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THURSDAY, October 30, 2003
12:00 PM
DEAN'S CONFERENCE ROOM
Announcements – Arthur Nelson

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
    • Full faculty meeting today at 4:30 pm.
    • Scheduling meetings with THECB members to discuss the Dallas 4-year plan.
    • Senator Teel Bivins has asked Dean Nelson to meet with him to discuss the Dallas 4-year initiative. Will also discuss the research building plans.
  3. Facilities – David Watson
    • David Watson - Redesign for basement laboratories has been completed to fit within our current budget. Will receive bids after Thanksgiving. Construction will begin in January. Size of the construction will be 1000 sq. ft. plus graduate multi-purpose room and common equipment room.
    • Richard Leff – Dallas School parking lot almost completed. Also receiving final shipments of furniture.
    • Amarillo Student Services Building in holding status until sale of 1400 Wallace Building.
  4. Administrative Issues
    • Research Committee Meeting today to work on NIH Grant applications.
    • Dr. Roland Patry asked if we could reschedule the Career Day.
    • Interview Process underway for Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration for Amarillo School of Medicine. Should be complete by end of December.
    • Discussed document from President Wilson, Performance Evaluation and Providing Feedback to Senior TTUHSC Leadership. The deans were asked to send comments by email to Dean Nelson.
  5. Pharmacy Operations – Roland Patry
    • No report.
  6. Fiscal Affairs – David Watson
    • No report.
  7. Program Development/Visionary Ideas
    • No report.
  8. Academic Programs
    • The Board of Regents passed a policy decision that we shall use ethnicity as part of the process in admissions to all the Texas Tech programs. President Wilson instructed the SOP to come forth with new admission policies and procedures that met the Supreme Court guidelines and also included ethnicity as part of the process within the guidelines of the Supreme Court. The SOP policy states that we have a desire to have diversity in our student body. This policy will go to the Texas Tech attorneys to acknowledge whether we are within the guidelines of the Board policy and the Supreme Court ruling. Any modifications to the policy with be brought to the Student Affairs Committee, then the policy will be submitted to the SOP faculty. The Board of Regents rules clearly state that it is the faculty that determine the admission criteria.
    • Need more professionalism among SOP students to attend professional meetings.
    • Academic Program Management Meeting scheduled for November 21.
  9. Adjournment
    • Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears