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Faculty Senate


The faculty senate serves as the voice of the faculty and works with the administration to ensure the success of the university’s mission in teaching, research and service.
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Election of officers
The faculty senate re-elected Chris Davies, president; Mary Mauldin, vice-president; and Barton Sachs, secretary.

MUSC strategic plan
Betsy Pilcher, Ph.D., presented the implementation of MUSC’s strategic plan. As significant and rapid changes occur in health care, MUSC continues to experience a reduction in state financial support. To maintain a vibrant, leading academic medical center that is financially viable, a new strategic plan recently was adopted.

Programmatic areas of the plan are: Interprofessional/interdisciplinary collaboration; technology/innovation entrepreneurialism; and globalization. Multi-disciplinary committees have been organized to implement the strategic plan, including milestones for each area. Information is available at
http://www.musc.edu/strategicplan.

Post-tenure review policy revision
An ad hoc committee has worked with members of MUSC administration to revise the post-tenure review policy. It describes mechanisms for periodic review of the performance of tenured faculty and how post-tenure review is triggered in the case of poor performance. The senate reviewed the draft of the policy and several amendments were made. Senate approval is required prior to the December meeting of the MUSC board of trustees. 

Provost search
The process to select a MUSC provost is ongoing and members of the faculty senate have had the privilege of inclusion in the interview and recommendation process. The new provost will lead MUSC through a time of change forced by significantly reduced state appropriations. 




Friday, Nov. 26, 2010



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