Staff Salary Settlement Update:

Staff Salary Settlement update:

The university and staff association have reached a tentative agreement for staff salaries starting May 1, 2015.

"The length of the agreement is for three years, until April 30, 2018. Terms of the agreement regarding scale are: 1.95 percent increase in each of the first two years, and 1.50 percent increase in the third year."

Other terms include changes to the Staff Excellence Fund, conducting a total compensation review within the next year, and the merit program for regular USG staff members continuing for the three years of the agreement.

"We are grateful to the members of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Staff Compensation for coming to this agreement," the provost's memo concludes