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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good morning:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>One of the most critical college-level committees is the CoSEA Tenure &amp; Promotion Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The role, scope and responsibilities of this committee are described in Section 3.6.3 of TAMU Policy 12.01.99.R0.01:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/aboutus/policiesproceduresstandardsstatements/rulesProcedures/12faculty/12.01.99.R0.01AcademicFreedomTenurePromotionAndPostTenureReview.pdf">http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/aboutus/policiesproceduresstandardsstatements/rulesProcedures/12faculty/12.01.99.R0.01AcademicFreedomTenurePromotionAndPostTenureReview.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Of particular note, we need to elect two new members and two alternates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sam Saffer chaired this committee last year. I have been in correspondence with him (see thread below) about how to implement the required staggered terms for our committee membership. Unfortunately, there is no policy covering how to do this in a newly-formed college.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I propose that you take a look at Sam¡¯s suggestions below; there are two versions. Let¡¯s have some discussion here on the list-serve with a goal of having a college-wide Tenured/Tenure-Track faculty vote on this by next Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Grady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>===============================================<br>Grady Price Blount (</span><span style='font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>±Ù´ö</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>), Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Dean<br>College of Science, Engineering &amp; Agriculture (CoSEA)<br>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<br>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<br>Telephones:&nbsp; 903-886-5781 (office)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 325-716-0450 (cell)<br>===============================================<br></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Talent hits a target no one else can hit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Genius hits a target no one else can see.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Schopenhauer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sam Saffer <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 07, 2012 1:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Grady P Blount<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Accademic Affairs Tenure and Promotion Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>That's right (you probably know this) but according to Section 3.6.4, here is a summary of what our college procedures should state:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1) Each college will have a Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2) Members will be elected by a vote of tenured and tenure-track faculty in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>each college for a three year staggered term. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3) Only full-time tenured faculty, holding the rank of associate professor or above, are eligible to serve. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4) Not eligible are department heads, assistant deans, and deans. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5) Each college may have up to but no more than seven members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>6) Membership to the Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee will be determined by policy set by each College. (?? whatever this means)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>7) In addition, each college will <b>elect two alternates. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8) No faculty member who is being considered for promotion in rank shall, at that time,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>be eligible to serve on the College Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>9) Members will be elected at-large from their respective colleges, except that<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>no department shall have more than one representative on the committee at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>any time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>10) If a candidate is being considered for tenure and/or promotion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>whose department has no representative on the committee, the department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>head, in consultation with the candidate, will appoint a nonvoting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>representative to the committee from the candidate¡¯s department. If no one<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>in the department meets the criteria for appointment, the selection will be<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>made from qualified faculty members within the college. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>11) A member of the College Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>eligible to serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If I might make a suggestion for a transition period:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PLAN A<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2011: Already past with&nbsp; 4 members: A(year1)&nbsp; B(year1)&nbsp; C(year1)&nbsp;&nbsp; D(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2012: Eelect 2 more member and 2 alternates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6&nbsp; members: A(year2)&nbsp; B(year2)&nbsp; C(year2)&nbsp;&nbsp; D(year2) E(year1) F(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2013: Eelect 1 more member and alternates as needed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7&nbsp; members: A(year3)&nbsp; B(year3)&nbsp; C(year3)&nbsp;&nbsp; D(year3) E(year2) F(year2) G(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2014: Eelect 2 more members and go down to 5 members:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members:&nbsp; E(year3) F(year3) G(year2) H(year1) I(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2015: Eelect 2 more member and alternates as needed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members:&nbsp; G(year3) H(year2) I(year2) J(year1) K(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Stay at 5 members and loose no more than 2 experienced (3 year) members each year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:KO'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PLAN B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2011: Already past with&nbsp; 4 members: A(year1)&nbsp; B(year1)&nbsp; C(year1)&nbsp;&nbsp; D(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2012: Elect 1 more member and 2 alternates: Limit a current member to 2 years only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members: A(year2)&nbsp; B(year2)&nbsp; C(year2)&nbsp;&nbsp; D(year2) E(year1) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2013: Elect 1 more member and alternates as needed: Extend A to 4 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members:&nbsp;&nbsp; B(year3)&nbsp; C(year3)&nbsp;&nbsp; D(year3)&nbsp; E(year2) F(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2014: Elect 2 more members and alternates as needed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members:&nbsp;&nbsp; A(year4)&nbsp; E(year3) F(year2) G(year1) H(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2015: Elect 2 more members and alternates as needed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members:&nbsp;&nbsp; F(year3) G(year2) H(year2) I(year1) J(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Year 2016: Elect 1 more members and alternates as needed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; members:&nbsp;&nbsp; G(year3) H(year3) I(year2) J(year2) K(year1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This will get you back to a 3 year membership electing 1 or 2 new members each year and at least 2 members will have 3 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Grady P Blount <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 07, 2012 1:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> Sam Saffer<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Accademic Affairs Tenure and Promotion Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div id=idOWAReplyText46785><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Thanks mucho Sam.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The problem I am detecting is that we have only been a college for 1 year!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id=idSignature54758><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>========================================</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Grady Price Blount, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Dean,</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>College of Science, Engineering &amp; Agriculture (CoSEA)</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Telephones: 903-886-5781 (office)&nbsp;&nbsp; 325-716-0450 (cell)&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>========================================</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Talent hits a target no one else can hit.</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Genius hits a target no one else can see.</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Schopenhauer</span><o:p></o:p></address></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sam Saffer<br><b>Sent:</b> Thu 9/6/2012 8:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> Grady P Blount<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Accademic Affairs Tenure and Promotion Committee</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The term is for 3 years, so anyone who has been there for 3 years will be rotating off. Let me check my old emails and try to determine the time line.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sam</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Grady P Blount <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 05, 2012 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> Sam Saffer<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Accademic Affairs Tenure and Promotion Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Sam:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do you recall the procedures on terms and elections for the P&amp;T committee? Do we have anyone rotating off who needs to be replaced?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks a bunch, Grady</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>===============================================<br>Grady Price Blount (</span><span lang=KO style='font-family:"Gulim","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>±Ù´ö</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>), Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Dean<br>College of Science, Engineering &amp; Agriculture (CoSEA)<br>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<br>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<br>Telephones:&nbsp; 903-886-5781 (office)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 325-716-0450 (cell)<br>===============================================<br></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Talent hits a target no one else can hit.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Genius hits a target no one else can see.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Schopenhauer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rhonda Ferguson <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 02, 2012 1:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> Brent Mangus; Dale Funderburk; Salvatore Attardo; Grady P Blount<br><b>Cc:</b> Larissa ter Veer; Belinda Benson; Lisa Rabe<br><b>Subject:</b> Accademic Affairs Tenure and Promotion Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Have the following committees been elected &#8211; if so, please forward me the new members.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Academic Affairs Tenure &amp; Promotion (2011-2012)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>College of Business:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Chuck Arize, John Humphreys, Steve Shwiff</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>College of Education &amp; Human Services: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Amir Abbassi, Wade Fish, Barbara Hammack, Linda Openshaw, Tara Tietjen-Smith.</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>College of Humananities, Social Sciences &amp; Arts: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>John Hanners, Hunter Hayes, Michael Miller, Yvonne Villanueva-Russell, Brian Zator. Alternate: William Thompson</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>College of Science, Engineering &amp; Agriculture:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Sam Saffer, Bob Williams, Charles Rogers, Nikolay Sirakov</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>***********************************************</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>Rhonda Ferguson</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>Administrative Assistant to the President¡¯s Office</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>P.O. Box 3011</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>Commerce, TX 75429</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>903.886.5014 ph</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'>903.886.5010 fax</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'><a href="mailto:Rhonda.Ferguson@tamuc.edu">Rhonda.Ferguson@tamuc.edu</a></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>