request an inquiry into the special special salary increase, more than the national AAUP's Committee on people inquiring, it wasn' t how much earlier this year he would not return to of Arts and Science. the university's regular merit in rease, from the Professional Ethics. money. it was whether or not (TuiKel the university at the conclusion of hi salary adjustmentf. awarded by largest division. DiLorenzo and approved by Schiavelli. university. Is this correct?" Stiner Colton told The Review he is under and Colton] got any." scheduled leave. Turkel said this figure was "Reports by some faculty members wrote. no obligation to disclose information Article 12. 10 of the Collective Schiavelli did not return The significantly greater than amounts with direct information indicate that a Stiner continued pressing Colton, about his salary, including increases, to Bargaining Agreements states, "Salary Review's request for an interview. allocated in recent years. Campbell said significant number of pay raises may be who ultimately replied, '1 am a named union members because the figures are . increases may not be awarded to Leon Campbell, the Hugh M. Morris the amount of funding usually given to in violation of the Collec,tive professor with an international reviewed and certified by Leon members of the bargaining unit other research professor of molecular special salary increases for all colleges Bargaining Agreement," the petition reputation who has received in the past Campbell, the AAUP contract than as required or permitted by Article biosciences, said he certified the salary increases in late August because he was is about $225,000. The increase for the stated. "Such violations, if confirmed, maintenance officer. 12 without prior discussion with the see ADMINISTRATORS page AS Mall set for sodding by Commencement BY TOM MONAGHAN manager for Facilities Planning a nd said, necessitating a fence around a the Mall, Blue Hen Ambassador Administrative News Editor Construction, said the refurbishment of small area of the building. Michelle Guobadia, a junior, said the The area of the Mall directly in front the grass area should begin this month. "The.re will still be a fence around reactions of prospective students and of DuPont and Wolf Halls is scheduled "You should notice that the action is Wolf Ha ll on the east s ide of the their parents have been generally to be restored to its original condition already starting," s he said . " The building right up against the walkway to positive. by commencement May 25, university restoration should begin by mid protect students from any debris from "The reaction of the incoming officials said. March." the construction," he said. "The students and their parents is not what Robert Stozek, assista nt vice Stozek said part of that restoration walkway will be accessible to students." you would expect," she said. " We telr president of Facilities, said construction would include regrading the soil and All external construction on DuPont them that the construction is going very crews h ave begun removing the laying dow n turf to replace the lost Hall is completed, but work will smoothly and that we are ahead of temporary asphalt road leading up to the grass, which should be comple ted in continue on the inside of the building schedule.

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