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Each year, the Board of Trustees of the University determines an amount to be allocated for faculty and staff salary merit increases. The Provost of the University determines the distribution to the College and Schools and other units reporting to the Provost. The Dean makes a further allocation to the four departments in the School of Fine Arts. As a result, the Chair of the Department of Architecture and Interior Design learns the amount available for salary merit increases for faculty and unclassified staff. This salary pool may be supplemented with other funds to correct salary inequities or to reward special merit. In recent years, it has been the practice of the University to determine centrally all promotion related salary increases.

The Chair of the Department is responsible for determining the salary increases for each member of the department faculty and unclassified staff. Per university guidelines, raises are based solely on merit. Merit increases are further understood to be proportionate to the faculty member’s base salary; in other words, where merit is deemed to be equal, the percentage increase is equal but the dollar amount differs.

In making a determination of merit increase, the Chair will take into consideration all available performance related data, e.g. notable accomplishments during the previous year, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø evaluations, faculty peer evaluations, recognition from outside the department. The Chair and each faculty and unclassified staff member should identify mutually agreeable objectives against which performance can be measured. These objectives will provide a basis for reflection and evaluation at the end of the academic year.

The faculty encourages the Department Chair to establish equitable salaries for all faculty. Faculty and unclassified staff who are dissatisfied with their salary conditions are encouraged to speak directly with the Chair of the Department.