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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 see the recent correspondence below, including the link to the revised System Regulation and the attached annotated copy.<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'>Thank you.<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'>Marcia Lair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Administrative Assistant to the President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 3011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>903.886.5009 phone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>903.886.5010 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Marcia.Lair@tamuc.edu<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> Monday, July 16, 2012 4:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> A&M System Policy Compliance<br><b>Subject:</b> Revised System Regulation 31-08-01 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'>Revisions to System Regulation <i><a href="http://policies.tamus.edu/31-08-01.pdf">31.08.01, Granting of Emeritus Status</a>, </i>were approved by the Chancellor, effective June 26, 2012.<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'>A brief summary of the revisions follows.<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Title</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The title is updated to include “emerita” and is clarified to indicate this regulation establishes the standards of eligibility for faculty and staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section 3</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The requirement for emeritus title recommendations to include brief narrative summaries of the candidates’ accomplishments and worthiness of the emeritus/emerita designations is deleted. Current practice does not include these narratives and approval of these designations does not appear to be hindered without it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This regulation was updated into the new format and various wording was changed to conform to system style guidelines. <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-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 regulation 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 regulation 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</span><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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Carolyn Krenek | Manager, Policy and Compliance</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><br></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Office of Planning and Policy</span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><br></span></b><a href="mailto:ckrenek@tamus.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ckrenek@tamus.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1230 TAMU | College Station, TX 77840-7896<br>Tel. 979.458.6038 | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.tamus.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500000'>www.tamus.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John B. Connally Building<br>301 Tarrow, Fifth Floor <br>College Station, TX 77840-7896<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:#500000'>The Texas A&M University System<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";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><br>************IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS FORMAT CHANGE****************
Our domain address is changing from tamu-commerce.edu to tamuc.edu. Please be aware that anything sent to a faculty or staff email address ending in @TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU after September 2012, will NOT be received. EMAILS WILL BE REJECTED. As we begin to transition our email system, please take proactive steps to ensure you have the correct email address. Our new email format for faculty and staff is First.Last@tamuc.edu. Update your address books and contacts as soon as possible with the new email address format to mitigate potential issues in the near future. Thank you
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