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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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