Discretionary Salary Increases (DSI)

In each year of the most recent NYS/UUP Agreement (2007–2011), 1 percent of the annual salary pool as of June 30 was to be reserved for discretionary salary increases. DSI was to be distributed no later than December 31 and to be retroactive to September 1 for those with academic-year obligations and July 1 for those with calendar- or college-year obligations.

The final round round of DSI negotiated in the 2007–2011 NYS/UUP Agreement was distributed in the fall of 2011. If DSI is included in the next NYS/UUP Agreement, which is currently being negotiated, the following timelines will apply.

Purchase College DSI Annual Timelines:

• October: The president announces eligibility and criteria. Merit is often a consideration for DSI. Merit is defined as strong performance in all three areas of faculty responsibility—scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and service—and exceptional performance in at least one of these.
• November: Decisions on DSI for activities of the previous fiscal year (July 1–June 30) are communicated.

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