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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>November 4, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>TO: Faculty and Professional Staff,
Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>From: Faculty Senate’s Academic
Life Committee (R. N. Singh, chair)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Subject</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>: <b>Open
Hearing on the Recent Changes Made by the Texas A&M System’s Board of
Regents <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
in the Faculty Tenure Policy; the New Tenure Implementation Policy; and
the Post- Tenure <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
Policy, New Work Load Policy, and Our University’s Proposed Changes in
Procedures <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
Related to Tenure & Post-Tenure Review (including its appendix)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There will be an
open hearing on issues related to the A&M System Tenure & Post Tenure
Review policies, and the A&M-Commerce tenure procedure listed above on
November 17 at 1 PM and November 18 , 1 PM in the Faculty Lounge (Binnion Hall
#126). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The said
policies and procedures have been sent by our president’s office and
povost to all of us earlier. They are being attached herewith so you could go
over them and express your views on them and their implementation in the open
hearings. The faculty senate will appreciate your input before presenting
ideas/recommendations to President Jones and Provost Hendrix on the subject.
You may also send your comments/reviews to <a
href="mailto:Raghu_Singh@tamu-commerce.edu">Raghu_Singh@tamu-commerce.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We will have
light refreshments served at both meetings starting 12:30 PM. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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