MUSC's
Faculty Senate meeting minutes, Feb. 6
The meeting was called to order by Dr. Adrian Reuben, at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 6, in room 107 Administration/Library Building.
Senators present:
Basic Sciences: Ed Krug, Janice Lage,
Kathryn Meier, Mike Schmidt, Sally Self
Clinical Sciences: Narenda Banik, Peter
Carek, Timothy Carter, Leonie Gordon, Timothy Lyons, Subbi Mathur, Adrian
Reuben, Philip Saul
Dental Medicine: Peter Kobes, Luis Leite,
Jon Rampton
Health Professions: Gail Pashek
Library Science and Informatics: Jennie
Arial, Nancy McKeehan, Peggy Schachte
Nursing: Francine Margolius, Sally Stroud
Pharmacy: John Bosso, Kurt Lorenz, Anne
Spencer
Approval of minutes
The January minutes were posted in the unapproved form on the Web site
and were available for review prior to meeting. The minutes for January
were approved and passed once a quorum was present.
Announcements
Reuben began the meeting with some announcements, since there was not
a quorum present when the Senate was called to order.
The University Computer Use Policy is being revised. A draft has been
posted to the Web at <http://www.musc.edu/ccit/cup/draft>.
Senators are encouraged to read the document. At the March meeting,
Reuben will delegate the review and comment to one of the standing committees.
An initiative to study the feasibility of establishing a day care center/service
at the university is underway. Three senators have volunteered to serve
on the study group: Meier, Lorenz, and Gordon.
Low faculty turnout at university convocations continues to be a concern.
Senators are asked to encourage their colleagues to attend these important
university functions. Reuben also asked that senators forward to him any
ideas they have about how to increase participation. Reuben will include
a reminder to all faculty about convocation in his next newsletter.
Mission-Based Management (MBM) Report
Reuben and Lage updated the Senate on the state of MBM at MUSC. The
chairman has been unsuccessful in getting answers to questions he had posed
regarding current efforts at MUSC. His questions included: what committees
are currently working, what instruments have been developed and validated,
what departments are piloting MBM, what are the goals of the MBM pilot
groups and who is making the decisions regarding assessment. The Education
Team, headed by Barbara Tilley, had developed a survey document to assess
time/effort. She indicated that the survey had been judged too long and
too detailed and was to be reviewed and revised by another MBM group; she
did not know what the result of that review was. There is some question
about the locus of impact for MBM. Mark Lyles indicated that at MUSC, MBM
would operate at the departmental level. Chairs would evaluate data and
allocate funds based on formulae. John Bosso learned from colleagues at
the University of Utah that MBM decisions are made by a vice president
who also serves as dean of the medical school. Faculty reaction to MBM
at that institution is “very emotional, very negative.” It was also noted
that department chairs at UC San Diego had combined forces and refused
to implement MBM. Senators noted that while MBM might not be the answer
at MUSC, the University needs a more objective system than the one that
is currently used. Reuben encouraged senators to continue to gather information
about MBM from other institutions and forward this to Lage.
Committee Reports
Faculty Affairs —John Bosso
John introduced the latest revisions to the Post-tenure Review document.
The Faculty Affairs Committee has been working on this to bring it into
compliance with Commission on Higher Education guidelines. The secretary
will e-mail copies of the Feb. 5 revision to all senators for review and
comment. Comments should be sent to Phil Privitera by Monday, Feb.
12.
Governance — Francine Margolius
Revisions to the Faculty Handbook is the Committee's current priority.
Members will list needed changes, inconsistencies, and errors. Senate chair
Reuben will contribute notes he has made regarding revisions. Senators
and faculty are asked to offer their suggestions. The committee will then
prioritize the issues, focusing first on those which most directly impact
“quality of life” for MUSC faculty. Senators should send their issues to
Margolius within the next 2 weeks (by Feb. 20).
University Affairs — Anne Spencer
Anne Spencer distributed the latest revision of the Draft Resolution
regarding employment of an independent legal counsel for the Senate. Three
particular revisions were presented and briefly discussed. Senators are
asked to review these points. Each will be voted on at the March meeting.
One proposed revision is procedural in nature and will be forwarded to
the Governance Committee in its final form for a decision regarding inclusion
in the Faculty Senate Bylaws.
CHP Faculty Review Committee
Bosso will serve as the Senate representative on the CHP Faculty Review
Committee.
New Business
Travel Restriction Policy—Adrian Reuben
The chairman discussed the newly-announced prohibition on the use of
state, UMA, and other particular funds for out-of-state travel and Dr.
Greenberg's statements about the policy at the open forum on Jan. 31. There
is much concern among the faculty about both short-term and long-term effects
of travel restrictions.
The Senate will monitor the impact of this policy and the university
administration's promise to find alternate funds to support significant
travel needs. Senators are encouraged to solicit input from all faculty.
Problems and issues should be brought to the attention of the senate
chairman quickly, so he can discuss the problems with the administration.
Adjournment
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 a.m.
The next meeting will be held at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, room 107
Admininstration/Library Building.
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