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DOCUMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL SECRETARY'S REPORT (November 16, 1998) I. COMMENTS - None. II. MEMORIAL RESOLUTION COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. On August 25, 1998, President Faulkner appointed the following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for Hugo Lepizger-Pierce, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture: Terry Kahn (Chair), James Coote, and Gerlinde Leiding. On September 8, 1998, President Faulkner appointed the following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for William H. Wade, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Alan Campion (Chair), Norman Hackerman, and John M. White. On September 30, 1998, President Faulkner appointed the following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for Carey C. Thompson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics: Douglas Dacy, (Chair), Steven McDonald, and Daniel Morgan. III. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS RECEIVED. The Memorial Resolution for Andre A. Lefevere was acknowledged by Professor LeFevere's mother, E. Lefevere. The Memorial Resolution for H. Malcolm Macdonald was acknowledged by Patricia Hetter Kelso and Bruce B. Mason. The Memorial Resolution for King Solomon Stephens was acknowledged by Professor Stephen's mother, Pauline Stephens. The Memorial Resolution for Roman Smoluchowski was acknowledged by Louise Smoluchowski. IV. CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL. Effective September 28, 1998, Victoria Rodriguez (LBJ School) replaced Chandler Stolp (LBJ School), who resigned from the Faculty Council. V. STATUS OF LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE FACULTY COUNCIL OR THE GENERAL FACULTY. 16947 A. ITEMS COMPLETED SINCE THE LAST REPORT. D & P 16198-16201 Recommendations from the Educational Policy Committee Regarding Obstacles to Timely Gradua-tion by Undergraduate Students. Amended and then approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on September 15, 1997, and transmitted to President on October 7, 1997. Recommendations incorporated into 1998-2000 Undergraduate Catalog. D & P 16841-16842 Recommendation for Changes in Composition of Parking and Traffic Appeals Panel. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on May 11, 1998, and transmitted to President on May 18, 1998. Approved by President on November 6, 1998. B. ITEMS RETURNED, DISAPPROVED, SUPERSEDED, OR WITHDRAWN SINCE THE LAST REPORT - None. C. ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS - None. D. ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR. D & P 16031-16037;Changes in the Handbook of Operating Procedures for D & M 21841-21847;The University of Texas at Austin Concerning D & P 16387-16400 Periodic Evaluation of Tenured Faculty.Amended and then approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on January 27, 1997. Approved by General Faculty by circularization/no-protest procedure on February 14, 1997, and transmitted to President on February 17, 1997. Approval recommended by President and transmitted to Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on February 20, 1997, with the following request: "We understand that the component implementing policies are subject to Regental approval. Assuming that you approve the UT Austin policy, we ask that it be submitted to the Board of Regents for approval at the May 1997 meeting. The UT Austin faculty and I would like to have our policy finalized prior to the departure of many for the summer break." Modified by Amendments to Changes in the Handbook of Operating Procedures for The University of Texas at Austin Concerning Periodic Evaluation of Tenured FacultyD &M 21841-21847, (D & P 16387-16400), which was approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on September 15, 1997, and transmitted to President on September 16, 1997. Modified and then approval recommended 16948 by President and transmitted to Chancellor on September 26, 1997, with the following letter: "I write to request approval of the proposed policy for The University of Texas at Austin on Periodic Evaluation of Tenured Faculty. I enclose the proposal as it passed the Faculty Council on September 15, 1997 (D&P 16387-16400). I also enclose a draft of new §3.14, UT Austin Handbook of Operating Procedures, that formally incorporates the proposal into our policy documents. "I have made one minor change to the proposed policy at the end of paragraph 7 (D&P 16390). Paragraph 7 provides that for administrators whose administrative appointment is reviewed every sixth year the evaluation under the proposed policy shall be scheduled in the same year. The change I have made provides that these two reviews shall be coordinated to the extent possible. "The proposed policy was drafted by The University's Committee of Counsel on Academic Freedom and Responsibility. The Committee worked with my staff in drafting the policy. I am most appreciative of the Committee's diligence in finalizing the proposed policy to meet our deadlines. "I have approved the policy and now ask your approval. We believe that it is consistent with the UT System Guidelines for Periodic Performance Evaluation of Tenured Faculty that were approved by the Board of Regents on November 14, 1996, and amended on August 14, 1997. The issue of termination of a faculty member is not written into The University's policy but we understand that the UT System Guidelines and Regents' Rules and Regulations are controlling should it be determined that a faculty member should be terminated based upon a review made under the policy on periodic evaluation of tenured faculty." D & P 16105-16106 Clarification of Reexamination Policy and Procedures. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on March 17, 1997, and transmitted to President on March 28, 1997. Approval recommended by President and transmitted to Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on June 28, 1997. D & M 22118-22123a Changes in the Rules of the General Faculty and the Faculty Council. Changes 1-4 and 6 were amended and then approved by General Faculty at its meeting on October 28, 1997, and transmitted to President on October 29, 1997. Approved by President and transmitted to Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on November 10, 1997. 16949 D & P 16720-16721 Changes to The UT Austin Handbook of Operating Procedures Section on the Faculty Grievance Procedure. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on March 23, 1998, and transmitted to President on March 31, 1998. Approved by President and transmitted to Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on April 10, 1998. E. ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. D & P 16512-16513 Change in the Regulations in the General Information Catalog Concerning Dropping a Course after the Fourth Week of Classes. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on December 8, 1997, and transmitted to President on December 9, 1997. D & P 16517-16519 Recommendation for a Change in Regents Rules Concerning Suspension of a Faculty Member With Pay. At its meeting on December 8, 1997, the Faculty Council acted upon the Recommendation for a Change in Regents' Rules Concerning Suspension of a Faculty Member With Pay (D&P 16517-16519 revised). The motion that the Faculty Council approved was to incorporate the proposed change into the UT Austin Handbook of Operating Procedures. The possibility of recommending that a change be made in the Rules of the Board of Regents will be explored further before the Faculty Council will be asked to consider such a recommendation. Transmitted to President on December 9, 1997. D & P 16722-16724 Recommendations for Guidelines for Undergraduate Students Pursuing Baccalaureate Degrees in Two Majors. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on March 23, 1998, and transmitted to President on March 31, 1998. D & P 16728-16729 Revisions to the General Faculty Standing Library Committee. Approved by the Faculty Council at its meeting on March 23, 1998 and transmitted to the President on March 31, 1998. D & P 16793-16705 Recommendation from Educational Policy Committee of Information for Students with Disabilities. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting on April 20, 1998, and transmitted to President on April 22, 1998. D & M 22518-22525 Recommendation from Rules Committee on Changes in the Rules and Regulations of the General Faculty and Faculty Council. Approved by the General Faculty at its regularly scheduled meeting held on October 27, 1998, and transmitted to the President on October 30, 1998. The changes 16950 consisted of three recommendations, the stated purpose of which is to clarify rules for all-University school and college elections, to facilitate an electronic voting process, and to improve, but not substantially change, the basic method for counting votes. VI. LEGISLATION UNDER REVIEW BY THE GENERAL FACULTY - None. VII. LEGISLATION UNDER REVIEW BY THE FACULTY COUNCIL - None. VIII. STATUS OF LEGISLATION NOT APPROVED BY THE FACULTY COUNCIL OR THE GENERAL FACULTY. A. ITEMS DISAPPROVED, TABLED, OR WITHDRAWN SINCE THE LAST REPORT - None B. ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY STANDING COMMITTEES - None C. ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY OTHER COMMITTEES - None IX. SPECIAL COMMITTEES APPOINTED - None. John R. Durbin, Secretary The Faculty Council

Placed on the Faculty Council web site (www.utexas.edu/faculty/council) on November 12, 1998. Copies are available on request.