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Faculty Council records, 1919-2006 (UA 106)

Minutes, election information, and correspondence of the Rice University Faculty Council.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Descriptive Summary

Historical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: 1919-1970

Series II: 1970-1995

Series III: 1996-2006

Guide to the Rice University Faculty Council records, 1919-2006



Descriptive Summary

Repository: Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX
Creator: Rice University Faculty Council
Title: Rice University Faculty Council records
Dates: 1919-1993
Quantity: 57.5 cubic feet (50 boxes)
Abstract: Minutes, election information, and correspondence of the Rice University Faculty Council.
Identification: Rice UA 106
Language: Materials are in English.

Historical Sketch

The original Rice University Faculty Council was formed as an expansion of the Executive Committee in l959. The members of this group consisted of the President (chairman), the Provost, the Dean of the Institute, the Dean of Humanities, the Dean of Engineering, and six members elected by the Faculty. A re-organization took place again, in 1971, in conjunction with the formation of a University Council. At this point changes were made in the Faculty Council's membership and its mission. Membership now consisted of eight Faculty members elected to serve on the University Council along with eight other Faculty members elected to serve only on the Faculty Council. Their mission was re-defined to initiate studies and examine proposals submitted by faculty members. Most other University matters were to be dealt with by the University Committees and the University Council. In fact, this change shifted greater responsibility to the newly formed University Council and gave the Faculty Council the mission of the now defunct Committee on University Welfare.

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Scope and Contents

The contents of this record group include minutes, election information, and correspondence of the Rice University Faculty Council, and were drawn from several sources including Secretary of the Faculty (Robert L. Patten), President Pitzer's Papers, Vandiver and Hackerman Papers. Box 1 includes all of the records under the original format of the Faculty Council and early pre-Faculty Council materials from 1919-1925. Boxes 3 and 4 under the newer format. The organization of these files is chronological and the contents are primarily the minutes of meetings and agendas, with some correspondence and election information. The record groups most closely related to this one are Faculty Meeting Minutes, University Council, and Committee on University Welfare. Formats include photocopies and mimeographed sheets.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Permission of the current Secretary of the Faculty required to view files or make copies. Permission in writing or by email from the Secretary of the Faculty must be sent to the Woodson Research Center. Call the Woodson Research Center for more information.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Rice University Faculty Council records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Organizations)

Rice University Faculty Council.

Formats

Photocopies.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Rice University Faculty Council records, 1919-2006, Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Acquisition Information

These records were transferred to the Woodson Research Center from the Secretary of the Faculty and the President's Office. Date(s) received: 9/74; 5/81; 4/82; 7/8/88; 7/89; 1/93, 2006

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: 1919-1970
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1 1 1919-1925
2 Executive Committee, 1946-59 [pre-Faculty Council]
3 Executive Committee, 1947-49 [pre-Faculty Council]
4 1959-60
5 1960-61
6 1961-62
7 1962-63
8 1963-64
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2 1 1964-65 (1/2)
2 1964-65 (2/2)
3 American Council on Education Statement (1964)
4 1965-66 (1/2)
5 1965-66 (2/2)
6 1966-67 (1/2)
7 1966-67 (2/2)
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3 1 1967-68 (1/2)
2 1967-68 (2/2)
3 1968-69 (1/2)
4 1968-69 (2/2)
5 1969-70
6 Memos (1969-1973)
Series II: 1970-1995
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4 1 1970-71 (1/2)
2 1970-71 (2/2)
3 1971-72
4 Consumer Price Index (1971-1983)
5 1972-73 (1/2)
6 1972-73 (2/2)
7 1973-74 (1/4)
8 1973-74 (2/4)
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5 1 1973-74 (3/4)
2 1973-74 (4/4)
3 Elections (October 1974)
4 Salary Subcommittee (1973-74)
5 1974-75 (1/2)
6 1974-75 (2/2)
7 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation Miscellaneous (1974-1984)
8 Memos (1974-1977)
9 Elections (April 1975)
10 Elections (October 1975
11 Notes and Drafts of Minutes (1975-76)
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6 1 1975-76
2 Salary Ranking Worksheets (1975-1982)
3 Elections (April 1976)
4 1976-77 (1/2)
5 1976-77 (2/2)
6 1977-78
7 Elections (May 1977)
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7 1 1978-79
2 Presentation Materials (1978)
3 Memos (1978-79)
4 1979-80
5 1980-81
6 Elections 1980-81
7 Memos (1980-1985)
8 Policies (1980-1998)
9 1981-82
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8 1 1982-83 (1/2)
2 1982-83 (2/2)
3 Faculty Council Compensation Committee- MIT Survey Data (1982/83- 1990/91) (1/2)
4 Faculty Council Compensation Committee- MIT Survey Data (1982/83- 1990/91) (2/2)
5 1983-84
6 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation (1983-1986)
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9 1 1984-85
2 Bureau of Labor Statistics (1984-85)
3 1985-86
4 Faculty Salary/Compensation Reports etc (1985)
5 Faculty Council Salary/Compensation Committee (1985-1986)
6 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation (1985-1986)
7 Membership (1985-86 to 1988-89)
8 Bylaws (1986-1988)
9 Minutes, Memos, Correspondence (1986-1987)
10 Faculty Council: Salary and Benefits Subcommittee (1986-1987)
11 Memos (1986-1987)
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10 1 Compensation Committee (1987-88-89)
2 Dead Week/Final Exams (1987-88-89)
3 Elections and Appointments (1987-88-89)
4 Faculty and Board (1987-1988)
5 Faculty Council Compensation Committee MIT Surveys (1987-1988)
6 Faculty Retirement (1987-1988)
7 Minutes, Memos, Correspondence (1987-1988)
8 Financial Aid- Student Athletes (1987-1988)
9 Sexual Harassment Policy (1987-1988)
10 University Standing Committees (1987-1988)
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11 1 Faculty Council: Compensation Committee (1988-1989)
2 Memos (1988-1989)
3 Minutes, Memos, Correspondence (1988-1989)
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12 1 Correspondence and Memos (1989-1990) (1/2)
2 Correspondence and Memos (1989-1990) (2/2)
3 Proceedings (1989-1990)
4 Tenure and Ethics Committee (1989-1990)
5 Commission on Women (1989-1990)
6 Faculty Members and Elections (1989-1990)
7 Faculty Governance Committee (1989-1990)
8 Outside Activities of Faculty (1989-1990)
9 Research Misconduct (1989-1990)
10 Tuition Waiver (1989-1990)
11 Tenure, Leave of Absence etc (1989-1990)
12 Standing Committees (1989-1990)
13 Honor System (1989-1990)
14 Minutes (1989-1990)
15 Committees (1990-2000)
16 Correspondence, Memos, Minutes (proceedings) (1990-1991)
17 Faculty Council Compensation Report -1990/1991- DATA
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13 1 Memos (1990-1994)
2 Athletics Committee (1991-1997)
3 College Masters Committee (1991-1997)
4 Committees (1991-1997)
5 Computer Committee (1991-1997)
6 Environmental Health and Safety Committee (1991-1997)
7 Examinations and Standing Committee (1991-1997)
8 Faculty Council (1991-92); Compensation Committee Reports (1990-91)
9 Faculty Council Bylaws (1991-2003)
10 Faculty Council Report on Salaries and Compensation (1991-1996)
11 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation (1991-1992)
12 Faculty Handbook (1991-1998)
13 Faculty Handbook Committee: Memos/Miscellaneous (1991-1998)
14 Graduate Council Committee (1991-1996)
15 Library Committee (1991-1999)
16 Marshals Committee (1991-1999)
17 Minutes (proceedings) (1991-1992)
18 Presidents Lectures Committee (1991-2000)
19 University Review Board Committee (1991-1996)
20 1992-1993 (1/2)
21 1992-1993 (2/2)
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14 1 Athletics (1992)
2 Benefits (1992)
3 Committee on Athletics Reports (1992-1993)
4 Correspondence/Memos (1992)
5 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation (1992-1993)
6 Admission Committee (1993-2000)
7 External (1993)
8 Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee (1993-2000)
9 Minutes (1993/94-1995/96)
10 “Academe” Economic Report (1994-1995)
11 Agendas (1994-1995)
12 Committee Assignments (1994-2000)
13 Committee on Athletics (1994)
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15 1 Curriculum Committee (1994-1996)
2 Faculty Handbook: Brown University (1994)
3 Faculty Handbook: Emory University (1994)
4 Faculty Meetings (1994-1995)
5 Affirmative Action Committee (1995-1997)
6 Bylaws Revision (1995)
7 Committee Handouts/Bylaws (1995-1997)
8 Faculty Council Bylaws/Miscellaneous (1995-1997)
9 Faculty Council Meeting- September 12, 1995
10 Faculty Council Meeting- October 18, 1995
11 Faculty Council Meeting- October 23, 1995
12 Faculty Council Meeting- November 16, 1995
13 Faculty Council Meeting- December 12, 1995
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16 1 Faculty Council: Report on Salaries and Compensation (1995-1996)
2 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation (1995-1996)
3 Faculty Handbook: Chronicle of Higher Education Article (1995)
4 Faculty Handbook Committee: Miscellaneous (1995-1998)
5 Faculty Handbook- Duke University (1995)
6 Faculty Handbook: “Recommended Institutional Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure” (1995)
7 Governance/Bylaws- Duke University (1995)
8 Haskell Correspondence Speaker (1995-1996)
9 Miscellaneous (1995-1996)
10 Scholarships and Awards Committee (1995)
Series III: 1996-2006
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17 1 AD HOC Curriculum Committee (1996-1998)
2 Articles of Incorporation/Amendments (1996)
3 Charges to Committees (1996-1997)
4 Committee on Committees (1996)
5 Faculty (1996-1997)
6 Faculty Council Meeting- January 26, 1996
7 Faculty Council Meeting- February 26, 1996
8 Faculty Council Meeting- March 22, 1996
9 Faculty Council Meeting- April 15, 1996
10 Faculty Council Meeting- June 26, 1996
11 Faculty Council Meeting- September 26, 1996
12 Faculty Council Meeting- October 28, 1996
13 Faculty Council Meeting- November 25, 1996
14 Faculty Council Meeting- December 13, 1996
15 Faculty Council: Salaries and Compensation (1996-1997)
16 Faculty Handbook: Amended and Restated Bylaws (1996)
17 Faculty Handbook: Amherst College (1996)
18 Faculty Handbook: Brandeis University (1996)
19 Faculty Handbook: Cal Tech (1996)
20 Faculty Handbook: Carleton College (1996)
21 Faculty Handbook: Columbia University (1996)
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18 1 Faculty Handbook: Cornell University (1996)
2 Faculty Handbook Distribution List (1996)
3 Faculty Handbook: Duke University (1996) (1/2)
4 Faculty Handbook: Duke University (1996) (2/2)
5 Faculty Handbook: Princeton University (1996)
6 Faculty Handbook: Reed College (1996)
7 Faculty Handbook: Stanford University (1996)
8 Faculty Handbook: Southern Methodist University (1996)
9 Faculty Handbook: Tulane University (1996)
10 Faculty Handbook: University of California (1996)
11 Faculty Handbook: University of Chicago (1996)
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19 1 Faculty Handbook: University of Houston (1996)
2 Faculty Handbook: University of Illinois at Chicago (1996)
3 Faculty Handbook: University of Pennsylvania (1996)
4 Faculty Handbook: University of Pittsburgh (1996)
5 Faculty Handbook: University of Rochester (1996)
6 Faculty Handbook: University of Texas at Houston (1996)
7 Faculty Handbook: Vanderbilt University (1996)
8 Faculty Handbook: Yale University (1996)
9 Honor System (1996)
10 Letter to Faculty and Responses (1996)
11 Meeting Schedules (1996)
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20 1 Minutes and Proceedings (1996/1997-1999/2000)
2 NROTC Committee (1996)
3 Promotions and Tenure Committee (1996)
4 Questions for Interviews (1996)
5 Rice Vision (1996)
6 Role of Faculty in the Honor System (1996)
7 Standing Committees (1996-1997)
8 Student Position Information (1996-1997)
9 University Charter and Bylaws (1996)
10 Appointments/Promotion/Tenure (1997)
11 Department Chair Responses (1997)
12 Committee Chair Responses (1997)
13 Committee on Committees (Spring 1997)
14 External (1997)
15 Faculty Council Meeting- January 27, 1997
16 Faculty Council Meeting- February 17, 1997
17 Faculty Council Meeting- March 14, 1997
18 Faculty Council Meeting- April 8, 1997
19 Faculty Council Meeting- May 1, 1997
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21 1 Faculty Council Meeting- May 15, 1997
2 Faculty Council Meeting- September 3, 1997
3 Faculty Council Meeting- September 16, 1997
4 Faculty Council Meeting- October 7, 1997
5 Faculty Council Meeting- October 23, 1997
6 Faculty Council Meeting- November 11, 1997
7 Faculty Council Meeting- November 12, 1997
8 Faculty Council Meeting- November 25, 1997
9 FHC: Memos/Miscellaneous (1997)
10 Letters to President and Provost (1997)
11 Mail outs (1997)
12 Supporting Materials (1997-1998)
13 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1997-1998)
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22 1 Appeals/Grievances Committee (1998)
2 Committee on Committees (1998-1999)
3 “Computing, Telecommunication and Multimedia Services” (1998-1999)
4 Faculty Council Meeting- January 16, 1998
5 Faculty Council Meeting- February 3, 1998
6 Faculty Council Meeting- February 10, 1998
7 Faculty Council Meeting- March 10, 1998
8 Faculty Council Meeting- March 24, 1998
9 Faculty Council Meeting- April 5, 1998
10 Faculty Council Meeting- April 7, 1998
11 Faculty Council Meeting- April 21, 1998
12 Faculty Council Meeting- April 27, 1998
13 Faculty Council Meeting- April 28, 1998
14 Faculty Council Meeting- June 1, 1998
15 Faculty Council Meeting- September 2, 1998
16 Faculty Council Meeting- September 21, 1998
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23 1 Faculty Council Meeting- October 22, 1998
2 Faculty Council Meeting- November 10, 1998
3 Faculty Council Meeting- November 20, 1998
4 Faculty Handbook Committee: Policies (1998-1999)
5 Faculty Handbook Committee: “Yale-Freedom of Expression” (1998-1999)
6 Faculty Handbook: “Academic Freedom references” (1998)
7 Faculty Handbook: “Other” (1998)
8 Faculty Handbook: Policies (1998-1999)
9 Gillis Appt. Letters: Committees (1998-1999)
10 Handouts- June 1, 1998 FC Meeting
11 Memos/Correspondence (1998-1999)
12 Database—Miscellaneous (1/2) (1999-2000)
13 Database—Miscellaneous (2/2) (1995-1998)
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24 1 Faculty Council: Bylaws (1999-2004)
2 Faculty Council Committees (1999-2001)
3 Faculty Council Committee on Committees (various) (1999-2001)
4 Faculty Council Election Coordination (1999)
5 Faculty Council Meeting- February 11, 1999
6 Faculty Council Meeting- April 27, 1999
7 Faculty Council Meeting- May 7, 1999
8 Faculty Council Policy (1999)
9 Faculty Handbook Committee: First Meeting (1999)
10 Faculty Handbook (1999)
11 Faculty Handbook: Revisions/Policy (1999)
12 Memos/Faculty Handbook (1999) (1/2)
13 Memos/Faculty Handbook (1999) (2/2)
14 Miscellaneous (1999)
15 Promotion and Tenure Guidelines (1999)
16 Salary Equity Committee (1999-2000)
17 Undergraduate Teaching Committee (1999-2000)
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25 1 Calendar (2000-2004) (1/2)
2 Calendar (2000-2004) (2/2)
3 Committee on Committees (2000-2001)
4 CONFIDENTIAL (2000)
5 Copyright/Intellectual Property (2000-2001)
6 Database/Records (2000-2001)
7 Dismissals/Financial Exigency (2000-2001)
8 Faculty Council (2000-2001)
9 Faculty Council (2000-2001)
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26 1 Faculty Council Agendas (2000-2002) (1/2)
2 Faculty Council Agendas (2000-2002) (2/2)
3 Faculty Council Compensation (2000-2004)
4 Faculty Council: Faculty Senate (2000-2002)
5 Faculty Council: Miscellaneous (2000-2001)
6 Jones School (2000-2001)
7 Minutes and Proceedings (2000)
8 Salary and Comp. Subcommittee (2000-2004)
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27 1 Agendas/Miscellaneous (2001-2002)
2 Agendas, President/Provost (2002-2002)
3 Athletics (2001-2002)
4 Committee Service Prefs (2001-2002) (1/2)
5 Committee Service Prefs (2002-2002) (2/2)
6 Compensation Committee (2001-2002)
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28 1 CONFIDENTIAL (2001-2003)
2 Correspondence: Faculty Council Committee on Committees (2001-2002)
3 Curriculum (2001-2002)
4 Elections (2001-2002)
5 Election 2001 (Spring) (call for nomination; petition)
6 Election—Fall 2001 (August-September)
7 Election of Members to University Council and Faculty Council (2001)
8 Faculty Council Budget (1/9/01)
9 Examinations and Standing (2001-2002)
10 Faculty Council (2001-2002)
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29 1 Faculty Council Business Meeting- February 9, 2001
2 Faculty Council Business Meeting- March 16, 2001
3 Faculty Council Business Meeting- April 20, 2001
4 Faculty Council Business Meeting- May 4, 2001
5 Faculty Council Business Meeting- August 27, 2001
6 Faculty Council Business Meeting- September 11, 2001
7 Faculty Council Business Meeting- September 25, 2001
8 Faculty Council Business Meeting- October 26, 2001
9 Faculty Council: Committee on Committees (2001)
10 Faculty Council Election (September 2001)
11 Faculty Council: Election (Spring 2001)
12 Faculty Council Election Spring 2001 (petitions)
13 Faculty Council Membership (2001-2002)
14 Faculty Council: Proceedings (2001-2004)
15 Faculty Council: Report (Undergrad Courses/Labs taught by non-Tenured Faculty and Grads)
16 Faculty Council Meeting- January 23, 2001
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30 1 Faculty Council Meeting- February 27, 2001
2 Faculty Council Meeting- November 13, 2001
3 Faculty Council Meeting- December 10, 2001
4 Faculty Council Meeting- December 11, 2001
5 Faculty ranks/titles/voting (2001-2002)
6 Family Leave (2001)
7 Governance (2001)
8 Governance/Research (2001-2002)
9 Lecturers (2001)
10 Minutes (2001-2002)
11 Policies: Faculty Performance Reviews (2001)
12 Policy Committee (2001-2002) (1/2)
13 Policy Committee (2001-2002) (2/2)
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31 1 Policy Committee: Mid Term Review (2001-2002)
2 Professional Masters Degrees (2001-2002)
3 Salaries (2001-2002)
4 Sexual Harassment Policy (2001)
5 [Undergraduate] Teaching (2001)
6 University Standing Committee on Benefits (2001-2002)
7 University Website (2001)
8 Appeals/Grievances (2002-2003)
9 Athletics (2002)
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32 1 Athletics (2002-2004)
2 Athletics “Fiasco” (2002)
3 Athletics Inquiry (2002)
4 “A Vision for Rice University”/Correspondence (2002-2005)
5 Committee on Committees (2002-2003)
6 Committee on Committees Reports (2002-2004)
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33 1 Committee on Committees (2002) (1/2)
2 Committee on Committees (2002) (2/2)
3 Committee on Committees (2002-2004) (1/2)
4 Committee on Committees (2002-2004) (2/2)
5 “Conflict of Interest” (2002)
6 Curriculum (2002-2005)
7 Faculty Council (2002-2003)
8 Faculty Council (2002-2003)
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34 1 Faculty Council (2002-2003) (1/2)
2 Faculty Council (2002-2003) (2/2)
3 Faculty Council (2002-2003)
4 Faculty Council: Academic Calendar (2002-2003)
5 Faculty Council: Athletics (2002-2003)
6 Faculty Council: Athletics (2002-2004)
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35 1 Faculty Council Committees (2002-2003)
2 Faculty Council: Elections (2002)