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John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 4-29-1999 The aC rroll News- Vol. 91, No. 21 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 91, No. 21" (1999). The Carroll News. 1090. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1090 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 'for You. Ylbout You. r:By You. Volume 91 • Number 21 John Carroll University Cleveland, Ohio April 29, 1999 Carroll staff JCU tackles Y2K salaries increased Mark Boleky Staff Reporter Followmg a year-long study that revealed mequity among the sala­ ries of certain university employees, tmmediate steps will be taken to increase staff salaries, according to Vice President for Businessjonathan !vee Effecttve the May 15 payroll, all full time staff will receive a mini­ mum $500 salary increase. Because of the inequity that was found among the lower paid workers, such as secretary and clerical positions, they will receive a greater adjustment. The Increases reflect the findings of Watson Wyatt & Company, a global consulting ftrm that was employed to examine the salary levels of jCU employees. "Watson Wyatt does a lot of surveying, and they then accumulate that data and come up with a benchmark that we can look at," Ivee said. The study found that salaries of many employees atjCU were lower than at comparable institutions. This reflects what Maryanne Lutjen of the Staff Service Committee (SSC) first began looking into two years ago. "Maryanne came to me a year and a half ago concerning research she had been doing for a year," said Dr. Ernest Deloit, a jCU Sociology professor who has advised the SSCon different occasions. "She saw that Students make the most of the computers on campus without any worries of john arroll, com ared wtth other jesUit schools, had stgmflcantly the possible Y2K disaster. lower starting salaries and pay ratses." Lutjen was the chairperson of the SSC for three years until March, Clare Taft the date. Most com putcrs read were able to wnt the compli­ and now serves as vice-chairperson. She said that when she began Editor-in-Chief the date 111 two dign years, ltkc ance," atd Ward. making proposals in late 1997, the starting salaries for staff atjCU were Nuclear war, massive '98, elimmattng the 19, whtch ts Whtleallowmg Y2Kcomplt around $11,000. power outages and marshal assumed. When the date ance to be done relatively easily, However, her findings showed that secretaries and other comparable law, all paint the picture of changestojanuary 1,2000,com­ system 1032 has also saved the staff at Xavier University started at $13,000-18,000. A department possible scenarios awaiting puters will read the date as '00, university money. Accordtng to secretary at Loyola College (Md.) began at $21,918. when the next great disaster, and think the date is actually Ward, the university has spent !vee concurs with the inequities, and said that rectifying them has Y2K, strikes. 1900. This means that comput­ well less than $30,000, which is been something he has tried to do since he started in 1995. "We as a Fortunately, it seems that ers will not recognize the date, econom ica I for a corporatton the group have been trying to raise the salaries over the past couple of john Carroll will be spared and things will not work. size of john Carroll. years," !vee said. "We've done some across the board approaches, some from some of the mayhem. john Carroll runs on an in System 1032 runs such de­ target adjustments to the lowest salaries among staff, to get the salaries Y2K, the latest media dar­ house computer system, mean­ partmentsatjohn Carroll as, Fi­ up to a market level.' ling, is the moniker for the year ing that it was developed in part nancial Aid and the Rcgtstrar. "They were low when l got here, but l think we've made some pretty 2000. According to computer by john Carroll employees. Ac­ According to Ward school offi­ good progress." expertsandsurvivalistsevery­ cording to Y2Kcommitteemem­ cials are confident that the sys­ Starting salaries atjCU have increased to the low $14,000's, which where, the year 2000 may ber, Diane Ward of the Business tem will run after Jan l, 2000 !vee intends on continuing to increase. cause quite a few problems for Office, the system, known as sys­ because the system has already What concerns new SSC chairperson Eileen Tripepi, though, is that our computer-dependent so­ tem 1032 was brought up to Y2K begun to process dates Into the too much emphasis has been put on what the salaries for new employ­ ciety. Many computers have compliance last summer. The year 2000. "Financtal aid has ees are, and not enough on what long-time employees are making. "We clocks that also keep track of people who wrote the original already begun to award money were told the starting sal~ries will be going to $17,000,and that's higher the date. The problem with computer system are still em­ than some people that have been here 15 years." the year 2000 has to do with ployed by john Carroll "They see Y2K, page 3 Tripepi also cites last December, when the starting salaries jumped see STAFF SALARIES, page 3 Parkhurst finalizes plan for dining service Aaron Baker dent Union Food Committee, has been Another issue involved with new din­ same. This is because the unton ts in the Staff Reporter working closely with both Parkhurst and ing services is how food will be served. At mtddle of a five-year contract that must Several sources have now confirmed Salmi along with several other students to least for the first year, according to run its course before new negotiations be­ that Parkhurst dining services will be give some student input about the impend­ Kleibscheidel, service will be provided in tween the union and Parkhurst take place. making significant changes when they ing changes. the same way it has been with Marriott: A lso,accordi ng to Salmi, most company take over on-campus dining at the end of Kleibscheidel confirmed that there will "oneswipeof your card will get you all you employees have been interviewed for posi­ the current semester. be some changes made to the main dining can eat." Additional food choices will also tions with Parkhurst, and have been offered According to Fr. Richard Salmi, the hall, including new china and glassware, be provided for those who purchase plus jobs, which they have accepted. "Shirley major part of the renovations will take along with the possibility of seating at points. will be back next year," Salmi added. place in the area of the Inn-Between and booths. The Bohemia Manor will also be Marty Cordazzo, the on-campus repre­ Both Salmi and Cordazzo have said that the Wolf n' Pot, which, combined, will the subject of complete change and renova­ sentative for Parkhurst, was unwilling to Parkhurst will offer student employment receive a complete makeover. Also, the tion. say what Parkhurst's plans for the current options. main dining area will be the subject of Kleibscheidel believes that the sched­ union would be. Cordazzo commented on Parkhurst's some other changes. uled completion date for the renovation is "I'd prefer to let that run its course. That's general feeltngs about taking over John "S tuff that is now scattered around the unrealistic because of the extent of the no tan issue we want topublicize,"Cordazzo Carroll's on-campus dining by saying, dining hall will be clustered into an area project. said. "Parkhurst is a young company, and getting that will be called the Marketplace," Salmi 'lt is supposed to be done by the time we However, Salmi was willing to confirm john Carroll's account IS a big deal for us. said. get back, but 1 don't see how it's feasible," that the union will be recognized by We're going to work hard at providing a Chad Kleibscheidel,the head of the Stu- Kleibscheidel added. Parkhurst and that wages will remain the great service with quality foods." 2 N E W S The Carroll News, April 29, 1999 -- ------------~~~--~--~----------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~ ROTC stays out of Kosovo Newsbriefs 111ors have already been assigned,'' Michelle Todd vice as army officers and to finish Staff Reporter ------ their college ed ucauon before en­ Ryba said If you turn on the televrsiOn or ten ng mtoany type of actual com­ Ryba also said that the reason Distinguished Faculty Award open any newspaper you are likely bat many reserves have been called to recipient announced to to see coverage of the conflict m "It IS more Important to the duty In Kosovo IS because they are ·support" people, and rematn on Dr Klaus Fntsch was named the rec1p1ent of the 1999 Dis­ Kosovo. Rumors of a shortage of army for the students to get an active duty to practice their sktlls nnguished Faculty Award. This award is given annually to a troops have opened the posslbrl­ education and graduate," Ryba These "support" people Include faculty member who exemplifieS quahty classroom perfor­ tty of a draft One quesuon that said those soldiers who help maintain mance and a balanced contribunon to scholarsh1p, commu­ has been gam1ngconsideration on Ten ROTC students will gradu­ and service tanks, planes, and nity serv1ce, and the spirit of jesuit educauon.

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