Although I agree with the response below, I believe your institution would
be on firmer ground if it made and published a policy stating that the
intercession is outside the "regular academic period".  That would be in
keeping with the decision to pay additionally for additional teaching
duties during this period.

Chuck

At 05:48 PM 2/5/2004, you wrote:
>I think it is outside the regular academic period. The key is consistency
>-- if teaching faculty are allowed to earn additional salary for
>performing additional teaching duties during the intercession, how can it
>be justified that research faculty who perform research during the
>intercession would not be entitled to additional pay? Can the faculty
>member's time during intercessiong be considered an in-kind contribution?
>
>Molly Daniel
>Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patty Siebenmorgen [mailto:xxxxxx@UARK.EDU]
>Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 4:36 PM
>To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] research pay during intersession
>
>I would think it would be base pay.  For us, the begin/end dates for 9
>month appointments are assigned each year and that establishes the
>appointment period for 9 month appointments (it does not "break" during
>the semester breaks or spring break, etc. -- i.e. it runs from mid-August
>thru mid-May).
>
>
>At 03:53 PM 2/5/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>Next January we will be starting an intersession here at Ole Miss between
>>semesters.  It will run for 2 weeks and push the start of the spring
>>semester back.  Faculty members who choose to teach a course will receive
>>additional pay.  Faculty who are not teaching are not required to be on
>>campus, so it is basically an extended break.  We are already getting
>>questions about research pay during this period.  I guess the main
>>question is, is this period part of their base pay (I think it is) or is
>>it outside the academic year (like summer) and therefore faculty could
>>have additional pay.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Kim Driesbach, CPA
>>
>>Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
>>
>>The University of Mississippi
>>
>>125 Old Chemistry
>>
>>P.O. Box 907
>>
>>University, MS  38677
>>
>>(662) 915-7482  phone
>>
>>(662) 915-7577  fax
>>
>><mailto:xxxxxx@olemiss.edu>xxxxxx@olemiss.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
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