Faculty
senate elects new officers for 2003-04
The faculty senate’s September meeting minutes were approved and are posted
on the senate’s Web site at http://www.musc.edu/facsen/.
John Raymond, M.D., welcomed the senators to the 2003-04 session of
the faculty senate. A special welcome was extended to the faculty who are
joining the senate for the first time. Raymond acknowledged the significant
contributions made by the senate during the preceding year. A special recognition
including an engraved plaque was presented to CON's Francine Margolius,
Ed.D., for her continued service to the senate. Margolius continued to
work to improve the electronic elections process this year despite having
rotated off the faculty senate two years ago.
Annual Committee Reports
University Affairs—Mary Mauldin
This year, the university affairs committee developed and administered
a survey to the faculty regarding information technology, reviewed the
budget and arranged for the budget(s) and year-end financial statements
to be presented to the full senate, and organized a retreat for the faculty
senate to orient new members and to begin the senate’s strategic planning
process.
Faculty Affairs—Kathy Chessman
The faculty affairs committee worked on the tenure policy, moving the
policy on to the deans’ council, where it met with some opposition.
Due to these efforts, a tenure discussion group with representatives from
the faculty senate and the administration has been appointed and charged
by Raymond. This group has met twice. The committee also reviewed the use
of adjunct faculty in the various colleges.
Academic Affairs—Paul Gold
The academic affairs committee was involved in the restructuring of
the faculty contract template and reviewing the Drug-free Workplace Policy
as well as other policies.
Governance Committee—Elaine Amella
This year governance reviewed and revised the senate’s constitution
and bylaws. The constitution, which had not been ratified previously by
the MUSC faculty, will be presented at this meeting for approval. The bylaws
revision will be presented at a future senate meeting. The senate’s election
was conducted by governance. Special thanks were given to Margolius and
Ben Gilbertson for their continued work toward improving the process.
The table at http://www.musc.edu/facsen/minutes/minutes_02_03/october_03/oct_03_minutes.html
summarizes the current distribution of senators as well as the percentage
of eligible faculty who voted in the recent election.
The governance committee also reviewed the possibility of senators wearing
a medal at commencement. Based on the above distribution, a quorum for
voting will be 21 senators. Alternates are allowed to vote when the full
complement of active Senators from an electoral unit is not present at
the meeting. The secretary will establish the presence of a quorum before
a vote is taken at each meeting.
Gender Equity Committee—Tara Hulsey
This year, the gender equity committee produced a report that
culminated years of work by the senate. The report was well received garnering
a commendation from the provost. A report will be sent to the senate each
year regarding gender and race equity issues.
Chair’s Annual Report—Anne Kilpatrick
Anne Kilpatrick, DPA, emphasized the strategic planning process that
began at the retreat. The senate should be proactive rather than
reactive, and this process will help develop that role. Many things
have been done this year in the area of process improvement, from the improvement
of the Web site through the work of webmaster Mary Mauldin, to the revision
of the constitution and bylaws and improvement in the voting process. Faculty
senate has been featured in The Catalyst at least once per month
through articles submitted initially by the chair and now by the secretary.
Things hoped for but not accomplished include development of a log for
tracking the progress of policies through the senate and other bodies and
quarterly faculty forums.
Senate Leadership 2003-04—Anne Kilpatrick
The following senators will represent their respective electoral unit
on the executive committee: Tara Hulsey, College of Nursing; Geoff Freeman,
Library and Informatics; Paul Gold, College of Medicine, Clinical Sciences;
Sandra Garner, College of Pharmacy; Libby Dismuke, College of Health Professions;
Rick Albenesius, College of Dental Medicine; and Debra Hazen-Martin, College
of Medicine, Basic Sciences. Kilpatrick presented the executive committee’s
proposed slate of officers for 2003-04. The proposed officers are Kathy
Chessman, chair; Eberhard Voit, vice-chair; and Mary Mauldin, secretary.
Action: The slate was approved unanimously.
Constitution—Elaine Amella
Elaine Amella, governance committee chair, presented the committee’s
proposed revisions to the faculty senate’s constitution.
Senators received these documents via e-mail prior to the meeting. A
question was asked regarding the dismissal of senators. Amella explained
that this process would be decided by each electoral unit and would not
be taken up by the full senate. Removal of officers will be discussed
by the governance committee. A proposal was made to add language
about removal of officers in the bylaws.
Action: The constitution was accepted unanimously by the senate and
will now go to the full faculty for review and vote. Once approved by a
majority of those in attendance at a special faculty meeting, it will go
to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Retreat Summary—Mary Mauldin
The senate retreat was well attended and progress made on a vision
and mission statement. Senators were asked to review the vision statement
and come prepared to discuss and vote at the next senate meeting.
A recommendation was made that more time be spent during the retreat
addressing basic information for new senators (e.g., time of meetings,
responsibility of senators) and that more advanced notice of the retreat
be given. It was agreed that a date for next year’s retreat will
be set well in advance.
Special Presentation—Kathy Chessman
Kathy Chessman thanked Anne Kilpatrick for her two years of service
as the chair of the faculty senate. She was presented with a Waterford
clock by the executive committee. It was noted that Kilpatrick has
been re-elected to the senate for another two years and will continue to
contribute significantly during the next two years.
Submitted by Kathy Chessman, Chair, Faculty Senate
Senators present
Basic Sciences: Maurizio Del Poeta (alt), Lucille London (alt),
Sally Self, Eberhard Voit
Clinical Sciences: Susan Ackerman, Christopher Frueh, Michael
Frye, Andrew Gelasco (alt) Paul Gold, Rochelle Hanson, George M. Johnson,
Dana King, Walter Limehouse (alt), Arch Mainous, Swapan Ray (alt), Aljoeson
Walker
Dental Medicine: Richard Albenesius, Michele Ravenel, Carlos
Salinas
Health Professions: Libby Dismuke, Jennifer Horner, Anne Kilpatrick,
Jack K. Thomas
Library Science and Informatics: Mary Mauldin, Nancy McKeehan,
Peggy Schachte
Nursing: Elaine Amella, Julia Ball, Elizabeth Erkel, Tara Hulsey,
Teresa Kelechi (alt)
Pharmacy: Kathy Chessman
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