UPDATE 11/10/10, 3:00 P.M.- President Hitt’s $185,000 merit bonus was approved by the Board of Trustees by a vote of 12-0. KnightNews.com was in attendance at the meeting, and will be providing a full recap of the issues discussed, as well as an interview with the Board of Trustees chair member as soon as possible.
On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, the UCF Board of Trustees will hold a meeting in the Live Oak Center to discuss a variety of issues, including President John Hitt’s current performance and whether he and other top administrators should have their bonuses renewed over the next three years.
UCF STATEMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE BONUSES AND FACULTY BARGAINING ISSUES
Starting on page 16 of the Board of Trustee Agenda, the 2010-2013 Performance Unit Plan Awards are laid out. Page 34 outlines the bonuses the board is being asked to approve for payout by the end of 2010, which included a $185,300 bonus for Hitt and about $262,000 more to be spread out among 11 other top administrators.
Bonuses for UCF administrators have drawn criticism in the past from UCF faculty members. The union is currently in a bitter contract dispute with the university that resulted in an impasse, and slams the bonuses on its website.
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UCF has not immediately responded to an email offering the chance for further comment on this issue, but in the past has told KnightNews.com UCF strongly believes that faculty members deserve the compensation package awarded to all other UCF employees — a $1,500 one-time payment and the opportunity to participate in a one-percent retroactive raise pool.
The agenda for Wednesday’s meeting also consists of issues concerning gender equality, which is laid out on page 128 of the agenda.
Members of SGA had been fighting for to add gender identity and gender expression to the UCF Nondiscrimination Regulation for months. The issue drew more widespread attention across Orlando after KnightNews.com broke the story of professor Dr. Lisa Vest being pulled over by UCF police, which drew suggestions of police misconduct that targeted people because of non-normative race, gender and sexuality. UCF police asked Orlando police to help investigate the matter, and UCF has not yet announced its conclusion.
Construction projects, including two additional houses on Greek Park, are also on the agenda, starting on page 84.
Earlier this month, KnightNews.com reported how the Board of Governors approved a regulation allowing university Boards of Trustees to ask the BOG to implement Block Tuition. UCF said they had no plans to do so, and KnightNews.com did immediately notice anything about Block Tuition on the 154 page agenda.
Stay tuned for more information regarding the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday.
See who is due a bonus payment and for how much this year on the next page:
