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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'>University Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please note the new system policy below. Low-producing degree programs will now be reported to the Chancellor and the Board of Regents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Marcia Lair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Policy Compliance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </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"'> Krenek, Carolyn [mailto:CKrenek@tamus.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> A&M System Policy Compliance<br><b>Subject:</b> New Policy 11-09 FOR DISTRIBUTION<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>System Member Policy Compliance Officers,<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'>New System Policy <i><a href="http://policies.tamus.edu/11-09.pdf">11.09, Low-Producing Degree Programs</a></i>, was approved by the Board of Regents at its February 9, 2012 meeting. <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 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>In response to new Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board procedures to review degree programs of academic institutions and identify those that are classified as low producing, the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System and the Chancellor determined that a policy needed to be established requiring their involvement in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>This policy requires A&M System academic institutions to report to the Board and Chancellor, on an annual basis, each low-producing program identified by the Coordinating Board and the institution’s action plan that is submitted to the Coordinating Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Feel free to distribute this policy among your staff as you deem appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Please address any specific questions you may have regarding this policy to the Contact Office noted. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Carolyn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:maroon'>Carolyn Krenek</span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:olive'>Manager, Policy and Compliance</span><span style='color:maroon'><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 Chancellor</span><span style='color:maroon'><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='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:olive'>John B. Connally Building, Room 543</span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:olive'>College Station, Texas 77840-7896<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:olive'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Please note new mailing address above, effective December 9, 2011<i>.</i></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:olive'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Effective June 1, 2011, my new email address is: </span></b><a href="blocked::mailto:ckrenek@tamu.edu" title="blocked::mailto:ckrenek@tamu.edu mailto:ckrenek@tamu.edu"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:maroon'>ckrenek@<b>tamus</b>.edu</span></i></a><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:maroon'> <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-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:olive'>979.458.6044 Fax</span></i><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>