Mike:
The thinking is that it's a rare situation where someone works 100% on a
sponsored project - that is, without vacation or other absences from
work or without any institutional duties such as course planning,
student supervision, etc.  Many institutions prohibit 100% appointments
on sponsored project funding, for example for post-docs, because that
doesn't allow for any other activity beyond the sponsored research
(vacations, grant writing, etc).  It's a similar compliance issue.  It's
not that we don't believe some circumstances warrant more flexibility,
but typically speaking, we need our faculty to leave room in their
effort "pie" for things like vacations (if they take them, and we know
some do not), grant writing, institutional committee work, etc, that
might be necessary during the summer months.
Tx
-jen

Michael Kusiak wrote:
> If your faculty members have a 9-month appointment, why cap it at 2.5 months in the first place?
>
> Mike
>
>
> Michael Joseph Kusiak
> Research Policy Analyst
> University of California, Office of the President
> Email: xxxxxx@ucop.edu
> Phone: 510-987-0659
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Donais
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 1:43 PM
> To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
> Subject: [RESADM-L] Faculty summer salary in excess of 2/9ths
>
> Dear All:
> We are looking at establishing a process by which our faculty may seek a
> waiver to exceed the campus-imposed cap on summer salary earnings
> (currently at 2.5 summer months maximum).   Do any of you currently
> limit summer comp from sponsored activities & if so, do you have a
> process by which exceptions are granted?  Can you please share that
> process and any certifications or forms you use in evaluating/documenting?
>
> Many thanks to everyone...
> -jen
>
>

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