Faculty Senate
University of Missouri-Kansas City
October 10, 2015
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Hiring Authorization Committee
Total Number of
Positions
Positions
Approved
Positions Denied
1870
1575
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Hold for
Additional
Information
294
*Data from January 1, 2015 – October 10, 2015
• Committee inception: December 2013
• Meetings are held monthly
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Results
Compensation & Benefits
Budget
Actual
FY2013
167,503,814
167,770,643
(266,829)
-0.2%
FY2014
174,971,395
173,586,479
(1,384,916)
-0.8%
FY2015
177,634,356
170,154,602
(7,479,754)
-4%
YOY Change
(2014-2015)
2,662,961
2%
Variance
(3,431,877)
-2%
Compensation and Benefits = 80% of Operating Costs
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Issues to be addressed
• The distinction between GTAs, GRAs and graders
› GRAs are to be grant funded and the position aligns with the funding
› The use of GTAs when a specific class size is met
› Graders do not teach …. And GTAs do
• GTAs and GRAs also come with a tuition stipend – consider full cost
› There are various levels of tuition waivers here …. No consensus
• The use of adjuncts - not the desired approach but cost effective
• Consolation of positions, within and between departments - e.g. Statistics
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Going Forward
(Keys to Long-Term Financial Strength)
• Campus-wide engagement in developing an A&S enrollment solution
• Differential tuition for SCE, BSM, Nursing, Conservatory
• Professional schools – price to market
• Reverse engineer weighting factors
• Maintain focus on improving productivity measures
• Eventually, retire the hiring committee
› Staffing plans/Compensation/Budget alignment/Performance
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