Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences FY 2014 Budget Hearings Dr. Samuel E. Watson III, Dean March 23, 2013

Departments Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences Six Academic Departments- History (HIST), Political Science (POLS), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology (SOCL), English (ENGL), Foreign Languages (FORL) One degree completion program—Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) Dean’s Office

Department of History (HIST) Programs offered (students declared in 2013 Spring Semester): Master of Arts: History (15) Bachelor of Arts: History (66) Minor: History (14) Additional courses: Four courses in Geography (GEOG)

Department of History (Faculty and Staff) Faculty Lines: 7 Years of hire: 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1983, 2000, 2012 Staff: 1 Secretary II Total Faculty Salaries: $492,230 Total Administrative Salaries: $27,736 Fringe Benefits: $140,093 Longevity Pay: $3,120 TOTAL: $663,179

Department of History Core Sections and Total Credit Hours 2013 Spring Semester Core course sections of 1133 and 1233: 12 (1 Honors with 10 enrolled, 1 On-line with 35 enrolled) Average enrollment in general, live sections: SCH Graduate:HIST 90HIST 117 SCH Undergraduate :HIST 2,847HIST 2,934 GEOG 189GEOG 192

Department of History Course Fees and Operations Student Wages: $1,700 M&O: $5,387 HIST Course Fees TOTAL: $7,087 Travel: $2,565 Utilities $1,300 HIST Operations TOTAL: $3,865

Department of History Budget Information and Requests HIST is presently conducting a replacement search for a faculty member separating before the start of the academic year. The new hire will be an assistant professor, tenure-track with a budgeted salary of $49,000.

Department of Political Science (POLS) Includes International Studies (INTS) Programs offered (students declared in 2013 Spring Semester): Master of Arts: Political Science (10) Bachelor of Arts: Political Science (44), International Studies (18) Minors: Political Science (11), International Studies (6)

Department of Political Science (Faculty and Staff) Faculty Lines: 6 (1 serves as a dean: 1 serves as a director) Years of hire: 1976, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011 Staff: 1 Secretary II Total Faculty Salaries: $341,394 Total Administrative Salaries: $22,409 Fringe Benefits: $103,461 Longevity Pay: $1,200 TOTAL: $468,464

Department of Political Science Core Sections and Total Credit Hours 2013 Spring Semester Core course sections of 1333 and 1433: 13 (1 Honors with 17 enrolled; 1 On-line with 30 enrolled) Average enrollment in general, live sections: SCH Graduate:POLS 54POLS 51 SCH Undergraduate:POLS 2,516POLS 2,561

Department of Political Science Course Fees and Operations Student wages: $2,400 M&O: $4,703 POLS Course Fees TOTAL: $7,103 Travel: $2,565 Utilities: $807 POLS Operations TOTAL: $3,372

Department of Political Science Budget Information and Requests The POLS Department Chairperson notes the following: Since FY 2004, POLS has had a 30% reduction in its budget when adjusted for inflation, a 16% reduction in faculty, a 29% reduction in hours worked by student assistants because of increases in the minimum wage, and a 25% reduction in majors. Additionally, core sections taught by adjunct faculty have been eliminated except in special circumstances.

Department of Psychology (PSYC) Programs offered (students declared in 2013 Spring Semester): Master of Arts: Psychology (14) Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science: Psychology (71) Minor: Psychology (61) Pre-Psychology Advisees: (106)

Department of Psychology (Faculty and Staff) Faculty lines: 5 Years of hire: 1977, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2005 Staff: ½ time Secretary II, ½ time Clinic Director Total Faculty Salaries: $294,982 Fringe benefits: $93,338 TOTAL: $388,320

Department of Psychology Core Sections and Total Credit Hours 2013 Spring Semester Core course sections of 1103: 7 (1 On-line with 24 enrolled) Average enrollment in live sections: SCH Graduate:PSYC 127PSYC 139 SCH Undergraduate:PSYC 2,158PSYC 2,371

Department of Psychology Course Fees and Operations Student Wages: $2,000 Non-Student Wages: $6,000 Fringe benefits: $858 M&O: $4,433 PSYC Course Fees Total: $13, 291 Non-Student Wages: $31,920 Fringe Benefits: $2,522 Travel: $3,825 Utilities: $1,040 PSYC Operations TOTAL: $39,307

Department of Psychology Budget Information and Requests PSYC has an offer pending to a sixth faculty member to start in the fall of The new hire will be an assistant professor, tenure-track and make $53,000. PSYC would like to make the Clinic Director position permanent and full-time. The PSYC Department Chairperson notes the following: Since FY 1999, PSYC has had a 14% reduction in its budget when adjusted for inflation, a 20% increase in faculty and a 12% increase in the number of majors.

Department of Sociology (SOCL) Programs offered (students declared in 2013 Spring Semester): Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science: Sociology (60) Minor: Sociology (40)

Department of Sociology (Faculty and Staff) Faculty Lines: 4 (1 serves as a vice president, 1 serves as a director) Years of Hire: 1973, 1976, 1978, 1999 Staff: ½ time Secretary II Total Faculty Salaries: $177,782 Total Administrative Salaries: $23,558 Fringe Benefits: $53,026 Longevity Pay: $2,640 TOTAL: $257,006

Department of Sociology Core Sections and Total Credit Hours 2013 Spring Semester Core course sections of 1133: 5 (1 On-line with 19 enrolled) Average enrollment in live sections: SCH Undergraduate: SOCL 1,174SOCL 1,560

Department of Sociology Course Fees and Operations M&O: $3,488 SOCL Course Fees TOTAL: $3,488 Travel: $2,286 Utilities: $420 SOCL Operations TOTAL: $2,706

Department of Sociology Budget Information and Requests SOCL conducted a search for a new faculty member in which did not result in a hire. Permission to search again in is strongly requested. The line is a replacement for a faculty member who departed at the end of , and the budgeted salary is $49,224. SOCL has received a $5,400 scholarship donation from Mr. Jerry Warren. Mr. Warren is a retired engineer who audited a SOCL course and was very impressed with the department. He believes that the social sciences are incredibly important for students, even though he never had a social science course when he was in college. The SOCL Department Chairperson notes the following: In FY 2003, the SOCL M&O budget was $5,000. Today, ten years later, the SOCL M&O budget has decreased to $3,488.

Department of Foreign Languages (FORL) Programs offered (students declared in 2013 Spring Semester): Bachelor of Arts: Spanish (19) Minors: French (9), Spanish (16) Additional courses: Four basic courses in German

Department of Foreign Languages (Faculty and Staff) Faculty Lines: 6 Years of Hire: 1989, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2012 Staff: 1 Secretary I Total Faculty Salaries: $373,238 Total Administrative Salaries: $18,792 Fringe Benefits: $105,227 Longevity Pay: $480 TOTAL: $497,737

Department of Foreign Languages Core Sections and Total Hours 2013 Spring Semester Core course sections of SPAN 1134 and 1234: 10; Average enrollment: 23 Core course sections of FREN 1134 and 1234: 2; Average enrollment: SCH Undergraduate:SPAN 1,240SPAN 1,692 FREN 212FREN 239 GERM 0GERM 88

Department of Foreign Languages Course Fees and Operations Student wages: $6,600 M&O: $5,542 FORL Course Fees TOTAL: $12,142 Travel: $2,074 Utilities: $900 FORL Operations TOTAL: $2,974

Department of Foreign Languages Budget Information and Requests FORL has an offer pending to a new faculty member who will teach German. The new hire will be an assistant professor, tenure-track. It is a replacement line for a faculty member who retired in 2012 and the budgeted salary is $49,000. There is a search in progress for a new chairperson in FORL. Department proficiency exams are given at the beginning of every semester and generate a $35 per test income to the department. FORL needs to replace broken equipment in the analog language lab so that it is functional until such time when a digital lab can be funded.

Department of English (ENGL) Includes Humanities (HUMN) and Philosophy (PHIL) Programs offered (students declared in 2013 Spring Semester): Master of Arts: English (27) Bachelor of Arts: English (66), Humanities (12) Minors: English (10), Humanities (4), Philosophy (13)

Department of English (Faculty and Staff) Faculty Lines: 15 Years of Hire: 1966, 1968, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002 (2), 2008, 2009, 2010 (2), 2011 (2), 2012 Staff: 1 Secretary II Total Faculty Salaries: $866, 130 Total Administrative Salaries: $19, 848 Fringe Benefits: $241, 667 Longevity Pay: $400 TOTAL: $1,128,045

Department of English Core Sections and Total Credit Hours 2013 Spring Semester Core and required course sections of 1003, 1013, 1113, 1123, and 2113: 39 (3 sections of 2113 offered on-line) Live sections capped at 22; On-line sections of 2113 capped at SCH Graduate:ENGL 129ENGL 138 SCH Undergraduate: ENGL 3,318ENGL 3,564 HUMN 288HUMN 252 PHIL 369PHIL 339

Department of English Course Fees and Operations Student Wages: $3,500 M&O: $11,453 ENGL Course Fees TOTAL: $14, 953 Fringe benefits: $647 Travel: $3,150 Utilities: $2,360 ENGL Operations TOTAL: $6,157

Department of English Budget Information and Requests ENGL is presently searching for three instructor positions (one permanent; two one-year appointments) to start in the fall of ENGL has received permission to search for three assistant professor, tenure-track lines in The ENGL Department chairperson notes and has requested the following: A salary review examining pay equity for the English Secretary II. The chairperson notes the size and complexity of the department when compared to others. 12 new computers to replace old, malfunctioning, and slow ones. Estimated cost: $11,760 An increase in the departmental travel budget to $6000. There are six newly hired junior faculty members in the department who will need to attend conferences to achieve tenure and promotion. From 2009 until the end of the academic year, ENGL has or expects to lose faculty members totaling $502,890 in salary. Only two additional faculty members have been hired and are continuing in at a salary cost of $98,000. The difference between salary losses and gains is a savings of $404, 890.

Department of English MSU Writing Center Requests The Writing Program Administrator for MSU, who is also a faculty member in ENGL, has requested the following for FY 2014: Total budget needed to provide sufficient support for student writers: $41, stipends for third-year graduate students to provide mentoring and on-line tutoring ($8496 x 3): $25, paid undergraduate lines (8.25/hour x 10 hours/week x 26 weeks/academic year): $10, paid positions for summer tutors (8.25/hour x 10hours/week x 8 weeks): $2, Travel money for undergraduate tutors to present research at South Central Writing Association Annual Conference: $2,000

Department of English Bea Wood Hall Writing Computer Lab The faculty member in ENGL responsible for the Writing Computer Lab in Bea Wood Hall has requested the following for FY 2014: 1.13 licenses of Adobe Cs6 $ each= $2, Educational Apps for iPads: $575.00

PYCHSS Dean’s Office Staff and Operational Budget 1 Dean 1 Assistant to the Dean Total Administrative Salaries: $108,395 Fringe Benefits: $27,830 Travel: $1,710 M&O: $3,207 Utilities: $250 Longevity Pay: $1,680 TOTAL: $143,072

PYCHSS Dean’s Office Center for the Study of Reform M&O: $4,500 TOTAL: $4,500 Budget used to fund speakers, conferences, and presentations at MSU related to the study of reform.