DISPOSITION: Upon approval, to the Vice Chancellor for Financial Affairs for implementation

WHEREAS, it is normal for a faculty member to have no contract with the University during the summer and hence to receive no compensation from the University during the three-month hiatus between spring and fall semesters;

AND WHEREAS, it has been the practice of Purdue University to make the first fall regular salary payment to faculty after the fourth week of duty by a faculty member;

AND WHEREAS, the above circumstances can combine to create a temporary financial hardship for faculty members;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT, all members of the instructional faculty should be afforded the opportunity of receiving compensation from the University during the first two weeks of duty in the fall semester. This may either take the form of a regular salary payment, or a portion of the first regular salary payment normally disbursed at a later date. The Vice Chancellor for Financial Affairs shall entertain requests for early compensation throughout "on-duty week," the first week of a faculty member's contract. A form facilitating these requests should be distributed to the faculty at the beginning of "on-duty week."

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs Members:
Deloss Bowers
Dennis Cannon
Joanne Lantz, Chair
Marc Lipman
Shirley Rickert