Texas Tech University
The Faculty Senate
3-G Holden Hall
Lubbock, Texas 79409/(806) 742-3656
December 6, 1985
TO:
Members of t e Faculty Senate
FROM: Margaret E.
RE:
'Peg" Wilson, President
Agenda for in eting #74, December 11, 1985
Th Faculty Se ate will meet on Wednesday, December 11, 1985 at 3:3I
in the enate Room f the University Center. The agenda is as follows:
I.
Introduction o
II. Api)roval of th
III. Report of the
guests
minutes of the November 13, 1985 meeting
ice President of the Faculty Senate - Havens
IV. RePorts of Sta ding Committees
A. Commit ee on Committees - Minifie (see attachment)
B. Tenure and Privilege Committee - Collins (see attachment)
V.
Reports
A.
B.
C.
of Ad oc Committees
Financ 'al Exigency Committee - Aycock
Campus and Community Relations Committee - Stockton
Joint ommittee on Registration - Wilson (see attachment)
VI. Old Business
A. Presid nt's salary - Wilson
B. VPAAR earch Committee - Wilson
VII. NeAT Business
A. Coordi ating Board Internships - applications are due in Jan
B. Polic on short courses - Harrigan
VIII. Other Busines
IX. Adjournment
"An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution"
NT IV. A.
ATTAC
The Committee n Committees is able to only suggest one nominee for
the Personal S fety Awareness Committee. We were asked to suggest wo,
but as of toda we have not found another faculty member willing to
setve.
The nominee we suggest is:
Kenneth Ra nwater - Civil Engineering
ATTAC
NT V. C.
The Joint Comm ttee on Registration et al has been formed and will
haVe its first meeting December 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the Academic
Aftairs Confer nce Room.
Thip following ersons have been appointed by President Cavazos:
Virginia
Max Toml
Lee Alle
Gene Med
Ronny Ba
Sowell
nson
ey
nes
The following erson have been appointed by the Faculty Senate Agen a
CoMmittee:
Jim Clar
Joe Yane
John Nev us
Otis Tem ler
Bob Beth a
Virginia Felstehavsen
Panze Ki el
Tom Lang ord
ATTAC
NT IV. B.
Senate Tenure and Privilege Committee
Report to the Faculty Senate
December 3, 1985
reque
Benja
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sympo
that
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ium "War
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and Privilege Committee considered, at the
resident of the Faculty Senate, the letter f -om
omb concerning the decision of the Office of
ions not to publish the proceedings of the
nd Peace: Perspectives in the Nuclear Age." 4as
de for reasons which violate academic freedo n?
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to pu
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with
freed
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m. There
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tee, the
hat respo
m by facu
y of the Committee found, in the material
no indication of a violation of academic
is no impediment to publication of the sympo
where; only the decision of Texas Tech Press
volved. In the view of the majority of thic
ree exercise of editorial judgment by one c
sibility is parallel to the exercise of aca
ty members and should be preserved.
the w
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wish,
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ures. Th
ment prac
ons regar
it might
tee.
ithin the charge of this Committee to consi er
e Tech Press decision or decision-making
possibility exists that there are question ble
ices by Texas Tech Press with respect to ho
ing publications are made. Should the Sena
ssign the study of that issue to another
the m
point
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of the Committee dissented from the decisio
the grounds that the Committee is unable at
3 certain whether a violation of academic f
owever, the fact that the Executive Directo
ress/Academic Publications overrode the
ors, becaUse he found what had been written
articipants and approved by the substantive
ropagandiatic," gives that decision the
ving been made for an improper reason. Tha
t reason might well be a violation of the
of the editors, of the authors, or indeed
ty of Texas Tech University.
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