tl19720218-000 "towerlight Volume XXV No. 3 Towson State College February 18, 1972 Towson, Maryland 21204 Salary increases retroactive: Shaw announces budget increase by George Wienberg The State of the College address, delivered by Dr. Kenneth A. Shaw, Dean of the College was the highlight of the Valentine's Day faculty meeting. The message was given in the Stephens Hall Auditorium. The most significant event this fall, according to Shaw, was the visit by a team from the Middle States accrediting association. ""I am delighted to report that Middle States was pleased and very impressed with what they saw. Their positive evaluation allows us to concentrate on more important concerns."" Salary increases Commenting on fiscal and facility � matters, Shaw started out by saying that a four percent salary increase for the faculty was reduced to nothing by August 14. But now it appears that in addition to a four percent increase, the faculty will receive a 5-7 percent increase retro-active to January 1. Continuing with fiscal matters, Shaw spoke about the budget for next year. ""The Governor's budget message to the legislature recommends a $1,010,000. increase in state funds over current fiscal 1972 year, which is a 10.5 percent increase. Touching on faculty matter, Shaw said that the Governor's message includes monies for equipment and site improvements for the Fine Arts Building, plans for the proposed physical education facility, construction of a 500 car parking lot, remodeling of Linthicum Hall basement and a number of other items for residence halls and maintenance. Implementation of policy Moving away from fiscal matters, Dean Shaw commented on several implementations of policies. In the two semesters of its existence, 152 students have signed up for the eight Directed Independent Study Courses offered in seven departments. According to Shaw, over 800 students took one of the 75 courses under the pass-no credit option. Only 12 participated in the.fall of 1970. Issues for the future In looking to the future, Shaw said that it is the mission of the college to consider vocationally oriented programs provided all students continued to get significant exposure to the liberal arts and sciences, mass communication, speech-audiology, and medical technology are viewed as vocationally oriented programs. ""To turn our back on legitimate societal needs in areas where we can make significant contributions would be shirking our responsibility and also disastrous in terms of our own reliability. . ."" Manpower needs Speaking on the needs of manpower today, the best way to prepare students for the fluctuating job market is to provide the widest base possible from which a number of courses can be built. What is called for, according to Shaw, is a well educated, flexible graduate. ""Thus, I make a strong plea for the liberal arts and sciences to be a major part of every students college experience. .."" In his speech, Shaw made reference to a recent US Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics Publication which presents estimates of employment up to 1980. Some rough estimates are summarized as follows: 1) areas which are Towerlight index page 1 news pages 2-3 commentary and letters pages 4-9 on campus news pages 10-11 center spread-Womens Lib pages 12-16 features page 17 sports pages 18-19 goings-on page 20 off-campus news projected as low demand are humanities, education and fine arts, forestry, home economics, library science, and trade and industry. 2) areas which are projected as high demand include city planning, engineering and health, social sciences, architecture, and business and commerce. Implications for TSC In reference to the manpower projections pertaining to teacher education, Shaw firmly stated, ""this is an excellent time for us to increase expectation of teacher education majors so that every graduate is equipped to handle his professional responsibilities in a superior manner."" Shaw wrapped up his address by expressing confidence in the faculty's ability to meet the serious issues that will confront them in the future. Status of women on Dean Shaw delivering his State of Valentine's Day faculty gathering. Campus: photo by Jeff Regner the College Address to a Committees study biases by Kathy Wichita The formation of several committees, courses and programs at TSC in the past year indicate an increased concern and activity with respect to TSC women's rights and status. Such committees include the Faculty Association Committee on the Status of-Women and the Committee W, which the American Association of University Professors reactivated. Not only are Women's Studies courses present in the curriculum, but now a complete program is in sight for the future. Women's studies The Towson State library has also offered more than two hundred fifty books concerning Women's Studies. The TSC Women's Center which offers reading lists and information on the women's movement and Women's Studies will soon officially open at Temporary Building A. Investigating bias The first assignment for the Faculty Association Committee which was formed last )May, was to take a statistical survey which would reveal the type and extent of prejudice towards women in concern with salaries, promotion and rank. This committee is also examining nepotism practices and lack of women in high administrative ranks. Last fall, all department chairpersons received this survey and a questionnaire which was to draw out current feelings toward women. Even though the returns are incomplete and the committee is still collecting and organizing data, the following preliminary information includes some startling facts. Students- two-thirds women Although two-thirds of the students at TSC are women, only one-third of the faculty are women; 67 percent of faculty women hold lower ranking positions (Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor). Lower salaries Preliminary statistics also reveal that the average salaries of women are lower at every rank, than those of men. This is prevalent despite the fact that the women have equivalent experience and academic training. Committee W (AAUP), which supports the Committee on the Status of Women in its attempt to correct salary discriminations, has also created a survey of pay scales for part-time teaching. A similar pattern of lower pay for women is present in this survey which also indicates a lack of uniformity among departments in determining part-time salary figures. Serve on committees Committee W is likewise arranging a list of women available for service on college committees, in an effort to include women in greater proportions, in college policy-making. If TSC instills its program in Women's Studies into the curriculum, then it will be one of about twelve institutions throughout the country which offers a complete program of that nature. Last semester, the History Department offered a course in ""Biographies of Women."" Involves many departments Other departments such as English, Sociology, Modern Languages, Psychology, Philosophy and Art are also planning courses in this area. The National Endowment for the Humanities has received a motion for funds to aid the creation of additional courses. Annette Flower (English) and Jane Sheets (Modern Languages) are co-chairpersons of the Committee on the Status of Women. Co-chairpersons of the Women's Studies program are Elaine Hedges (English) and Sara Coulter (English), who is also chairperson of Committee W."
