FACULTY
SENATE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday,
June 4, 2002
The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Dr. Anne O. Kilpatrick at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 in Room 107 Admin./Library Building.
MEMBERSHIP ROSTER:
College of Medicine, Basic Sciences:
Present:
Philippe Arnaud (Council Member), Janice Lage, Lucille London, Joan
Olson.
Absent: Sally Self and Eberhard Voit (excused absence).
College of Medicine, Clinical Sciences:
Present:
DeAnna Cheek, Gary Gilkeson, Paul Gold, Mark Green, Subbi P. Mathur
(Secretary), Benjamin Saunders, and Thomas Steele.
Absent: Narendra L. Banik, Timothy Carter, Connie Best (excused
absence), Dean Schuyler (excused absence), Barry Hainer, Terry O'Brien,
Stanley Hoffman (Alternate), Susan B. Tate (excused absence) Philip
Saul, and Renan Uflacker.
College of Dental Medicine
Present:
Peter Kobes and Stephen Malley
Absent: Luis Leite (Council Member), Elizabeth Pilcher and Carlos
Salinas (Alternate).
College of Health Professions:
Present:
Anne Kilpatrick (Chair) and Andrea White.
Absent: Gail Pashek, Richard Hernandez and Janice Hundley.
Present:
Jennie Ariail (Parliamentarian), Mary P. Mauldin (Council Member),
Joann Sullivan and Nancy McKeehan.
Absent: None.
College of Nursing:
Present:
Tara Hulsey.
Absent: Ramita Bonadonna and Francine Margolius (Vice Chair;
Excused absence)
College of Pharmacy:
Present:
John Bosso, Joli Cerveny and Kit Simpson (Council Member).
Absent: Katherine Chessman.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The meeting minutes of May 7, 2002 were posted in the unapproved form on the web site and were available for review prior to meeting. The meeting minutes could not be approved due to lack of quorum and will be presented at the next meeting. After some discussions, it was suggested that we post the committee reports separately under password protection. The minutes of May 7 will be modified accordingly and will be placed for approval at the next Faculty Senate meeting. The next meeting will be held at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 in the Admin./Library Room 107.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS:
I. Committee Reports:
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Faculty Affairs Committee Chair: Subbi P. Mathur |
Subbi P. Mathur reported on the Faculty Tenure and Mentoring Workshop which was highly successful. About 80 faculty members from all colleges attended the meeting. The summary and feedback are listed under the Workshop in the Meeting Minutes Section of the Faculty Senate Web Page. Proceedings as well as tenure criteria for each college will be posted by her on the Faculty Senate home page. Based on the input from the faculty attendees, she made the following recommendations:
It was suggested that the Faculty Senate solicit volunteers to serve as Faculty Menotrs from the General Faculty. This avenue will be pursued. The Chair commended Subbi P. Mathur and her Committee for the success of the Workshop. |
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Academic Affairs Committee Chair: Philippe Arnaud |
Dr. Philippe Arnaud reported that his Committee will meet on June 5 to discuss faculty remuneration issues and that Paul Gold, Subbi Mathur and Anne O. Kilpatrick and himself will access these data from the financial offices of the MUSC once they obtain clearance from the Office of the President to do so. The Chair charged the Committee with the added task of exploring the salary raise policies and the related data. Dr. Arnaud also reported on behalf of Eberhard Voit, Chair, Ad hoc subcommittee on Indirect costs that the latter has made an appointment with the Administration to obtain data on indirect costs. |
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University Affairs Committee Chair: Mary P. Mauldin |
Dr. Mary Maudin, Chair, reported that this Committee continues to consider communication and continuity. The highlights are: 1. Her committee will survey the General Faculty on information technologies on the campus; 2. Hold orientation for new Senators in September -- perhaps will have a separate organizing committee for this purpose consisting of members from Governance and University Affairs Committees. |
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Gender Equity Committee |
Kit Simpson reported that her committee met recently. A general review of the data from MUSC suggests that there is a slight improvement in female versus male faculty. Not much improvement in racial distribution of the faculty. She and her committee will review longitudinal data on time, rank and remuneration. She will also try to find a model to explain salary variations of about 40% between MUSC faculty members. |
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Governance Committee Chair: Francine R. Margolius |
The Senate Chair reported on behalf of Francine R. Margolius. The highlights are: Faculty Handbook: The faculty handbook has been edited to remove errors and incorporate all previously board-approved policies. This will be distributed to the Board of Trustees in early July for review prior to the August meeting. Elections
are being held now. Members will overlap during the summer,
and new senator orientation will take place in late August or
early September. To cast their ballots, faculty need to go to
the following URL: http://www2.edserv.musc.edu/facsen/election.las
no later than June 16, 2002. |
II. Policies and Reports
| Arts and Digital Imaging Review Committee | The
report was presented by Subbi P. Mathur, one of the Committee
members, on behalf of the Committee Chair, Carlos Salinas.
The highlights are as follows: Drs. Poston and Singarella, external
Consultants reviewing the status of the Arts and Digital Imaging
Department, met with the members of the Senate Arts and Digital
Imaging Department Review Committee, namely, Carlos Salinas (Chair),
Francine Margolius, Mary P. Mauldin and Subbi P. Mathur. They
basically reiterated the four recommendations of our Committee.
They were: 1. The Art Services & Digital Imaging Department provides services that extend to the entire university and provides professional quality services to the academic and research communities. It is a central academic and research service that should be recognized and supported as such. 2. Remove Art & Digital Imagining from Finance and Administration. Place it in the educational enterprise under the Library, the Provost, or within an Education Support Services organization. 3. Subsidize at least 25% of the unit's operational funding (represents $125,000 per year). The management of Art & Digital should take the steps necessary to cut other costs and enhance revenues to fully cover the withdrawal of shared services funds. 4. Conduct a comprehensive risk management review of the risks associated with the passage of research subject and patient information into the private sector that would result from closing this unit. |
III. Chair's Report: Anne Osborne Kilpatrick
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New Information |
The Chair reported that the past Senate Chair Adrian Reuben has been invited as an ex-officio member to participate in the deliberations of the Executive Committee. The Senate Chair is now invited to attend the Deans' Council. The Outside Activities and Conflict of Interest Policies were recently approved. |
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President's Council |
None reported. |
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Yes Campaign |
Danielle Ripich, along with Jennie and Becky, made a plea for the Faculty Senate Members to contribute to the YES campaign. |
III. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9 AM.
Next meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, July 9, 2002, Administration/Library
Building Room 107.
Committee and Job Assignments (To refresh our memories!)
Governance Committee: Francine R. 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, Richard Hernandez and Timothy Carter.
Academic Affairs Committee: Philippe Arnaud (Chair), Subbi P. Mathur, Barry Hainer, Paul Gold, Jennie Ariail, DeAnna Cheek, Joan Olson, Tara Hulsey, Gary Gilkeson and John Bosso. Indirect Costs Sub committee: Eberhard Voit (Chair), Gail Pashek, Narendra L. Banik, Kit Simpson, Paul Gold, Carlos Salinas and Susan Tate
University Affairs Committee: Mary P. Mauldin (Chair), Kit Simpson, Sally Self, Terry OÍBrien, Janice Hundley, Luis Leite, Benjamin Saunders, Connie Best and Janice Lage
Faculty Senate Retreat Coordinator: Subbi P. Mathur
Faculty Senate Workshop on Tenure for the Faculty: Subbi P. Mathur
Webmaster:
Mary P. Mauldin
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Subbi P. Mathur
Secretary to the Faculty Senate