Estados Unidos: Higher education notebook

Estados Unidos/Mayo de 2017/Autor: Aziza Musa/Fuente: Arkansas Online

Resumen: La Universidad de Arkansas Central tomará un pedazo levemente más grande del sueldo de su presidente en el próximo año fiscal. Houston Davis, quien comenzó como presidente el 23 de enero, y la junta directiva de la UCA había acordado un contrato de cinco años, pagando 347.330 dólares anuales con otros beneficios. La fundación de la universidad estaba pagando $ 40,000 del sueldo anual de Davis, mientras que UCA pagó el resto. La junta de la UCA acordó un contrato enmendado, en el cual la universidad pagará $ 343,750 el 1 de julio. La fundación de la escuela recogerá $ 3,580, de acuerdo con la enmienda. El cambio se produjo cuando la universidad recibió su presupuesto de partidas para el próximo año fiscal. Davis reemplazó a Tom Courtway, quien ganó $ 242,400 al año.

UCA to pay more of leader’s salary

The University of Central Arkansas will take on a slightly bigger chunk of its president’s salary in the coming fiscal year.

Houston Davis, who started as president Jan. 23, and the UCA board had agreed on a five-year contract, paying $347,330 annually with other benefits. The university’s foundation was footing $40,000 of Davis’ annual salary, while UCA paid the rest.

The UCA board agreed to an amended contract, in which the university will pay $343,750 come July 1. The school’s foundation will pick up $3,580, according to the amendment.

The change came about as the university received its line-item budget for the next fiscal year.

Davis replaced Tom Courtway, who earned $242,400 annually.

Business school at SAU gets dean

Southern Arkansas University has hired a new dean for its business school.

Robin Sronce will lead the Magnolia university’s David F. Rankin College of Business starting July 5. She will earn $155,000 annually, according to the university.

She is replacing Lisa Toms, who took a similar position at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Sronce is coming to Arkansas from Springfield, Mo.-based Drury University, where she works as business school dean.

In her role at Drury, Sronce started new programs, including a Cybersecurity Leadership Certificate at the graduate level, an international business degree at the undergraduate level and an Elite Career Prep program, which was created with Drury’s Career Planning and Development team, according to a news release.

Sronce has also led business students in the graduate school on study-abroad trips to China, led undergraduate students in trips to Greece and also strengthened partnerships with peers in Slovenia and the United Kingdom, the news release states.

Fuente: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/may/14/uca-to-pay-more-of-leader-s-salary-busi-1/?f=news-arkansas