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responsible fo r a carefu l assessmen t o f th e candidate' s teachin g ab i l i t y , researc h achievements , publications , academi c cooperatio n and i ns t i t u t i ona l service , an d studen t relations , i nc l ud i n g studen t evaluations. The secon d specifi c measur e ha s t o d o w i t h principle s an d procedures regardin g th e professiona l developmen t o f th e permanent academic staff . Th e essentia l polic y issu e i s a r ewa r d system wh i c h continuousl y encourage s h i g h performanc e an d meritorious achievement . Significan t assistanc e i n thi s effor t wa s given b y th e Un i ve r s i t y an d Polytechni c Grant s Commi t t ee , wh i c h supported a provisio n t o rais e th e p r opo r t i o n o f senio r academi c staff member s t o 35% . Thi s provisio n gav e th e Un i ve r s i t y th e flexibility neede d t o giv e well-deserve d promotion s f r o m th e ran k of Lecture r t o Senio r Lec t urer , f r o m Senio r Lecture r t o Reader , and f r om Reade r t o Professor . Fu r t he r , th e ne w policie s enable d th e Un i ve r s i t y t o awa r d mu l t i p l e increment s o f salar y t o academi c staff member s whos e professiona l performanc e wa s outstandin g and wh o ha d mad e significan t contribution s t o th e University' s development. App r op r i a t e pub l i c recognitio n o f distinctive achievement by facult y member s i s p r ov i ded fo r i n th e University Newsletter, Bulletin, an d othe r publications . Integrat i ng Admi n i s t rat i ve Functions Paralleling th e effort s t o max imi z e th e us e o f resource s i n th e academic area , describe d above , th e Un i ve r s i t y du r i n g th e quad - r enn i um 1970-7 4 too k furthe r step s t owa r d th e effectiv e an d efficient integratio n o f administrativ e functions . I n th e earl y day s o f th e Un i ver s i t y , eac h o f th e thre e constituen t College s planne d and administere d it s ow n i ns t ruc t i ona l p r og r amme , estimate d al l its ow n financia l requirements , an d manage d al l it s ow n financia l operations, i nc l ud i n g paymen t o f salarie s an d wages . Cap i t a l equ i pmen t grant s wer e mad e directl y t o th e i nd i v i dua l Colleges . I n 1964 , some p r e l imi na r y step s wer e take n t o pu t togethe r i n the Un i ve r s i t y Registrar' s Offic e a university-wid e budget , consisting chiefly o f th e Colleg e Estimates , plu s a smal l pay r o l l fo r th e Cen t r a l Activities . Th e firs t significan t ste p t owa r d i n t egra t i o n o f administrative function s wa s th e establishmen t o f centra l record s for personne l an d fo r superannuatio n fund s fo r th e entir e academi c and non-academi c staff , suc h fund s t o b e administere d b y th e Un i ve r s i t y . The g r owt h an d p r og r amm e comp l ex i t y o f th e emergin g Un i ve r s i ty necessitate d strengthening th e Un i ver s i t y administrativ e structure an d c l ar i f y i n g area s of responsibility. I n 196 9 the financia l responsibility wa s remove d f r o m th e Registrar' s Offic e an d th e Office o f Bursa r wa s established , a t wh i c h tim e th e the n Depu t y 15