Staff & Faculty MeetingStaff & Faculty Meeting

April 24, 2007April 24, 2007

AgendaAgenda

1.1. Brief summary of this year’s Quality Brief summary of this year’s Quality of Life surveyof Life survey

2.2. Update on the work of this year’s Update on the work of this year’s Quality of Life TeamQuality of Life Team

3.3. Where we are on salary commitmentsWhere we are on salary commitments4.4. ACU Staff SenateACU Staff Senate

Quality of Life TeamQuality of Life Team

Dana Hood, faculty, co-chair, EducationDana Hood, faculty, co-chair, EducationChantiel Wilson, staff, co-chair, AthleticsChantiel Wilson, staff, co-chair, AthleticsRodney Ashlock, faculty, Bible, Missions & Rodney Ashlock, faculty, Bible, Missions &

MinistryMinistryCraig Churchill, faculty, LibraryCraig Churchill, faculty, LibraryTina Fleet, staff, Counseling CenterTina Fleet, staff, Counseling CenterEvelyn Greenlee, staff, College of BusinessEvelyn Greenlee, staff, College of BusinessNuria Hall, staff, EnglishNuria Hall, staff, English

Quality of Life TeamQuality of Life Team

Johnny Lopez, staff, Physical ResourcesJohnny Lopez, staff, Physical ResourcesBrent Magner, staff, DevelopmentBrent Magner, staff, DevelopmentMark Phillips, faculty, Management SciencesMark Phillips, faculty, Management SciencesJeff Reese, faculty, PsychologyJeff Reese, faculty, PsychologyTracy Shilcutt, faculty, HistoryTracy Shilcutt, faculty, HistoryConnie Yarema, faculty, MathematicsConnie Yarema, faculty, Mathematics

Resource staff:Resource staff:Phil Schubert (Finance)Phil Schubert (Finance)Suzanne Allmon (HR)Suzanne Allmon (HR)

Quality of Life SurveyQuality of Life Survey

• 398 respondents; 47.8% response rate398 respondents; 47.8% response rate– Last year was 445 with a 55.5% response rateLast year was 445 with a 55.5% response rate

• More than 1,600 responses to 15 open - More than 1,600 responses to 15 open - ended questions (same as last year)ended questions (same as last year)

ACU StrengthsACU Strengths(Values in parentheses are the corresponding (Values in parentheses are the corresponding percentages from the 2005-06 survey)percentages from the 2005-06 survey)

• 94% have a good understanding of the 94% have a good understanding of the ACU mission. ACU mission. (95%)(95%)

• 89% believe staff & faculty mentor and 89% believe staff & faculty mentor and model Christian values before our model Christian values before our students. students. (88%)(88%)

ACU StrengthsACU Strengths

• 91% say supervisors treat employees with 91% say supervisors treat employees with respect. respect. (91%)(91%)

• 89% are proud to work at ACU. 89% are proud to work at ACU. (90%)(90%)

• 87% would recommend ACU as a good 87% would recommend ACU as a good place to work. place to work. (88%)(88%)

ACU Areas for ImprovementACU Areas for Improvement

Four central themesFour central themes

1.1. WorkloadWorkload

2.2. ResourcesResources

3.3. PayPay

4.4. Job-related stressJob-related stress

Update on work begun last year and Update on work begun last year and continued this school yearcontinued this school year

Quality of Life RequestsQuality of Life Requests

1.1. Process for senior administrators to Process for senior administrators to receive formal feedback (evaluation) by receive formal feedback (evaluation) by staff and facultystaff and faculty

2.2. Staff senateStaff senate3.3. Regular communication between faculty, Regular communication between faculty,

staff and the Board of Trusteesstaff and the Board of Trustees4.4. Faculty/Staff ChapelFaculty/Staff Chapel

Quality of Life RequestsQuality of Life Requests

5.5. Childcare surveyChildcare survey6.6. New performance management New performance management

systemsystem

Workloads Workloads

• Complex issueComplex issue

• Different issues for faculty and staffDifferent issues for faculty and staff

WorkloadsWorkloads

• Faculty Workload Task Force, chaired by Faculty Workload Task Force, chaired by Colleen DurringtonColleen Durrington

• Faculty Salary Benchmarking Task Force, Faculty Salary Benchmarking Task Force, chaired by Terry Popechaired by Terry Pope

StillPoint…StillPoint…Come to the Quiet. Come to the Quiet. Answer God’s Call.Answer God’s Call.

• Better integration of our lives as we seek to Better integration of our lives as we seek to balance between home, church, work and balance between home, church, work and community responsibilitiescommunity responsibilities

• Better understanding of calling and vocationBetter understanding of calling and vocation

• Better understanding of spiritual disciplinesBetter understanding of spiritual disciplines

Salary CommitmentSalary Commitment

• Establish a regular routine of publicizing Establish a regular routine of publicizing aggregate salary information and progress aggregate salary information and progress toward meeting stated goals.toward meeting stated goals.

– Annual faculty/staff meetingsAnnual faculty/staff meetings– At least annual Faculty Senate reportsAt least annual Faculty Senate reports– At least annual Staff Senate reports (proposed)At least annual Staff Senate reports (proposed)– Annual report to Board of TrusteesAnnual report to Board of Trustees

Salary CommitmentSalary Commitment

• 3-year plan completed (FY06- FY08) 3-year plan completed (FY06- FY08) – Met increased commitmentsMet increased commitments

» Promised $4.5 million – delivered $4.5 millionPromised $4.5 million – delivered $4.5 million

» Total salary pool increase of 16%Total salary pool increase of 16%

– Missed CUPA-HR Missed CUPA-HR nationalnational averages; CUPA averages; CUPA averages moved, as wellaverages moved, as well

– We will continue to work toward our benchmarkWe will continue to work toward our benchmark

Salary CommitmentSalary Commitment

• Determine what long-term salary goals/ Determine what long-term salary goals/ benchmarks need to be.benchmarks need to be.

– In progressIn progress– CUPA has changed reporting capabilities and CUPA has changed reporting capabilities and

methodologymethodology– CUPA averages are nationwide and don’t take CUPA averages are nationwide and don’t take

regional costs of living into considerationregional costs of living into consideration

Salary CommitmentSalary Commitment

• Take appropriate steps to ensure raises for Take appropriate steps to ensure raises for faculty and staff are not compromised by faculty and staff are not compromised by other university priorities.other university priorities.

– 39% of FY06-FY08 budget allocations were 39% of FY06-FY08 budget allocations were

salary increasessalary increases » A top priorityA top priority

» Largest single allocation each yearLargest single allocation each year

Nonexempt (hourly paid) Nonexempt (hourly paid) salary studysalary study

Wage parity projectWage parity project

• Appropriate benchmarksAppropriate benchmarks• Wage groupingsWage groupings• Structured methodologyStructured methodology

-Point ranking system-Point ranking system

-Job factors with weighting-Job factors with weighting

-Criteria for each factor-Criteria for each factor

Future of the Quality of Life Future of the Quality of Life Task ForceTask Force

• I will commission an ongoing team of I will commission an ongoing team of faculty and staff with revolving, but faculty and staff with revolving, but overlapping terms.overlapping terms.

• Primary responsibilities will focus on Primary responsibilities will focus on monitoring progress, administering the monitoring progress, administering the survey and advising ACU’s administration survey and advising ACU’s administration on an ongoing basis.on an ongoing basis.

A summary of this year’s survey A summary of this year’s survey and other Quality of Life and other Quality of Life

information can be found at:information can be found at:

www.acu.edu/qualityoflifewww.acu.edu/qualityoflife

You can email questions or You can email questions or concerns to concerns to

qualityoflife@acu.eduqualityoflife@acu.edu

ACU Staff SenateACU Staff Senate

ACU Staff SenateACU Staff SenatePlanning CommitteePlanning Committee

• Yvonne AkensYvonne Akens• Roberta BenderRoberta Bender• Laura BlakeLaura Blake• Sandy ByersSandy Byers• Hazel FillmonHazel Fillmon• Tina FleetTina Fleet• Jill FortsonJill Fortson• Steven GistSteven Gist• Karen GriffithKaren Griffith

• Sheila HiltonSheila Hilton• Beth HollandBeth Holland• Bill HughesBill Hughes• Terri MarcusTerri Marcus• Charlotte MarionCharlotte Marion• Danny NealDanny Neal• Dempsey PetersonDempsey Peterson• Alan WrightAlan Wright

Interim Executive Interim Executive Staff SenateStaff Senate

Chair – Karen GriffithChair – Karen GriffithVice Chair – Danny NealVice Chair – Danny NealRecording Secretary/Historian – Beth Recording Secretary/Historian – Beth

HollandHollandCorresponding Secretary – Sheila HiltonCorresponding Secretary – Sheila HiltonTreasurer – Hazel FillmonTreasurer – Hazel Fillmon

ACU Staff SenateACU Staff Senate

www.acu.edu/staffsenatewww.acu.edu/staffsenate

ACU Faculty/Staff ACU Faculty/Staff CampaignCampaign

• Thank you for 53% participation!Thank you for 53% participation!

• There’s still time to be included in There’s still time to be included in this year’s campaignthis year’s campaign

2121stst Century Vision Century Vision

• Received positive feedback from the campus Received positive feedback from the campus regarding the Vision and the direction it will regarding the Vision and the direction it will move the universitymove the university

• Lots of work to be done between now and Lots of work to be done between now and August to craft a strategic plan of “big rocks”August to craft a strategic plan of “big rocks”

• We cannot make the Vision a reality without all We cannot make the Vision a reality without all of you!of you!

• Talk about it, pray about it, plan for itTalk about it, pray about it, plan for it

Questions?Questions?