Prothro-Yeager
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
FY 2014 Budget Hearings
Dr. Samuel E. Watson III, Dean
March 23, 2013
Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Six Academic Departments- History (HIST), Political
Science (POLS), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology
(SOCL), English (ENGL), Foreign Languages (FORL)
One degree completion program—Bachelor of Applied
Arts and Sciences (BAAS)
Dean’s Office
Departments
Department of History (HIST)
Programs offered
(students declared in 2013 Spring Semester):
Master of Arts: History (15)
Bachelor of Arts: History (66)
Minor: History (14)
Additional courses:
Four courses in Geography (GEOG)
Department of History
(Faculty and Staff)
Faculty Lines: 7
Years of hire: 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1983, 2000, 2012
Staff: 1 Secretary II
Total Faculty Salaries: $492,230
Total Administrative Salaries: $27,736
Fringe Benefits: $140,093
Longevity Pay: $3,120
TOTAL: $663,179
Core Sections and Total Credit Hours
2013 Spring Semester
Core course sections of 1133 and 1233: 12 (1 Honors with
10 enrolled, 1 On-line with 35 enrolled)
Average enrollment in general, live sections: 65
SCH Graduate:
SCH Undergraduate :
201320
HIST 90
HIST 2,847
GEOG 189
Department of History
201220
HIST 117
HIST 2,934
GEOG 192
Course Fees and Operations
Student Wages: $1,700
M&O: $5,387
HIST Course Fees TOTAL: $7,087
Travel: $2,565
Utilities $1,300
HIST Operations TOTAL: $3,865
Department of History
Budget Information and Requests
HIST is presently conducting a replacement search for a
faculty member separating before the start of the 201314 academic year. The new hire will be an assistant
professor, tenure-track with a budgeted salary of
$49,000.
Department of History
Department of Political Science
(POLS)
Includes International Studies (INTS)
Programs offered
(students declared in 2013 Spring Semester):
Master of Arts: Political Science (10)
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science (44), International
Studies (18)
Minors: Political Science (11), International Studies (6)
Department of Political Science
(Faculty and Staff)
Faculty Lines: 6 (1 serves as a dean: 1 serves as a director)
Years of hire: 1976, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011
Staff: 1 Secretary II
Total Faculty Salaries: $341,394
Total Administrative Salaries: $22,409
Fringe Benefits: $103,461
Longevity Pay: $1,200
TOTAL: $468,464
Core Sections and Total Credit Hours
2013 Spring Semester
Core course sections of 1333 and 1433: 13 (1 Honors with
17 enrolled; 1 On-line with 30 enrolled)
Average enrollment in general, live sections: 58
SCH Graduate:
SCH Undergraduate:
201320
POLS 54
POLS 2,516
Department of Political Science
201220
POLS 51
POLS 2,561
Course Fees and Operations
Student wages: $2,400
M&O: $4,703
POLS Course Fees TOTAL: $7,103
Travel: $2,565
Utilities: $807
POLS Operations TOTAL: $3,372
Department of Political Science
Budget Information and Requests
The POLS Department Chairperson notes the following:
Since FY 2004, POLS has had a 30% reduction in its
budget when adjusted for inflation, a 16% reduction in
faculty, a 29% reduction in hours worked by student
assistants because of increases in the minimum wage,
and a 25% reduction in majors. Additionally, core
sections taught by adjunct faculty have been eliminated
except in special circumstances.
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology
(PSYC)
Programs offered
(students declared in 2013 Spring Semester):
Master of Arts: Psychology (14)
Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science: Psychology (71)
Minor: Psychology (61)
Pre-Psychology Advisees: (106)
Department of Psychology
(Faculty and Staff)
Faculty lines: 5
Years of hire: 1977, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2005
Staff: ½ time Secretary II, ½ time Clinic Director
Total Faculty Salaries: $294,982
Fringe benefits: $93,338
TOTAL: $388,320
Core Sections and Total Credit Hours
2013 Spring Semester
Core course sections of 1103: 7 (1 On-line with 24
enrolled)
Average enrollment in live sections: 39
SCH Graduate:
SCH Undergraduate:
201320
PSYC 127
PSYC 2,158
Department of Psychology
201220
PSYC 139
PSYC 2,371
Course Fees and Operations
Student Wages: $2,000
Non-Student Wages: $6,000
Fringe benefits: $858
M&O: $4,433
PSYC Course Fees Total: $13, 291
Non-Student Wages: $31,920
Fringe Benefits: $2,522
Travel: $3,825
Utilities: $1,040
PSYC Operations TOTAL: $39,307
Department of Psychology
Budget Information and Requests
PSYC has an offer pending to a sixth faculty member to start in
the fall of 2013. The new hire will be an assistant professor,
tenure-track and make $53,000.
PSYC would like to make the Clinic Director position permanent
and full-time.
The PSYC Department Chairperson notes the following:
Since FY 1999, PSYC has had a 14% reduction in its budget
when adjusted for inflation, a 20% increase in faculty and a
12% increase in the number of majors.
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology (SOCL)
Programs offered
(students declared in 2013 Spring Semester):
Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science: Sociology (60)
Minor: Sociology (40)
Department of Sociology
(Faculty and Staff)
Faculty Lines: 4 (1 serves as a vice president, 1 serves as a
director)
Years of Hire: 1973, 1976, 1978, 1999
Staff: ½ time Secretary II
Total Faculty Salaries: $177,782
Total Administrative Salaries: $23,558
Fringe Benefits: $53,026
Longevity Pay: $2,640
TOTAL: $257,006
Core Sections and Total Credit Hours
2013 Spring Semester
Core course sections of 1133: 5 (1 On-line with 19
enrolled)
Average enrollment in live sections: 45
SCH Undergraduate:
201320
SOCL 1,174
Department of Sociology
201220
SOCL 1,560
Course Fees and Operations
M&O: $3,488
SOCL Course Fees TOTAL: $3,488
Travel: $2,286
Utilities: $420
SOCL Operations TOTAL: $2,706
Department of Sociology
Budget Information and Requests
SOCL conducted a search for a new faculty member in 2012-13 which did
not result in a hire. Permission to search again in 2013-14 is strongly
requested. The line is a replacement for a faculty member who departed at
the end of 2011-12, and the budgeted salary is $49,224.
SOCL has received a $5,400 scholarship donation from Mr. Jerry Warren.
Mr. Warren is a retired engineer who audited a SOCL course and was very
impressed with the department. He believes that the social sciences are
incredibly important for students, even though he never had a social science
course when he was in college.
The SOCL Department Chairperson notes the following:
In FY 2003, the SOCL M&O budget was $5,000. Today, ten years later, the
SOCL M&O budget has decreased to $3,488.
Department of Sociology
Department of Foreign Languages
(FORL)
Programs offered
(students declared in 2013 Spring Semester):
Bachelor of Arts: Spanish (19)
Minors: French (9), Spanish (16)
Additional courses: Four basic courses in German
Department of Foreign Languages
(Faculty and Staff)
Faculty Lines: 6
Years of Hire: 1989, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2012
Staff: 1 Secretary I
Total Faculty Salaries: $373,238
Total Administrative Salaries: $18,792
Fringe Benefits: $105,227
Longevity Pay: $480
TOTAL: $497,737
Core Sections and Total Hours
2013 Spring Semester
Core course sections of SPAN 1134 and 1234: 10; Average
enrollment: 23
Core course sections of FREN 1134 and 1234: 2; Average
enrollment: 15
201320
201220
SCH Undergraduate:
SPAN 1,240
SPAN 1,692
FREN 212
FREN 239
GERM 0
GERM 88
Department of Foreign Languages
Course Fees and Operations
Student wages: $6,600
M&O: $5,542
FORL Course Fees TOTAL: $12,142
Travel: $2,074
Utilities: $900
FORL Operations TOTAL: $2,974
Department of Foreign Languages
Budget Information and Requests
FORL has an offer pending to a new faculty member who will
teach German. The new hire will be an assistant professor,
tenure-track. It is a replacement line for a faculty member
who retired in 2012 and the budgeted salary is $49,000.
There is a search in progress for a new chairperson in FORL.
Department proficiency exams are given at the beginning of
every semester and generate a $35 per test income to the
department.
FORL needs to replace broken equipment in the analog
language lab so that it is functional until such time when a
digital lab can be funded.
Department of Foreign Languages
Department of English (ENGL)
Includes Humanities (HUMN) and Philosophy (PHIL)
Programs offered
(students declared in 2013 Spring Semester):
Master of Arts: English (27)
Bachelor of Arts: English (66), Humanities (12)
Minors: English (10), Humanities (4), Philosophy (13)
Department of English
(Faculty and Staff)
Faculty Lines: 15
Years of Hire: 1966, 1968, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002
(2), 2008, 2009, 2010 (2), 2011 (2), 2012
Staff: 1 Secretary II
Total Faculty Salaries: $866, 130
Total Administrative Salaries: $19, 848
Fringe Benefits: $241, 667
Longevity Pay: $400
TOTAL: $1,128,045
Core Sections and Total Credit Hours
2013 Spring Semester
Core and required course sections of 1003, 1013, 1113, 1123, and
2113: 39 (3 sections of 2113 offered on-line)
Live sections capped at 22; On-line sections of 2113 capped at 15
SCH Graduate:
201320
ENGL 129
SCH Undergraduate: ENGL 3,318
HUMN 288
PHIL 369
Department of English
201220
ENGL 138
ENGL 3,564
HUMN 252
PHIL 339
Course Fees and Operations
Student Wages: $3,500
M&O: $11,453
ENGL Course Fees TOTAL: $14, 953
Fringe benefits: $647
Travel: $3,150
Utilities: $2,360
ENGL Operations TOTAL: $6,157
Department of English
Budget Information and Requests
ENGL is presently searching for three instructor positions (one permanent; two
one-year appointments) to start in the fall of 2013.
ENGL has received permission to search for three assistant professor, tenure-track
lines in 2013-14.
The ENGL Department chairperson notes and has requested the following:
A salary review examining pay equity for the English Secretary II. The chairperson
notes the size and complexity of the department when compared to others.
12 new computers to replace old, malfunctioning, and slow ones. Estimated cost:
$11,760
An increase in the departmental travel budget to $6000. There are six newly hired
junior faculty members in the department who will need to attend conferences
to achieve tenure and promotion.
From 2009 until the end of the 2012-13 academic year, ENGL has or expects to
lose faculty members totaling $502,890 in salary. Only two additional faculty
members have been hired and are continuing in 2013-14 at a salary cost of
$98,000. The difference between salary losses and gains is a savings of $404,
890.
Department of English
MSU Writing Center Requests
The Writing Program Administrator for MSU, who is also a faculty
member in ENGL, has requested the following for FY 2014:
Total budget needed to provide sufficient support for student writers:
$41,000
1. 3 stipends for third-year graduate students to provide mentoring
and on-line tutoring ($8496 x 3): $25,488
2. 5 paid undergraduate lines (8.25/hour x 10 hours/week x 26
weeks/academic year): $10,725
3. 4 paid positions for summer tutors (8.25/hour x 10hours/week x 8
weeks): $2,640
4. Travel money for undergraduate tutors to present research at South
Central Writing Association Annual Conference: $2,000
Department of English
Bea Wood Hall Writing Computer Lab
The faculty member in ENGL responsible for the Writing
Computer Lab in Bea Wood Hall has requested the
following for FY 2014:
1.13 licenses of Adobe Cs6 design @ $222.18 each=
$2,888
2. Educational Apps for iPads: $575.00
Department of English
PYCHSS Dean’s Office
Staff and Operational Budget
1 Dean
1 Assistant to the Dean
Total Administrative Salaries: $108,395
Fringe Benefits: $27,830
Travel: $1,710
M&O: $3,207
Utilities: $250
Longevity Pay: $1,680
TOTAL: $143,072
PYCHSS Dean’s Office
Center for the Study of Reform
M&O: $4,500
TOTAL: $4,500
Budget used to fund speakers, conferences, and
presentations at MSU related to the study of reform.