CONVENTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

The University encourages its full-time faculty to become active members of their respective learned and professional societies and shall, subject to the availability of funds, attempt to subsidize participation in meetings of prestigious learned societies and other academic and professional conferences. In distributing funds, for such purposes, department chairs shall normally give first priority to those requests from faculty members who are presenting papers, are officers of the professional society, or are program heads at the meeting for which funds are requested. Lower priority goes to those chairing a panel session or serving as commentators or discussants. Lowest priority goes to those merely attending a conference or program, and attendance will only be subsidized when it is clearly in the best interest of the department and college to do so. Active participation is understood to mean participation to an extent that does not interfere with normal duties at the University. A member's attendance at the various conventions requiring absence from class must be approved by the chair of the department and/or the dean of college, according to college policy. Faculty members should make all reasonable attempts to get the lowest possible price for travel arrangements.

Faculty and department chairs attending meetings as official representatives of the University or on University business (such as recruiting) shall be supported as well, subject to the same financial considerations.

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-- Main.nova - 14 Nov 2007