FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES - UNAPPROVED
Tuesday, July
6, 2004
The meeting was
called to order by the Chair at 7:45 AM in Room 125 Gazes. A quorum was
not present.
MEMBERSHIP
ROSTER:
College
of Medicine,
Basic
Sciences: |
Present: |
Dayanna
Wolff |
| |
Absent: |
Debra Hazen-Martin
(Exec. Committee), Maurizio Del Poeta (Alt.), Lucille London (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Robert Ogilvie,
Sally Self, Eberhard Voit (Exec. Committee) |
College
of Medicine,
Clinical
Sciences: |
Present: |
Susan
Ackerman, Christopher Frueh, Michael Frye, Paul Gold (Exec. Committee),
George Johnson, Dana King, Arch Mainous, Walter Limehouse (Alt.),
Kenneth Vanek (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Arthur Crumbley,
Shailesh B. Patel, Alberto Santos, Aljoeson Walker, Michael Zile,
Andrew Gelasco (Alt.), Ayad Jaffa (Alt.), P.R. Rajagopolan (Alt.),
Swapan Ray (Alt.), Stephen Vermillion (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Prabhakar Baliga,
Lucinda Halstead, Rochelle Hanson, John Osguthorpe |
| College
of Dental Medicine: |
Present: |
Rick
Albenesius (Exec. Committee), Michele Ravenel |
| |
Absent: |
Carlos Salinas,
Luis Leite (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Peter
Kobes |
| College
of Health Professions: |
Present: |
Anne
Kilpatrick, Jack Thomas |
| |
Absent: |
Blair Holladay
(Alt.), Tony Schackleford (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Libby Dismuke
(Exec. Committee), Jennifer Horner |
| Library
Science and Informatics: |
Present: |
Mary Mauldin (Exec. Committee), Nancy McKeehan |
| |
Absent: |
Geoff
Freeman (Exec. Committee), Starr Hazard (Alt.),
Tom Smith (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Peggy Schachte |
| College
of Nursing: |
Present: |
Elaine
Amella, Elizabeth Erkel, John Welton (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Julia Ball,
Tara Hulsey (Exec. Committee), Teresa Kelechi (Alt.) |
| College
of Pharmacy: |
Present: |
Kathy
Chessman (Exec. Committee), Sandra Garner (Exec. Committee), Kelly
Ragucci (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Kristi
Lenz, John Bosso (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Marc LaPointe |
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
A quorum was
not present. Approval of the minutes of the June 1, 2004, meeting
were
deferred until the August 3, 2004 meeting. The unapproved minutes are
posted on the Senate?s Web site.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee
on Institutional Advancement - The Committee on Institutional
Advancement will sponsor an orientation for all senators following the
senate election. The orientation will be held in September and a specific
date announced in the near future.
Committee
on Communication and Education – Dr. Rick Albenesius,
Chair, reported that approximately 120 faculty members attended the
Town Hall Meeting sponsored by the Senate in June. Dr. Ray Greenberg
and Dr. John Raymond addressed a number of issues including progress
on proposed mergers and collaborations, building construction, and the
faculty contract process. The Committee is currently in the process
of planning the fourth quarterly meeting for all faculty. This meeting
will be held during September 2004.
Governance
Committee – Dr. Elaine Amella, Past Chair, reported that
the proposed Constitution and Bylaws were sent via e-mail to all faculty
for review and comment. Based on comments at the time of the Senate
meeting, two changes were made: (1) the statement “as permitted
by State law” was added in two places for clarification at the
request of Mr. Joe Good, legal counsel to the university, and, (2) the
By-laws will be reviewed by the Governance Committee on an annual basis
and the Constitution will be reviewed by the Governance Committee every
five years. [Additional comments were received following the Senate
meeting. These will be addressed by the Governance Committee and presented
to the Senate.] Proposed changes will also be presented to Dean’s
Council and President’s Council prior to vote by the full faculty
during the Senate elections scheduled for August/September 2004.
The Governance
Committee is continuing to work on the election process scheduled for
August/September. Dr. Kathy Chessman, Chair of Faculty Senate, asked
Senators to encourage fellow faculty members to consider running for
the Senate.
The Governance Committee
is nearing completion of its work reviewing the current faculty handbook.
The committee is comparing the current version with the working copy
in order to reconcile discrepancies. The working version of the faculty
handbook will be placed on the Faculty Senate’s Web site behind
a password secure area for access by current senators.
Committee
on Faculty and Institutional Affairs – Dr. Paul Gold,
Committee Chair, reported that the committee is continuing to explore
strategies for faculty development. Dr. Gold has reviewed the most current
literature related to this topic and the major, relevant issues appear
to be the future of faculty roles in partnerships, and academic advancement,
especially for clinical-educators. Dr. Gold asked for volunteers from
the Senate to work with this Committee for the purpose of writing a
proposal related to faculty development that will be considered for
inclusion in MUSC’ s strategic plan.
In a second matter,
a faculty member stated that it would be helpful to have access to average
salary ranges for various health professions. Current senators will
be asked to provide specific resources for this information related
to their particular profession. The salary ranges for all available
professions will be posted on the Senate’s Web site.
II. NEW BUSINESS
- Kathy Chessman
Faculty
Senate Sponsored Research Workshop –Dr. Libby Dismuke
is organizing a workshop for all faculty on issues related to research:
how to apply, mentoring, the benefits and strategies for networking,
etc. Since the Office of Research and Development is also planning workshops
related to the topic, Dr. Dismuke will use this window of opportunity
to share resources and expand upon specific topics. A Senator from each
College will be asked to participate in planning this workshop.
Faculty
Contract Process – Dr. Chessman received several faculty
requests for clarification during the recent contract process. These
requests focused on the non-recurring salary component of the contract.
During the Senate’s discussion of this topic, several related
issues were identified including questions related to the specifications
of tenure, and the contract and mediation process. Dr. Chessman will
discuss these topics with Dr. John Raymond and report the outcome of
that discussion to the Senate.
III. CHAIR'S
REPORT - Kathy Chessman
Evaluation
of Deans/Department Chairs – Dr. Chessman reported that
each Dean and Department Chair has been asked to share the results of
their evaluation with their constituencies. Dr. Chessman also stated
that the Office of the Provost reported a low faculty response rate
to the request to complete the evaluation form. Senators stated that
faculty in small departments are concerned about the confidentiality
of these evaluations, which could possibly be contributing to the low
response rate.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was
adjourned at 8:55 AM
Next meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, August 3, 2004. 125 Gazes
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mary Mauldin,
Secretary to the Faculty Senate |
