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Faculty senate meeting minutes The faculty senate's unapproved meeting minutes for December are posted on the senate's Web site at http://www.musc.edu/facsen. Old Business Committee Reports Governance: Laura Cousineau reported that the faculty senate is waiting on the Board of Trustees approval for two amendments to the faculty senate constitution. Any other issues should be forwarded to either Cousineau or Walter Limehouse, M.D. Cousineau also introduced Latosha Craig, a new reference librarian in the Library. Communication and Education: Geoff Freeman reported that the committee met on Nov. 21. New faculty welcome is scheduled for Feb. 5 location TBD. The next Town Hall meeting will be at 4 p.m., Feb. 20, in Room 100, Basic Science Building. The topics will be the State of MUSC presented by Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., and an update on SACS and QEP progress presented by John Raymond, M.D. President's Council Two faculty senate constitutional amendments were approved by the dean's council Nov. 20 and by the president's council Nov. 29. Parking Committee The MUSC Parking Committee needs a faculty senate representative. Interested senators should contact Rick Albenesius, DMD. New Business College Updates College of Health Professions (CHP): Kathy Cegles,DEd, informed the senate that there are five candidates for the CHP dean position and the search committee has interviewed four of them. The fifth candidate will be interviewed after Jan. 1. There are no internal candidates. College of Pharmacy (South Carolina College of Pharmacy): Kathy Chessman, PharmD, informed the senate that the distance education capabilities of the combined colleges are working fairly well. The combined South Carolina College of Pharmacy has agreed on the curriculum for the first three years and is working on the fourth year now. Governance issues, including promotion and tenure, are currently being discussed. MUSC has a seven year “up or out” policy for promotion only, but USC's policy includes tenure in their policy. Their governance committee met with the executive dean Dec. 11, to discuss merger progress at both schools. The SCCP is not a stand alone entity and will require a joint committee to determine promotion policy. Awarding tenure would then be the responsibility of the respective campus dean. Apple Tree Brown Bag session Gabriel Virella, M.D., Ph.D., from the College of Medicine will lead a Brown Bag Session from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 31 in Room 405 of the Education Center/Library. The title of the session is Development of Multiple Choice Questions: Rules, Expectations, and Limitations. Guest Speaker Willette Burnham—executive director of student programs and director of the Office of Student Diversity. Burnham presented the organization, goals, and current projects of her organization. Her first focus is on current students. Another primary goal includes developing multicultural, cross-cultural, and interprofessionally capable professionals. Her office is located on the second floor of Harper Student Center (SW213) and she invites all faculty to come by to get better acquainted with her staff and the programs associated with her office. Senators present Basic Science: Mostafa Fraig and Hiroko Hama Clinical Sciences: Susan Ackerman, Boyd Gillespie, George Johnson, Brad Keith, Bonnie Martin-Harris, Amy Ramsay, Sakamuri Reddy, Arthur Smith and Kenneth Vanek. Excused: William Conway, Walter Limehouse (executive committee), Ira Willner, Rita Young, Thomas Pope (alternate), and Kedar Shetye (alternate) Dental Medicine: Rick Albenesius (executive committee), and Ted McGill (executive committee). Excused: Joe Krayer Health Professions: Kathy Cegles and Jennifer Horner. Excused: Reamer Bushardt, Jennifer Horner (executive committee), Anne Kilpatrick Library Science and Informatics: Laura Cousineau (executive committee), Geoff Freeman (executive committee), and Peggy Schachte. Excused: Mary Mauldin (executive committee) Nursing: Sharon Bond, Nancy Duffy and Sheila Smith Pharmacy: Kathy Chessman (executive committee), Elinor Chumney and Andrea Wessell Submitted by Mary Mauldin, Secretary to the Faculty Senate     Friday, Jan. 5, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.