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THURSDAY, February 27, 2003
12:00 PM
DEAN'S CONFERENCE ROOM

IN ATTENDANCE:

Summer Balcer, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Services
Gary Collins, R. Ph., Interim Associate Dean for Experiential Programs
Sherry Luedtke, Pharm.D., Associate Dean for Professional Affairs
Arthur Nelson, Jr., R.Ph., Ph. D., Dean
Roland Patry, D.P.H., Assoc. Dean for Patient Care Services and Executive Assoc. Dean
Charles Seifert, Pharm.D., Regional Dean, Lubbock
Thomas Thekkumkara, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean for Research
David Watson, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
Sharon Mears, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Richard Leff, Pharm.D., Regional Dean, Dallas

  1. Call to Order
    • Dean Nelson called the meeting to order.
  2. Announcements
    • No report.
  3. Facilities
    • No report.
  4. Administrative Issues
    • No Report.
  5. Fiscal Affairs
    • Dean Nelson asked the deans for financial commitments for next fiscal year be emailed to him.
    • Budget Analysis discussed with deans and designation of priorities.
      • Dean Nelson will forward budget analysis document to Executive Committee members for additional comments regarding budget priorities.
  7. Program Development/Visionary Ideas
    • Caroline Chamblin with Amarillo Office of Development has resigned her position with Texas Tech.
    • Texas Tech beginning Faculty and Staff Scholarship Campaign.
    • Possibility of student tuition increase for next year.
    • Dean Nelson presented update report on Dallas initiative.
      • Support from pharmacy federation for Dallas initiative to legislature.
      • Legislative authority not required for first and second year distance learning. Approval is required from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for first and second year distance learning.
      • P1 Dallas Students would be sent to Lubbock for Anatomy and to Amarillo for Drug Delivery System lab on weekends. This would require hiring additional faculty.
      • Be conservative with number of students.
      • Consensus of deans to go ahead with planning of Dallas program.
  9. Adjournment
    • Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears