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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>TO:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Texas A&M-Commerce Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>FROM:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Allan D. Headley, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> October 31, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>RE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Graduate Faculty Membership<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Graduate Council will begin reviewing Fall 2011 applications for graduate faculty status. If you meet the requirements, please submit your application to the Graduate School by Friday, November 18, 2011, to be considered at the December Graduate Council meeting. Department heads can also initiate an application for his/her faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Qualifications, as set forth in Procedure 12.04.99.R0.02, are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1. Full-time faculty;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2. Academic rank of assistant professor or above;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3. Highest earned terminal degree, or its equivalent, in field of specialization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-40.5pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4. Competence as a scholar, including research capability and/or creative activities as evidenced by publications and creative endeavors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If you are unsure of your Graduate Faculty status, please consult the departmental roster in the current online <a href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/academics/graduateSchool/catalogs.aspx">catalog</a>. <a href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/academics/graduateSchool/faculty/default.aspx">Application forms</a> are available on the Graduate School web page. Call Mrs. Louise Skinner (5162) if you are unable to meet this deadline or need additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ls<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></div></body></html>