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March 3, 2004

IN ATTENDANCE:

David Allen, Summer Balcer, Gary Collins, , Richard Leff, Sherry Luedtke, Arthur Nelson, Roland Patry, Quentin Smith, James Tsikouris, Neels Van der Schyf, Chuck Seifert, David Watson, Sharon Mears

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Cindy Raehl, Thomas Thekkumkara

  1. Announcements - Arthur Nelson


    1. Dr. David Allen and Dean Nelson attended AACP Meeting.
      1. 10-15 more schools in development process.
      2. UNTHSC has applied for affiliate membership at AACP.
      3. Major Assessment of Learning discussion at the meeting.
    2. Received budget data. No tuition increase for SOP.
    3. Faculty and staff evaluations to be completed by end of March.
    4. Dr. Roderick Nairn, Exec. VP for Academic Affairs will be visiting the Amarillo HSC campus on March 18-19, 2004.
    5. Marsh Lectureship is scheduled at the SOP for March 10-11, 2004.

  2. Roundtable - Arthur Nelson


    1. David Allen
      1. Assessment of Learning process complete. Only three students did not meet minimum competency. There will be a news release on results.
    2. Quentin Smith
      1. Completed annual evaluations.
      2. Several grants going before NIH Committee.
      3. Working with graduate school to successfully establish one Tech link course for Graduate Pharmacology.
    3. Roland Patry
      1. Update on Tech Care.
      2. Outpatient Drug Benefit Program through Medicare update.
    4. Sherry Luedtke
      1. Career Fair in Amarillo
        1. Students from Lubbock did not attend.
        2. Very poor attendance from Amarillo students.
        3. Discussion on ways to improve attendance by students.
    5. Jim Tsikouris
      1. No report.
    6. Chuck Seifert
      1. Meeting with Dr. Richard Homan today to look at space for SOP pharmacy in the orthopedic space on Lubbock HSC campus.
      2. Met with congressional staffers in Lubbock last week to discuss issues such as rural health and healthcare access delivery in West Texas and healthcare issues on a national basis.
    7. Gary Collins
      1. First preceptor meeting very successful.
    8. Richard Leff
      1. Met with David Watson, Healthnet personnel, VA personnel and Southwestern Bell personnel to try and solve classroom problems.
    9. Summer Balcer
      1. Deadline completed for the admissions process. We have received 611 paid applications, which is up from 476 received last year.
      2. Issued invitations to third class students and all 35 have accepted.
      3. There are 5 under-represented minorities that we have received acceptances from and will continue to recruit them.
      4. Working with students that failed courses in the fall. Suggestion was made for the students to contact their faculty advisors. Summer will work on a system for the faculty advisors to be notified if their students are experiencing difficulty.
    10. David Watson
      1. Budget information to go out today.
    11. Neels Van der Schyf
      1. No report

  3. SOP Policies - David Watson


    1. Five SOP policies presented to Executive Committee members for review and approval.
    2. Three policies reviewed and approved by Executive Committee.
      1. SOP OP: 67.P.01 Policy For Use Of Logos
      2. SOP OP: 73.P.01 Indirect Cost Research Incentive Award Policy
      3. SOP OP: 80.P.01 SCHOOL OF PHARMACY CENTERS
    3. Due to a new policy from Lubbock regarding candidate records, SOP OP: 77.P.01 STUDENT/CANDIDATE RECORDS will need further review.
    4. SOP OP: 77.P.04 STUDENT/FACULTY ADVISING policy not adequate and needs further revision. David Watson, Summer Balcer and Student Affairs Committee will revise.

  4. Proposed Strategic Planning Strategy - Dean Nelson


    1. President Wilson will have a new strategic planning process for the Institution. The kickoff for the Institutional strategic planning is the, "Lighting the Path to Preeminence" activity on April 17, in Lubbock, starting at 8:00 am and ending with a reception at 6:00 pm. President Wilson has requested that SOP faculty attend. SOP last strategic plan went into effect in September 2001. Timetable given to Executive Committee members for goals for our school.
    2. Document titled, "TTUHSC SOP Systematic Planning Process 2004" discussed with Executive Committee members.
    3. Dean Nelson identified eight subunits in the plan:
      1. Student/Professional Services Strategic Plan
      2. Research Strategic Plan
      3. Patient Care Services Strategic Plan
      4. Pharmaceutical Sciences Strategic Plan
      5. Pharmacy Practice Strategic Plan
      6. Dallas Strategic Plan
      7. El Paso Strategic Plan
      8. Lubbock Strategic Plan
    4. Each of these subunits, as a whole, meet and take the goals and objectives, along with their unit goals and objectives and have each of the subunits formulate as a group. All the members of each unit pull their people together and get the faculty engaged in this process and articulate and back up what they consider priorities and objectives and unique goals that may only be applicable to that particular unit. The Executive Committee, as the Steering Committee, with student membership will meet and pull all the information together and develop a school strategic plan that will reflect not only their thoughts, but also thoughts and priorities from the faculty.
      1. Dr. Seifert suggested adding Amarillo to the plan.
      2. Dr. Quentin Smith suggested adding the graduate program and post graduate program to the plan.
    5. Assignments:
      1. Graduate Program Plan - Dr. Neels Van der Schyf
      2. Student/Professional Services Plan - Dr. Sherry Luedtke
      3. Research Plan - Dr. Thomas Thekkumkara
      4. Patient Care Services Plan - Dr. Roland Patry
      5. Pharmaceutical Sciences Plan - Dr. Quentin Smith
      6. Pharmacy Practice Plan - Dr. Cindy Raehl
      7. Amarillo Plan - Dr. Roland Patry
      8. Dallas Plan - Dr. Richard Leff
      9. El Paso Plan - Ms. Maumi Villarreal
      10. Lubbock Plan - Dr. Chuck Seifert

  5. ACPE Report May 2004 - Dean Nelson


    1. SOP Interim report due to ACPE by May 1, 2004.
    2. Assignments: (only one page reports)
      1. The continued monitoring of programmatic outcomes - Dr. David Allen and Assessment of Learning Committee
      2. The status of curricular refinements and monitoring of and expected decrease in the number of students experiencing course failures and delays in the completion of the curriculum - Dr. David Allen, Summer Baler and Curricular Affairs Committee
      3. The further steps taken by the School's administration to evaluate and improve communication and strengthen faculty morale and a measure of their effectiveness - Drs. Neels Van der Schyf and Jim Tsikouris
      4. The results of further steps taken to stabilize the quantitative and qualitative strength of the faculty - Drs. Quentin Smith and Cindy Raehl
      5. The continued development of pharmacy practice facilities and other needed resources and decisions noted in the Board and Staff analysis - Gary Collins and Drs. Cindy Raehl and Roland Patry
    3. Timetable: Assigned reports due to Ms. Jo Long by April 1. Will bring back to Executive Committee in April and report to ACPE by May 1, 2004.

  6. THECB Response - Dean Nelson


    1. TTUHSC withdrew petition for Dallas SOP initiative.
    2. President Wilson to send response to THECB. Report from SOP to President Wilson due by March 29.
    3. The Coordinating Board staff members believe it will be better for Texas to spend dollars to enhance resource base and number of students enrolled in the existing four schools than funding new schools.
    4. Increase of 50 students over 4 Texas Schools of Pharmacy Fall 2004.
    5. Texas Southern and University of Houston to increase by 15 students.
    6. University of Texas will increase by 10 students.
    7. Executive Committee members agreed to increase SOP Amarillo enrollment by 10 students for Fall 2004.
    8. Longer term proposal to THECB will be to increase enrollment for 2005 instead of building a new school. Will need another classroom facility in Amarillo to accommodate an expansion, and will need a phase in time so as not to have additional load on faculty. The third and fourth year will send to El Paso and Dallas or all to Dallas.

  7. Annual Committee Chair Reports - Dean Nelson


    1. Item moved to next Executive Committee agenda.

  8. Merit Salary Process - Dean Nelson


    1. Item moved to next Executive Committee agenda.

  9. Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears

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