Dean Jones says:

"I am willing to do that -- a little, provided you are will to undertake some extra service to the university.  Our Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is always looking for faculty advisors to provide expertise with their entrepreneurial consulting projects.  If you will agree to do that, then I will raise BOTH your software and hardware budgets. 

Obviously, you can employ your graduate assistant for this collaborative project for the SBDC.    

Here is the new contract package I'd like to offer you:

**ONE graduate assistant for TWO years.

**Work with the SBDC on at least one project during the academic year.

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

**$2,000 for software to analyze data

**$12,111 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

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

**Required to teach TWO summer sessions (each with high enrollment caps), neither of which count toward your teaching load

**Three-day a week teaching schedule."

Your Response: 

1. I accept your offer.

2. Is working with the SBDC the best use of my time?