Chairs Advisory Council 12 October 2012 MARC Pavilion

Provost Update: Legislative Budget Request (LBR) $118M SUS request of which $12.4M is FIU’s share: Focus on three critical areas with revised metrics (~$4M per initiative): 1.FTIC 6 Yr graduation rates o from 47% to 49% 2.Percent of bachelor degrees awarded in STEM o from 18% to 20% 3.Research doctoral degrees awarded o From 177 to 220

From: Chairs Advisory Council 21 October 2011 Provost Update:

Chair Recommendations Type CAC Issue/Recommendation University Duration Appointment term 3 year minimum 4 year term Office Hours flexible to fulfill all obligations Chairs, as administrators, are expected to be available during normal, University hours of business Teaching Load 50% of pre-chair teaching load based on needs of college No summer teaching Lab Space pre-chair space guaranteed during chair term plus one year space formula not applied quantitatively while on chair assignment (plus one year post term), as long as qualitative criteria (funding & GRA support) continues Admin leave one semester for each term served one semester for each term (4 yrs) Promotion service as chair counts 50% of weight after 2 terms service considered part of promotion criteria

March 2010 Chair Recommendations Type CAC Issue/Recommendation University Compensation 100% of chairs highest level of 12 mth AI rolled into 9 mth base 50% AI rolled into 12 mth base after 4 years; 100% after 8 years receive same ATB% as faculty/administrators currently receive same ATB% as faculty/administrators receive same average percent of merit based on a university wide policy of evaluations - no inst cap on % of chairs receiving merit eligible to receive merit with all administrators - no % chair cap receive same average bonus percent as faculty/administrators - no inst cap on % of chairs receiving bonus eligible to receive bonus with all administrators - no % chair cap 12 month admin increments minimums ranked by size/complexity see Compensation Proposal AI adjusted for inflation at the end of each yr; no less than every 3 yrs

Complexity (Level and # of Programs) Compensation Proposal Size (3 yr average of Enrollments, # Faculty, # Degrees) High$7,000$8,000$9,000 Medium$5,000$6,000$7,000 Low$3,000$4,000$5,000 LowMediumHigh 12 month Administrative Increment