FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES - UNAPPROVED
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
The meeting
was called to order by the President at 7:45 AM in Gazes Auditorium.
MEMBERSHIP
ROSTER:
College
of Medicine,
Basic
Sciences: |
Present: |
Denise Quigley , Cynthia
Welsh, Hiroko Hama (Exec. Committee), |
| |
Absent: |
Kimberly Collins |
College
of Medicine,
Clinical
Sciences: |
Present: |
William Conway, George Johnson, Brad
Keith, Walter Limehouse (Exec. Committee), Bonnie Martin-Harris,
John Osguthorpe, Swapan Ray, Kenneth Vanek, Ira Willner, Rita Young |
| |
Excused: |
Aljoeson Walker, Arthur Smith |
| |
Absent: |
Susan Ackerman, Marcelo Vela Aquino (Alt), Andrew
Gelsco, Boyd Gillespie, Gary Haynes, Eric Larson, Amy Ramsay, Thomas
Pope (Alt.), Sakamuri Reddy, Alberto Santos, Anand Sharma, Kedar
Shetye (Alt), John Sturdivant (Alt.), Carl Queener (Alt.) |
| College
of Dental Medicine: |
Present: |
Rick Albenesius (Exec. Committee),
Ted McGill (Exec.
Committee), Joe Krayer |
| |
Absent: |
MIchele Ravenel |
| College
of Health Professions: |
Present: |
Jennifer Horner (Exec. Committee), Anne
Kilpatrick |
| |
Excused: |
Kathleen Cegles
|
| |
Absent: |
Mindy Blackwell , David Morrisette, Alicia Sievert
(Alt.) |
| Library
Science and Informatics: |
Present: |
Laura Cousineau (Exec. Committee),
Mary Mauldin (Exec. Committee), Peggy Schachte, Tom Smith |
| |
Excused: |
Geoff Freeman (Exec. Committee) |
| |
Absent: |
Joann Sullivan
(Alt.) |
| College
of Nursing: |
Present: |
Sharon Bond, Nancy Duffy, Barbara
Edlund (Exec. Committee) |
| |
Absent: |
Kathleen Simon (Alt.), Peggy Spain (Alt.), Sheila
Smith |
| College
of Pharmacy: |
Present: |
Kathy
Chessman (Exec. Committee), Patrick Mauldin (Exec. Committee),
Andrea Wessell |
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Minutes of the July 10, 2007, meeting were approved
and are posted on the Senate's Web site.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS I. Committee Reports
Governance Committee – Dr. Walter Limehouse, Chair,
reported that a letter when out to faculty asking which Senators
would like
to
run again. Ms. Laura Cousineau is determining how many open positions
need to be filled. Walter Limehouse asked Senators to get people
to volunteer or nominate someone who would be interested in running.
Self-nominations are welcome. The new Senators come in October.
Communication and Education Committee – Ms. Nancy Duffy
reported that there will be a Town Hall meeting in the fall. It was
confirmed via email that the date will be October 18th from 4-5.
Discussion will be on copyright of course packs.
Committee on Institutional Advancement – Dr. Swapan
Ray, Chair, reported that Swapan Ray reported that the list of university
committees was updated.
II. Guest Speakers
Dr. Jack Sanders, Dean, College of Dental Medicine; Professor – Dr.
Sanders reported on the progress of the College of Dental Medicine
Building. The design of the building represents our heritage looking
forward to our future. The building estimate was $51 million, plus
an additional $10 for equipment costs. Health Science is helping
cover the costs for equipment. The new building is designed to assist
patients with special needs. There will be paperless records, computer
assisted registration and health histories, live video capture for
student education. The new preclinical lab will allow professors
to pre-record procedures so students can watch on monitors or on
an iPod video. The Dental School Curriculum will be revised. Pile
driving is _ done and the steel (imported from Germany) will be starting
in September. Building completion is estimated to be May 2009.
Mitchelle
Morrison, OCIO-Information Services – Mitchelle Morrison
reported on NET ID. Go to www.netid.musc.edu to set up user name
and password. September 10th is the deadline to activate NET ID.
The purpose of the NET ID is to move towards a single sign on.
III. Updates
President’s Council – Dr. Rick Albensius, President,
reported the Standard of Conduct will be sent on to Valerie West
by next Friday August 21st any additions /deletions need to be submitted
to Rick Albenesius prior to that date, the policy will then go to
the Dean’s Council the Deans’ Council one more time for
review
IV. New Business
Faculty Convocation – Dr. Rick Albenesius reminded Senators
that Faculty Convocation is scheduled for August 21st. Dr. Jim Gilbert
will be speaking.
V. Adjournment
The meeting
was adjourned at 8:50 AM
Next
meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Room 125, Gazes Auditorium.
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Edie Hering,
Administrative Assistant to the Faculty Senate |
