--- Forwarded Message from "Christopher J. Higgins" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>From: "Christopher J. Higgins" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5106.6 Alms...
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 11:48:31 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
>Priority: NORMAL
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Bill, you are in an enviable position.
Ed, at Maryland, we start our students in the Language Center out at
$5.50/hour. After a one semester "probationary" period it goes up to
$6.00/hour. Started this past year, at the end of each academic year the
students go through a review process which can get them a "merit" increase of
up to 50 cents.
There have also been different classes of student jobs created. Student techs
who have a better knowledge and skill for troubleshooting and fixing primarily
A/V difficulties can get paid upto $1.00 more than the regular student staff.
Student development assistants who have more programming and development skills
start at $7.00/hour and can be paid up to the limit the campus allows for
undergraduate student workers ($8-$9).
Chris
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:13:59 EDT LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:55:51 -0400
> >Subject: Re: #5106 Alms...
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> Ed:
>
> AU' s LRC and computer labs use 5 comparable levels of pay/responsibility
> (grades if you will) for student staff . The levels start at $6.50 /hr for
> a trainee, and progress by promotion increments of $7.25, $8.00, $8.50 to
> $9.00/hr. ($6.50 is minimum wage in DC)
>
> Returning student staff also get an annual merit increase at the same
> (average) percent as permanent full-time staff ge so good performing staff
> get pay increases, even if they do not want to assume more
> responsibilities. It's not uncommon for "Sr." student staff to make in
> excess of $10.00/hr.
>
> Bill Caldwell
> AU, Wash.DC
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> LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> on 07/21/99 08:36:44 AM
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> --- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 10:41:09 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Alms...
> >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]>
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> >Reply-to: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]>
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> The small group of mendicants, dressed in the only rags their meager
> incomes allowed, hollow-eyed and gaunt with lack of food, faces downcast,
> but emboldened by their dire circumstances huddled around me, weakly
> chanting, "Sir, can you spare alms for the needy? Please help us..."
>
> I was backed into the corner of my office by the group. I did the only
> thing I could think of, answering them softly,
> "I'm sorry, but that's all my budget will allow me to pay all you
> student assistants. There's nothing I can do. Believe me, this is the
> prevailing wage for student assistants. I'll get in trouble w/ my
> colleagues in IALL if I try to raise your pay any higher."
>
> "But how will we survive on your measly wages of $6.00 per hour to start
> and going up only to $6.60 after three semesters?" they weakly asked.
> "We really believe that other labs pay their students much, much more than
> that."
>
> "But", I replied, "your fellow student assistant, the student supervisor,
> gets $8.00 per hour".
>
> "She should get $16.00 an hour for trying to put together each semester's
> schedule for 20 assistants", they shouted, even more emboldened. "Tell us
> right now what other labs pay their assistants so that we can really know
> where we stand OR WE'RE WALKING!" (I think they meant to the dining hall
> kitchen dishwashing detail, where they can make a heck of a lot more than
> from me.)
> Encouraged by the strength of their argument, they shouted in unison,
> "SHOW US THE MONEY!"
>
> Hmmm. Embarrassed as I am to admit that this is what I pay our
> student assistants, ($6.00 to start, $6.60 tops)I would like to know how
> close to the bottom this is in comparison with other labs whose directors
> are more humanitarian than I. So, if it isn't asking too much of my
> colleagues, what is the "prevailing wage" for student assistants? I
> promise to compile the responses. That is, if I can fight my way out of
> the corner of my office.
> Cheers,
> Ed "Scrooge" Dente
>
> "Vendetta ti chiedo,
> La chiede, il tuo cor..."
> -Donna Anna <Don Giovanni>
>
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> Edmund N. Dente
> Director, Language Media Center
> Tufts University
> Medford, MA 02155
> Ph: 617-627-3036
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