Dean Jones says:

"You make a good point...I do think it is important to improve our university's research profile!  Very well:  I'll give you TWO graduate assistants.  Just to 'sweeten the deal' I'll budget the positions for two years.

I think we now have an agreement. 

Here is the new contract package:

**TWO graduate assistants for TWO 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."

Critique:

You got some things to go your way, but teaching three summer sessions may hinder your ability to become a productive researcher.  REFLECT:  What did you say to get your outcomes? 

You may wish to try again to see if you can get even better outcomes.