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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
SECRETARY'S REPORT
February 21, 2000
- COMMENTS – None.
- MEMORIAL RESOLUTION COMMITTEES APPOINTED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
On November 16, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for E. Mott
Davis, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology: Thomas R. Hester, James
A. Neely, and Samuel M. Wilson.
On November 16, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for William
Orr Huie, Professor Emeritus, School of Law: Ernest E. Smith, Stanley
M. Johanson, and Corwin W. Johnson.
On November 16, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for W. Page
Keeton, Professor, School of Law: David W. Robertson, Charles Alan
Wright, and David A. Anderson.
On November 16, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for Americo
Paredes, Professor Emeritus, English: Richard R. Flores, David
Montejano, and José E. Limón.
On November 23, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for William
R. Keast, Professor, English: James D. Garrison, Larry D. Carver,
and Lance Bertelsen.
On December 7, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for William
G. Hill, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work: David M. Austin,
Ronald C. Bounous, and Michael L. Lauderdale.
On December 27, 1999, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for Clarence
L. Cline, Professor Emeritus, Department of English: Edwin T. Bowden,
Gerald Langford, and James D. Garrison.
On January 25, 2000, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for Anastasios
Anthony Toprac, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering: Richard
W. Furlong, Lymon C. Reese, and Joseph A. Yura.
On January 27, 2000, President Faulkner appointed the
following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for Lorrin G.
Kennamer, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Departments of Curriculum and
Instruction and Geography: James R. Yates, Robert K. Holz, and John
D. King.
- MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS COMPLETED.
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145-146 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Martin Michael Crow.
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147 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Venton Levy Doughtie.
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148-149 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Samuel P. Ellison, Jr.
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150 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Edra Anderson Gustafson.
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151-153 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Robert Herman.
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154-155 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for James L. Kinneavy.
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156-157 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Bernhard Bruno Kinsey.
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158 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Lennart Lauri Kopra.
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159 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Elizabeth Lanham.
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160 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Jack Lenhart.
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161-162 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Robert Narvaez Little, Jr.
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163-166 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Robert George Mather.
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167-168 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for James Dorr McFarland, Sr.
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169-173 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for J. Neils Thompson.
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193-194 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Luis A. Arocena.
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195-196 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Robert Hopper.
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197-198 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for William C. Race.
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Report of the Memorial Resolution
Committee for Symmes Chadwick Oliver.
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- CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE FACULTY
COUNCIL – None.
- STATUS OF LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE
FACULTY COUNCIL OR THE GENERAL FACULTY.
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ITEMS COMPLETED SINCE THE LAST REPORT.
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34-35 |
Recommendation from Rules
Committee on UT System Faculty Advisory Council Representatives.
Approved by Faculty Council on September 20, 1999. Approved
by General Faculty on October 12, 1999, and transmitted to President
on October 13, 1999. Approved by President on December 22, 1999.
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36-37 |
Recommendation from Rules
Committee on the Faculty Council Executive Committee. Approved
by Faculty Council on September 20, 1999. Approved by General
Faculty on October 12, 1999, and transmitted to President on
October 13, 1999. Approved by President on December 22, 1999.
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50 |
Proposal to Delegate Authority
to Approve 1999-2000 Degree Candidates. Approved by
Faculty Council on November 15, 1999. Transmitted to President
on November 16, 1999. Approved by President on February 7, 2000.
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B.
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ITEMS RETURNED, DISAPPROVED, SUPERSEDED,
OR WITHDRAWN SINCE THE LAST REPORT – None.
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C.
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ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS – None.
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D.
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ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE
CHANCELLOR.
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16517-16519 |
Recommendation for a Change
in Regents' Rules Concerning Suspension of a Faculty Member
with Pay. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting
on December 8, 1997, and transmitted to President on December
9, 1997. Transmitted to the Chancellor by President on January
20, 1999, with these comments: "This legislation was discussed
among my office, the office of the Provost, and members of the
Faculty Council Executive Committee. It puts into the Regents’ Rules
what has been the practice at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Confidential consultation with
a faculty committee regarding a possible suspension is guaranteed,
but the final determination is made by the President. This
process
has worked well on our campus. I recommend your favorable consideration
of the proposed change."
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Changes in the College of
Education Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of
The University of Texas at Austin. Approved by the Faculty
Council on a no-protest basis on January 24, 2000. Transmitted
to President January 28, 2000. Approved by President February
16, 2000. Transmitted to Chancellor on February 17, 2000.
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ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT.
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16965-16966 |
Resolution Concerning Family
Policy. Approved by Faculty Council at its meeting
on January 25, 1999. Transmitted to President on January 26,
1999.
Receipt acknowledged by President on February 5, 1999, with
these comments: "I am sympathetic to the concepts underlying
the resolution. It is being forwarded to Provost Ekland-Olson
for review and to determine how these proposals might be implemented
within University policy."
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17040-17043 |
Proposal from the Faculty
Grievance Committee to Create an Office of the Faculty Ombudsperson.
Introduced by Janet Staiger at the Faculty Council meeting
on April 19, 1999. Approved by Faculty Council on May 10, 1999.
Transmitted to President May 12, 1999.
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43-48 |
Proposed Changes to the College
of Business Administration Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog,
1998-2000. Approved by Faculty Council on a no-protest
basis on September 30, 1999. Transmitted to President on October
13, 1999.
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77-81 |
Changes in Policies Concerning
Grades Awarded with Credit by Examination. Approved
by Faculty Council on November 15, 1999. Transmitted to President
on November 16, 1999.
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82-101 |
Report of the Faculty Council
Ad Hoc Committee on Course Instructor Surveys: Evaluating Teaching
Effectiveness and Excellence. Report endorsed by Faculty
Council on November 15, 1999, and transmitted to President on
November 16, 1999. Chair of Faculty Council transmitted legislation
to Educational Policy Committee on November 24, 1999.
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102-103 |
Changes in the Required Courses
Section Under Curriculum of the Law School Catalog 1998-2000
of The University of Texas at Austin. Approved by Faculty
Council on no-protest basis on November 15, 1999. Transmitted
to President November 16, 1999.
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108-109 |
Changes in the Requirements
for the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Ancient History
and Classical Civilization in the College of Liberal Arts Chapter
of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of The University of
Texas at Austin. Approved by Faculty Council on no-protest
basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted to President November
29, 1999.
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110-111 |
Changes in Requirements for
the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Geography in the
College of Liberal Arts Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog,
1998-2000 of The University of Texas at Austin. Approved
by Faculty Council on no-protest basis on November 22, 1999.
Transmitted to President November 29, 1999.
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112-113 |
Delete the Concentration
in Jewish Studies in the College of Liberal Arts Chapter of
The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of The University of Texas
at Austin. Approved by Faculty Council on no-protest
basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted to President November
29, 1999.
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114-115 |
Creation of a New Degree
in Jewish Studies in the College of Liberal Arts Chapter of
The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of The University of Texas
at Austin. Approved by Faculty Council on no-protest
basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted to President November
29, 1999.
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116-117 |
Creation of an Honors Program
in Jewish Studies in the College of Liberal Arts Chapter of
The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of The University of Texas
at Austin. Approved by Faculty Council on no-protest
basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted to President November
29, 1999.
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118-119 |
Creation of an Honors Program
in African and African American Studies in the College of Liberal
Arts Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of The
University of Texas at Austin. Approved by Faculty Council
on no-protest basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted to President
November 29, 1999.
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120-121 |
Creation of an Honors Program
in Mexican American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts Chapter
of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, of The University of
Texas at Austin. Approved by Faculty Council on no-protest
basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted to President November
29, 1999.
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122-124 |
Changes in the Requirements
for the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Plan II Honors
in the College of Liberal Arts Chapter of The
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Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000,
of The University of Texas at Austin. Approved by Faculty
Council on no-protest basis on November 22, 1999. Transmitted
to President November 29, 1999.
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126-128 |
Proposed Changes to the College
of Business Administration Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog,
1998-2000. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest
basis on December 13, 1999. Transmitted to President January
7, 2000.
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129-144 |
Changes in the College of
Engineering Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000.
Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest basis on December
17, 1999. Transmitted to President January 7, 2000.
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- LEGISLATION UNDER REVIEW BY THE GENERAL
FACULTY – None.
- LEGISLATION UNDER REVIEW BY THE FACULTY
COUNCIL.
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200-202 |
Proposed Changes for Degree
Requirements in the Department of Astronomy in the College of
Natural Science Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000.
Posted on the Faculty Council web site on February 18,
2000. If no objection is filed with the Office of the General
Faculty by March 3, 2000, the legislation will be held to have
been approved by the Faculty Council.
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203-214 |
Proposed Changes for Degree
Requirements in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
in the College of Natural Science Chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 1998-2000. Posted on the Faculty Council web
site on February 18, 2000. If no objection is filed with the
Office of the General Faculty by March 3, 2000, the legislation
will be held to have been approved by the Faculty Council.
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215-224 |
Proposed Changes for Degree
Requirements in the Department of Mathematics in the College
of Natural Science Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000.
Posted on the Faculty Council web site on February 18,
2000. If no objection is filed with the Office of the General
Faculty by March 3, 2000, the legislation will be held to have
been approved by the Faculty Council.
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239-241 |
Proposal to Delete the Art
History Major in the College of Fine Arts Chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 1998-2000. Posted on the Faculty Council web
site on February 18, 2000. If no objection is filed with the
Office of the General Faculty by March 3, 2000, the legislation
will be held to have been approved by the Faculty Council.
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Proposed Change in the Special
Requirements for the School of Music in the College of Fine
Arts
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Chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 1998-2000. Posted on the Faculty Council web
site on February 18, 2000. If no objection is filed with the
Office of the General Faculty by March 3, 2000, the legislation
will be held to have been approved by the Faculty Council.
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257-259 |
Report from Calendar Committee
for the Academic Year 1999-2000. To be presented at
the Faculty Council meeting on February 21, 2000.
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260-262 |
Changes in Degree Requirements
for a Bachelor of Science in Geosystems Engineering and Hydrogeology
in the College of Natural Sciences Chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 1998-2000. Posted on the Faculty Council web
site on February 18, 2000. If no objection is filed with the
Office of the General Faculty by March 3, 2000, the legislation
will be held to have been approved by the Faculty Council.
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- STATUS OF LEGISLATION NOT APPROVED
BY THE FACULTY COUNCIL OR THE GENERAL FACULTY.
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A.
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ITEMS DISAPPROVED, TABLED, OR WITHDRAWN
SINCE THE LAST REPORT.
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38-40 |
Recommendation from the Educational
Policy Committee on Course Substitution and Waiver Policy for
Students with Disabilities. Presented to Faculty Council
on November 15, 1999. After discussion, item withdrawn by committee.
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B.
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ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY STANDING COMMITTEES.
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41-42 |
Recommendation from Student
Assembly for Establishment of a Summer Dead Day. Forwarded
to the Calendar Committee on September 20, 1999.
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82-101 |
Report of the Faculty Council
Ad Hoc Committee on Course Instructor Surveys: Evaluating Teaching
Effectiveness and Excellence. Report endorsed by Faculty
Council on November 15, 1999 and transmitted to President on
November 16, 1999. Chair of Faculty Council transmitted legislation
to Educational Policy Committee on November 24, 1999.
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ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY OTHER COMMITTEES – None.
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- SPECIAL COMMITTEES APPOINTED – None.
<signed>
John R. Durbin, Secretary
The Faculty Council
Posted on the Faculty Council web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on February 17, 2000. Paper copies are available on request from the Office
of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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