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5681 ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL South Steps of the Main Building at 2:00 p.m. DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL FOR 2007-2008 The University of Texas at Austin Main Building, Room 212 Monday, October 15, 2007 immediately following the General Faculty meeting, approximately 2:30 p.m. ORDER OF BUSINESS   I. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY (D 5596-5609)—Sue Alexander Greninger. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. A. Minutes of the Regular Faculty Council Meeting of September 17, 2007 (D 5622-5674). B. State of the University Address (D 5675-5680). III. COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRESIDENT—William Powers Jr. A. Comments by the President. B. Questions to the President. IV. REPORT OF THE CHAIR—Doug Burger. A. Update from the Faculty Grievance Committee—Alan Friedman (professor, English, and committee chair). V. REPORT OF THE CHAIR ELECT—David Hillis. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None. VII. REPORTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY, COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMITTEES—None. VIII. NEW BUSINESS. A. Report on initiatives from the Office of Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement—Gregory J. Vincent (vice president for diversity and community engagement). B. Annual Report of the University Faculty Ombudsperson (D 5606)—Stanley Roux (faculty ombudsman and professor, biology). IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS. A. Institutional Compliance Program—Rudolph Green (director, institutional compliance). X. QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR. XI. ADJOURNMENT. Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary The General Faculty and the Faculty Council Distributed through the Faculty Council web site on October 12, 2007. Copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, WMB 2.102, F9500.