Richard,
 Cincinnati Christian University just uses one scale for all adjuncts across all of our divsions and departments. It combines differing levels for highest earned degree plus an increment for "seniority" ($25 per hour additional for every 5 courses taught for us).
 
Dr. J. Paul Pennington
Dean of Distance Education & Institutional Research
Professor, Urban/Intercultural Ministries
Cincinnati Christian University
Ph: (513) 244-8181
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From: Ohio Association for Institutional Research (Ohio AIR) on behalf of Pulskamp, Richard
Sent: Thu 10/25/2007 9:48 AM
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Subject: adjunct salaries



Good morning,

 

I am seeking information regarding practices with adjunct faculty salary.

 

We have some base rate variation for adjunct faculty but for the most part pay per credit hour is uniform. An exception, for example, are adjunct faculty in accounting who are paid at a higher rate than the norm. 

 

I am not concerned with incremental increases to pay which depend on years of experience either at one's own institution or elsewhere or the highest degree earned, but just the base rate. 

 

Our department chairs, particularly those in Arts & Sciences, believe that it may be necessary now to set the base rate at the department level much more broadly. In other words, each academic department may have its own pay structure for adjuncts.

 

As these issues effect coverage of introductory general education or liberal arts courses most often, such as college algebra, a first course in Spanish or intro to psychology, I am interested in hearing of practices of both 2 year and 4 year schools.  

 

Thanks if you can help,

 

Richard

 

Richard Pulskamp, PhD

Director of Institutional Research

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH 45204

Phone: 513.745.3665

Fax: 513.745.3145