*We are aware that Northern’s Carnegie Classification changed to Doctoral/Professional in 2018 but CUPA-HR still had Northern as a master’s university in its 2019 report, so we used that classification for medians. Also, Basic Pay is being compared against the median salary here.

*Northern’s submission indicated that the Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance position was eliminated in 2015. However, there was also an entry for a Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance for Sue Moore showing VP Moore was paid a total of $210,000 in 2016 and $213,600 in 2017. When was the position eliminated?

*In 2019, Northern had two Deputy Chief Advancement/Development Officers. It had two Assistant Vice Presidents in the position (Dials and Keene). Dials has a low salary compared to previous years. Did he leave early in the year?

*In 2019, the Chief Information Officer (Ferguson) was paid $179,953 in total compensation. The previous year, Ferguson was paid $244,515. Was 2019 a partial year for Ferguson? Ferguson’s total compensation in 2015 was $281,494. Is there a reason why his total compensation decreased over time?

*The following positions have salaries at least 25 percent greater than the CUPA-HR median for a master's university. Do Northern's staff have any comments about why these positions may have a higher salary than the average?

• Chief Executive Officer (President Vaidya)
• Chief Academic Affairs Officer (Provost and Executive VP for Academic Affairs Ott Rowlands)
• Chief Athletics Administrator (Director Bothof)
• Chief Development/Advancement Officer (Vice President Gentry)
• Chief Human Resources Officer (Chief Human Resources Officer Southwood)
• Chief Information/IT Officer (Chief Information Officer Ferguson)
• Chief Legal Affairs Officer (VP Legal Affairs/General Counsel Gates)
• Chief Accounting Officer/Controller (Comptroller Kerdolff)
• Chief Student Financial Aid Officer (Assistant VP, Enrollment & Financial Aid Stewart)
• Deputy Chief Athletics Officer (Sr. Asct Athletic Director for Business McIver)

*The Chief Library Officer (Associate Provost – Library Falcone) had a salary that was 30 percent below the median for a master’s university. Do Northern’s staff have any comments about why this position may have a salary below the average?