Dean Jones says:
We really want to encourage undergraduate research at our university. Do you think that six independent study projects is too many? I suppose it is, if you give each project the attention it deserves...
Tell you what: If you will agree to supervise FIVE independent study research projects, then I will agree to the following:
**ONE guaranteed trip to a conference each year for two years
**$1,400 for software to analyze data
**$16,700 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)
**A nine-month salary at the 64th percentile
**Required to teach three summer sessions, none of which count toward your teaching load
**Three-day a week teaching schedule."
YOUR RESPONSE:
1. I accept your generous offer.
2. I cannot possibly do more than two independent study projects each year -- one per semester.