FACULTY
SENATE MINUTES - APPROVED
Tuesday,
April 6, 2004
The meeting
was called to order by the Chair at 7:45 AM in Room 125 Gazes. A quorum
was present.
MEMBERSHIP
ROSTER:
College
of Medicine,
Basic Sciences: |
Present: |
Robert
Ogilvie, Sally Self, Daynna Wolff, Lucille London (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Debra Hazen-Martin,
Eberhard Voit (Exec. Committee), Maurizio Del Poeta (Alt.) |
College
of Medicine,
Clinical
Sciences: |
Present: |
Paul
Gold (Exec. Committee), Rochelle Hanson, George M. Johnson, John Osguthorpe,
Andrew Gelasco (Alt.), Walter Limehouse (Alt.), Swapan Ray (Alt.), Kenneth
Vanek (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Prabhakar Baliga,
Arthur Crumbley, Arch Mainous, Shailesh B. Patel, Alberto Santos, Michael
Zile, Ayad Jaffa (Alt.), P.R. Rajagopolan (Alt.), Stephen Vermillion (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Susan Ackerman,
Christopher Frueh, Michael Frye, Lucinda Halstead, Dana King, Aljoeson
Walker |
| College
of Dental Medicine: |
Present: |
Rick
Albenesius (Exec. Committee), Peter Kobes, Michele Ravenel, Carlos Salinas |
| |
Absent: |
Luis Leite
(Alt.) |
| College
of Health Professions: |
Present: |
Libby
Dismuke (Exec. Committee), Jennifer Horner, Anne Kilpatrick, Jack Thomas |
| |
Absent: |
Blair Holladay
(Alt.), Tony Schackleford (Alt.) |
| Library
Science and Informatics: |
Present: |
Geoff
Freeman, Mary Mauldin (Exec. Committee), Nancy McKeehan, Peggy Schachte
Tom Smith (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Starr Hazard
(Alt.) |
| College
of Nursing: |
Present: |
Julia
Ball, Elizabeth Erkel, Teresa Kelechi (Alt.), |
| |
Excused: |
Elaine Amella,
Tara Hulsey, John Welton (Alt.) |
| College
of Pharmacy: |
Present: |
Kathy
Chessman (Exec. Committee), Kelly Ragucci (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Marc
Lapointe, Kristi Lenz, John Bosso
(Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Sandra
Garner (Exec. Committee) |
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Minutes of the
March 2, 2004, meeting were approved. The approved minutes are posted on
the Senate’s Web site.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS
I. COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Strategic
Planning Committee – Geoff Freeman, Committee Chair, reported that
the vision statement for the Faculty Senate is now posted on the Web site.
The committee is currently working on the development of a mission statement.
Governance
Committee - Committee Chair, Tara Hulsey excused from this meeting.
Kathy Chessman reported that this committee is currently working on two
issues:
-
Faculty Handbook
– Various sections of the handbook have been distributed to committee members
to review to ensure consistency and clarity.
-
Election Process
– The committee is exploring the possibility of tying the electronic election
system into the MyProvost database to ensure access by faculty.
Committee on
Communication and Education – Rick Albenesius, Committee Chair, reported
that the committee sponsored a Faculty Town Hall meeting on March 25, 2004..
Mr. Chip Hood, legal counsel for the Foundation for Research Development
spoke on Copyright issues related to national trends and distance education.
The session was videotaped by Television Services. Geoff Freeman will notify
the Senate when the videotape will be available for checkout.
The committee
is working on plans for the next quarterly meeting and also exploring a
university-wide calendar.
Committee
on Institutional Advancement – The committee is working on plans for
the orientation for new Senators.
Committee
on Faculty and Institutional Relationships – Paul Gold, Committee Chair,
asked senators to contact committee members with policy issues that may
impact faculty in the near future. One suggestion is to collect and compare
information on promotion and tenure guidelines used in each college across
the university. The information could then be compared with the external
environment, looking specifically at where there are matches and mismatches,
and provide research documentation to support suggested changes.
II. PRESENTATIONS
Center
for Health Economics and Policy Studies
Dr. David Bradford,
Director of the Center, and Dr. Libby Dismuke gave a presentation on the
Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies. This relatively new Center
provides a number of support services for faculty across the University.
For example, the Center will work collaboratively with faculty to develop
an economic analysis for grant applications. The Center also maintains
a data library with statisticians available to retrieve requested information,
and provides a seminar series on topics relevant to health economics and
policy. The Center also hosts research luncheons. These luncheons provide
faculty with an opportunity to discuss ideas for grant proposals and to
receive feedback designed to strengthen the grant application. The Center’s
Web site www.musc.edu/cheps,
contains additional information about the Center, as well as upcoming events.
PeopleAdmin
Dana Tumbelston
from Human Resources provided information on PeopleAdmin, MUSC's online
recruitment tool. This program is now available to accept faculty applications.
In addition to the application, the system can accept CVs, and provides
immediate access for search committees and others charged with hiring of
faculty.
III. CHAIR'S
REPORT - Kathy Chessman
Strategic
Plan
The
Board of Trustees approved the Strategic Plan. This plan is to be considered
a “living document”, placed on the Web for continual review and revisions.
Dr. Tom Higerd has requested feedback from the Senate about the Strategic
Plan’s new Web site found at http://ww2.muschealth.com/strategicplanning.
SiteExecutive
Use
of this content management system is being encouraged to give a consistent
look and feel to MUSC Web sites. Dave Bennett, the director of this effort,
has been invited to give a presentation during the May Faculty Senate meeting.
Search
Committees
Search
Committees for the Dean of the College of Dental Medicine and the Dean
for the College of Pharmacy (proposed merger between MUSC and USC) have
been formed.
Proposed Merger
of MUSC and USC Colleges of Pharmacy
Consultant
group visiting both campuses and report anticipated this week.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting
was adjourned at 9:08 AM
Next meeting:
7:45 AM, Tuesday, May 4, 2004. 125 Gazes
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mary Mauldin,
Secretary to the Faculty Senate |
