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3135 DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY SEVENTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL FOR 2003-2004 The University of Texas at Austin Monday, March 22, 2004 Main Building, Room 212 2:15 P.M. ORDER OF BUSINESS I. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY (D 3118-3123) — Sue A. Greninger. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. A. Minutes of the Regular Faculty Council meeting of February 16, 2004 (D 3128-3134 ). III. COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRESIDENT — Larry R. Faulkner. A. Comments by the President. B. Questions to the President. 1. At a recent college Chairs and Directors meeting, a Dean of a college stated that the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP) is "only guidelines." I know that the University lawyers and you maintain that faculty have no property rights in the HOP; however, is the HOP "only guidelines?" Janet Staiger, chair, Faculty Grievance Committee, 2003-04. IV. REPORT OF THE CHAIR — Marvin L. Hackert. A. Report on Texas Council of Faculty Senates (TCFS )meeting — February 19-20. B. Report on UT System Faculty Advisory Committee (SYSFAC) meeting — March 4-5. V. REPORT OF THE CHAIR ELECT — Linda Reichl. A. Report on Joint Meeting with Texas A&M — Monday, February. 23. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None. VII. REPORTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY, COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, AND COMMITTEES. A. Interim report from the Educational Policy Committee — Paul Woodruff, co-chair (professor, philosophy). B. Interim report from the Committee of Counsel on Academic Freedom and Responsibility — Alba Ortiz, chair (professor, special education). C. Interim report from the Faculty Grievance Committee — Janet Staiger, chair (professor, radio-television-film). VIII. NEW BUSINESS. A. Report and Recommendations of the Admissions and Registration Committee Concerning the Coordinated Admissions Program (D 2821-2823) — Larry Carver, chair (professor, English). B. Protest to the Proposed Changes to the Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Management Information Systems in the Red McCombs School of Business Chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006, D 2992-2994 (D 3124) — Paul Woodruff (professor, philosophy). 3136   C. Educational Policy Committee Amendments to the proposed Recommendation for Change in The Residency Requirement in The UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog, D 2480-2482 (D 3125-3127) — Paul Woodruff, co-chair (professor, philosophy). IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS. A. Nominations for Coop Board / Men’s and Women’s Athletics Councils and the Civitatis Award. B. General Faculty Elections – final election phase March 29 through April 9. C. Next Faculty Council meeting – Monday, April 12. D. General Faculty Standing Committee’s annual reports due April 30. X. QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR. XI. ADJOURNMENT. <Signed> Sue A. Greninger, Secretary The Faculty Council Distributed through the Faculty Council Web site on March 18, 2004. Copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.