TIPSfolks, This year, I've been bombarded with students requesting letters of recommendation. Now, most of these students are just students in my classes, not the kind that work closely with me on projects. Normally, I'm okay with writing a few letters--I mean I recycle many from the past. However, now with the advent of electronic submission, I have found myself spending a lot of extra time submitting letters and complying with the requesting University's guidelines (e.g., must be pdf, must have signature and scanned, etc.). In addition, the system of submission is email specific, so I can't hand it off to clerical staff.
So, I thought: What if I charged students? For example, first letter is free and then the subsequent 5 letters are $50 or $100--regardless of what they say. At least, that would help compensate for my time. Our campus has no policy prohibiting such action. I mean the airlines charge for luggage--are we professors selling our time short by not doing so? What do you think? Rob Rob Weisskirch, MSW. Ph.D. Professor of Human Development Certified Family Life Educator Liberal Studies Department California State University, Monterey Bay 100 Campus Center, Building 82C Seaside, CA 93955 (831) 582-5079 [email protected] This message is intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential, privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=21933 or send a blank email to leave-21933-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
