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April 24, 1986
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol.85 No. 146
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From Staff and Wire Reports
Faculty pay at UNL is the lowest in
the Big Eight in three out of four
categories, a report by the American
Association of University Professors
shows.
The figures show a decrease from
last year when UNL ranked fifth in pay
for full professors.
For the 1985-86 academic year, UNL
is eighth in all categories except in
structor's pay, which is seventh.
Susan Welch, president of the UNL
chapter of AAUP, said that faculty
salary has been declining in the last
five years.
Welch, a UNL political science pro
fessor, said faculty salary in her
department is $7,000 less on the aver
age than faculty pay at comparable
institutions.
UNL's average pay for professors is
$39,000; $29,600 for associate profes
sors; $25,500 for assistant professors;
$17,500 for instructors. Only the Uni
versity of Okhhym pays.-instructors
less at $16,300.
Welch said there has not yet been a
major exodus of faculty but more staff
members are looking for jobs elsewhere
than ever before.
Linda Pratt, an English professor,
said, "I understand that several people
in the English department are looking
for other jobs."
But, she said, college prof essors are
more tolerant of low pay than members
of other professions because of loyalty
to the institution or family ties in the
state.
There is no simple solution, she said.
The University has been doing a better
job of "squeezing" money out of certain
areas, but there is no longer any "fat"
in the university.
What we really need is increased
state support, she said.
Top salaries in the Big Eight for
professors are $41,600 at the University
of Kansas; associate professors, $32,800
at the University of Colorado; assistant
professors, $29,100 at Colorado; and
instructors, $23,800, also at Colorado.
The average salary of all faculty
members at public and private univer
sities and colleges in the United States
is $33,090, the Chronicle of Higher
Education reports. That is a 6.1 percent
increase from last year. Nebraska public
college and university faculty members
got a 3 percent raise in 1985.
The figures from more than 2,000
institutions were compiled for the
American Association of University Pro
fessors by Maryse Eymonerie Associates
of McLean, Va. They include all full
time faculty, except those at medical
schools.
The southeast Nebraska area, with
schools at Lincoln, Fairbury, Beatrice
and Milford, has the lowest technical
community college pay in the state, the
study indicates.
Average pay at community colleges
is: Central, $21,600; McCook, $22,200;
Metro (Omaha) $21,200; Mid-Plains,
$24,800; Northeast, $21,200; Southeast,
$20,000 and Western, $21,500.
The survey includes salaries from
Kearney, Wayne, Chadron and Peru
state colleges and most of Nebraska's
traditional private colleges, excluding
Bible colleges.
Library left 'holding the bag'
Historical society books to be removed
From Staff and Wire Reports
The UNL Love Library temporarily
has been left holding the bag of
2,000 books.
Love Library is storing the books,
owned by the Nebraska State Histori
cal Society, in its basement. Some of
the books would have been added to
Love Library's collection.
But the library soon will have to
return the books because the society's
executive board last week rescinded
an earlier agreement with the library.
It decided instead to send the books to
the Nebraska State Historical Society
Foundation, a private, non-profit cor
poration. James Hanson, state histori
cal society director, said foundation
members will have the final decision
on which books will be saved or
discarded.
UNL Dean of Libraries Kent Hen
drickson said he received word Wed
nesday that the books, which consti
tute only about a van-load of the
society's total collection, will be kept
at Love Library until the foundation
decides where to put them.
"They would have been a plus for the
collection," he said.
Members said the shift would end
the dispute that has surrounded the
"weeding" project ever since it was
started two years ago. The "weeding"
project would have given Love Library
first shot at some books the society had
determined did not fit into its mission.
At a meeting Friday, society board
member Nellie Snyder Yost of North
Platte asked the board to fire Hanson
because of his alleged mismanagement
of the culling project. The board de
feated the motion 9-1.
Hanson said he originally offered the
books to Love Library because many of
them were not related to the society's
focus on genealogy and history. He said
he did not know why the board rejected
his decision, but he made one speculation.
Summer jobs are 'still out there' and
more are opening, coordinator says
By Linda Hartmann
Staff Reporter
Finding a summer job at the last
minute might not be as difficult as
many students think.'
As the final days of the spring
semester near, the job board on the
first floor of the Administration Build
ing is full of job descriptions. Lynn
Ford, coordinator of job Ideation and
development at UNL, said each day she
receives information on five to seven
job openings.
"It's not exactly last minute," Ford
said. "The jobs are still out there."
Ford said students who need jobs
should look at the job board everyday.
They also should look through the
summer job book in the office of scho
larships and financial aid.
Several summer camps still are look
ing for counselors and workers, Ford
said. To save time, students should
contact the camps by phone rather
than mail, she said.
Ford said most of the jobs on the
board are in Lincoln. Others are in
Omaha, and a few are outstate.
Some of the employers, both on and
off campus, have positions they really
want to fill, Ford said. Many calls come
from mothers who want someone to
"care for their children for the summer.
Many fast food restaurants are seeking
employees as1 wellFord said; " " '
One particular place, Wright Print
ing in Omaha, is looking for about 18
employees. Ford said these jobs include
some valuable training.
Millie Katz, coordinator of experien
tial education, said students who had
hoped to find a career-related intern
ship this summer and haven't suc
ceeded need not despair. Katz said in
the last week alone she has received
four or five requests from employers to
interview UNL students for internships.
Several openings in Omaha for posi
tions in public relations and human
services still are vacant, she said. And
some jobs in the art field among others
are available, she said.
But, Katz said, students must differ
entiate between jobs and internships.
Many internships offer no pay. Others
offer grants for the next school year as
payment or reimbursement for job
related expenses. " . .
Students who find that the only pay
ing jobs they could get for the summer
are ; pumping gas or waiting tables
should still consider interviewing for a
part-time, non-paying internship as well,
Katz said. The additional volunteer job
will give them valuable experience and
help them find paying internships next
summer, she said.
Katz said most employers who inter
view with the Experiential Education
office are looking for students with
specific backgrounds and skills.
"They've got to learn to get into the
system," she said.
The Experiential Education office is
located in the Teachers College, room
102.
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