FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES - APPROVED
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
The meeting
was called to order by the President at 7:45 AM in Gazes Auditorium.
A quorum was present.
MEMBERSHIP
ROSTER:
College
of Medicine,
Basic
Sciences: |
Present: |
Debra Callahan,
Hiroko Hama |
| |
Absent: |
Kimberly Collins, Janice Lage, Kathy Laber-Laird |
College
of Medicine,
Clinical
Sciences: |
Present: |
Susan Ackerman, Hilary Bernstein,
Dorothea Jenkins, Boyd Gillespie, Joseph John, George Johnson,
Walter Limehouse (Exec. Committee), Swapan Ray (Exec. Committee),
Sakamuri Reddy, Kenneth Vanek, Aljoeson Walker, Rita Young |
| |
Absent: |
Prabhakar Baliga,
Courtney Brady,
Chris Carr, John Osguthorpe, Alberto Santos, Dan Smith, Mitchell
Weinstein |
| |
Excused: |
Paul Gold |
| College
of Dental Medicine: |
Present: |
Rick Albenesius (Exec. Committee),
Ted McGill (Exec. Committee) |
| College
of Health Professions: |
Present: |
Reamer Bushardt, Anne Kilpatrick,
Lloyd Taylor |
| |
Absent: |
Libby Dismuke |
| Library
Science and Informatics: |
Present: |
Laura Cousineau, Mary
Mauldin (Exec. Committee), Peggy Schachte (Exec. Committee), Geoff
Freeman (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Tom Smith (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Jett McCann
|
| College
of Nursing: |
Present: |
Elaine Amella, Teresa
Kelechi, Marilyn King , Sharon Bond (Alt.), Nancy Duffy (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Barbara Edlund |
| College
of Pharmacy: |
Present: |
Kathy Chessman
(Exec. Committee), Jean Nappi (Exec. Committee),
Kelly Ragucci, Andrea Wessell |
| |
Absent: |
Patrick Mauldin |
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Minutes of the
October 11, 2005, meeting were approved. The approved minutes are
posted on the Senate's Web site.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS
I. OLD BUSINESS
Issues Requiring Senate Response
Drug Pre-employment Screening Policy -
This policy has been approved by the President’s Council and
endorsed by the Senate. Dr. Rick Albenesius, Chair, asked senators
to review the procedures outlined in the policy and send comments.
Student Mistreatment Policy – The Committee on Faculty
and Institutional Relationships was asked to review this policy.
Vote on Constitution and Bylaws - The faculty will be asked
to vote on the Constitution and Bylaws. This vote will be scheduled
the week of November 14.
II. NEW BUSINESS
Report from the President's Councilt – Dr. Anne Kilpatrick,
Vice Chair, provided a report from the President’s Council
held in November. The Council’s agenda included an announcement
of joint degrees and changes in the payroll system.
Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Raymond– Dr. Mary Mauldin,
Secretary, reminded Senators of the Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Raymond,
scheduled for November 21sst from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
Future Directions for MUSC– Dr. Ray Greenberg, President,
spoke to the Senate about the vision for MUSC, our greatest strengths,
our biggest challenges, and our top priorities. Dr. Greenberg thanked
Senators for serving as the collective voice for the faculty and
encouraged faculty to communicate with the administration.
III. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting
was adjourned at 8:45 AM
Next
meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Rooom 125, Gazes Auditorium.
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mary Mauldin,
Secretary to the Faculty Senate |
