TAMU FACULTY FACTS

ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT FACULTY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  
• MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK
  
• PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY
  
• COSTS AND SOURCES OF FUNDS
  
• WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY
  
• RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES - COMBINING TEACHING AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH
  
• THE LIBRARY, INSTITUTES AND CENTERS
  
• TEACHING AND OFFICE HOURS
  
• WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO GRADUATE?
  
• WHY ARE CLASSES SO LARGE?
  
• CLASS AVAILABILITY AND COURSES TAKEN AT OTHER COLLEGES
  
• WHY DO YOU USE GRADUATE STUDENTS TO TEACH?
  
• WHY FOREIGN GRADUATE STUDENTS TEACH
  
• GRADUATE PROGRAMS - WHY DO THEY EXIST?
  
• GRADUATE PROGRAMS - WHAT'S INVOLVED FOR THE GRADUATE STUDENT AND HOW IS THE STUDENT SUPPORTED?
  
• ON RESEARCH AND GRANTS
  
• THE PURPOSES OF TENURE - RESEARCH AND TEACHING
  
• THE ACQUISITION AND LOSS OF TENURE
  
• SERVICE AND SHARED GOVERNANCE
  
• FACULTY WORK LOAD AND PAY