
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL FACULTYP.O. Box 7816, Austin, TX 78713-7816 Faculty Council Primer 2008-2009 Faculty Council Executive Committee Standing Committees of the General Faculty Mission StatementThe mission of the Office of the General Faculty is to support the General Faculty and its elected representative body, the Faculty Council, in their roles in the governance of the University.The responsibilities are those of the Secretary of the General Faculty, who is also the Secretary of the Faculty Council and who is responsible for the Office of the General Faculty. Specific functions are set forth in the Handbook of Operating Procedures, Chapter 1, Section III, and in Policy Memorandum 1.301 of the University of Texas at Austin. The functions of the Office include publication of legislation and reports, including faculty memorial resolutions; maintenance of minutes and other records; support of the officers of the Faculty Council and the standing committees of the General Faculty; conduction of faculty elections; and facilitation of communication between the General Faculty, the Faculty Council, and the President. |
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