Extra compensation paid to NIU faculty and staff rose almost 16 percent during the Fall 1990 semester.

NIU doled out $642,374 in extra pay to faculty and staff last semester, an increase from the $554,771 paid during the fall of 1989, according to Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves’ March report.

The extra compensation includes reimbursement for extra instructional assignments, work on grants and contracts and payment for services outside individual contracts.

NIU’s extra compensation amount was larger than another Regency school, Illinois State University in Normal, which had a 2 percent increase.

The other Regency school, Springfield’s Sangamon State University, saw extra compensation rise from $51,682 in the fall of 1989 to $146,299 last fall because of a change in the collective bargaining agreement at the university.

NIU had the largest number of extra compensations of the three Regency schools at 361. The average amount of each compensation, $1829, was also the largest of the three schools.

A supplement to Groves’ report, titled “Personnel Transactions Report—Faculty and Administrative Staff,” listed the recipient’s name, department, amount, source of funding and a brief description of the nature of the work done. If the staff member did work in more than one department or for multiple assignments, the total compensation is stated.

The report was presented at last week’s Regents meeting but did not go without debate. Regent Milton McClure expressed concern over the “five-figure amounts” listed in the report.

McClure cited examples from NIU’s business school to illustrate his concern. The report lists most of the business school compensation for extension courses.

While he said the large amount is to be expected because of the demand for business instructors, McClure said he feels students should have their instructors’ full attention since they pay tuition.