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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Where is "Ask Carla"?
The Ask Carla site was originally created before many of the Provost's
Office resources were available on-line. So now that Carla has
retired, we are replacing the Ask Carla web page with a listing
of frequently asked questions and links to lists of the Provost's
Office staff responsibilities, both by function and
by name.
If you still need help, send an email to evpp@uts.cc.utexas.edu
| Q: |
Who do I call to get verification
of employment for faculty? |
| A: |
The department
chair or his/her Executive Assistant can verify
employment. |
| Q: |
Where would I find the faculty to student
ratio for UT as a whole or for a particular school/college? |
| A: |
Our Office of Information Management
and Analysis Statistical Handbook has great information, including
what you're looking for! http://www.utexas.edu/academic/oir/. |
| Q: |
How do I request authorization
to send email to ALL UT Austin Employees? |
| A: |
You may request authorization to
send an e-mail to All UT Austin Employees through the University
Group e-mail system located in UT Direct. From the UT home
page, click on UT Direct in the light gray bar below the tower.
In the side bar RELATED CATEGORIES AND SERVICES on the next
page, click on Group E-Mail and follow the instructions for
Request A New Authorization under the Navigation Menu. |
| Q: |
How long are faculty required to keep exams if
the exam was not formally returned to the students (e.g., a
sequestered final exam)? |
| A: |
Taken from HOP 4.05: A student
has the right to have either returned or made available to
him/her for examination or inspection, all written materials
submitted to meet the requirements of the course. (To
be "made available" does not guarantee a right for
a photo-copy but the materials may be examined or inspected
in the office.) The faculty member or department is required
to retain for a period of at least one long semester following
the completion of the course, all written materials that have
not been previously returned. |
| Q: |
Who can provide specifics for Fall
Orientation. |
| A: |
Wanda Brune, Administrative Associate,
Office of the Dean of Students, 512/471-3304, wbrune@mail.utexas.edu. |
| Q: |
Do faculty accrue vacation leave
during the summer while they are appointed in a research status? Is
it correct that faculty only accrue sick leave, but
not vacation leave? |
| A: |
Faculty do not accrue vacation
while on instructional appointments. However, those holding
faculty status who are appointed half-time or greater for four
and a half months or longer in a non-instructional title (e.g.,
research professor, research fellow) accrue vacation on the
same basis as any A&P and Classified employee. |
| Q: |
Where can I find out about faculty
position openings and how to apply for them. |
| A: |
Visit the UT Austin Faculty Recruitment
Web site, http://facultyjobs.utexas.edu/,
which lists faculty openings at The University of Texas at
Austin. The search committee chair, or contact person, is provided
in each position vacancy notice. |
| Q: |
Does the University impose any requirements
on how we award scholarships? Our Center has received corporate
funding to provide scholarships to migrant
students. The
funder did not provide specific requirements on awarding the
scholarship, but we understand their intent. Does the
University impose any requirements on how we award the scholarships? |
| A: |
I advise you to contact Student
Financial Services http://www.utexas.edu/student/finaid/services.html and/or the Resource Development Office, http://www.utexas.edu/supportut/dev_staff/index.html |
| Q: |
Who do I contact to verify that
an individual has received a degree from the University
of Texas at Austin? |
| A: |
Contact the Enrollment
Certification Section in the Registrar's Office at 475-7540
or the automated system on Tex at 475-9800, Option 52. For
your reference, here is the website address showing contacts
and other useful information in the Registrar's Office: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/. |
| Q: |
Is there a policy against transporting
students in 15-passenger vans. |
| A: |
The University's 15-passenger van
policy is at this time governed by the UT System's policy that
is found in its Business Procedure Memorandum (BPM) 16-05-02.
That policy provides, that a maximum of 9 occupants is allowed,
and that they can be driven only by persons who are "authorized" to
do so, i.e. UT employees who have received van specific training
with a behind the wheel, hands-on component. The BPM is available
at www.utsystem.edu/bpm/16.htm, on page 5. The authorization
requirements are on page 3. Departments are encouraged
to rent a van such as a Suburban for such trips because they
are safer and no special driver training is required. |
| Q: |
I would like some input from UT-Austin
on the budget for the Affirmative Action Office. |
| A: |
Ms. Linda Millstone, Associate
Vice President for Institutional Equity & Workforce Diversity,
will be able to help you. She can be reached at (512)
471-1849 or by email at lindam@austin.utexas.edu. |
| Q: |
Where would I find information
on average faculty
salaries, percent tenured, and counts by rank, gender,
college, and ethnicity? |
| A: |
The Office of Information Management
and Analysis generates data on faculty including, FTE counts, average
faculty salaries, percent tenured, and counts by rank,
gender, college, and ethnicity. Student/faculty ratios are
presented, along with faculty/staff headcount by job category,
ethnicity, and gender. View a listing from a specified school
year at: http://www.utexas.edu/academic/oir/ |
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