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THURSDAY, March 11, 2004
12:00 PM
DEAN'S CONFERENCE ROOM

IN ATTENDANCE:

David Allen, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs
Summer Balcer, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Services
Gary Collins, R. Ph., Interim Associate Dean for Experiential Programs
Richard Leff, Pharm.D., Regional Dean, Dallas
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:

None

  1. Call to Order
    • Dean Nelson called the meeting to order.
  2. Announcements
    • Dr. Roland Patry will chair the March 17 Executive Committee Meeting.
    • Dean Nelson will be attending the THECB Meeting in Austin on April 13.
    • SOP will be increasing the Fall 2004 entry class size by 10 students.
    • Dr. Roderick Nairn, Executive VP for Academic Affairs will be visiting the Amarillo HSC campus on March 18-19, 2004.  He will be visiting with the faculty at all three schools and will meet with the SOP Graduate faculty and the Executive Committee to discuss research and graduate programs and ways pharmacy and medicine can work together educationally and in research.
  3. Facilities
    • Bill Ward, Assistant Vice President of Physical Plant is working on laboratory problems at SOP.
  4. Administrative Issues
    • Working on budget for 3% merit raises for faculty and staff effective September 2004.
    • Budget to be complete for 3% merit by April 5.
    • Staff Salary Equity Task Force will have their report to the Dean by April 1.
  6. Pharmacy Operations - Roland Patry
    • March 25, 2004 will go live with computerized prescription ordering.
  8. Fiscal Affairs - David Watson
    • No report.
  10. Program Development/Visionary Ideas
    • Deans agreed to change the Dean’s Convocation Hour for students, now scheduled on Friday, to twice a semester (Fall & Spring).  Summer Balcer will work on a day and time.
    • Strategic Plan – Each subunit needs to get together and begin stating what is important to them and how they can contribute toward multiple goals of the School.  Each subunit should also have its own individual goals that may not articulate with the overall School goals.  Need priorities and what we need to focus on as a School of Pharmacy to move forward to meet our overall goals and objectives.
  12. Adjournment
    • Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears