Don, Great question - especially when you realize it is likely impossible to get the maximum salary. This position is underpaid, to be sure. Efforts are being made to reclassify the position, but I'm not holding my breath. Prior to my accepting the position, it had been part time. Now it is a full time staff position, so some progress has been made. Money isn't everything. The faculty has been very appreciative of my efforts. Greeley is a pretty nice place to live, being only about an hour away from both Estes Park and Denver. Working at a University has certain benefits for me besides money. Having a music faculty that views me as a colleague has been one. Being able to check out books from the music library for 6 months at a time is another. Being in an environment where people value music, talk about music, and perform music, is another. I have enjoyed my short time here, but have found that tuning constantly makes it impossible to practice. I also found that my requests for more money, a budget, etc. were not likely to be answered to my satisfaction. I think it would be a great place for someone with a lot of know-how, but not a lot of experience, to get started. I can think of worse ways to do it. Jeremy Jeremy Gould, Piano Technician University of Northern Colorado School of Music Frasier Hall 3 , Campus Box 28 Greeley, CO 80639 970-351-1132 -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:pianotuna at accesscomm.ca] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:10 AM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] University Position in Colorado Hi Jeremy, Why would one apply at such a low maximum salary? At 08:44 AM 3/15/2007 -0600, you wrote: > Hello list, The University of Northern Colorado Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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