Introduction to Robert's Rules of Order, undated

The University Council served as an advisory board to the University President and the President’s Cabinet from 1992 through 2014 at Southwest Texas State University and subsequently Texas State University-San Marcos. The records within this collection document the meetings and membership of the Council as well as their recommendations to University administration. Materials include: rosters, minutes, agenda, attendance/sign-in sheets, memoranda, correspondence, notes, and the University Council charter and bylaws. Also included are records supporting agenda items or topics introduced at Council meetings, such as: reports, memoranda, and printed presentation slides. Specific topics of discussion include: the academic calendar, budgets, traffic and parking, course catalogs, admissions, registration, enrollment, new degree programs, academic degree program changes, and academic advising. Additionally, these records include materials created by the University Council’s Executive Committee. Materials also document recommendations made by circulation. Wherein, memoranda and supporting documentation were circulated among Council members. Those policies and actions that did not receive and objections by Council members were forwarded to the President. Materials within the collection date from 1991 through 2012 and include undated items.