Turner College News & Notes ― December 14, 2026

At its December 2025 meeting, the CSU Faculty Senate discussed the proposal process for a salary study. As part of that discussion, it was reported that the USG Chancellor received a great deal of feedback regarding the recent merit raise. Based on the meeting minutes, although the Fall 2025 merit raise iteration was "not a seamless process," CSU is considering making merit raises an annual incentive. Based on reporting by Turner Business, if that happens faculty evaluations in the Turner College will need to be standardized across the three departments in order to avoid the pitfalls associated with the Fall 2025 merit raises. That would likely mean that an Ad Team meeting, during which each Turner College faculty member's annual evaluation will have to be compared with those of other faculty members, will be needed. Stay connected to Turner Business for more on this issue.

An advertisement for a new Turner College dean is not currently among the few new employment notices released by CSU so far this calendar year. The Turner College's opening is also not among the eight ads currently listed by The Chronicle of Higher Education. If CSU hopes to meet its stated goal of placement by July 1, 2026, these will need to be posted sooner rather than later.

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