EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The University of Oregon Board of Trustees plans to meet Tuesday to consider awarding a $100,000 bonus to president Michael Schill.
Students and staff have seen Schill’s $720,000 salary and annual bonuses as being at odds with the university’s statements that it does not have sufficient funds, the Register-Guard reported. There have been protests against the university administration over such things as tuition costs and program cuts.
Schill’s employment contract states his salary will remain at $720,000 through July 1. It will increase after that to $738,000.
The contract includes yearly bonuses of up to $200,000 and other provisions.
Board Chair Chuck Lillis and Vice Chair Ginevra Ralph are recommending approval of a $100,000 bonus this year based on Schill’s performance.
At its meeting, the board also is scheduled to hear an update on the tuition and fee setting process, projected cost drivers for 2020, such as retirement costs, and a conceptual discussion on a “guaranteed tuition program” that would lock in tuition costs at an as-yet undefined rate for five years.
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