Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - UNIVERSITY FUNDING FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND FIELDS INCENTIVE GRANTS AND AWARDS › Section 5.132 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  Benchmark(s)--Point(s) of reference that designate movement towards the
				  achievement of national recognition developed for each designated program by an
				  external, out-of-state consultant and approved by the Board.
(2) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(3)
				  Commissioner of Higher Education or Commissioner--The Agency acting through its
				  executive, and his other designees, staff, or agents.
(4) Designated program or designated degree
				  program--The degree program designated by an institution and approved by the
				  Board for consideration of benchmark awards under the grant program described
				  in this subchapter.
(5) Emerging
				  research university--A public institution of higher education designated as an
				  emerging research university under the Board's accountability system.
(6) Endowed faculty position--A person who is
				  employed full-time by an institution of higher education as a member of the
				  faculty whose primary duties include teaching, research, academic service, or
				  administration and holds a professorship paid for with the revenue from an
				  endowment fund specifically set up for that purpose. The term does not include
				  a person holding faculty rank who spends a majority of the person's time for
				  the institution engaged in managerial or supervisory activities, including a
				  chancellor, vice chancellor, president, vice president, provost, associate or
				  assistant provost, or dean.
(7)
				  Field(s) of study--A set of courses that leads to a baccalaureate, master's or
				  doctoral degree. Within the context of this subchapter, field(s) of study is
				  synonymous with degree program(s).
(8) General academic teaching institution--A
				  public institution of higher education as designated by Texas Education Code,
				  §
										61.003(3).
(9) Highest national ranking or
				  recognition--A program that is determined to be of national excellence based
				  upon review by out-of-state consultants with relevant expertise in the
				  field.
(10) Medical and/or dental
				  unit--A public institution of higher education as designated by Texas Education
				  Code, §
										61.003(5).
(11) Programs--Designated program or
				  designated degree program as defined in this section.
(12) Public state college--A public
				  institution of higher education as designated by Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(16).
(13) Research university--A public
				  institution of higher education designated as a research university under the
				  Board's accountability system.