CAL STATE PRESIDENTS TO GET PAY HIKES.Byline: Robert Monroe Staff Writer California State University Enrollment  trustees approved big pay raises
Wednesday for presidents of its 23 campuses, the last step in a
three-year move to make salaries comparable to other university systems
and help lure prospective presidents to CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge .
The pay raise will increase the salary of California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , Interim President Louanne Kennedy from $175,008 to $199,752 a year. Raises for all presidents averaged 12 percent. Their average salary is now $196,000. Salaries of Cal State presidents still lag by 3 percent behind other universities against which the system measures itself, officials said. Cal State University trustees and members of the search committee looking for a successor to Blenda Wilson, who left the CSUN position in June, expressed optimism the pay raise will be just enough to sway candidates. ``Any news about an increase in president salary is good news for the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. ,'' said Bill Allen, chief executive officer of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley and a committee member. ``If an increase in compensation can help retain strong presidents or attract strong candidates for presidencies, it's money well spent.'' Cal State Trustee Harold Goldwhite said the dynamic nature of the Cal State system will be enough of a draw to compensate for the lag. ``Who knows what it will take to attract the right person for Northridge but I think at this level, we are compensated enough,'' he said. ``The other aspects of the CSU system being recognized as a leader in comprehensive education in the United States Education in the United States is provided mainly by government, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. School attendance is mandatory and nearly universal at the elementary and high school levels (often known outside the United States as the make it a very attractive position.'' The 14-member search committee began its national search for a replacement to Wilson in June. Ken Swisher, spokesman for Cal State Chancellor Charles Reed, said the committee's goal is to be ready to make an offer to its selected finalist by the end of the current fall semester, with the new president starting as early as the spring semester. The pay raise, effective immediately, is the third increment of a program to bring Cal State president salaries in line with other universities such as the University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada or UNR) is a university located in Reno, Nevada, USA, and is known for its programs in agricultural research, animal biotechnology, and mining-related engineering and natural sciences. ; Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. ; and Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. . The board approved a 7 percent raise in 1997 and a 12 percent raise last year. The trustees also voted Wednesday to alter Cal State system admission requirements to create a uniform standard with the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). system. The CSU system will require freshmen and transfers entering in the fall 2003 semester and beyond to have taken an additional year of science and history classes in high school. It presently requires one year of each. The University of California system will add a requirement of taking one year of visual or performing arts in high school. Its board of regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. approved the plan in March. The vote meant that Cal State applicants will adhere to University of California science and history requirements. ``Probably just as important is the UC system agreed with us that visual and performing arts is an important thing for students pursuing a higher education,'' Goldwhite said. The two systems had different requirements until now to match different mandates from the state. The more prestigious UC system accepts only the top eighth of applicants while the CSU system accepts the top third. CSUN's Kennedy said the alignment will ease the transition for high school students into the public university system. ``Students won't have to decide in the eighth grade which university system they want to attend,'' she said. |
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