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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
Following are the minutes of the regular Faculty Council meeting of December 6, 2010.
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The General Faculty and Faculty Council
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING OF
December 6, 2010
The third regular meeting of the Faculty Council for the academic year 2010-11 was held in the Main Building,
Room 212 on Monday, December 6, 2010, at 2:15 P.M.
ATTENDANCE.
Present: Samer M. Ali, Byron P. Almen, Phillip J. Barrish, Simone A. Browne, Douglas S. Bruster, Benjamin
H. Carrington, Lee R. Chesney, Namkee Choi, Michael B. Clement, Elizabeth Cullingford, Molly E.
Cummings, Arturo De Lozanne, Philip Doty, Michael W. Downer, Brian L. Evans, William L. Fisher, David
W. Fowler, Eileen R. Fowles, Alan W. Friedman, Robert B. Gilbert, Mickey L. Gonzales, Manuel A. Gonzalez,
Edmund (Ted) Gordon, Sue A. Greninger, Hillary Hart, Kevin P. Hegarty, Susan S. Heinzelman, Martha F.
Hilley, James A. Holcombe, Steven W. Leslie, Chang Liu, Hunter C. March, Blinda E. McClelland, Dean P.
Neikirk, Edward W. (Ted) Odell, Patricia C. Ohlendorf, Alba A. Ortiz, Catherine Riegle-Crumb, Patricia
Roberts-Miller, Stanley J. Roux, Cinzia Russi, Cinthia S. Salinas, Rajashri Srinivasan, Janet Staiger, Vincent S.
(Shelby) Stanfield, Darlene C. Wiley.
Absent: Robert H. Abzug (excused), Chelsea B. Adler, Efraim P. Armendariz, Judy Copeland Ashcroft, Hans
C. Boas (excused), Philip M. Broadbent, Anthony Brown (excused), Erika M. Bsumek (excused), Loftus C.
Carson (excused), Alan K. Cline (excused), Dana L. Cloud (excused), Patricia L. Clubb, Miles Lynn Crismon,
James W. Deitrick, Douglas J. Dempster, Randy L. Diehl, Andrew P. Dillon, Michael P. Domjan (excused),
Gregory L. Fenves, Drew Michael Finke, Dawnovise N. Fowler, Irene M. Gamba (excused), Thomas W.
Gilligan, Linda L. Golden (excused), Juan C. González, Donald A. Hale, Alden G. Harris, Roderick P. Hart,
Fred M. Heath, James L. Hill, Robert L. Hutchings, Kedra B. Ishop, Manuel J. Justiz, Muneezeh Kabir, Kerry
A. Kinney, Jennifer A. Maynard, John H. McCall, Sharon Mosher, David S. Onion, Cynthia Osborne (excused),
Thomas L. Pangle (excused), Scott Parks, Robert G. Paterson (excused), Elizabeth C. Pomeroy (excused),
Elmira Popova (excused), William C. Powers (excused), Mary Ann Rankin, Karen L. Rascati (excused), Soncia
Reagins-Lilly (excused), Victoria Rodriguez, Mary Rose (excused), John D. Rutkauskas, Lawrence Sager, Juan
M. Sanchez, Cherise Smith, Frederick R. Steiner, Pauline T. Strong, Alexa M. Stuifbergen, Rabun Taylor,
Libbie A. Toler, Gregory J. Vincent, Deborah L. Volker (excused), Alexandria K. Wettlaufer (excused),
Barbara W. White, Samuel M. Wilson, Paul B. Woodruff, Lexing Ying (excused).
Voting Members:
Non-Voting Members:
Total Members:
41 present,
5 present,
46 present,
35 absent,
31 absent,
66 absent,
76
36
112
total.
total.
total.
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I.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
Secretary Sue Greninger (human development and family sciences) reported that no important changes
had occurred in the status of legislation since the October meeting. When she asked Council members
if there were any corrections or questions regarding her report (D 8490-8493), there were none.
II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
The minutes of the third regular meeting of the 2010-11 Faculty Council (D 8494-8502), which was
held in the MAI 212 on November 15, 2010, were approved unanimously by voice vote.
III.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRESIDENT.
A. Comments by the President—None.
B. Questions to the President.
From Sue Heinzelman, associate professor, English.
“In light of UT’s express commitment to gender equity and diversity, what is your response to
COLA’s recommended budget cuts to the ethnic and gender studies centers and how might the
central administration assist in sustaining these interdisciplinary centers given that they serve the
entire university and not just the College of Liberal Arts?”
Provost Steven Leslie…
IV.
REPORT OF THE CHAIR.
Chair Dean Neikirk (electrical and computer engineering) reported
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
REPORT OF THE CHAIR ELECT—None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
REPORTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY, COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, AND
COMMITTEES—None.
NEW BUSINESS.
A. Proposed Changes to the Attendance Policy for the Faculty Council in the Handbook of Operating
Procedures (D 8484).
Professor Janet Staiger (radio-television-film and chair, Faculty Rules and Governance
Committee) reported …
B. Proposed Changes to the Description of the Parliamentarian of the General Faculty in the
Handbook of Operating Procedures (D 8485-8486).
Professor Staiger …
C. Proposed Changes to the Description of the Secretary of the General Faculty in the Handbook of
Operating Procedures (D 8487).
Professor Staiger ….
IX.
ANNOUCEMENTS AND COMMENTS.
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Chair Neikirk called attention to the following announcements regarding rescheduled meetings and the
annual Council photograph.
A. The next Faculty Council meeting will be held on January 24 in MAI 212 at 2:15.
B. Nominations for membership on the General Faculty Standing Committees, January 24 - February
11.
X.
QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
Alan Friedman’s comments related to Tom Palaima’s (professor, classics) article in the Daily Texan
<http://www.dailytexanonline.com/content/business-usual>
XI.
ADJOURNMENT.
Chair Neikirk adjourned the meeting at 3:06 P.M.
Posted on the Faculty Council web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/) on January xx, 2011.
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Appendix A