Faculty Compensation Advisory Committee

2024-2025 MEMBERS

NAME

EMAIL

TERM

Kelli Kopocis, Past President, Faculty Senate, CHAIRkellikopocis@unl.eduMay 2025
John Fech, Extension Educator, Engagement Zone 9jfech1@unl.eduAugust 2026
Emira Ibrahimpasic, School of Global Intergrative Studiesemira@unl.eduAugust 2026
Ismail Dweikat, Agronomy & Horticultureldweikat2@unl.eduAugust 2026
Myunghwa (Michelle) Kang, Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications        mkang5@unl.eduAugust 2026        
Alan Mattingly, Glenn Korff School of Musicalan.mattingly@unl.eduAugust 2027
Michael Boehm, VC of IANRmboehm3@unl.educont.
Katherine Ankerson, Executive Vice Chancellorkankerson1@unl.edu        cont.
Lance Perez, Dean, College of Engineeringlperez1@unl.educont.
 Liz Lorang, Interim Dean, University Librariesliz.lorang@unl.educont.
Martha Mamo, Chair, Agronomy & Horticulturemmamo3@unl.educont.

 

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

Pete Eklund, President, Faculty Senatepae@unl.eduApril 2025       
John Shrader, President-Elect, Faculty Senatejohn.shrader@unl.eduApril 2025
Josh Davis, Associate to the Chancellorjdavis@unl.educont.
Jeff Bassford, Assistant VC of IANRjbassford2@unl.educont.
Jessica Herrmann, Director of Government Relations                      jherrmann2@unl.educont.
Phil Berlie, Executive Director University Budgetingpberlie2@unl.educont.
Mike Zeleny, Vice Chancellor for Business & Financemike.zeleny@unl.edu        cont.

 

STRUCTURE

The Faculty Compensation Advisory Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, and Past President of the Faculty Senate, five faculty members appointed by the President of the Faculty Senate, one of whom shall have an appointment in Extension, one of whom shall have a non-tenure track appointment of .50 FTE or greater and at least three successive years of employment at UNL, and one of whom shall be knowledgeable about benefits. The Past President shall serve as chair and be a voting member. The President and President-Elect will serve as nonvoting members. The Past President and four other faculty members shall also serve on the Employees Benefits Committee.

Other full voting members of the committee will be the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, or designee, the Vice Chancellor, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, or designee, two deans appointed by the Chancellor, plus one department chair appointed by the Chancellor from a college not represented by the two deans.

Administrative support will be provided as needed by the Associate to the Chancellor, the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics, the Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Relations, the Budget Director and the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

TERM OF OFFICE

Each faculty member shall be appointed to a three-year term.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The committee shall serve as the advisory committee to the Chancellor on matters related to faculty salaries and total compensation and shall provide information relative to salaries and total compensation to the Faculty Senate. For these purposes, each faculty member's total compensation shall be regarded as including salary and clear and well defined monetary benefits. To that end it shall:

Conduct the annual, internal study of faculty salaries and total compensation which shall include comparisons among appropriate groups of faculty. The study shall examine salary and total compensation patterns which may be inequitable or discriminatory.

Develop appropriate comparisons between University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty salaries and total compensation and those at peer institutions and review administrative salary patterns.

Advise the Chancellor on salary and total compensation policy matters on a continuing basis, including, but not limited to salary and total compensation policy and administrative stipends.

Advise the Chancellor on an annual basis regarding the distribution of annual salary increases.

Through the Office of the Chancellor, provide information to the University community about the status of faculty salaries and total compensation and recommendations regarding faculty salary and total compensation increases.

Provide assistance in presenting the case for salary and total compensation increases to appropriate political entities.

Inform the Faculty Senate about policies concerning salaries and total compensation for administrators at the level of dean and above.

OPERATING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY COMMITTEE

The Committee shall meet on a regular basis throughout the year and shall report to the Chancellor on its activities and findings. On at least an annual basis the committee shall report to the Faculty Senate on its activities and findings.