Dowling College NYSUT Chapter September, 2006 Meeting

1. Dowling College NYSUT ChapterSeptember, 2006 Meeting Welcome to the Fall 2006 Semester The 2006-2007 Academic Yearmarks the end of the 3-Year CBA which is worth Over $ 45,000,000

2. Order of Business • Welcome to New Faculty Members • Report about Chapter Financial Status • Amendment Proposals for Constitution • Report about Health Care Coverage • Report about Cost Sharing Provision • Grievance / Arbitration Report • Faculty Compensation Statistics • School of Aviation Investigation • Memoranda of Agreement CHAPTER AND COLLEGE AGREEMENTS

3. Chapter Officers • Bob Youth, Chapter President • Luis Rivera, Secretary / Treasurer • Sandy Monteferrante, Chair, Neg. Comm • Steve Farenga, Chair, Liaison Committee • Susanne Bleiberg Seperson, Past President • Richie Baron, NYSUT Labor Specialist

4. Consumer Price Index CPI • According to the August, 2006 Report: • The New York-Northern New Jersey Area CPI for July, 2006 was 223.1 This represents a 5.0 % increase over the July, 2005 Consumer Price Index

5. New Faculty Members • Welcome • Linda S. Bausch ……………….. Literacy Education • Richard F. Bernato ……………. Ed Administration Admin Appointment • Kami Convery …………………… Library • Steven Russell Seidel…………. Chemistry • Michael Sakuma ……………….. Psychology Returning from Leave • Andrew M. Smith ..……………. History

6. Chapter Financial Status • The DC NYSUT Chapter started February, 2006 with approximately $ 78,000 and we entered September, 2006 with over $ 101,000 • All bills are paid thru August, 2006 • The Spring, 2006 dues increase has positioned the Chapter such that it is no longer operating with a negative deficit budget • Annual Reviews have been completed for 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 • AFT Reports have been filed and are now up to date • Labor Department and Federal Reports are all up to date • A new computer program consistent with our CPA’s system has been purchased to make future annual reviews more efficient and less costly • Issue of payroll deductions (dues) not being turned over to the Chapter resolved in August

7. Constitutional Amendments • Amendments to the Dowling College Chapter Constitution are herein presented as seconded motions from the Executive Council of the union. The amendment proposals shall be voted on at the union meeting to be held in October, 2006. • Amendment Proposal # 1 The Dowling College Chapter agrees to recognize the affiliations of NYSUT, AFT, and the AFL-CIO so long as the Dowling College Chapter chooses to remain affiliated with any of the organizations just named. The Dowling College Chapter always reserves its right to disaffiliate with any outside organization that the Chapter’s members deem that it should not be affiliate with. • Amendment Proposal # 2 Elections of the Dowling College Chapter shall, effective November 1, 2006, be held in the following manner. Nominations for union positions shall take place at a Chapter meeting in November. Names of the nominees will be forwarded to the American Arbitration Association. The American Arbitration Association shall then conduct the election via electronic voting / U.S. Postal system or both during the first two weeks of December. The AAA will tally the votes and election results shall be distributed via the United States Postal System to all Chapter members before December 31. The AAA will certify the election. • Amendment Proposal # 3 Members of the Chapter (in good standing) shall be eligible for nomination and for election for a position as an officer of the union. An individual elected to an office in the union shall be limited to holding that position for up to four (4) consecutive years at which time the individual must be out of that office for at least one year before being eligible to run for that office again. • Amendment Proposal # 4 Each member of the Dowling College Negotiating Committee shall be given a stipend that is equivalent to 3 overload credits for his/her membership on the Negotiating Committee during a period of full contract negotiations. These stipends will be awarded to each member of the Negotiating Committee not later than one month after a new contract has been ratified by the Chapter. In order to be eligible for the full stipend, a member of the Negotiating Committee must fulfill all of his/her responsibilities and service to the Committee. The Chair of the Negotiating Committee and the President of the Chapter shall each receive 6 overload credits pay as compensation for his/her work with negotiations as a stipend. All of the stipends herein cited will be paid at the prevailing overload pay rate in the newly ratified contract.

8. Health Care Coverage • Chapter Position in July, 2006 GRIEVANCE / ARBITRATION • Meeting with College Attorney August 21, 2006 Chapter took the position that the 2004-2007 Dowling College Health Care Booklet with VYTRA was still in force via the Faculty Agreement 2004-2007; via IRS rules about elected plan terms; and via mandatory items for negotiation between the parties. The Chapter presented to the College multiple examples of diminution of services; faculty members being forced out-of-network with the impact being increased costs; unavailable in-network services; problems with PCPs and Cards; problems re pre-existing conditions and exclusion from coverage; problems with change from PPO to other plan; etc. Meeting August 31 / Not Held. • Status of Matters / September, 2006 Members of the Chapter were advised that documents related to CIGNA services should be signed with the designation “under protest” placed near any required signature. The College has been reminded that an employer cannot negotiate directly with employees in a unionized workplace. An overture has been made to the College to have a follow-up meeting to the August 21, 2006 meeting.

9. Cost Sharing SituationBased upon cost sharing meetings held August 21 and August 28, 2006 • FT Faculty Payroll Deductions 2005-2006 Single Coverage / 24 Payroll Deductions = $ 17.78 EACH Family Coverage / 24 Payroll Deductions = $ 39.29 EACH Annual Costs to Faculty Members: Single = $ 426.72 Family = $ 942.96 • FT Faculty Payroll Deductions 2006-2007 Single Coverage / 24 Payroll Deductions = $ 7.91 EACH Family Coverage / 24 Payroll Deductions = $ 17.38 EACH Annual Costs to Faculty Members: Single = $ 189.84 Family = $ 417.12

10. Grievance / Arbitration Report Arbitration Matters: Hearings Scheduled September 28, 2006 @ 10 am Health Costing Rescheduled NOT 9/28 Arbitrator: Richard M. Gaba November 16, 2006 @ 10 am Improper Suspension Arbitrator: Rosemary Townley December 8, 2006 @ 10 am Health Benefits Changes Arbitrator: Robert Simmelkjaer Arbitration Matters: Sent to American Arbitration Association On-Campus Smoking Area Violations Part-Time Faculty Exceeding Workload Limitations Unilateral Curtailment of Admissions by the College Suspension of Enrollments by the College Administrators Blocking Functions of ASC, FDCC, and FAS Reconstitution of Work / Computer Work Contracting by College with Bargaining Unit Member Other Grievances / Complaints: Ineligibility for Position as Department Chair Improper Course and Faculty Pay Arrangement Manual of Policies and Procedures Failure of the College to Comply re July 1-15, 2006 Costing Meeting College Delaying Contributions being advanced to Retirement Accounts College Delaying Electronic Deposits of Union Payroll Deductions Joint Personnel Committee on Academic Administrators / Grievance + EEO / Affirmative Action Complaint

11. Faculty Compensation Statistics • Base Salary Information Full Year Base Pay • Number of Full-Time Faculty Members Per Academic Year in Salary Range Salary Range 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 $ 47,000 - 54,999 5 4 2 $ 55,000 - 61,999 10 4 4 Faculty by Ranks 2006-2007 $ 62,000 - 68,999 20 18 11 $ 69,000 - 75,999 15 13 15 Professor 34 $ 76,000 - 81,999 14 15 14 $ 82,000 - 88,999 14 15 7 Assoc Prof 45 $ 89,000 - 95,999 17 11 15 $ 96,000 - 102,999 11 17 17 Asst Prof 34 $ 103,000 - 109,999 17 10 9 $ 110,000 - 116,999 9 14 13 Instructor 4 $ 117,000 - 123,999 1 5 11 $ 124,000 - Above - - 1 Total 117 Number of FT Faculty 133 126 119 Note: 2 Profs / Unpaid Leave 2006-07; 2 Profs / Administrative Leave; 2 Profs / 2006-2007 Buy Out Year Median Base $ $ 84,000 $ 89,000 $ 89,000 Base Payroll $ $ 11,049,100 $ 10,942,000 $ 10,735,110* * One FT faculty member 2/3 pay 2006-07

12. Some Money Factoids / Faculty Compensation 2004-2005 Numbers Cumulative FT faculty base salaries = $ 11,049,100 Cumulative overload pay amounted to = $ 959,794 Travel and Research ( $ 1,650 per ) = $ 210,000 Cumulative retirement contributions = $ 1,265,864 Cumulative health care costs = $ 1,380,000 estimate Cumulative social security, etc. = $ 828,000 estimate Stipends, Dept Coord, Thesis, etc. = $ 138,600 Sum = $ 15,831,358 The mean 2004-2005 FT faculty compensation package = $ 114,850 2005-2006 Numbers Cumulative FT faculty base salaries = $ 10,972,000 Cumulative overload pay amounted to = $ 1,164,000 estimate Travel and Research ( $ 1,700 per ) = $ 214,000 Cumulative retirement contributions = $ 1,257,000 estimate Cumulative health care costs = $ 1,360,000 estimate Cumulative social security = $ 897,000 estimate Cumulative Bonus Pay = $ 300,194 Stipends, Dept Coord, Thesis, etc. = $ 140,000 estimateSum = $ 16,304,194 The mean 2005-2006 FT faculty compensation package = $ 120,000

13. Average Salary by Rank Doctoral Institutions: Professor $ 108,404 Associate Prof $ 73,562 Assistant Prof $ 62,730 Instructor $ 42,269 Masters Institutions: Professor $ 80,322 Associate Prof $ 63,422 Assistant Prof $ 53,014 Instructor $ 40,284 Source: Chronicle of Higher Education August 25, 2006 Almanac Issue Dowling College Median Base Salaries by Rank Professor $ 108,925 Range $ 80,150 - $ 128,200 Contract Min $ 64,000 Associate Prof $ 88,430 Range $ 58,500 - $ 118,818 Contract Min $ 58,500 Assistant Prof $ 71,755 Range $ 59,618 - $ 106,198 Contract Min $ 53,000 Instructor $ 56,000 Range $ 50,835 - $ 64,899 Contract Min $ 47,000 Based upon actual computations from FT faculty base salaries 2006-2007 National Comparison StatisticsAverage Salaries FT Faculty 2005-2006

14. Female / Male ComparisonMedian Base Salary Dowling College 2006-2007 • Rank Female Male • Instructor $ 64,899 $ 58,9992005-2006 National Average $ 40,431 $ 41,692 • Assistant Prof $ 72,398 $ 69,450 2005-2005 National Average $ 54,052 $ 58,296 • Associate Prof $ 89,500 $ 80,250 2005-2006 National Average $ 64,436 $ 68,990 • Professor $ 110,844 $ 109,356 2005-2006 National Aversge $ 85,747 $ 97,642

15. Department Chairs / Workload Adjustments 2006-2007 • Department # Courses Staffed 2005-2006 Adjustment • Management 245 ( FT = 61 / PT = 184) $ 3,375 NOTES • Literacy Education198 ( FT = 32 / PT = 166) $ 2,625 • Human Dev / Lrng178 ( FT = 67 / PT = 111) $ 2,625 Real Picture at • Ed Administration 158 ( FT = 73 / PT = 85) $ 2,250 Dowling College • Special Education 134 ( FT = 52 / PT = 82) $ 1,875 • Finance 125 ( FT = 36 / PT = 89) $ 1,875 1. FT Faculty • Math / Computer Sci 120 ( FT = 81 / PT = 39) $ 1,500 Average 7.6 • English / Humanities 117 ( FT = 44 / PT = 73) $ 1,500 Sections / Year • Psychology116 ( FT = 57 / PT = 59) $ 1,500 2. FT Faculty • Visual Arts 96 ( FT = 17 / PT = 79) $ 1,125 Teach 37.4 % • Secondary Education 88 ( FT = 33 / PT = 55) $ 1,125 of Sections • Accounting 82 ( FT = 36 / PT = 46) $ 1,125 3. Adjuncts who • History 78 ( FT = 16 / PT = 62) $ 1,125 taught 18-21 • Computer Info Sys 75 ( FT = 33 / PT = 42) $ 1,125 credit loads in • Marketing 65 ( FT = 38 / PT = 27) $ 750 2005-2006… • Sociology / Soc Work 64 ( FT = 26 / PT = 38) $ 750 57 individuals • Foreign Languages 60 ( FT = 19 / PT = 41) $ 750 4. Adjunct Sections • Biology 58 ( FT = 27/ PT = 31) $ 750 taught would • Music 57 ( FT = 12 / PT = 45) $ 750 convert to 198 • Economics 53 ( FT = 30 / PT = 23) $ 750 added FT Faculty • All 13 Other Areas Below 49 ( FT = 158 / PT = 208 ) No Adjustment Overall FT = 948 Sections PT = 1,585 Sections • Section 5H01 of the Faculty Agreement 2004-2007

16. Dowling College Fiscal AffairsBased Upon Data from Form 990 Organizational Filings 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 $ Millions / Years

17. Dowling College Finances ( Continued)Graph Shows Revenues Over Years in Millions of Dollars for Form 990 Returns for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

18. Dowling College Financial Data 2001-2005 • Factor 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 • Revenues: • Auxillary Enterprises 2,931,134 2,495,993 3,521,981 3,346,213 • Tuition & Fees 54,890,120 59,276,984 56,340,703 56,905,996 • Other Revenues 1,910,877 3,346,150 5,318,351 4,263,703 • TOTAL REVENUES 59,732,131 65,119,127 65,181,035 64,515,912 • Expenditures: • TOTAL EXPENDITURES 57,705,310 62,310,547 65,410,129 65,909,109 • Selected Cost Factors: • Bond Liability 26,616,097 36,832,657 35,988,402 35,092,118 • Mortgage / Notes 5,395,460 5,864,248 8,909,195 8,632,169 • Interest Payments 2,153,737 2,057,946 2,672,878 2,712,078 • Grants Payable 1,675,706 1,694,543 1,729,753 1,777,169 • Interest/Grant Debt Svc 3,829,443 3,752,489 4,402,631 4,489,247 • Endowment Balance: • Endowment 10,221,397 9,843,339 10,013,457 10,386,870 • Form 990 Filing Date 5/15/03 5/11/04 2/10/05 11/15/05

19. Faculty Longevity at Dowling College • Dates of EmploymentNumber of FT Faculty 1965-1969 6 1970-1974 6 1975-1979 6 1980-1984 7 1985-1989 18 1990-1994 18 ----------------- 1995-1999 18Over ½ of FT Faculty 2000-2004 36 hired since 1995 2005- 6 ----------------- 2005-2006 Faculty Retirements, etc. / Bruccia, Cushing, Cotroneo, Finkel, Karmazin, Krysko, Martin, Montgomery, Reinzo, Gannon, Schlichting, Esposito 2006-2007 Faculty Buyouts / Kopelman, Rosenthal 2006-2007 Administrative Leave / Ardito, Abramson

20. School of Aviation Investigation • During the Summer, 2006 the Chapter presented to the BOT information about the operation of the School of Aviation and demanded a BOT investigation • NYSUT was informed that an investigation was activated • The situation essentially involved what appeared to be a private company taking over an area of the College’s academic mission with various apparent employee entanglements and apparent financial arrangements • The Chapter has been informed that several personnel changes have been expedited… the Dean has been removed; two temporary FT faculty have resigned their positions; new Chairs for the Aviation Department and the School of Aviation FDCC have been installed; and, an interim Dean has been put in place • The situation still merits monitoring and the Chapter will do so

21. Memoranda of Agreement • The Chapter and the College have come to several agreements during the past 3 months. Here is an overview of those Memoranda of Agreement. • 12-Credits Internship Work Exception Allowed / Summer, 2006 • 10-Credits Internship Work Exception Allowed / Summer, 2006 • Early Sabbatical Allowed for Spring, 2007 / Based upon pending retirement • 18-Credit NCATE Coordinator Agreement for 2006-2007 signed / Not Accepted by Member • Honors Project Supervisor Pay / Faculty Supervising Student Work • CLG Coordinator being changed to FY Seminar Coordinator 2007-2008 • Pay Arrangement / Coordinator 1st Year Experience Program 2006-2007 • Pay Arrangement / Coordinator MALS Program 2006-2007 • Pay Arrangement / CLG Coordinator 2006-2007 • Pay Arrangement / Editor, Bus & Economic Studies Journal, 2006-2007 • 12-Credits Internship Work Exception Allowed / Summer, 2006 • Aviation Department Chair 2006-2008 / Chair of School of Aviation FDCC • Pay Arrangements / Coordinators: Honors Program, Gifted/LD Program, Science Laboratory, Peer Tutoring / Writing 6-Credit NCATE Coordinator Agreement for Fall, 2006 Semester

22. Collective Bargaining 2006-2007 Survey / September Project Survey Analysis / Data Preparation October Project Voting on Amendment Proposals Chapter Meeting / November 7 Off-Campus Negotiation Priorities NYSUT Headquarters Nominations for Chapter Officers / Nov 15 Elections / December, 2006AAA / Electronic Voting

23. NEW BUSINESS • The floor is now open for any new business or the discussion of any other matters Note: All information provided during September, 2006 union meeting is available on the DCNYSUT website Dowling College NYSUT Chapter