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Show !MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1999 PAGE 3 ° UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS I Staff comp~nsation -low Government funds are lf!cking for staff benefits and wages BY TYLER JOHNSON SENIOR STAFF WRITER included in the appropriated budget. Although Minniear has been working for SUU for almost two years, she receives no · SUU is 20 percent below the national benefits. average when it comes to staff Minniear said she would even take a cut in pay to receive benefits. compensation, which is a major concern of the university, said David McGuire, director "How much more could they cut [my pay}?" of human resources. Minniear asked. Brian Foisy, staff accountanUcontroller, Despite the millions set aside for staff said SUU's budget is $53.5 million . compensation and benefits. Cox said, "our According to Foisy, _$8.8 million is set aside people are generally underpaid." Cox also for staff salaries. Roughly $3.3 million is set said many of the valued staff employees may aside for staff benefits. ~ - - - - - - - - - -- -~ even fall below the According to Foisy, poverty line. 'Despite the millions set suu is not the on1y staff benefits come trom an appropriated budget. aside for staff school in the state Only the appropriated suffering from budget employees receive the Compensation and woes. "The pattern is benefits from this budget. benefits, our people are similar wherever you go Foisy defiries an [in Utah}," Cox said. appropriated employee generally Underpaid,' Cox placed much of the as one who can be blame on the Interstate said Neal Cox, director 15 reconstruction project considered a · 314 time· employee. Of public relations. and the 2002 Olympic Neal Cox, SUU director games in Salt Lake City. of public relations, said · Cox explained Utah's some of the benefits appropriated employees budget situation by likening it to a round receive include life insurance, long-term table. "There is only so much of the table," disability, a tuition waiver, employee he said. If the state takes a chunk of it for assistance (counseling) and retirement. one thing , such as the Olympics. that leaves less of the table for other things, such as According to Foisy, establis~ments such as the bookstore and food services are selfeducation. · supported businesses. Employees in self"You have to ask yourself what's more supported establishments usually receive important: the roads or the future?" said Cox. hourly wages and are not paid from the SUU will send Dorian Page, associate vice appropriated budget. president and treasurer. to lobby the legislation for more money during the next Tina Minniear, manager of the Country legislative session, Cox said. Store, is one of SUU's staff members not Making the world a cleaner place Francy Schmidt, a sophomore biology major from Cedar City participates in Service Week by cleaning up the university's adopted highway. Other activites of Service Week included tying quilts and putting together care packages for the Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center. Students' on-campus rights outlined on-line BY SHELLY BROWN JOURNAL STAFF WRITER president of student services, the Student Responsibilities and Rights can be found on-line at SUU's web site and in the SUU, like other universities around the Student Handbook and Academic country, has an established set of policies Planner, which is available through the to help.students understand their rights. · . SUUSA office. Under a section of the policies entitled "Our policies and procedures are Student Rights and Responsibilities are essentially the same as a person in listed rules for student conduct and onsociety would expect to have,· said · Church. campus behavior, as well as some disciplinary issues on campus. He also mentioned that students who Specific issues listed under Student have questions about their rights as Responsibilities and Rights include, but outlined in the Student Responsibilities are not limited to, sexual harassment, and Rights should go to the student body's Jadicial Council. theft, destruction of property, and violation of published University Rules According to Georgia Beth Thompson, and Regulations. associate vice president of student According to Sterling R. Church, vice services, students who would like more information on sexual harassment policies at SUU can find more information in the on-line edition of SUU Policies and Procedures, section 5.27, or they can get a hard copy of the same information at the Student Services Office. "I think information empowers people. They have a right to know what to do about something. They may not know all the answers, but they need to know who they can come to and talk with, and get some information and then decide what the next step might be,· said Thompson. The document on sexual harassment explains in depth the policies used by SUU. It defines sexual harassment and what is covered by the SUU policy and explains how a student should go about reporting an incident of sexual harassment. It also explains the process used to deal with an incident of sexual harassment . Off-campus legal issues, such as tenant-landlord relations, are separate from the_school and are not addressed in the Student Rights and Responsibilities. ·suu does not provide legal council for students. We refer them to community legal aid services," said Church. According to Church, students with questions about off-campus legal issues should contact the student government to see if there are any legal aid or referral services available in the community. AMA chapter developing at SUU · Register by Nov. 2 BY AIMEE OBERG JOURNAL STAFF WRITER General elections for Utah it is required to be a Cedar City Council positions United States citizen, be at will be held Tues. Nov. 2. If least 18 years old and have students are planning on resided in Utah for 30 days staying in Cedar and prior to the election date . becoming a part of the There are two satellite community after graduation . registration days -on Oct. 22 they can register and vote , and 25, where citizens may here, Iron County Clerk go to the city library on 136 David Yardly said. W. Center St. and resister Those students who are directly. Also. voter from outside areas are registration forms are. encouraged to vote by available at the city public absentee ballot for library., City Offices on 110 candidates in their area of N. Main or the Iron County primary residence, Yardly Clerk's o'ffice in Parowan on said. To register to vote in 68 S. 100 E. Marketing faculty members Brian Jorgensen and Greg Black are starting the process to start a chapter of the American Marketing Associatiqn. Currently, AMA is collecting applications ar:id meeting in the Dixie Leavitt Business Building in room 103 every other Tuesday at noon until the organization can get a consensus for the best time for members to meet. ·we are aiming for 25 members because the organization recommends that [number} to have a good organization. But if we have less, we can petition to start AMA with fewer members," said Jorgensen. Brook Talbot, a sophomore business administration major from Hinckley, Utah, has been appointed to be president of SUU's AMA chapter. The organization will seek to create opportunities for students to network with area businesses. A trip to Las Vegas has been planned for mid-November for members to visit with marketing executives. AMA was designed to let students interact with the business community. Jorgensen said AMA's goal is to help students to get jobs and to develop leadership potential by learning from and contributing to the professional marketing community. . I· |