faculty senate annual report christine p. baker chair 2006 – 2007 september 10, 2007

Faculty SenateAnnual Report

Christine P. BakerChair 2006 – 2007

September 10, 2007

Faculty Senate 2006 - 2007

Christine Baker (SAHS)Chair

Tom Albrecht (GSBS)Chair-Elect

Mark Winter (SOM)Immediate Past Chair


1010 SOMSOM

William AuWilliam Au

Jose GonzalezJose Gonzalez

Lee GrumblesLee Grumbles

S. David HudnallS. David Hudnall

Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson

AristidesAristides

KoutrouvelisKoutrouvelis

Helen LiHelen Li

Gayle OlsonGayle Olson

Michael OlsonMichael Olson

Melinda S. MooreMelinda S. Moore

66 GSBSGSBS

Tom AlbrechtTom Albrecht

Dan FreemanDan Freeman

Karin High/ Karin High/

Patricia GallagherPatricia Gallagher

Rolf KonigRolf Konig

Simon LewisSimon Lewis

Scott WeaverScott Weaver

55 SON SON

E. (Tina) CuellarE. (Tina) Cuellar

Shelley LeitchShelley Leitch

Carolyn PhillipsCarolyn Phillips

Kay SandorKay Sandor

CharlotteCharlotte

WisnewskiWisnewski

55 SAHSSAHS

Salah AyachiSalah Ayachi

Chris BakerChris Baker

Kurt MossbergKurt Mossberg

Debra MunsellDebra Munsell

Richard RahrRichard Rahr

Acad. & Adm. Affairs / Faculty Quality / Governance

Faculty Senate Representation Faculty Senate Representation on UTMB Committeeson UTMB Committees

• IEEC (Wisnewski)• Diversity Council (Ayachi)• Research Services Steering Committee

(Albrecht, Weaver)• IACUC User Group (Weaver, Gallagher)• On-Line Training (Winter, Baker)• IHOP (Munsell)Munsell)• Academy of Master Teachers committee Academy of Master Teachers committee

(Baker)(Baker)


Support from Office of the President

• Financial

• Secretarial

• Sheryl Lashway

Meetings

Monthly:– Faculty Senate

– Faculty Senate Executive Committee

– Senate Leadership with Dr. Stobo/Dr. Callender

Periodically:Faculty Senate Chair with Council of Deans (COD)

Meetings

Faculty Senate Chair and Chair-Elect aremembers of the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) of the UT System.

Four 2-day meetings in Austin (October, December, March, May)

with faculty governance leadership fromall 15 UT Components

(9 Universities – 6 Academic Health Institutions)

Activities / Involvements

• SACS updates/QEPSACS updates/QEP

• SOM Senators interviewed SOM SOM Senators interviewed SOM Dean candidates; Faculty Senate Dean candidates; Faculty Senate chair served on SOM Dean search chair served on SOM Dean search committeecommittee

• Senate website revised and updatedSenate website revised and updated


• 3 senators served on Presidential Search 3 senators served on Presidential Search Committee Committee

• Senate leadership invited to meet with Senate leadership invited to meet with presidential search candidate finalistspresidential search candidate finalists

• Periodic updates provided on UTMB Periodic updates provided on UTMB budget budget

• Monthly reports from CAO on SACS Monthly reports from CAO on SACS efforts on campus that involve facultyefforts on campus that involve faculty


• Faculty Compensation Plans posted Faculty Compensation Plans posted on schools’ websiteson schools’ websites

• Updated on impact of Faculty Updated on impact of Faculty Compensation Plan on faculty Compensation Plan on faculty benefitsbenefits

• Updated on UTMB Compact process Updated on UTMB Compact process for 2008-09for 2008-09


• Updated on campus construction Updated on campus construction projects projects

• Overview provided on Center for Overview provided on Center for Translational Sciences Translational Sciences

• Monthly updates provided to Senate Monthly updates provided to Senate from Deans and President regarding from Deans and President regarding variety of concerns/issuesvariety of concerns/issues


• Proposed that AEDs be placed in all non-clinical buildings on campus

• Welcomed Dr. Shomaker, Dean of Austin program, and were provided review of Austin activities

• Approved institutional mission statement as required by THECB/SACS


• Facilitated involvement of SOM-Facilitated involvement of SOM-Austin faculty in faculty governance Austin faculty in faculty governance activitiesactivities

• Sponsored all faculty meeting in January, hosting Dr. Ken Shine, UT System Executive Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs; Senators also able to meet with him


• Updated on Critical Incident Response ad hoc committee; ‘First call’

• Updated on actions of Texas legislature and how impacts UTMB

• Welcomed Dr. Callender• Facilitated positive communications about

UTMB; encouraged senators to share select ‘UTMB in the News’ items with colleagues


• Overview provided on clinical enterprise strategic plan

• Endorsed ‘Student Rights and Responsibilities’ document

• Provided input to FAC document related to UT system Faculty Compensation Plan bylaws


• Updates from Research ServicesUpdates from Research Services

• Ongoing discussion and input regarding Animal Resource Center

• Created IACUC task force to work cooperatively with administration and resolve some perceived problems

Celebration!!Celebration!!

We are entering our 10We are entering our 10thth year year as a Faculty Senate!as a Faculty Senate!

UTMB Faculty Senate

Academic & Administrative Affairs Committee

Annual ReportSeptember 10, 2007

MembersMembers

Tina Cuellar Tina Cuellar SONSONPatricia Gallagher Patricia Gallagher GSBSGSBSKurt Mossberg Kurt Mossberg SAHSSAHSGayle Olson Gayle Olson SOMSOMMichael OlsonMichael Olson SOMSOMCharlotte Wisnewski Charlotte Wisnewski SONSONWilliam Au, Co-Chair William Au, Co-Chair SOMSOMHelen Li, Chair Helen Li, Chair SOMSOM

Activities 2006 - 2007Activities 2006 - 2007

Need Need

• Better coordination between school Better coordination between school calendarscalendars

AccomplishmentAccomplishment

• Facilitated adoption of single Facilitated adoption of single calendar for all four schoolscalendar for all four schools


NeedNeed

• Better access to GSBS ethics courseBetter access to GSBS ethics course

AccomplishmentAccomplishment

• Promoted flexibility in course Promoted flexibility in course delivery to allow easier accessdelivery to allow easier access


NeedNeed• Clarification of post tenure review Clarification of post tenure review

processesprocesses

AccomplishmentAccomplishment• Identified variances between Identified variances between

departments, schools and UT systemsdepartments, schools and UT systems


NeedNeed• Clarification of IHOP Faculty Clarification of IHOP Faculty

Grievance policyGrievance policy

AccomplishmentAccomplishment• Collaborated with Faculty Quality Collaborated with Faculty Quality

Committee in reviewing / revising Committee in reviewing / revising policy policy

(In collaboration with Faculty Quality Committee)


NeedNeed• Faculty Senate input on Faculty Faculty Senate input on Faculty

Compensation PlanCompensation Plan

AccomplishmentAccomplishment• Reviewed department & school plans Reviewed department & school plans

and made recommendations to Senateand made recommendations to Senate

(In collaboration with Faculty Quality Committee)

UTMB Faculty Senate

Faculty Quality Committee

Annual Report

September 10, 2007

Faculty Quality CommitteeFaculty Quality Committee

Salah AyachiSalah AyachiLee GrumblesLee Grumbles

Rolf KonigRolf KonigShelly LeithShelly LeithSimon LewisSimon LewisKay SandorKay Sandor

Scott WeaverScott WeaverS. David Hudnall (Vice S. David Hudnall (Vice

Chair)Chair)Richard Rahr (Chair)Richard Rahr (Chair)

Committee Activities 2006-07

Faculty Grievance Policy

• developed a revised policy in cooperation with administration (Kathy Shingleton)

Faculty Compensation Plan

• reviewed compensation plans from other reviewed compensation plans from other institutionsinstitutions

• developed set of general principles developed set of general principles applicable to faculty in all schoolsapplicable to faculty in all schools

UTMB Faculty Senate

Governance Committee Annual Report

September 11, 2006

Governance CommitteeGovernance Committee

MembersMembers• Dan FreemanDan Freeman• Jose L. GonzalesJose L. Gonzales• Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson• Aristides KoutrouvelisAristides Koutrouvelis• Melinda MooreMelinda Moore• Debra S. MunsellDebra S. Munsell• Carolyn A. PhilipsCarolyn A. Philips

Governance CommitteeGovernance Committee

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments• Institutional Handbook of Operating Institutional Handbook of Operating

ProceduresProcedures Committee participation by one Committee participation by one SenatorSenator

• Established liaison with Austin CampusEstablished liaison with Austin Campus• Voted to include part time faculty in the Voted to include part time faculty in the

electorateelectorate• Worked with Catering on Faculty Lounge Worked with Catering on Faculty Lounge

ConcernsConcerns• [Fee for faculty lounge removed][Fee for faculty lounge removed]

Chair’s comments

• Purpose of Faculty Senate—serve as the representative voice of the UTMB Faculty to the UTMB administration and receive and communicate ideas, reviews, and recommendations of policies affecting UTMB as relates to welfare, academic opportunities and responsibilities of the Faculty.

• Important that Senate leadership keeps lines of communication open between faculty and administration

Get Involved!Get Involved!

• Communicate with your Senators

• Attend Faculty Senate meetings as desired (second Monday of each month, 4:30-6:00 p.m.)

• Volunteer to serve as ad hoc members of Senate committees when asked


1010 SOMSOM

John BauerJohn Bauer

Jose GonzalezJose Gonzalez

Lee GrumblesLee Grumbles

S. David HudnallS. David Hudnall

Anne HudsonAnne Hudson

JonesJones

Robert Johnson Robert Johnson

AristidesAristides

KoutrouvelisKoutrouvelis

Gayle OlsonGayle Olson

Melinda S. MooreMelinda S. Moore

Nancy WillsNancy Wills

66 GSBSGSBS

Tom AlbrechtTom Albrecht

Robert FoxRobert Fox

Rolf KonigRolf Konig

Robert LeonardRobert Leonard

Simon LewisSimon Lewis

GiulioGiulio

TaglialatelaTaglialatela

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Virginia BrookeVirginia Brooke

E. (Tina) CuellarE. (Tina) Cuellar

Jeanne RuizJeanne Ruiz

Kay SandorKay Sandor

CharlotteCharlotte

WisnewskiWisnewski

55 SAHSSAHS

Kurt MossbergKurt Mossberg

Debra MunsellDebra Munsell

George SteerGeorge Steer

Carolyn UtseyCarolyn Utsey

Gayle WeaverGayle Weaver

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