Events and Announcements
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Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process
A Workshop for Probationary Faculty, will be offered May 22, 9-10:30 a.m., and May 23, 1-2:30 p.m., Mississippi Room, Coffman Union. UMTC probationary faculty members are invited to attend the workshop, which will include discussion about changes to the tenure code, the process for tenure, and a dialogue with a panel of recently tenured U faculty members. Hosted by vice provost for faculty and academic affairs Arlene Carney. To register, contact Jane Xiong.
7 May 2008
Summer Research Support
Effective summer 2008, the use of research support funds provided by the College or University for faculty summer salary is subject to the discretionary approval of the chair of the department and the associate dean for faculty of the college. This requirement applies to summer support taken from internal research funds provided by the College and University where faculty have been instructed that they may use these funds to provide various kinds of research support, including summer research support. Prior approval is not required for summer support provided by external grants or funds specifically designated for summer salary.
This practice has been instituted because of the potential for tax liability issues that may arise when faculty have the option to use research funds for summer salary. When a faculty member has sole discretion on whether to use a portion of research funds for summer salary, the faculty member may be deemed to be in "constructive receipt of income," thereby subjecting the entire research allocation to taxation, whether the funds are used for summer salary or some other purpose. The application/approval process removes the "constructive receipt of income" issue and has been endorsed by the University's Tax Management Office.
One-month of summer research salary is equivalent to one-ninth of the B-term base salary for the immediately preceding year, plus corresponding fringe. No more than two months of summer research salary may be drawn per summer from all sources.
Requests for summer research support should be submitted to the Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty at least one month prior to the start of the pay period desired for the summer support.
Summer Research Support Request
30 April 2008
Copyright Permission Requests for Summer
Copyright Permission Requests for Summer 2008 course materials should be submitted to the Copyright Permissions Center as soon as possible. Source information may be dropped off at any Printing Services location, faxed to 612-626-9810, mailed to 102 Printing Services Building, or submitted online. For more information, e-mail Dale Mossestad or call 612-626-9416.
30 April 2008
Teaching Enrichment Workshops
The August 2008 Teaching Enrichment Series workshops will be conducted on Monday through Wednesday, August 25-27. The New TA Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 28.
Register for teaching workshops and the New TA Orientation at: http://www.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/faculty/enrichment/index.html
Choose among 12 workshop topics including: Course Design; Student-Centered Teaching; Resolving Conflicts in the Classroom; Teaching Through Active Lectures; Student Ratings of Teaching.
For further information, please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning at 612-625-3041 or send an e-mail to teachlrn@umn.edu.
30 April 2008