Spotlight & Events

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Welcome Fall 2019!

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Spotlight & Events

REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL
November 11, 2019, at 2:15 PM in MAI 212 (check back for updates and links)

Proposed Changes to the International Business Major in the McCombs School of Business (tentative)
State of the University Libraries—Lorraine Haricombe (Vice Provost and Director, UT Libraries)
New Coordinated and Synergistic Efforts on Student Success, and College-to-Career Paths—Rachel Hernandez (Senior Vice Provost for Enrollment Management)
Update to the Core Curriculum Course Lists in the General Information 2020-2021 Catalog And in the School of Undergraduate Studies Chapter in the Undergraduate Catalog, 2020-2022 (D 17329-17337)—Lorenzo Sadun (Educational Policy Committee member, and Professor, Mathematics)
Proposed University Definition of Plagiarism (D 17338-17339)—Sharon Horner (Research Policy Committee Chair, and Professor, Nursing)

STUDENT FEEDBACK ON TEACHING TASK FORCE

HOLISTIC REVIEW OF FACULTY TEACHING TASK FORCE

TASK FORCE TO GATHER BEST PRACTICES ON DISCUSSING DIFFICULT DIALOGUES AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PEDAGOGY IN CLASSROOMS

LAUNCH OF FACULTY COUNCIL FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER ACCOUNT

2019-2020 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR THE GENERAL FACULTY AND FACULTY COUNCIL

Oct. 17, 2019

Campus Mental Health Resources

Mental Health and Well-Being Symposium, Nov. 13, 2019, “to help you better understand and support today’s college students.” RSVP by by October 25 at https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02ou2E7UOekPW6h
Mental Health First Aid TrainingEight-hour training to spot signs of mental illness in students for referral to counseling and mental health professionals for treatment. Offered by Integral Care https://integralcare.org/en/mentalhealth/
On-Campus Training by the Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC).

Voices Against Violence: https://cmhc.utexas.edu/vav/index.html. Contact Health Education Coordinator Sharon Hoefer at sharon.hoefer@austin.utexas.edu.

More info: https://cmhc.utexas.edu/presentations.html
Training module “Safety in the Classroom” in UT Learn (https://utlearn.utexas.edu/) mentioned by Ms. Jaime Davis (Compliance) at the Faculty Council meeting on Oct. 14.

Other resources for faculty and staff concerning student mental health

Helpful Resources

Handbook of Operating Procedures
Faculty Council, HOP 2-1110
By-Laws of the Faculty Council, HOP 2-1120-PM

Oct. 22, 2019

UT Austin Joins National Alliance to Develop Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has joined 19 other universities in a three-year effort to develop and strengthen inclusive recruitment, hiring and retention practices for STEM faculty members

Oct. 22, 2019

Welch Foundation to Establish New Chemical Engineering Chair at UT

AUSTIN, Texas — The Welch Foundation, one of the nation’s largest private funding organizations for basic chemical research, is giving $2.5 million to establish the Norbert Dittrich-Welch Chair in Chemical Engineering in the McKetta Department of Chemical

Spotlight & Events

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Other Items of Interest

Office of the General Faculty