WHEREAS, faculty salaries at The University of Alabama remain well below regional averages and the prospects for closing this gap relying on State appropriations alone are poor, and

WHEREAS, in-state tuition at The University of Alabama is $368 per year below that of UAB, $240 per year below that of UAH, and $254 per year below the Southern University Group average,

THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate at The University of Alabama hereby calls upon the administration of the University and the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System to increase in-state tuition for the 2000-2001 academic year by a minimum of 6% (approximately $150 per year per student) and to increase out-of-state tuition by a minimum of 7.5% for students at The University of Alabama.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that no less than 1.5% of the increased tuition rate (approximately $43 per year per student) be dedicated to increases in salaries in addition to that provided by the increase in State appropriations, and

BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, that the administration of the University and the Board of Trustees continue to increase tuition at The University of Alabama at higher rates than those of other system campuses until the amounts are on par with those of other system campuses.

May 16, 2000