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SECTION NINE
PARTICIPATION IN UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
9.0 Principle of Shared Governance
Texas Southern University subscribes to the Statement on Government of Colleges and
Universities formulated by the American Association of University Professors, the American
Council on Education, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
The statement recognizes that the interests of the Board of Regents, the University’s
administration, and the faculty are coordinated and related and unilateral effort can lead to
confusion or conflict. Thus, Texas Southern University recognizes the “ inescapable
interdependence” among the Board of Regents, the administration, the faculty, the students, and
others. This joint venture involves several areas including: the determination of general
educational policy; academic planning; physical resources; budgeting, and selection of the
president; provost; academic deans and department chairs. The right of a board member,
administrative officer, or a faculty member to speak on general educational questions or about
the administration and operations of the individual’s own institution is part of the person’s right
as a citizen and should not be abridged by the institution. There exist, of course legal bounds,
relating to defamation of character, and there are questions of propriety.
9.1 Academic Committees
University Council on Teacher Education. The University Council on Teacher Education
recommends to the Provost policies for the supervision of all university programs in teacher
education, which may terminate in the granting of a provisional or professional certificate.
Graduate Council. The chief function of the Graduate Council is to formulate policies and
regulations, which will assure maintenance of a high level of scholarship in graduate programs
and courses. Specifically, the Council is concerned with the development and approval of new
programs and courses, the admission of graduate students, the evaluation of graduate programs
and the approval of candidates for graduation. The Graduate Council reports to the Dean of the
Graduate School.
Faculty Research Committee. The Faculty Research Committee is composed of faculty
members from all schools and colleges, which comprise the academic organizational structure of
the University. The Committee is responsible for facilitating the accomplishment of the
University’s research objectives consistent with its added designation as a special purpose
institution of higher education for urban programming.
University Library Committee. The University Library Committee serves as an advisory group
to the University Librarian.
Rank, Tenure, Promotion and Salary Committee. A Review Committee composed of elected
representatives from each academic unit of the University and the Faculty Assembly.
Faculty Hearing Committee. This is a standing committee of seven members appointed by the
President of the University from a panel of ten to fifteen names of tenured faculty members
elected by the Faculty Assembly.
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