Faculty Welfare and Compensation Meeting

This committee has a very full docket this year. In addition to their regular charge, they have taken over the work of the former Full-Time Faculty Task Force. Their charge is to examine data and make recommendations about ways to close the gaps in our pay--both among faculty and among peer institutions.

In addition, the committee is keeping abreast of the benefits discussion. Faculty's reps on the Benefits Committee are from FWCC.

Finally, FWCC is taking a very active role in the budget discussion. As the university builds its budget for next year, the committee is investigating all of the cost savings measures proposed, gathering ideas on other ways to save costs, and ensuring that all cost savings measures are equitable and compatible with NLU's mission and values. They are also holding the administration accountable to ensure that administration itself shoulders its fair share of the savings needed.

FWCC will be sharing information on the budget, proposed cost savings measures, and the latest budget numbers with NCE and CAS at their meetings Wednesday, and bringing faculty input to the budget process and the administration.

Faculty are rightly concerned about all of these proposals, and I hope everyone participates actively in the college meetings on Wednesday.