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FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, November 6, 2001

CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Anne O. Kilpatrick at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 in Room 107 Admin./Library Building.

SENATORS PRESENT:

College of Medicine Æ
Basic Sciences: Philippe Arnaud (Council Member), Joan Olson, Sally Self and Eberhard Voit (Alternate)

College of Medicine Æ Clinical Sciences: Timothy Carter, DeAnna Cheek, Gary Gilkerson, Paul Gold, Barry Hainer, Subbi P. Mathur (Secretary), Terry OÍBrien, Susan B. Tate, and Renan Uflacker

College of Dental Medicine: Peter Kobes, Luis Leite (Council Member) and Carlos Salinas (Alternate)

College of Health Professions: Richard Hernandez, Janice Hundley, Anne Kilpatrick (Chair) and Gail Pashek

Library Sciences and Informatics: Mary P. Mauldin (Council Member) and Nancy McKeehan

College of Nursing: Ramita Bonadonna and Francine Margolius (Vice Chair)

College of Pharmacy: John Bosso, Joli Cerveny and Katherine Chessman

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

The meeting minutes of October 2, 2001 were posted in the unapproved form on the web site and were available for review prior to meeting. The minutes for October were unanimously approved and passed. The next meeting will be held at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, December 4, 2001 in the Admin./Library Room 107.

MEETING PROCEEDINGS:

ChairÍs Remarks: Dr. Kilpatrick welcomed the senators. After the initial self introduction by each senator, she outlined her goals to achieve for the year.

  1. She emphasized that all senators belong to the senate committees and tackle the various assignments and use the Faculty Senate meeting to report the outcome of their various committee meetings.
  2. She mentioned two new policies that have been approved by the MUSC Board of Trustees and inserted into the Faculty Handbook, namely, the Computer Use Policy and the Policy regarding Visiting, Emeritus and Distinguished University Faculty Status.
  3. She introduced her fellow office bearers of the Executive Council and announced the appointment of Mary P. Mauldin as our Faculty Senate Webmaster.
  4. She reported that as Faculty Senate Representative, she attended three of four PresidentÍs Council meetings, while deputing Philippe Arnaud to attend one on her behalf. Nothing of momentous importance to the Faculty happened during these meetings except for the tabling of the Post-tenure review policy document for future discussion by PresidentÍs Council. The Post-tenure review document, is a product of a Faculty Senate ad hoc committee effort (Chair: Philip Privitera; Members: Subbi Mathur and Jerry Webb, Tom Higerd ex-officio). This document was prepared in response to concerns from Commission for Higher Education that specifically asked for a reward system for successful faculty performance and in keeping with Good Practices document. The Document was approved unanimously by the Faculty Senate and forwarded to the DeansÍ Council. The DeansÍ Council approved it, after two meetings with the subcommittee. The document (with the omission of the word permanent) represents the Faculty Senate and DeansÍ Council approved version.
  5. Committee and job assignments (voluntary):
    • Governance Committee: Francine Margolius (Chair), Subbi P. Mathur, Nancy McKeehan, Janice Hundley, Joli Cerveny, Betsy Pilcher, Gail Pashek and Eberhard Voit
    • Faculty Affairs Committee: Subbi P. Mathur (Chair), Philippe Arnaud, Dean Schuyler, Ramita Bonadonna, John Malley, Katherine Chessman, Peter Kobes, Joann Sullivan, Janice Lage, Richard Hernandez and Timothy Carter
    • Academic Affairs Committee: Philippe Arnaud (Chair), Barry Hainer, Paul Gold, Jennie Ariail, DeAnna Cheek, Joan Olson, Tara Hulsey, Gary Gilkeson and John Bosso
    • University Affairs Committee (Chair to be chosen): Mary P. Mauldin, Kit Simpson, Sally Self, Terry OÍBrien, Janice Hundley, Luis Leite, Benjamin Saunders, Connie Best and Janice Lage.
    • Faculty Senate Retreat Coordinator: Subbi P. Mathur
    • Webmaster: Mary P. Mauldin
  6. Liaison with Gender Equity Committee: This is a University Committee under the direction of Dr. Deborah Carson looking at various ways to improve gender equity in the campus. The membership of this committee from the Faculty Senate include Connie Best, Deanna Cheek, Susan B. Tate, Kit Simpson and Subbi Mathur.
  7. Francine Margolius, Chair of the Governance Committee reported on the progress on revising the Faculty Hand Book to bring it up to date on matters relating to Faculty welfare. She reported the progress on revising the Faculty Handbook in phases beginning with board approved changes (mainly) indicated in Blue which can be found on the web site www.musc.edu/facsen. Subsequent phases will be indicated in Yellow for editorial changes only that do not change the meaning/essence of the document; Green for contextual changes that will need to be debated by the Senate and then Board approved; and Hot Red for additions/deletions which will need Senate debate and then Board approval. Variations in this approach may be necessary as we progress with the revisions. Please send comments and suggestions to Francine Margolius.
  8. Faculty Contracts Committee: This is chaired by Rich Hernandez and meets at noon on every Wednesday. Its members are: Jennie Arial, Tara Halsey, Louis Leite, Sally Self, Terry OÍBrien, John Bosso and Tom Higerd, ex officio. Ann encouraged the tenured Senators to go for these meetings. Dr. Hernandez mentioned that they are still working on the wording of the faculty contract. They are supposed to come up with an acceptable version by the end of December so that it can be placed before the Board of TrusteesÍ February Meeting. The meetings are held in room 200 F. The committee has invited the Business Managers of various Colleges to present their viewpoints. The approved document will be brought before the Faculty Senate for its approval before it is forwarded to DeansÍ Council.
  9. Faculty Senate Retreat: Subbi Mathur announced that the Faculty Senate will hold its annual Retreat from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 in Basic Sciences Building Room 435. This yearÍs topic for the Retreat will be: "Tenure: Quo Vadis?"Lunch will be served at 11:30 AM. Dr. Adrian Reuben will lead the Retreat with the "Meet the Expert " Session and will provide us with his insights and wisdom. This will be followed by input on Faculty Tenure Policies by Dr. Ray Greenberg, followed by the Deans of the various Colleges. Faculty members with the wisdom and experience relating to tenure will share their insight with us, with plenty of group discussion. The aim of this Retreat is to come out with some focused outline on Tenure.
  10. The Department of Arts and Digital Imaging: The Department of Art Services and Digital Imaging performs Art and Digital services to MUSC. The Department has run into financial deficit. During a recent discussion at the PresidentsÍ Council, it was proposed to remove this department. However, Messrs. Sutuski and John Runyon felt that the department can be salvaged. Dr. Sutuski specifically requested the Faculty Senate Chair to appoint a sub-committee to investigate the financial status of the Department. Concerns were expressed on the floor that a department that is so vital to the teaching, clinical and research missions of the University is in danger of becoming extinct. A subcommittee consisting of Carlos Selinas (Chair), Deanna Cheek and Subbi Mathur will be responsible for reviewing the financial status of the Department of Art Services and Digital Imaging and make recommendations to the Administration.
  11. Parking Survey Report: Mr. John Runyon reported to us on the results of Parking Survey that was carried out by Dan Lackland, Pam Ferguson and Lydia King. The survey was initiated to gain insight into the following questions:
    • Where should the garage be located: Recommendation: Close to the College Campus. Only 25% of 1,098 responses showed dissatisfaction with MUSC Parking system convenience.
    • How much should be charged: Recommendation: MUSC should seek to minimize parking charge increase in the future. 56% of persons in the parking system are dissatisfied with the price.
    • What capacity garage should be built? Recommendation: 600 to 800 spaces minimum. The current waiting list contains more than 1,300 names and requires more than 7 years to reach the desired end!
  12. Other Announcements: Dr. Kilpatrick announced that the South Carolina Council of Senate Chairs meets once every month in Columbia. This month the Council meets at 4 PM on Friday, November 16 at Columbia. Anyone interested in attending the meeting can contact her for further details.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 AM.

The next Faculty Senate Meeting will be held at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, December 4, at the Admin./Library Room 107.