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Olympic College Association for Higher Education
Washington Education AssociationLegislative
ForumNovember 1, 2007

• Campus Equity Week

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OCs adjunctfaculty Annualized salary
24,943
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OCs adjunct faculty Annualized salary
24,943 (if adjuncts could work full-time)
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But Actual salary 17,657
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From Olympic College all-faculty AHE meeting of
December 2, 2005

• 1969 - Ph.D at the maximum step (Column 8)
  77,874
• 2005 - Ph.D at the maximum step (Column 8)
  52,432

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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time
faculty
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• Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time
  faculty
• 50 of pay rate

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• Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time
  faculty
• 50 of pay rate
• Minimal capital and operational costs

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• Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time
  faculty
• 50 of pay rate
• Minimal capital and operational costs
• For most, no health care or retirement

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• Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time
  faculty
• 50 of pay rate
• Minimal capital and operational costs
• For most, no health care or retirement
• Flexibilitycan be laid off any time

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• Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time
  faculty
• 50 of pay rate
• Minimal capital and operational costs
• For most, no health care or retirement
• Flexibilitycan be laid off any time (unlike
  tenured faculty)

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One Solution Same Salary Schedule (as in
British Columbia).

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• Adjuncts arent contracted to perform
• Student advising
• Office hours
• Curriculum development
• Committees/meetings
• Administrative duties
• Professional development
• Non-teaching days

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Is 76 equity?

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If it walks like a duck

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• Same tuition
• Same grades
• Same credits

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House Bill 1875 (FACE)
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• House Bill 1875 (FACE)
• Increase number of full-time faculty positions
  1 (2) (a).

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• House Bill 1875 (FACE)
• Increase number of full-time faculty positions.
  1 (2) (a)
• Improve salaries

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• House Bill 1875 (FACE)
• Increase number of full-time faculty positions.
  1 (2) (a)
• Improve salaries
• Full-time 16th percentile of global challenged
  states by 2013 1 (2) (b)

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• House Bill 1875 (FACE)
• Increase number of full-time faculty positions.
  1 (2) (a)
• Improve salaries
• Full-time 16th percentile of global challenged
  states by 2013 1 (2) (b)
• Part-time subject to collective bargaining,
  each institution should determine a salary
  standard for adjunct faculty members that
  constitutes a pro rata salary compared to the
  salaries of full-time tenured faculty doing
  comparable work. 1 (2) (b)

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• House Bill 1875 (FACE) Continued.
• Subject to collective bargaining, each
  institution shall create a plan to fill new
  full-time tenure-track appointments by creating
  opportunities for adjunct faculty and not by
  eliminating positions 1 (4) (a)

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• House Bill 1875 (FACE)
• Subject to collective bargaining, each
  institution shall create a plan to fill new
  full-time tenure-track appointments by creating
  opportunities for adjunct faculty and not by
  eliminating positions 1 (4) (a)
• Probationary period for adjuncts (also subject to
  collective bargaining) once completed, right of
  first refusal for eligible classes or continuing
  contract with due process rights. 1 (7) (a)

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FACE Legislation (HB 1875) will succeed if
implemented with a spirit of equity.
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Recognizing all faculty have equal value.