Revised point system for basketball and football tickets
Revised point system for basketball and football tickets
Revised point system for basketball and football tickets
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REVISED POINT SYSTEM FOR BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL TICKETS<br />
Ohio State’s Athletic Council (AC) uses a priority <strong>point</strong> <strong>system</strong> to rank its faculty <strong>and</strong> staff with<br />
the total number of <strong>point</strong>s determining <strong>football</strong> <strong>and</strong> men’s <strong>basketball</strong> ticket eligibility <strong>and</strong><br />
seating assignments. The priority <strong>point</strong> <strong>system</strong>, which has been in effect <strong>for</strong> decades, provides<br />
a <strong>system</strong>atic, orderly, <strong>and</strong> fair process <strong>for</strong> obtaining seating requests. In an ef<strong>for</strong>t to meet the<br />
dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> promote equity, the AC has updated its ticket policy <strong>and</strong> revised the<br />
requirements.<br />
Under the revised policy, as in past years, <strong>point</strong>s will be determined by rank or salary, <strong>and</strong><br />
years of service. Policy changes new <strong>for</strong> 2012 include:<br />
� Creation of a lottery <strong>system</strong> <strong>for</strong> any faculty or staff member to purchase two <strong>tickets</strong> to<br />
one game.<br />
� Elimination of the three‐year wait period <strong>for</strong> staff ticket requests.<br />
� Elimination of legacy ticket purchases. Once an eligible faculty/staff/retiree becomes<br />
deceased, all ticket privileges cease.<br />
� Updated the staff salary ranges <strong>for</strong> priority <strong>point</strong>s.<br />
� Updated rules regarding part‐time status.<br />
� A loyalty bonus <strong>for</strong> consistent ticket buyers has been initiated.<br />
Eligible faculty <strong>and</strong> staff will be limited to two full or split season <strong>tickets</strong> per household, from<br />
the faculty/staff pool, while first time purchasers are limited to the split‐season package or a<br />
pair of <strong>tickets</strong> to a single game. Faculty, staff, <strong>and</strong> retirees may continue to receive additional<br />
<strong>tickets</strong> as a result of joining the Buckeye or President’s Clubs.<br />
Faculty <strong>and</strong> staff will continue to have the flexibility either to maintain their faculty/staff<br />
discount or to upgrade their ticket package to the public ticket rate. Discounted faculty/staff<br />
<strong>tickets</strong>, however, require a BuckID <strong>for</strong> admittance. There is a limit of one faculty/staff<br />
application per family<br />
Regular Faculty Points<br />
Regular faculty ap<strong>point</strong>ed on full‐time tenure, clinical, or research tracks will be awarded<br />
<strong>point</strong>s based on rank plus years of service (one <strong>point</strong> per year). Points <strong>for</strong> rank are as follows:<br />
Rank Points<br />
Professor 35<br />
Associate professor 30<br />
Assistant professor 25<br />
Instructor 20<br />
Auxiliary Faculty Points<br />
Auxiliary faculty (including adjunct, some clinical, visiting professors, lecturers) shall receive<br />
<strong>point</strong>s based on rank plus years of service (one <strong>point</strong>/year). Points based on rank are as<br />
follows:<br />
Rank Points<br />
Professor 20<br />
Associate professor 15<br />
Assistant professor 10<br />
Instructor <strong>and</strong> Lecturer 5
Part‐time Faculty Points<br />
Part‐time faculty will receive <strong>point</strong>s based on the percentage of FTE; e.g., someone ap<strong>point</strong>ed<br />
at a 70% FTE will receive <strong>point</strong>s (rounded down to the nearest integer) <strong>for</strong> rank <strong>and</strong> years of<br />
service x 0.7 <strong>and</strong> correspondingly a 30% FTE ap<strong>point</strong>ment will have rank <strong>and</strong> years of service<br />
x 0.30. Some employees, such as visiting <strong>and</strong> adjunct professors <strong>and</strong> some clinical staff at the<br />
dental clinic <strong>and</strong> OSU Medical Center are not paid directly by Ohio State. The new policy states<br />
that no‐salary ap<strong>point</strong>ees, i.e., 0% FTE, will not be awarded priority <strong>point</strong>s.<br />
Staff Points<br />
Regular staff receive <strong>point</strong>s based on salary plus years of service, with one <strong>point</strong> awarded <strong>for</strong><br />
every year of service <strong>for</strong> 100% FTE ap<strong>point</strong>ments. Points based on salary are as follows:<br />
Salary Range Points<br />
$84,000 – Above 35<br />
$62,000 ‐ $83,999 30<br />
$50,500 – $61,999 25<br />
$41,500 ‐ $50,499 20<br />
$32,00 ‐ $41,499 15<br />
Under $32,000 10<br />
Staff in the lower two ranges with 10 or more full years of service get an additional 5 <strong>point</strong>s<br />
added to their total. Staff ap<strong>point</strong>ments at less than 100% FTE are adjusted in the same<br />
fashion as described above <strong>for</strong> faculty. The monetary range of salaries will be reviewed<br />
periodically to maintain an appropriate distribution.<br />
Retiree Points<br />
Following established practice retired faculty <strong>and</strong> staff are eligible to apply <strong>for</strong> two <strong>tickets</strong><br />
provided they have 25 years of service or emeritus status with The Ohio State University<br />
prior to retirement (early buyout does not qualify towards years of service).<br />
Once a faculty or staff person retires, the total amount of <strong>point</strong>s accrued based on rank or<br />
salary, respectively, will be frozen, no matter if the faculty/staff member is rehired at a later<br />
date. As be<strong>for</strong>e, at cessation of employment service <strong>point</strong>s <strong>for</strong> emeritus <strong>and</strong> retired faculty<br />
<strong>and</strong> staff will be recalculated <strong>and</strong> awarded a half <strong>point</strong> <strong>for</strong> every year of service.<br />
Lottery<br />
New this year, the AC voted to implement a lottery pool <strong>for</strong> any faculty or staff member, who<br />
is not eligible <strong>for</strong> <strong>tickets</strong> under the <strong>point</strong>s <strong>system</strong>, to apply <strong>for</strong> two <strong>tickets</strong> to one r<strong>and</strong>omly<br />
selected home game. Approximately 2,000 <strong>football</strong> <strong>tickets</strong> will be available in the lottery pool.<br />
This option will be available on the same webpage as is used <strong>for</strong> ordering season <strong>tickets</strong>.<br />
Loyalty Bonus<br />
A bonus of 0.1 <strong>point</strong> is credited <strong>for</strong> each year of the preceding 10 that the person has<br />
purchased <strong>tickets</strong> up to a maximum of 0.9. Since the <strong>point</strong> threshold <strong>for</strong> buying <strong>tickets</strong> is an<br />
integer, this bonus will not affect eligibility to buy but only have an impact on seat<br />
assignments within a group with equal <strong>point</strong>s.
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL<br />
2012 FACULTY AND STAFF<br />
TICKET INFORMATION<br />
ORDERING PERIOD MARCH 15-APRIL 16<br />
1. ORDER PROCESS & PAYMENT<br />
� Eligible faculty/staff who ordered season <strong>tickets</strong> last year will automatically be e-mailed the 2012 <strong>football</strong> online ordering in<strong>for</strong>mation to<br />
the e-mail address currently on record in their ticket office account. All renewing faculty/staff members will be able to apply <strong>for</strong> 2 full<br />
season <strong>tickets</strong>. If you would like to reduce to a split season, please contact the Ticket Office at 614-292-2624.<br />
� Newly eligible employees <strong>and</strong> other eligible faculty/staff that did not purchase <strong>football</strong> <strong>tickets</strong> last year must contact the Athletics Ticket<br />
Office by e-mail at athletic.tix@osu.edu or by phone to obtain online split season ticket ordering in<strong>for</strong>mation. (See last page)<br />
� The discounted rate <strong>for</strong> one 2012 faculty/staff full season <strong>football</strong> ticket is $448 <strong>and</strong> one split season ticket (4 games) is $224.<br />
� A $25 non-refundable processing fee will be added to all full <strong>and</strong> split season ticket orders.<br />
� The OSU Athletics Ticket Office requires all season ticket holders to apply <strong>for</strong> their season <strong>tickets</strong> online. Online invoice payment is<br />
available 24/7 during the ordering period <strong>and</strong> provides you with an immediate confirmation that your payment has been received.<br />
� If dem<strong>and</strong> exceeds supply available in the faculty/staff category, the Department of Athletics reserves the right to deny your order,<br />
change your full season ticket order to a split season ticket, or switch the split season package that you ordered based on Faculty/Staff<br />
<strong>point</strong>s <strong>system</strong>.<br />
� Faculty/Staff members may choose to defer their ticket payment until after the <strong>point</strong> cut-off to receive <strong>tickets</strong> is determined <strong>for</strong> the 2012<br />
season. Faculty/staff members who will be receiving <strong>tickets</strong> will have their cards charged during the month of May. All faculty/staff<br />
members should have funds available when the ticket office attempts to charge credit cards.<br />
� NEW FOR 2012: Faculty/Staff members will have the additional option of entering a lottery to apply <strong>for</strong> two <strong>tickets</strong> (at full price) to one<br />
r<strong>and</strong>omly selected home game when applying <strong>for</strong> their full or split season <strong>tickets</strong>. Tickets in the single game lottery will only be<br />
awarded to Faculty/Staff members who are not eligible to receive full or split season <strong>tickets</strong> under the <strong>point</strong>s <strong>system</strong>.<br />
2. ELIGIBILITY<br />
� Each regular, emeritus, or auxiliary faculty member, principal or senior administrative officer, professional staff member, regular<br />
unclassified professional staff, or Classified Civil Service staff member, if ap<strong>point</strong>ed by January 31, 2012 is eligible to apply.<br />
� Individuals employed after January 31 are not eligible to purchase 2012 season <strong>football</strong> <strong>tickets</strong>.<br />
� Retired faculty <strong>and</strong> staff are eligible to apply <strong>for</strong> two <strong>tickets</strong> provided they have 25 years of service or emeritus status with The Ohio<br />
State University prior to retirement. (Early buyout does not qualify towards years of service).<br />
� First-time purchasers are limited to the split-season package or, through the lottery, a pair of <strong>tickets</strong> to a single game.<br />
3. DEADLINE<br />
� April 16, 2012 — Faculty/staff members must apply <strong>for</strong> season <strong>tickets</strong> <strong>and</strong>/or enter the single game lottery online by the deadline.<br />
4. SEATING PRIORITY<br />
� Ohio State’s Athletic Council has established a <strong>point</strong> <strong>system</strong> <strong>for</strong> faculty/staff ticket distribution <strong>and</strong> seating assignments.<br />
• Regular <strong>and</strong> auxiliary faculty members are awarded <strong>point</strong>s based on rank, plus years of service (one <strong>point</strong> per year).<br />
• Regular & CCS staff members are awarded <strong>point</strong>s based on their salary schedule, plus years of service (one <strong>point</strong> per year).<br />
• Part-time faculty <strong>and</strong> staff will receive <strong>point</strong>s based on the criteria above multiplied by their percentage of FTE.<br />
• No-salary ap<strong>point</strong>ees (i.e. 0% FTE) will not be awarded priority <strong>point</strong>s.<br />
• Eligible Retirees (as defined in #2 above): Once a faculty or staff person retires, the total amount of <strong>point</strong>s accrued based on rank<br />
or salary, respectively, will be frozen, regardless if they are rehired at a later date. At cessation of employment, service <strong>point</strong>s <strong>for</strong><br />
emeritus <strong>and</strong> retired faculty <strong>and</strong> staff will be recalculated <strong>and</strong> awarded a half <strong>point</strong> per year of service.<br />
• Refer to the preceding pages <strong>for</strong> a more detailed explanation of <strong>point</strong> calculations.<br />
• The total number of <strong>point</strong>s determines faculty/staff seating assignments.<br />
� Faculty/staff members with permanent or temporary disabilities should indicate whether they need special seating due to health<br />
reasons in the “Additional Questions” section while completing the online ordering process. The Ticket Office will attempt to honor all<br />
requests <strong>for</strong> special seating based on availability.<br />
� The Athletics Ticket Office will make every attempt to honor deck choices, however we reserve the right to substitute deck choices<br />
based on availability of seats. B deck seating is very limited. We encourage you to consider C deck as your first option.<br />
� No refunds will be issued to faculty/staff members who are unhappy with their seat location.<br />
� SEAT WITH REQUESTS: When applying <strong>for</strong> <strong>tickets</strong> online, please list the name <strong>and</strong> ticket office account number of the individual(s)<br />
you would like to sit with in the “Additional Questions” section. Seat-with requests are not guaranteed <strong>and</strong> will only be considered if<br />
ALL parties wishing to sit together submit the same request. Seating priority will be assigned based on the person with the lowest <strong>point</strong><br />
total. Limit 8 total faculty/staff seats per seating group.<br />
5. IMPORTANT NOTES / POLICIES<br />
� Limit of one faculty/staff application per household.<br />
� Submitting a faculty/staff ticket application is not a guarantee you will receive <strong>tickets</strong>. If ticket orders exceed the supply<br />
available <strong>for</strong> faculty/staff use, orders will be filled <strong>for</strong> those with the highest <strong>point</strong> priority first.<br />
� Faculty/Staff that apply <strong>for</strong> season <strong>tickets</strong> during the presale period but discontinue their employment with The Ohio State University<br />
prior to the beginning of the <strong>football</strong> season are ineligible to receive <strong>tickets</strong> <strong>and</strong> will be issued a refund.<br />
� Change of account in<strong>for</strong>mation: It is the responsibility of the account holder to keep the Ticket Office in<strong>for</strong>med of any changes to their<br />
account. After logging in to your Ohio State Buckeyes Account, click EDIT PROFILE <strong>and</strong> confirm that the in<strong>for</strong>mation listed on your<br />
account is correct. Please keep the email address on your account profile current to ensure that you receive season renewal notices<br />
<strong>and</strong> other ticket updates. Please note that all address changes <strong>for</strong> the <strong>football</strong> season ticket mailing must be made prior to<br />
June 1, 2012. No in-care-of addresses will be accepted.
� Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter Ohio Stadium.<br />
� Split season packages are assigned based on the first letter of the last name. Those faculty/staff with last names starting with A-L,<br />
that did not purchase faculty/staff <strong>tickets</strong> last season, will be eligible to apply <strong>for</strong> Split A. Those faculty/staff with last names starting<br />
with M-Z, that did not purchase faculty/staff <strong>tickets</strong> last season, will be eligible to apply <strong>for</strong> Split B.<br />
• Split A: Miami-OH (9/1), Cali<strong>for</strong>nia (9/15), Nebraska (10/6), <strong>and</strong> Illinois (11/3)<br />
• Split B: Central Florida (9/8), Alabama-Birmingham (9/22), Purdue (10/22), <strong>and</strong> Michigan (11/24)<br />
6. FACULTY/STAFF DISCOUNTED TICKET POLICY<br />
The Athletic Council <strong>and</strong> Department of Athletics believe it is important that discounted <strong>tickets</strong> be used by the original purchaser or by<br />
someone within the same category, <strong>and</strong>, in principle, access to Athletic event <strong>tickets</strong> at a discounted price is a privilege extended to<br />
members of the university community. This privilege does not entitle anyone to abuse the ticket policy by scalping or misusing <strong>tickets</strong> they<br />
purchase. During the ordering period, all faculty/staff applying <strong>for</strong> <strong>tickets</strong> will be provided the following options <strong>for</strong> their season <strong>tickets</strong>:<br />
Option A: PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE DISCOUNTED FACULTY/STAFF RATE<br />
Faculty/Staff may purchase their season <strong>tickets</strong> at the discounted rate of $448 per full season ticket or $224 per split season ticket. Tickets<br />
will be clearly designated as faculty/staff <strong>tickets</strong> requiring a current OSU ID <strong>for</strong> admittance into Ohio Stadium.<br />
� One OSU ID will be good <strong>for</strong> admitting two faculty/staff <strong>tickets</strong> into the stadium as long as those <strong>tickets</strong> arrive at the gate together.<br />
� Faculty/staff can give their <strong>tickets</strong> to anyone else with a valid OSU ID. The name on the ticket will not need to match the OSU ID.<br />
� Faculty/staff that purchase their season <strong>tickets</strong> at the discounted rate can upgrade <strong>tickets</strong> on a game by game basis. (See below)<br />
Option B: UPGRADE TO THE PUBLIC PRICE<br />
Faculty/Staff may upgrade their discounted faculty/staff season ticket to the public price. This can be done by selecting the “Faculty/Staff<br />
Upgrade” price option listed in the online application process. Faculty/Staff selecting this method will have their <strong>tickets</strong> printed on traditional<br />
season ticket stock <strong>and</strong> will not be required to show any identification at the gates to Ohio Stadium.<br />
Cost <strong>for</strong> faculty/staff discounted full season ticket $448 Cost <strong>for</strong> faculty/staff discounted split season ticket $224<br />
Cost <strong>for</strong> upgrade to the public price $112 Cost <strong>for</strong> Upgrade to the public price $ 56<br />
TOTAL PER FULL SEASON PUBLIC TICKET $560 TOTAL PER SPLIT SEASON PUBLIC TICKET $280<br />
How can I just upgrade one game?<br />
Upgrades on a single game basis will begin Monday, August 20, 2012. Upgrades will be facilitated Monday through Friday during normal<br />
business hours at the Athletics Ticket Office located in the Schottenstein Center. Tickets can not be upgraded on the day of the game -<br />
NO EXCEPTIONS. Ticket upgrade fees will include the payment of the difference between the faculty/staff ticket cost <strong>and</strong> the general<br />
public price, as well as a service charge.<br />
What will the per-ticket service charge be <strong>for</strong> the upgrade?<br />
Fee structure <strong>for</strong> the upgraded faculty/staff <strong>tickets</strong> will be on a graduated scale. In addition to paying the $14 difference between the public<br />
<strong>and</strong> faculty/staff discounted price, the following per-ticket service charges will be assessed.<br />
If you upgrade one game, service charge will be $5 per ticket.<br />
If you upgrade a second game, service charge will be $10 per ticket.<br />
If you upgrade a third game, service charge will be $15 per ticket.<br />
If you upgrade a 4 th , 5 th , 6 th , 7 th or 8 th game, service charge is $20 per ticket.<br />
TICKETS MAY ONLY BE UPGRADED BY THE ORIGINAL TICKET HOLDER. THE ORIGINAL TICKET HOLDER MUST SHOW THEIR<br />
VALID OSU ID AT THE TIME OF THE UPGRADE.<br />
7. AWAY GAME TICKETS<br />
To be eligible <strong>for</strong> the away game <strong>tickets</strong>, faculty/staff members must purchase 2012 Ohio State <strong>football</strong> full or split season <strong>tickets</strong> <strong>and</strong> meet<br />
all other eligibility requirements. Away Games include: Michigan State (9/29) - $85 each; Indiana (10/13) - $65 each; Penn State (10/27) -<br />
$75 each; Wisconsin (11/17) - $70 each. Limit two <strong>tickets</strong> per game. The faculty/staff away game ticket sale will be conducted Friday,<br />
May 11, 2012, online only at ohiostatebuckeyes.com beginning at 6:00 pm. Tickets will be limited <strong>and</strong> will be sold on a first-come, firstserved<br />
basis.<br />
If you have read the above policies <strong>and</strong> are NOT a renewing season ticket holder, please send the following in<strong>for</strong>mation to<br />
athletic.tix@osu.edu to have your faculty/staff ticket account activated <strong>for</strong> ticket purchasing:<br />
Full Name<br />
Home Address<br />
City/State/Zip<br />
Daytime Phone<br />
Email Address<br />
Department<br />
Title<br />
OSU Employee ID#<br />
Please only submit the above in<strong>for</strong>mation to the ticket office if you meet the eligibility requirements listed above. Ordering<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation will be sent via email once eligibility is verified. Please contact the OSU Ticket Office at (614) 292-2624 if you have<br />
not received this in<strong>for</strong>mation within 1 week of submitting your request <strong>for</strong> application in<strong>for</strong>mation.
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