Transcript September 2015

Faculty Senate Annual Report
September 14, 2015
James Graham
Senate Chair, 2014-2015
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Role of the Senate
… to serve as the representative voice of the UTMB
Faculty to the UTMB Administration and to receive
and communicate ideas, reviews and
recommendations of policies affecting UTMB as it
relates to the welfare, academic opportunities and
responsibilities of the Faculty.
… represent the UTMB Faculty on the University of
Texas System Faculty Advisory Council.
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Faculty Senators 2014-2015
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Faculty Senators 2014-2015
GSBS
SHP
SOM
SON
Xiaoyong Bao
Tammy Babcock
Ashraf Aly
Suzanne Alton
Gerald Campbell
Janet Enderle
George Carayannopoulos
Cherry Beckworth
John Papaconstantinou
Patricia Fingerhut
Ashok Chopra
Yolanda Davila
Lynn Soong
Jennifer Rowland
Gulshan Doulatram
Patricia Lea
Alfredo Torres
Jill Seale
Mary Claire Haver
Thom Mendez
David Walker
Barkat Hooda
S. Lynn Knox
Susan McCammon
Harold Pine
Michael Silva
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Executive Committee 2014-2015
 James Graham, Senate Chair
 David Walker, Senate Chair-elect
 Lisa Cain, Senate Past-chair
 Susan McCammon, University Committee
 George Carayannopoulos, Clinical Committee
 S. Lynn Knox, Education Committee
 John Papaconstantinou, Research Committee
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Committee Restructuring
Academic & Administrative
Affairs
Faculty Quality
University Affairs
Governance
Clinical Mission
IHOP
Education Mission
Research Mission
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University Committee
… discuss broad university issues affecting all faculty
& make recommendations to the Senate regarding
faculty interests. General categories include, but are
not limited to 1) governance; 2) faculty status, rights
& responsibilities; 3) administrative policies &
priorities including strategic planning; & 4) revisions
to the institutional handbook of operating procedures
(IHOP).
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Mission-Specific Committees
… discuss issues & make recommendations related to
opportunities, expectations, performance evaluations, &
compensation of faculty contributing to the clinical mission of
UTMB.
… discuss issues & make recommendations related to
opportunities, expectations, performance evaluations, &
compensation of faculty contributing to the education
mission of UTMB.
… discuss issues & make recommendations related to
opportunities, expectations, performance evaluations, &
compensation of faculty contributing to the research mission
of UTMB.
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Committee Members 2014-2015
University
Clinical
Education
Research
Susan McCammon*
George Carayannopoulos* S. Lynn Knox*
John Papaconstantinou*
Alfredo Torres**
Gulshan Doulatram**
Patricia Lea**
Jennifer Rowland**
Cherry Beckworth
Suzanne Alton
Ashraf Aly
Xiaoyong Bao
Janet Enderle
Gerald Campbell
Tammy Babcock
Ashok Chopra
Harold Pine
Patricia Fingerhut
Yolanda Davila
Thom Mendez
David Walker
Mary Claire Haver
Jill Seale
Michael Silva
Barkat Hooda
Lynn Soong
(* Chair and **Co-Chair)
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Senate – Administration Interactions
 President Callender:
 Monthly meetings with Senate leaders, Chief of Staff, &
VP of Education.
 Provost & Deans:
 Attend monthly Senate meetings.
 Restructured format to improve two-way communication.
 UT System Faculty Advisory Council:
 3 meetings per year with Faculty reps from other 14
campuses & leadership from the Chancellor’s Office.
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Guests & Topics 2014-2015
Month Guests
Oct
Drs. Saavedra & Holden
Topics
UTMB Professionalism Committee
Nov
Mike Patriarca & Dr. Lieberman Faculty Compensation & Incentive
Plan
Dec
Dr. Jacobs & David Anderson
Jan
Feb
AE 2020 Objectives
ROTA Nominating Committee
Dr. McKinley
Administrative Headcount
Dr. Lieberman
Education effort in compensation
plan
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Guests & Topics 2014-2015
Month Guests
Topics
Mar
Mike Patriarca & Dr. Lieberman MyPower Demonstration
Dr. Bhardwaj
Academy of Master Clinicians
Apr
Dr. Cooper
Faculty Ombudsperson
May
Dr. Thompson
Dr. Lieberman
AAMC Faculty Council
Metrics for education effort
Jun
Q/A with Provost & Deans
Jul
Q/A with Provost & Deans
Aug
Deb McGrew
Faculty Senate
Clinical Enterprise
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Looking Forward
Faculty Senate 2015-2016
David Walker
Senate Chair, 2015-2016
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Faculty Senators 2015-2016
GSBS
SHP
SOM
SON
Gerald Campbell
Janet Enderle
Ashraf Aly
Suzanne Alton
Anne Hudson Jones
Patricia Fingerhut
Megan Berman
Thom Mendez
Lynn Soong
Lynne Hughes
George Carayannopoulos
Dwayne More
Heidi Spratt
Theresa Smith
Gulshan Doulatram
Eva Stephens
Alfredo Torres
TBA
Aakash Gajjar
Roy Trahan
Wenbo Zhang
Mary Claire Haver
Gokhan Kilic
S. Lynn Knox
Anthony Okorodudu
Harold Pine
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Priorities 2015-2016
 Effectiveness /accountability of Senate Committees.
 Align Senate Committee discussions with other
University Committees (e.g. Compensation
Committee) to reduce redundancy.
 Improve two-way communication with Faculty; e.g.
Departmental / Division Meetings, Relay Notes, etc.
 Quality metrics for all 3 Faculty effort categories.
 Faculty roles & opportunities with clinical expansion.
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State of the University
September 14, 2015
David Callender
President
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