FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES - APPROVED
Tuesday, November 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: |
Mostafa Fraig, Hiroko
Hama, Denise Quigley, Cynthia Welsh |
| |
Absent: |
Debra Callahan, Kimberly Colins |
College
of Medicine,
Clinical
Sciences: |
Present: |
Boyd Gillespie, Brad Keith, Walter
Limehouse (Exec. Committee), John Osguthorpe (Exec. Committee),
Amy Ramsay, Sakamuri Reddy, Arthur Smith, Kedar Shetye (Alt.) |
| |
Excused: |
Andrew Gelasco, Bonnie Martin-Harris, |
| |
Absent: |
Susan Ackerman, William Conway, Gary Haynes, Dorothea
Jenkins, George Johnson, Eric Larson, Swapan
Ray, Alberto Santos, Anand Sharma, Ken Vanek, Marcel Vela Aquino
(Alt.), Thomas Pope (Alt.), Kedar Shetye (Alt.), John Sturdivant
(Alt.) |
| College
of Dental Medicine: |
Present: |
Rick Albenesius (Exec. Committee),
Joe Krayer, Ted McGill (Exec. Committee) |
| |
Absent: |
MIchele Ravenel |
| College
of Health Professions: |
Present: |
Kathy Cegles, Jennifer Horner (Exec.
Committee), Anne Kilpatrick |
| |
Excused: |
Reamer Bushardt |
| |
Absent: |
Dave Morrisette |
| Library
Science and Informatics: |
Present: |
Laura Cousineau (Exec. Committee),
Geoff Freeman (Exec. Committee), Mary Mauldin (Exec. Committee),
Peggy Schachte, Tom Smith (Alt.) |
| |
Absent: |
Meg Moughan (Alt.) |
| College
of Nursing: |
Present: |
Sharon Bond, Nancy Duffy, Barb Edlund
(Exec. Committee), Sheila Smith |
| |
Absent: |
Kathleen Simon (Alt.), Peggy Spain
(Alt.) |
| College
of Pharmacy: |
Present: |
Kathy
Chessman (Exec. Committee), Patrick Mauldin (Exec. Committee),
Andrea Wessell |
| |
Absent: |
Elinor Chumney |
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Minutes of the October 10, 2006, meetings
were approved and are posted on the Senate's Web
site.
MEETING PROCEEDINGS
I. GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Ray Greenberg, President, MUSC
Dr. Ray Greenberg presented MUSC’s accomplishments over the past
year and discussed our future goals. Accomplishments over the past
year included the opening of the new facility for the College of Health
Professions, the groundbreaking ceremony for the College of Dental
Medicine’s new clinical education building, and rapid progress
toward completion of the new hospital. Dr. Greenberg also recognized
accomplishments such as the formation of a Teaching Academy, the combining
of MUSC’s and USC’s Colleges of Pharmacy, the arrival
of five endowed chairs, and the appointment of Dr. Steve Lanier as
Provost
for Research.
Some of the goals outlined by Dr. Greenberg include
reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS), the recruitment
of outstanding faculty and students, retention of an
outstanding new dean for the College of Health Professions, establishment
of the SC Light Rail to support data transmission for Health Sciences
South Carolina (HSSC), exceeding $190 million in extramural grant
funding, opening a pilot university childcare project, and establishment
of
MUSC as a smoke-free campus.
Dr. Roger Poston, Director of Academic and
Research Computing
Dr. Poston provided a brief update on
Information Technology, including the status of the Faculty and Course
Evaluation System, the development
of a survey to determine needs related to high performance computing,
the development of a research portal prototype, and work towards a
contract with Adobe for Macromedia Breeze software (now Acrobat Connect
Professional). Dr. Poston’s complete report is posted on the
Senate’s Web site (http;//www.musc.edu/facsen)
Mr. Chris Kerrigan,
President, Trident United Way
Mr. Kerrigan asked faculty to consider supporting the United Way
Campaign that is underway through the first of December. Dr. Mary
Mauldin, Campaign
Chair for the University, encouraged faculty to give at the leadership
level of $1000 or more. Dr. Mauldin explained that the majority of
the agencies seeking support through the United Way ask for grants
under $20,000, and if 20 faculty members gave $1000 each, MUSC would
quickly meet the needs of one agency’s request from the United
Way.
II. NEW BUSINESS
Classroom Update – Mr. Geoff Freeman
Mr. Geoff Freeman, Director of Educational Technology Services asked
faculty to complete an online survey to determine needs for upgrades
of classrooms centrally supported through his department. Mr. Freeman
indicated that wireless technologies and audience response systems
are being considered and faculty input is needed. There will be a
meeting on December 5th from noon to 1:00 for those interested in
discussing classroom needs. This meeting will be held in Room 107
of the Education Center/Library Building. Mr. Freeman asked senators
to disseminate to their constituents the url for the online survey
and information about the meeting on December 5th.
Location for Monthly Meetings of Senate
Following the October meeting, a suggestion was made to move the
Senate meetings to a more central location. Senators suggested numerous
locations and Dr. Rick Albenesius, President of the Senate, and Dr.
Mary Mauldin, Secretary of the Senate, investigated each suggestion.
An
alternative location was presented during the November meeting. The
Senate voted to continue meeting in Gazes auditorium.
II. OLD BUSINESS
Legal Funds
The Senate has $10,320 in a bank account earmarked for
legal support.
Standards of Conduct
Dr. Albenesius reported that the Standards of
Conduct document that was approved by the Senate during the 2005-2006
session will return
to Deans’ Council
for review.
CTSA Town Hall Meeting (Clinical and Translational Science Awards)
A
Town Hall Meeting was held on November 13, 2006. Dr. John Raymond,
Dr. Jerry Reves, and Dr. Kathleen Brady provided an update on the
application
for a Clinical
and Translational Science Award. MUSC was awarded a planning grant beginning
September 2006. In addition to MUSC, USC and the Medical College of Georgia
were also awarded planning grants. Discussions are taking place between these
three
institutions to discuss the pro’s and con’s of a regional consortium.
A committee here at MUSC is working toward submittal of a full application
in October 2007. More information on MUSC’s work towards a CTSA application
can be found at www.musc.edu/ctsa
III. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting
was adjourned at 8:55 AM
Next
meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Room 125, Gazes Auditorium.
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mary Mauldin,
Secretary to the Faculty Senate |
