|
1492
DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
SECRETARY'S REPORT
October 15, 2001
|
I.
|
COMMENTS — None.
|
|
II.
|
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
On May 2, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Mary Perry Taylor, retired
associate professor, art and art history: Nancy Schuller (chair),
Rebecca Brooks, Lee Chesney, and Jarvis Ulbricht.
On May 10, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Mohammad Ali Jazayery,
professor emeritus, Middle Eastern languages and cultures: M. R. Ghanoonparvar
(chair), Ian R. Manners, and Hafez Farmayan.
On May 21, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Auline R. Schrank, professor
emeritus, biological sciences: Austin Gleeson (chair), H. Eldon Sutton,
and Fritz de Wette.
On June 4, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Robert Neill Megaw, professor
emeritus, English: James D. Garrison (chair), Joseph J. Moldenhauer,
and James N. Loehlin.
On June 5, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Robert Graves Brown, associate
professor emeritus, pharmacy: Jaime Delgado (chair), James McGinity,
and Alan Combs.
On June 5, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Irwin C. Lieb, vice president
and dean, philosophy: Herb Hochberg (chair), Edwin B. Allaire, and
Alexander Mourelatos.
On June 14, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Robbin C. Anderson, professor,
chemistry and biochemistry: Leon (Tom) Morgan (chair), Norman Hackerman,
and Gerhard Fonken.
On June 14, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Paul Olum, dean and professor,
mathematics: James W. Vick (chair), Gary C. Hamrick, John D. Dollard,
and Leonard Gillman.
On July 12, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Martin Thomas Todaro,
professor emeritus, speech communication: Robert Risher (chair), Thomas
Marquadt, and Mark L. Knapp.
On July 17, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Janice M. Beyer, professor,
management: Johnny Butler (chair), Victor Arnold, and George Huber.
On August 30, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Candace S. Bos, professor,
special education: Sharon Vaughn (chair), Alba A. Ortiz, and Randall
M. Parker.
|
1493
| |
On August 30, 2001, President Faulkner appointed
the following committee to prepare a memorial resolution for William
Schelter, professor, mathematics: Rafael de la Llave (chair),
John Tate, and Robert Boyer.
On October 1, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Rudolph Conrad Doenges,
professor emeritus, finance: Robert Mettlen (chair), Arthur T. Allert,
and Beverly L. Hadaway.
On October 3, 2001, President Faulkner appointed the following committee
to prepare a memorial resolution for Alan Scott, professor
emeritus, journalism: Ronald B. Anderson, (chair) Wayne A. Danielson,
and Sidney Griffin Singer.
|
|
III.
|
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS COMPLETED.
| 1273-1284 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Dorothea Bennett. |
| 1285-1286 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Edward Mott Davis. |
| 1287-1292 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Alexander Cyril Fabergé. |
| 1293-1294 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Janet M. McGaughey. |
| 1335-1336 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Fred Mason Bullard. |
| 1337 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Marian B. Davis. |
| 1338-1339 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Jorge Luis Diviño |
| 1340-1346 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Clarence Paul Oliver. |
| 1347-1348 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Norman M. "Jim" Prentice.1 |
| 1349-1350 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Mary Perry Taylor. |
| 1457-1460 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Ruth Preston Miller Lehmann. |
| 1461-1462 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Carl William Morgan. |
| 1463-1464 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Roland Gommel Roessner. |
| 1465-1467 |
Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee
for Jess Walters.
|
|
|
IV.
|
CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE FACULTY
COUNCIL.
Effective July 1, 2001, Donald A. Hale became Vice President for
Public Affairs.
Effective August 1, 2001, Donald G. Davis Jr. (interim dean, library
and information science) replaced Roberta Shaffer.
Effective August 1, 2001, Frederick R. Steiner (dean, architecture)
replaced Lawrence W. Speck.
Effective September 1, 2001, Lesley Dean-Jones (classics) replaced
Shelley F. Fishkin (American studies) who resigned from the Faculty
Council.
Effective September 1, 2001, Omer R. Galle (sociology) replaced Desley
A. Deacon (women's studies) who resigned from the University.
|
|
V.
|
STATUS OF LEGISLATION APPROVED BY
THE FACULTY COUNCIL OR THE GENERAL FACULTY.
| A. |
ITEMS COMPLETED SINCE THE LAST REPORT.
| D
1235-1236 |
Proposal to Increase Student Involvement
in the Hiring Process of Tenure-Track Faculty. Approved
by the Faculty Council on April 16, 2001 (D
1257). Submitted to the General Faculty on a no-protest
basis on April 23. Protested by 86 voting
|
|
|
1 Corrected name on October 10, 2001.
1494
| |
| |
| |
members of the General Faculty (D
1272). Faculty Council approval of the proposal
was rescinded by the General Faculty at its regular
annual meeting on September 17, 2001 (D
1487-1491 and forthcoming minutes of the September
17 meeting).
|
|
|
| |
| B. |
ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
| D
875-881 |
Changes in the College of Engineering
Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 2000-2001.
Posted on the Faculty council web site on November
9, 2000. Approved by the Faculty Council on a no-protest
basis on November 17, 2000. Transmitted to the president
through the provost on November 20, 2000. Approved
by the president through the provost, and transmitted
to the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs
on February 6, 2001. Approved by the chancellor in
spring 2001. The Coordinating Board was to act on
the legislation at its meeting on July 19-20, 2001.
The president's office is currently attempting to
determine the final decision of the Coordinating Board.
|
|
| C. |
ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE
CHANCELLOR.
| D&P
16517-16519 |
Recommendation for a Change in
Regents' Rules Concerning Suspension of a Faculty
Member with Pay. Approved by the Faculty Council
at its meeting on December 8, 1997, and transmitted
to the president on December 9, 1997. Transmitted
to the chancellor by the 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. 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." The president's office is
currently attempting to determine the status of this
item.
|
| D
938-940 |
Policy on Teaching Continuity
and Restructured Faculty Workload upon the Birth or
Adoption of a Child. Posted on the Faculty Council
web site on November 16, 2000. The Office of the Provost
presented proposed administrative policy to the Council
for discussion at its meeting on November 20, 2000.2
Approved by the president and transmitted to the vice
chancellor and general counsel on August 22, 2001.
|
| D
1140-1142 |
Proposal to Create a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Mathematics
and Science, Option I: Middle Grades Teaching in the
College of Natural Sciences Chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 2000-2002. Posted on the Faculty
Council web site on February 21, 2001. Approved by
the Faculty Council on a no-protest basis on March
9, 2001. Transmitted to the president through the
provost on March 12, 2001. Transmitted to the executive
vice chancellor for
|
|
|
2 Changed "legislation" to "proposed
administrative policy" on October 9, 2001.
1495
| |
| |
| |
academic affairs on June 11, 2001.
The president's office has inquired about the status
of this proposal.
|
| D
1188 |
Review of Degrees. Posted on
the Faculty Council web site on March 7, 2001.
Approved by the Faculty Council at its meeting on
April 16, 2001. Transmitted to the president through
the provost on April 17, 2001. Approved by the president
through the provost and transmitted to the executive
vice chancellor for academic affairs on October 2,
2001.
|
| D
1202-1203 |
Tuition Remission for Graduate
Research Assistants. Posted on the Faculty Council
web site on March 12, 2001. Approved by the Faculty
Council at its meeting on April 16, 2001. Transmitted
to the president through the provost on April 17,
2001. Approved by the president through the provost
and transmitted to the executive vice chancellor for
academic affairs on October 2,
2001.
|
| D
1241-1242 |
Two-Tries Policy in the College
of Engineering Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog,
2000-2002. Posted on the Faculty Council web site
on April 20, 2001 as no-protest legislation. The secretary
classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive
application and primary interest to a single college
or school. Objection with reason was filed with the
Office of the General Faculty on May 4, 2001. The
secretary classified the proposal as emergency legislation.
It was amended and approved by the Faculty Council
on May 7, 2001, and transmitted to the president through
the provost on May 9, 2001. Approved by the president
through the provost and transmitted to the executive
vice chancellor for academic affairs on June 15, 2001.
The president's office has inquired about the status
of this proposal.
|
|
| D. |
ITEMS
UNDER REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
| D
77-81 |
Changes in Policies Concerning
Grades Awarded with Credit by Examination. Posted
on the Faculty Council web site on October 29, 1999.
Approved by Faculty Council on November 15, 1999.
Transmitted to the president on November 16, 1999.
Comment by the provost on November 10, 2000: "The
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
continues to explore various options. A final decision
has not yet been reached." The president's response
is in preparation.
|
| D
547-549a |
Report from the Educational Policy
Committee Concerning the Report of the Faculty Council
ad hoc Committee on Course Instructor Surveys: Evaluating
Teaching Effectiveness and Excellence (D 82-101).
Posted on the Faculty Council web site on April 28,
2000. Approved by the Faculty Council on May 8, 2000.
Transmitted to the president on May 9, 2000.
|
| D
550-551 |
Faculty Welfare Committee Recommendation
for an Annual Survey on Health Care Benefits and Services.
Posted on the Faculty Council web site on April 28,
2000. Approved by the Faculty Council on May 8, 2000.
Transmitted to the president on May 9, 2000. Comment
by the provost on November 10, 2000:
|
|
|
1496
| |
| |
| |
"This legislative action has been
referred to Mr. Kyle Cavanaugh, Associate VP for
Human Resources, for consideration."
|
| D
582-585 |
Report and Recommendations from
the Faculty Grievance Committee, 1999-2000. Posted
on the FacultyCouncil web site on May 3, 2000. Approved
by the Faculty Council on May 8, 2000. Transmitted
to the president on May 9, 2000. Comment by provost
on November 10, 2000: "Under review." The president's
response is in preparation.
|
|
|
|
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 — None.
|
| B. |
ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY STANDING COMMITTEES — None.
|
| C. |
ITEMS UNDER REVIEW BY OTHER COMMITTEES — None.
|
|
|
IX.
|
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 October 8, 2001. Paper copies are available on request from the
Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
|
