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COMMITTEE OF HEADS
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REPORT TO FACULTY
April, 1966
During its April meetings, the Committee discussed
various aspects of the University's salary policy. Three major
points were considered at length: the concept of an annual salary,
the problem of sala
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payment of a supplementary "summer" stipend in some disciplines.
Subject to approval of the Board of Governors, the Committee
agreed that we should consider our salaries to be annual salaries,
but that during the research semester a faculty member could engage
in certain remunerative activities (e. g. consultation) when it was
clear that these did not interfere with the professional development
which the University has a right to expect from the person concerned.
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ment concerning the legitimacy of a given activity will rest
primarJy with the Head of the faculty member's Department. The
Committee also agreed - again subject to Board approval - that if
a person secures a research grant from an agency which allows him
to pay himself a salary, the University would not object if he retained
as salary whatever portion of the total sum the grant-giving agency
allowed. Provision for self-payment is included in some grants made
by agencies in the United States
• Many members of the Committee were disturbed by the
existence of differentials in salaries being offered to incoming faculty.
It was noted that some Departments were offering higher salaries than
others to men of equal qualifications. Althou
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opposed the recognition of any need for differentials, the majority of
the Committee agreed with the following statement made by the
President:
"Until actual experience or increased collective know-
ledge provides another solution, we see no alternative
but to recognize small salary differentials among the
salaries at which new appointees will be brought on
campus, but we are resolved to work progressively
to a greater measure of unhiormity. Differentials
will be kept to a minimum consistent with recruiting
the faculty necessary to do the job."
The President added that this was not a happy solution,
but one forced on us by circumstances.
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The question of a "summer" supplement (i. e. the payment
of a supplementary salary during the research semester) was discussed.
Although information was difficult to collect, the Committee received the
impression that suplernentary stipends are paid at some Canadian
universities to faculty in science areas
The practice appears to be
most common in mathematics. Many members of the Committee voiced
opposition to "summer" supplements and the question was tabled pending
further discussion.
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Several other matters of interest to faculty were discussed
by the Committee. Consideration was given to the establishment of a new
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tentatively called University Tutors--for those who are drawn
from the community and participate in the teaching program but are
neither Faculty nor Teaching Assistants in the true sense. This matter
is still under. consideration.
The Committee also received a report from the Space Usage
Committee on space needs for the summer. In addition, it discussed the
problems relating to campus tidiness, concluding that a determined effort
must be made to solve the main problems which lead to the litter in many
areas of our buildings this past semester.
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The Committee unanimously commended the Registrar and
his staff for the production of the new University calendar.
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