Dean Jones says:

"Wonderful!  We have an agreement!

Here is the new contract package we have agreed upon:

**TWO graduate assistants for THREE YEARS; in return, you agree to supervise two undergraduate research projects each year over the next three years

**FOUR guaranteed trips to conferences each year for two years

**$1,000 for software to analyze data

**$10,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

**A nine-month salary at the 55th percentile

**Required to teach three summer sessions, none of which count toward your teaching load

**Three-day a week teaching schedule.

Welcome to our university!"

Critique:

This was a pretty good deal for you, overall.  You got a (slightly) above-average salary, two graduate assistants for three years, and four trips to conferences each year.  You asked for a lot (a 'platoon') of graduate assistants -- and it paid off!

However, you didn't get any increases in software or hardware over what the Dean initially offered.  Also, teaching three summer sessions will be burdensome.  Feel free to try again to see if you can get an even better deal.