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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>University Faculty:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Please review this recent communication from the system regarding
faculty policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Marcia Lair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Compliance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Krenek, Carolyn
[mailto:CKrenek@tamu.edu] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:44 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Policy Series 12 - Revised System Policies FOR DISTRIBUTION (7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Revisions
to the following six (6) policies, as well as one new policy under System
Policy Series <b>12, Faculty,</b> were approved by the Board of Regents at its
September 2008 meeting. The updated/new versions are posted on the System
Policy website at the links listed below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>System
Policy <i>12.01, Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-01.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-01.pdf</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>System
Policy <i>12.02, Institutional Procedures for Implementing Tenure</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-02.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-02.pdf</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>System
Policy <i>12.03, Faculty Academic Workload and Reporting Requirements</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-03.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-03.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>System Policy
<i>12.04, Academic Council/Faculty Senate</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-04.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-04.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>System Policy
<i>12.05, Training for English Proficiency</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-05.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-05.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>System Policy
<i>12.06, Post-Tenure Review of Faculty and Teaching Effectiveness</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-06.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-06.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>System Policy
<i>12.07, Fixed Term Academic Professional Track Faculty</i></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-07.pdf">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/policy/policies/pdf/12-07.pdf</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>For
your convenience, the annotated copies of the six revised policies are attached
should you wish to review the revisions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Please
distribute the revised/new system policies among your staff as you
deem appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>If
you have any questions, please contact the appropriate Contact Office
noted. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Carolyn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:maroon'>Carolyn Krenek</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:olive'>System Planning and Policy Coordinator</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:olive'>Office of the Deputy Chancellor</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:olive'>The Texas A&M University System</span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:olive'>A&M System Building, Room 1297</span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:olive'>200 Technology Way</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:olive'>College Station, Texas 77845-3424</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";
color:olive'>979.458.6038 Phone</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:olive'>979.458.6168 Fax</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="blocked::mailto:ckrenek@tamu.edu"
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