WHEREAS, faculty salaries in The University of Alabama System continue to trail regional averages by 10 to 19 percent; and

WHEREAS, staff salaries in The University of Alabama System continue to trail regional averages by 22 to 28 percent, and

WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has in the recent past fallen well below regional and national norms in its support of higher education; and

WHEREAS, these problems are not likely to be remedied in the foreseeable future without major efforts on the part of The University of Alabama System.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate of The University of Alabama in Huntsville requests that the administration of The University of Alabama System and its Board of Trustees develop a strategic plan for securing necessary financial resources from public and private sources to bring faculty salaries at least to the regional average and that development and implementation of this plan be made the top priority of the System and its Board of Trustees for the coming academic year.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate of The University of Alabama in Huntsville requests that efforts to bring staff salaries up to local market norms be included in this plan.