School of Music Action Plan commitments March 24, 2006
As a follow up to our meeting on February 1, 2006 to discuss the review of academic programs in the school of music, the following comments are made:
The school is commended for progress made in the past few years, especially in community outreach.
The following commitments are made in the context of the Provost’s office advocating for additional resources as part of its top priority requests, contingent upon consistency with the dean’s recommendations and availability of funds#:
To allow faculty positions to be replaced upon vacancy. To provide additional support* in subsequent years.
Estimated cost for Year 1 [FY 07]
½ Assistant professor TT faculty $ 23,000
Additional operational budget to support new faculty $ 3,000
Estimated cost for Year 2 [FY 08]
Lecturer [voice] [PTI conversion: $38K - $15K] $ 23,000+ fringe
Lecturer [viola/violin] [PTI + VL conversion: $38K - $20K] $ 18,000+ fringe
Additional operational budget to support new faculty $ 6,000
1 PhD graduate assistantship [music education] $ 12,000
Estimated cost for Year 3 [FY 09]
Lecturer [jazz guitar] [Instructor conversion: $38K - $29K] $ 9,000+ fringe
Additional operational budget to support new faculty $ 3,000
1 PhD graduate assistantship [music education] $ 12,000
Estimated cost for Year 4 [FY 10]
Lecturer [music literature/oboe] [VI + PTI conversion: $38K - $23K] $ 15,000+ fringe
½ Assistant professor TT faculty $ 23,000
Additional operational budget to support new faculty $ 3,000
4 GAs for MM opera studies $ 24,000
Estimated cost for Year 5 [FY 11]
Assistant professor TT faculty [music education] $ 48,000+ fringe
Lecturer [piano performance] [PTI conversion: $38K - $11K] $ 27,000+ fringe
Lecturer [brass/theory] [PTI conversion: $38K - $20K] $ 18,000+ fringe
Additional operational budget to support new faculty $ 9,000
*Cost of positions will probably increase over time. Costs are expressed in current dollars.
# Given the realities of the current and foreseeable projections of the university’s budget commitments, it is unlikely that the time lines are accurate.
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