Chapter 3: 蘑菇视频 School: By-Laws of the 蘑菇视频 Council

3.1 蘑菇视频 Program Authorization.

The University of Texas at El Paso (University) is authorized to offer graduate degrees and to have a 蘑菇视频 School under provisions of

3.2 蘑菇视频 School Administration.

The 蘑菇视频 School will be supervised by a Dean reporting to the Provost and appointed by the President of the University after consultation with an appropriate faculty committee. This person will be a member of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty (“蘑菇视频 Faculty”). Final authority in all matters rests with the President of the University. The Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School will advise the President of the University, through the Provost, on all matters of planning, policy, development, and administration relating to graduate studies and research. The Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School has the authority and responsibility to submit matters of major policy to the 蘑菇视频 Council of the University.

3.3 蘑菇视频 Faculty of the University.

The University will have a 蘑菇视频 Faculty composed of persons qualified by their scholarly or creative works and effectiveness in the teaching of graduate students. The 蘑菇视频 Faculty originates the graduate curriculum.

3.3.1 蘑菇视频 Faculty. All tenured and tenure-track faculty are part of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty.

蘑菇视频 Faculty have the following privileges and responsibilities:

They may direct doctoral dissertations and chair doctoral committees.
They may serve on doctoral committees.
They may direct master’s theses and chair master’s thesis committees.
They may serve on master’s thesis committees.
They may teach graduate courses.
They may be members of their Program Committee for 蘑菇视频 Studies with full voting privileges.
They may be elected to the 蘑菇视频 Council.
They will have full voting privileges on matters before the entire 蘑菇视频 Faculty.

3.3.2 Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty. Non-tenure-track faculty, visiting scholars, University professional staff, or outside researchers may take on various graduate responsibilities depending on the membership type (as described below) and approval by relevant stakeholders. Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty members do not have voting privileges in the 蘑菇视频 Faculty. Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty must demonstrate that they hold a terminal degree consistent with the program to which they are assigned. The application for Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty membership requires an application form, a curriculum vitae, and any other relevant supporting material. Annually, the 蘑菇视频 School will provide to the 蘑菇视频 Council a report of Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty memberships, their types, and the program to which they were assigned.

3.3.2.1 Type I Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty may be assigned to serve as members, but not chair or co-chair, of master’s thesis or dissertation committees, for a duration relevant to the committee service’s duration or until the end of their University employment (whichever comes last), provided that the faculty remains in good standing. Type I membership requires department chair or graduate program director approval, as well as approval from the Dean overseeing the graduate program to which the temporary faculty was assigned.

3.3.2.2 Type II Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty may be assigned to serve as members, co-chair, but not chair, of master’s thesis and dissertation committees, for a duration relevant to the committee service’s duration or until the end of their University employment (whichever comes last), provided that the faculty remains in good standing. In the case that a Type II 蘑菇视频 Faculty co-chairs a master’s thesis or dissertation committee, the other co-chair must be a non-temporary member of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty. Type II membership requires department chair or graduate program director approval, as well as approval from the Dean overseeing the graduate program to which the temporary faculty was assigned and the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School.

3.3.2.3 Type III Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty may be assigned to chair master’s thesis and dissertation committees, for a duration relevant to the committee service’s duration or until the end of their University employment (whichever comes last), provided that the faculty remains in good standing. This category also allows for University faculty who are not 蘑菇视频 Faculty members to serve as program directors, at the discretion of the appropriate Dean, Chair, and 蘑菇视频 Faculty within the program, on an annual basis. Type III membership requires department chair or graduate program director approval, as well as approval from the Dean overseeing the graduate program to which the temporary faculty was assigned, the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School, and the 蘑菇视频 Council.

3.3.3 Emeritus 蘑菇视频 Faculty. Faculty who were 蘑菇视频 Faculty members and are approved by the University to emeritus/emerita status will continue to enjoy the following privileges:

They may teach graduate courses.
They may chair master’s thesis committees underway prior to the faculty member’s retirement from the University.
They may chair doctoral committees underway prior to the faculty member’s retirement from the University.
They may co-chair with a non-temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty Member or serve on master’s thesis committees.
They may co-chair with a non-temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty Member or serve on doctoral committees.

3.4 蘑菇视频 Council

The 蘑菇视频 Council will be elected to serve as the administrative arm of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty and will oversee the creation and revision of graduate academic programs and courses, as well as policies concerning graduate studies. It is each 蘑菇视频 Council member’s duty to deliberate on graduate studies proposals and to communicate to the faculty of their respective colleges all actions and information presented to the 蘑菇视频 Council.

3.4.1 蘑菇视频 Council Composition

3.4.1.1 Voting Members. The 蘑菇视频 Council will consist of the following voting members: chair, two faculty members from each participating college, four at-large members, and the President of the Faculty Senate. The chair and the four at-large members of the Council will be elected by the 蘑菇视频 Faculty. The Council members serving as their college representatives will be elected by the 蘑菇视频 Faculty of their respective colleges.

3.4.1.2 Ex-officio Members. There will be two ex-officio members with no vote: the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School and one graduate student who may serve for a two-year term as a non-voting student representative to the 蘑菇视频 Council.

3.4.1.3 Terms. Members of the 蘑菇视频 Council, excluding its chair and the President of the Faculty Senate, will serve three-year terms. The chair of the 蘑菇视频 Council will serve a two-year term. Members of the 蘑菇视频 Council will not serve consecutively for more than two terms. The terms will be staggered so that approximately 1/3` of the 蘑菇视频 Council will be elected each year.

3.4.1.4 Elections. The Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School will be responsible for conducting the elections, held annually in the Spring for terms starting in the Fall. Only graduate faculty of a given college may vote for the representative of that college. Consistent with the limitations stated in these by-laws, candidates obtaining the largest pluralities will be elected to the 蘑菇视频 Council.

3.4.1.5 Eligibility. To be eligible to serve on the 蘑菇视频 Council, a faculty member will preferably be a tenured member of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty. To appear on a ballot, a member must be nominated by five members of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty. Self-nominations are permissible for all positions.

3.4.2 蘑菇视频 Council Operations

3.4.2.1 A quorum of simple majority is required of voting 蘑菇视频 Council members for business to be conducted, and meetings will be run using Robert’s Rules of Order.

3.4.2.2 蘑菇视频 Council Meetings. The 蘑菇视频 Council will hold regularly scheduled open meetings each semester. Agendas for all meetings will be distributed to all members of the 蘑菇视频 Council one week prior to any meeting. Additional meetings of the 蘑菇视频 Council may be called by the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School or by the Chair of the 蘑菇视频 Council.

3.4.2.3 The 蘑菇视频 Council will elect a Vice-Chair and a Secretary from its voting membership. The 蘑菇视频 Council will create and vote to approve standing and ad-hoc committees as necessary. The 蘑菇视频 Council will establish such procedures as are necessary to fulfill its functions.

3.4.2.4 蘑菇视频 Council Reporting. The 蘑菇视频 Council will annually review the data on exceptions to degree plans provided by the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School. This information will be shared with the Academic Deans, Department Chairs/Program Directors, and Program Committees on 蘑菇视频 Studies.

3.4.2.5 To better coordinate faculty governance of graduate education, the Chair of the 蘑菇视频 Council will automatically serve as a voting member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. The Chair of the 蘑菇视频 Council will represent the 蘑菇视频 Faculty at all appropriate academic functions.

3.4.2.6 Member Replacement. The position of 蘑菇视频 Council members with more than two absences per year will be declared vacant and replaced.

3.5 Program Committees on 蘑菇视频 Studies

A Program Committee on 蘑菇视频 Studies must exist in all academic areas in which an approved graduate program is offered. The Program Committee will consist of all or a subset of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty in the program, with a minimum of three members, as assigned by the Chair of the department in which the program is hosted, or by the Program Director if the graduate program does not reside in a single department/college. A Program Committee may include members from related disciplines, members of the 蘑菇视频 Faculty who are temporary members may serve as members of this committee. The Program Committees on 蘑菇视频 Studies will be charged with the overall responsibility for the operation of graduate programs.

3.6 蘑菇视频 Program Directors

Each 蘑菇视频 Program must have a Program Director. Program Directors should preferably be tenured faculty (or, in the absence of tenured faculty, a Type III Temporary 蘑菇视频 Faculty in good standing, upon approval by the 蘑菇视频 Council).

3.7 蘑菇视频 Program Modifications

All graduate program modifications should be brought to the 蘑菇视频 Council for approval, after being first approved by the relevant Program Committee for 蘑菇视频 Studies and College 蘑菇视频 Curriculum Committee(s), and by the relevant Academic Dean(s).

3.7.1 Undergraduate Courses for 蘑菇视频 Credit. The Program Committee for 蘑菇视频 Studies will submit for 蘑菇视频 Council review and approval any undergraduate courses that may be used for credit toward its graduate program(s). In situations where a program does not own the courses included in its program, which is often the case for multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary degrees, the Program Director will approach these other programs for permission to list their courses for graduate credit.

3.7.2 蘑菇视频 Courses for Undergraduate Credit. The Program Committee for 蘑菇视频 Studies will submit for 蘑菇视频 Council review and approval those graduate courses suitable for upper division undergraduate credit substitution. These proposals also require approval by the Faculty Senate.

3.8 New 蘑菇视频 Degrees and Certificates

Proposals for new graduate degree programs and certificates will be forwarded through the relevant Academic Dean(s) and the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School to the 蘑菇视频 Council. The 蘑菇视频 Council will consider all relevant criteria and may recommend revisions to strengthen the proposal as necessary before making a recommendation to the University administration.

3.9 Review of Existing 蘑菇视频 Programs

The 蘑菇视频 Council may be consulted by the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School for feedback on program reviews. The Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School will annually provide a report on program reviews to the 蘑菇视频 Council.

3.10 Operating Procedures

Documentation related to the 蘑菇视频 Council flows in two directions. Proposals discussed in Sub-Sections 3.7 and 3.8 move to the 蘑菇视频 Council. However, documentation also moves from the 蘑菇视频 Council to academic Colleges and Programs when 蘑菇视频 Council members share information with their Deans and Program Directors.

3.10.1 Flow of Documentation. The flow of information between a program and the 蘑菇视频 Council will be from the Program Committee on 蘑菇视频 Studies, through the Department Chair or Program Director, the relevant Academic Dean(s), the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School, and then to the 蘑菇视频 Council. Recommendations from the 蘑菇视频 Council will be submitted through the Dean of the 蘑菇视频 School to the President of the University and such other persons or bodies as required by the Regents’ Rules. The above channels will be utilized for new courses, degree requirements, options, and new degree programs. It is understood that the word “through” in the above statement means that all documents will be forwarded successively with recommendations made by the person(s) at each level.

3.10.2 Council Initiated Policies. The 蘑菇视频 Council may initiate proposals, such as changes in 蘑菇视频 Council by-laws or other policy-related proposals. In these cases, action starts at the 蘑菇视频 Council and 蘑菇视频 Council members then consult their Deans and the Faculty of the College or School they represent. The Chair of the 蘑菇视频 Council should also consult with the Provost and Deans of participating Colleges and Schools.

3.11 By-Laws Revisions

Revisions and changes to the by-laws will be initiated by the 蘑菇视频 Council. Voting will be permitted by email ballot, and decisions will be by two thirds of those voting. Changes will take effect upon the approval by the necessary majority of the voting 蘑菇视频 Faculty and any additional approval required by the UT System Board of Regents.

3.12 References

3.13 Dates Approved or Amended

August 26, 2025

June 8, 2015

3.14 Contact Information

The 蘑菇视频 School

(915) 747-5491

gradschool@utep.edu

utep.edu/graduate/

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