Instruction, Outsourcing

Prior approval is needed if one decides to bring in a Guest Lecturer to give a presentation for which compensation is expected.  As a general rule, outside Lecturers and Guests are not paid an honorarium.  This same policy should follow through if you decide to ask someone to teach a session in your course; i.e. computer applications, etc.  There are two concerns.  First, there is a policy against paying someone to do your teaching and secondly, how that individual is compensated is governed by a campus-wide policy.

Occasionally it may be appropriate to ask someone with particular expertise to lecture during a session of a class and it may be appropriate for that individual to be compensated.  However, before entering into negotiations, you need advance approval from the Dean or the Dean's designate, and if the individual identified is a Cornell employee, the approval of that individual's Dean or Department Head is also required (see Extra Compensation, aka Additional Pay). The manner in which the individual is compensated should be discussed with the Administrative Service Center prior to making a commitment.

Last Modified: April 4, 2003