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<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:4.25pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
Senior<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>University<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>leaders<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>requested<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>deans<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>VPs<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>propose<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><a href="https://hr.arizona.edu/supervisors/compensation/annual-salary-increase-program-guidance"><span style="color:#0562C1">salary<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>adjustment<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>plans</span></a>.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>Provost Folks approved the ALVSCE plan on March 24, which was modeled on last year’s salary adjustment, the largest increase at the University.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>This year’s ALVSCE plan is once again, 50% larger than the required minimum and will again be the largest on campus.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:4.25pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
The University has provided no financial support for these salary adjustments, as was also the case<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> the last two</span> years.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>This<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>means<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>colleges<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>divisions<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>must generate<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>own<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>revenues<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>pay for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>salary<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>adjustments<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and/or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>use<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>existing<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>accrued<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>balances.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>This<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>adjustment<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>cost<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>$3.9 million annually, but ALVSCE has a history of mission growth, which makes this a viable and smart investment in ourselves.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>It is important to know that we, collectively, pay our own way through our mission activities.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>No one else backstops us.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.05pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:6.2pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
The purpose behind the ALVSCE plan is to: 1) recognize the negative effect that inflation has had<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>living<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>standards<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>through<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>meaningful<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>general<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>adjustment,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>2)<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>recognize<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>meritorious performance and retain those who drive us<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>forward.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>While this<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>adjustment doesn’t address all salary concerns or inflation, it is a sincere effort.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.6pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoTitle">ALVSCE<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Salary<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Adjustment<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Plan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:42.0pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;line-height:15.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Effective<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>July<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>1,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>(August 14<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>if<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>recipient is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>academic<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">appointment).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.05pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:42.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>eligible<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>faculty,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>staff,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>postdocs<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>receive<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>a <b>3.5% general<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">adjustment.</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:42.0pt;line-height:15.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Unit<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>heads<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>can select<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>up<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to 33%<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>faculty, staff,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and postdocs<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>receive <span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
an</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">additional<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>
2.5%<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>merit<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>adjustment<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(for<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>total<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">6%)</span></span><a href="#_bookmark0"><sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;letter-spacing:-.1pt;text-decoration:none">i</span></sup></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Merit<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>decisions<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>based<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>objective<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>data,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>documented<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>performance<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>appraisals, or other defensible rationale.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>Faculty and Staff Councils have updated the </span><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs/policies/compensation-adjustments"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0562C1">Merit</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0562C1">
</span><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs/policies/compensation-adjustments"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0562C1">Guidance</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0562C1">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(under Supporting Documents) and unit leaders must review it before making merit decisions. Unit leaders are required to communicate in writing the merit rationale they will use to make selections with faculty and staff
in their unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Merit<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>adjustments<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>proportional<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>faculty,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>staff,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>postdoc<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>headcounts<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in the unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:42.0pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;line-height:15.05pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Adjustments<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>based<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>added<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>employee’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>base<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>salary<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>(not<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">stipends).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Current<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>funding<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>each<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>employee’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>salary<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>proportionally<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>fund<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>general<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>and merit adjustments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mission<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>leaders<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>Executive<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Council<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>review<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>unit<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>selections<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>merit<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>a holistic second review, looking for unfairness in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Once<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Provost<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>approved<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>individual<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>proposed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>adjustments,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
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</span>will notify those receiving merit increases.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Graduate<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>College<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>established<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>separate<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>salary<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>adjustment<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>guidance<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>graduate <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
students. The division has updated <a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/graduate-student-minimum-base-pay-rates">
minimum salaries</a> for graduate students.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_bookmark0"></a><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt">i</span></sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> In keeping with overall guidelines from the Provost, there exists the potential for individuals to receive up to a 10% total adjustment.<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt">
</span>ALVSCE’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>process<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>treats<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>adjustments<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>greater<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>than<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>6%<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
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</span>unlikely.<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>Any<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>increase<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>over<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>6%<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>total would require the approval of both VP Burgess and AVP Ratje, as well as Provost Folks and Human Resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B;mso-ligatures:none">Jeff Ratje</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Associate Vice President, Finance Admin Operations<br>
Agriculture, Life and Vet Sciences & Cooperative Extension <br>
(<i>pronounced alv-see…we’re more than CALS</i>)<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<br>
Forbes, 314c<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-621-1468</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:jmratje@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jmratje@arizona.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="https://www.compass.arizona.edu/"><b><span style="color:#8B0015">www.compass.arizona.edu</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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