1. College of Charleston Faculty Compensation Committee Salary Study 2012-2013 Bill Olejniczak, Devon Hanahan, Cindi May, Renling Jen, Zeff Bjerken, Susan Rozzi, Courtney Murray

2. Motion for Approval of Compensation Committee Resolution to Raise Faculty Salaries College of Charleston faculty salaries will meet or exceed the mean salaries of the CUPA-HR salary peers institutionally and at each rank. The College will make every effort to achieve this goal by September, 2018. The Compensation Committee, in cooperation with all relevant administrative offices, will assess the progress being made in its annual report each spring to the Senate.

3. Rationale College of Charleston faculty salaries have ranked below those of most CUPA-HR peers at almost every cell (combination of rank and discipline) for at least the past five years. When cost of living is factored in, our salaried are even lower. We also rank at the bottom of our future Colonial Athletic Association peers and in the lower half of our in-state peers. Included in the College of Charleston’s Strategic Plan is the strategy to “develop and retain a highly qualified and diverse faculty and staff”, and the first tactic aimed at achieving this goal is to “improve salaries for faculty and staff to nationally competitive levels.” Our motion is fully in line with the Strategic Plan. President Benson’s letter to the faculty announcing the College’s move to the Colonial Athletic Association refers to the academic benefits of aligning our school with outstanding, nationally recognized institutions and the collaboration and resource sharing that will ensue. Raising our faculty salaries will solidify the equality of our status with these peer institutions.

5. Average Salary of Full Time Instructional Faculty 2011-2012, All Ranks - Ordered by 2011-2012 Salary Institutions 2011-12 Salary Difference and percent increase/decrease between C of C Salary and Comparative Institution Salary CityState Cost of Living Compared to Charleston Salary to Maintain Equal Standard of Living in Charleston Difference in Adjusted Comparison Salary and C of C Salary Percent Increase Required to Equal Adjusted Salary $% University of New Hampshire - Main Campus $94,514$28,54943.28%DurhamNH23.0%$72,388$6,4239.74% Rowan University $94,115$28,15042.67%GlassboroNJ2.0%$92,677$26,71240.49% Ramapo College of New Jersey $93,230$27,26541.33%MahwahNJ38.0%$58,024-$7,941-12.04% The College of New Jersey $92,084$26,11939.60%Ewing TownshipNJ10.0%$83,271$17,30626.24% Millersville University of Pennsylvania $83,701$17,73626.89%MillersvillePA-8.0%$90,203$24,23836.74% University of Vermont $81,757$15,79223.94%BurlingtonVT13.0%$71,059$5,0947.72% University of North Carolina at Greensboro $73,731$7,76611.84%GreensboroNC-21.0%$89,193$23,22835.21% *SUNY at Geneseo $73,538$7,57311.48%GeneseoNY10.0%$80,678$14,71322.30% Miami University-Oxford $73,415$7,45011.29%OxfordOH-11.0%$81,440$15,47523.46% Citadel Military College of South Carolina $70,473$4,5086.83%CharlestonSC0.0%$70,473$4,5086.83% University of North Carolina at Wilmington $70,425$4,4606.76%WilmingtonNC-8.0%$75,425$9,46014.34% St Mary's College of Maryland $69,210$3,2454.92%St. Mary's CityMD Appalachian State University $68,454$2,4893.77%BooneNC-3.0%$70,779$4,8147.30% University of Northern Iowa $67,886$1,9212.91%Cedar FallsIA-16.0%$78,484$12,51918.98% University of North Carolina at Asheville $67,812$1,8472.80%AshevilleNC-5.0%$70,918$4,9537.51% University of Mary Washington $67,244$1,2791.94%FredricksburgVA4.0%$64,592-$1,373-2.08% James Madison University $67,090$1,1251.71%HarrisonburgVA-5.0%$70,163$4,1986.36% College of Charleston $65,965 CharlestonSC Western Washington University $65,587-$378-0.57%BellinghamWA11.0%$58,632-$7,333-11.12% Truman State University $62,077-$3,888-5.89%KirksvilleMO-25.0%$77,314$11,34917.20% Murray State University $61,969-$3,996-6.06%MurrayKY-22.0%$75,717$9,75214.78% 2011-2012 Salary Source: IPEDS Cost of Living and Adjusted Salary Source: BestPlaces.net (Sources of data and other content: Original research and analysis by Sperling’s BestPlaces / Fast Forward, Inc. U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey Current Population Survey Educational Testing Service and ACT, Inc., National Center for Education Statistics Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Center U.S. Geologic Service Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Price Index, Consumer Expenditure Survey Medicare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department of Energy Federal Travel Directory Freddie Mac -Conventional Home Price Mortgage Index, Office of Housing Economic Oversight, National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, State Association of Realtors, Environmental Protection Agency, American Medical Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Compressed Mortality Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CDC Wonder Natality database, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Amtrak, National Park Service, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball) Note: There are three or four websites that provide cost of living comparisons. These sites can differ significantly in cost of living estimates.

7. College of Charleston Average Salary of Full Time Instructional Faculty 2011-2012, All Ranks - Ordered by 2011-2012 Salary Colonial Athletic Association 2011-12 Salary Difference and percent increase/decrease between C of C Salary and Comparative Institution Salary CityState Cost of Living Compared to Charleston Salary to Maintain Equal Standard of Living in Charleston Difference in Adjusted Comparison Salary and C of C Salary Percent Increase Required to Equal Adjusted Salary $% Hofstra University$109,442 $43,47765.91%HempsteadNY19.0%$88,917$22,95234.79% Northeastern University$108,150 $42,18563.95%BostonMA26.0%$76,659$10,69416.21% University of Delaware$103,974 $38,00957.62%NewarkDE5.0%$98,407$32,44249.18% Drexel University$97,900 $31,93548.41%PhiladelphiaPA-9.0%$106,236$40,27161.05% George Mason University$91,884 $25,91939.29%FairfaxVA23.0%$70,621$4,6567.06% College of William and Mary$90,659 $24,69437.44%WilliamsburgVA17.0%$75,503$9,53814.46% UNC - Wilmington$70,425 $4,4606.76%WilmingtonNC-8.0%$75,821$9,85614.94% James Madison University$67,090 $1,1251.71%HarrisonburgVA-5.0%$70,163$4,1986.36% College of Charleston$65,965 CharlestonSC Towson University$64,068 -$1,897-2.88%TowsonMD12.0%$56,674-$9,291-14.08% 2011-2012 Salary Source: IPEDS Cost of Living and Adjusted Salary Source: BestPlaces.net (Sources of data and other content: Original research and analysis by Sperling’s BestPlaces / Fast Forward, Inc. U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey Current Population Survey Educational Testing Service and ACT, Inc., National Center for Education Statistics Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Center U.S. Geologic Service Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Price Index, Consumer Expenditure Survey Medicare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department of Energy Federal Travel Directory Freddie Mac -Conventional Home Price Mortgage Index, Office of Housing Economic Oversight, National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, State Association of Realtors, Environmental Protection Agency, American Medical Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Compressed Mortality Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CDC Wonder Natality database, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Amtrak, National Park Service, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball) Note: There are three or four websites that provide cost of living comparisons. These sites can differ significantly in cost of living estimates.

9. 2012-2013 Comparison to CUPA-HR Salary Peers by Rank, across Disciplines Weighted Average of CofC Means Weighted Average of Peer Medians DifferenceCost Professor$86,366$90,302$3,936$539,232 Associate Professor $68,755$70,777$2,002$318,318 Assistant Professor $63,134$62,285$ (849)$(111,219) Instructor$53,146$48,515$ (4,631)$(199,133) Combined$70,900$72,065$1,164$547,198

10. 2011-2012 Comparison of CUPA Peer Averages to IPEDS Averages Weighted Average- CofC Means Weighted Average- Peer Means (CUPA-HR) Weighted Average- Peer Means (IPEDS Data) Professor$86,366$93,101 (+$6,735) $96,151 (+9,785) Associate Professor $68,775$73,384 (+4,609) $74,204 (+5,429) Assistant Professor $63,134$63,389 (+255) $62,212 (-922) Instructor$53,146$49,728 (-3,418) $42,228 (-10,918) Combined$70,900$74,181 (+3,681) $74,333 (+3,433)