FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES - UNAPPROVED
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
The meeting
was called to order by the President at 7:45 AM in Gazes Auditorium.
MEMBERSHIP
ROSTER:
College
of Medicine,
Basic
Sciences: |
Present: |
Hiroko Hama |
| |
Absent: |
Debra Callahan, Kimberly Colins, Kathy Laber-Laird,
Janice Lage |
College
of Medicine,
Clinical
Sciences: |
Present: |
Joseph John, George Johnson, Walter
LImehouse, Swapan Ray (Exec. Committee), Kenneth Vanek, Rita Young |
| |
Absent: |
Susan Ackerman, Prabhakar Baliga,
Courtney Brady, Christine Carr, Dorothea Jenkins,
Boyd Gillespie, John Osguthorpe,Sakamuri Reddy, Alberto Santos, Arthur
Smith, Dan Smith, Aljoeson Walker, Mitch Weinstein |
| College
of Dental Medicine: |
Present: |
Rick Albenesius (Exec. Committee),
Ted McGill (Exec. Committee) |
| |
Absent: |
Michele Ravenel |
| College
of Health Professions: |
Present: |
Anne Kilpatrick
(Exec. Committee),Chip Taylor |
| |
Excused: |
Reamer Bushardt |
| |
Absent: |
Libby Dismuke (Alt.), Bryan Walker |
| Library
Science and Informatics: |
Present: |
Mary Mauldin (Exec.
Committee), Jett McCann, Geoff
Freeman (Alt) (Exec. Committee), Tom Smith (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Peggy Schachte (Exec. Committee)
|
| |
Absent: |
Laura Cousineau |
| College
of Nursing: |
Present: |
Barbara Edlund, Teresa
Kelechi (Exec. Committee), Marilyn King, Sharon Bond (Alt.), Nancy
Duffy (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Elaine Amella
|
| College
of Pharmacy: |
Present: |
Jean Nappi (Exec. Committee), Kelly Ragucci, Andrea Wessell |
| |
Absent: |
Kathy Chessman (Exec. Committee), Patrick Mauldin, |
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Minutes of the January 2006 meeting were approved.
The approved minutes are posted on the Senate's Web site.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS
I. OLD BUSINESS
Committee Updates
Institutional Relations – Dr. Teresa Kelechi, chair, reported
that the committee is compiling a list of all university committees,
determining those that have Senate representatives, and the charters
for these committees. A suggestion was made to send the list of committees
to Senators, asking them to assist in identifying Senate representatives.
Faculty and Institutional Relationships – Dr. Swapan
Ray, chair, reported that his committee is continuing to review and
edit the “Student Mistreatment Policy”. Dr. Ray asked
Senators to review the current edits and to send comments to him.
Communication and Education – Mr. Geoff Freeman, co-chair,
reported that the orientation for new faculty was held on the 6th
of February. Many faculty participated in the orientation and suggestions
are welcomed for future sessions. Mr. Freeman also reminded Senators
of the Town Hall meeting scheduled for February 21st from 4:00 – 6:00
p.m. with Dr. Ray Greenberg. Dr. Greenberg will provide a “State
of the University” address, and Mr. Freeman asked Senators
to post announcements.
Governance Committee – Dr. Walter Limehouse,
chair, reported that the committee is continuing to update the Faculty
Handbook. Updated documents are being added to the Appendix. The newly
approved Constitution and Bylaws are also being added to the Handbook.
Smoking Policy Proposal Update – Dr. Rick Albenesius, President,
reported that 12 to 16 smoking huts will be constructed on campus.
Dr. Joe John suggested putting information about smoking cessation
in the huts.
Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws – Dr. Albenesius reported
that the Constitution and Bylaws for the Senate were approved by the
Board of Trustees during their February 2006 meeting.
Dr. Roger Poston, Director of Academic and Research Computing – Dr.
Poston provided an update on information technology related to academics
and research, including information about efforts of the Web Governance
Committee, the Center for Academic and Research Computing (CARC), the
IT Enabled Strategic Plan (scheduled for completion April 2006), the
Education Advisory Committee, the Clinical Trial Management System,
and the SC Healthcare and Research Network, among others. Dr. Poston
is starting a blog and asking faculty to respond. [URL for blog will
be distributed to all faculty as soon as published].
II. NEW BUSINESS
Tenure Workshop – Dr. Anne Kilpatrick, Vice-President
of Senate, asked senators if there was interest in supporting a tenure
workshop
in Spring 2006. There is interest and a recommendation was made
to schedule the workshop for a Friday afternoon. Dr. Kilpatrick will
talk with the Communication Committee about organizing this effort.
III. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting
was adjourned at 8:45 AM
Next
meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Room 125, Gazes Auditorium.
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mary Mauldin,
Secretary to the Faculty Senate |
