1. IV.Report of the Chair: ad hoc committee on “Faculty Excellence” Nominations for membership FC members currently submitting nominations nominees can be members of the FC or the University at large final selection of members will be made by the FCEC Initial charge: to explain to the public what faculty productivity and accountability mean, how they are currently assured, and whether the University is determining this productivity in the best and most appropriate ways to suggest ways to facilitate faculty efforts to further improve the productivity of both the faculty and the university to suggest ways to further improve data-collection and other methods for assessing the productivity of the faculty and the university

2. IV.Report of the Chair: survey to promote discussion of budget and faculty involvement in budget planning and setting of budget priorities Survey is closed 440 responses [2,570 e-mails sent] consulted by dean on budget planning and prioritization: ~80% NO discussion at college / school faculty meetings: ~60% NO discussion at departmental level: ~50% YES involvement in budget planning and prioritization : ~80% NONE to LITTLE should faculty be more involved: 77% YES 185 comments fairly typical observation has been roughly: faculty are informed of budget concerns and decisions, but we are not consulted about what the budget should prioritize

3. 3 House: $21.1 billion in All Funds and $13.6 in General Revenue Funds and General Revenue– Dedicated Funds. Included in this amount is a reduction of $411.9 million in formula funding Senate: $21.6 billion in All Funds and $14.1 in General Revenue Funds and General Revenue– Dedicated Funds. Included in this amount is a reduction of $238.8 million in formula funding other cuts in retirement contributions and health care premium sharing in both House and Senate bills Expended 2009 Estimated 2010 Budgeted 2011 Requested 2012 Recommended 2012 Requested 2013 Recommended 2013 $367M$391M$365M$383MHouse: $342M $374MHouse: $343M Senate: $352M Senate: $353M IV.State budget as of 2/14/2011 UT Austin House bill 1 and Senate bill 1

4. 4 from p. 2 of the 2012-13 Governor’s Budget (Feb. 8 2011) [http://bit.ly/gZdMSg ]http://bit.ly/gZdMSg Higher Education starting point appears to be HB 1 Further reductions in Higher Education Eliminate Tuition Waivers $ 118,000,000 Increase Faculty Productivity $ 383,000,000 Reduce Special Items Funding $ 816,700,000 Total Reductions in Higher Education Base $1,317,700,000 Additions in Higher Education Base Amount Increase/Combine TEXAS Grant & Tuition Equalization Grant Funding $ 360,300,000 System Discretionary Funding (Equal to 10% of each System’s Instruction & Operations Formula) $ 479,200,000 Restore Formula Funding for General Academic, Health Related, & Two-year Institutions $ 478,200,000 Total Additions in Higher Education Base $1,317,700,000 Total Net Change to Higher Education Base $0 IV.Governor's budget

5. 5 proposed four-year tuition freeze develop bachelor’s degrees that cost no more than $10,000, including textbooks leverage web-based instruction, innovative teaching techniques and aggressive efficiency measures to reach that goal For comparison, from the “for-profit” higher ed world: for-profit colleges: $25,000 per year for-profit: 22 % six year graduation rate private non-profits: $16,600 per year private non-profits: 65 % state universities: $8,588 per year public universities: 55 % from “Subprime Opportunity: the Unfulfilled Promise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities” [Education Trust report] information from http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/report%3A-only-22%25-of- students-at-for-profit-schools-get-bachelor%27s-degree-within-6-yearshttp://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/report%3A-only-22%25-of- students-at-for-profit-schools-get-bachelor%27s-degree-within-6-years IV.Governor's State of the State address