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March 17, 2004

Dr. Roland Patry Chaired the Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE:

David Allen, Summer Balcer, Gary Collins, Richard Leff, Sherry Luedtke, Roland Patry, Cindy Raehl, James Tsikouris, Thomas Thekkumkara, Neels Van der Schyf, Chuck Seifert, Sharon Mears

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Arthur Nelson, Jr., David Watson, Quentin Smith

  1. Announcements - Roland Patry


    1. Japanese students from Kobe University will be visiting the SOP on March 18, 2004.
    2. Dr. Sara Brouse will be the next SOP visiting professor going to Japan in the fall.
    3. Dr. Roderick Nairn, Executive VP for Academic Affairs will be visiting the Amarillo HSC campuses on March 18-19, 2004 and will be visiting with the Deans and faculty at all campuses.
    4. Visiting scientist, Dr. Maria Croyle, will be at the SOP on March 26. Topic will be "The role of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in molecular medicine".
    5. Marsh Lectureship for March 10-11, 2004 was cancelled due to illness of the lecturer.
    6. Student Senate for the HSC approved the initiation of a NCPA Student Organization Chapter. David Simmons is advisor. Significant financial support from community pharmacists.
    7. Chuck Seifert - Lighting the Path - Dean Nelson wants the faculty to attend.
      1. The President is only allowing four posters from each School. Dr. Roland Patry will email Dean Nelson regarding assignments of posters.
      2. Need size and layout for the posters from the Dean.
      3. Dean Nelson also needs to coordinate faculty going to Lubbock.
        1. Is Dean Nelson paying for faculty travel to event?
        2. School car and car pooling for faculty.
        3. Dr. Neels van der Schyf and Cindy Raehl taking cars.
      4. President Wilson wants name tags for faculty members.
      5. Dean Nelson will send another request to the faculty to attend.

  2. Discussion and Recommendations on Response to the THECB - Roland Patry


    1. Roland assured Executive Committee that this is a planning document.
    2. Memo from Dean Nelson going out to faculty today regarding the increase to 88 students for Fall 2004.
      1. Chuck Seifert - If we continue with current clerkship ratio we will need 2 more faculty in Lubbock.
      2. Gary Collins - Quantity of clerkships will need to be increased.
      3. Cindy Raehl - Will not approve any students changing campus that has physical hit on the clerkship budget.
      4. Richard Leff - Need additional faculty in Dallas.
      5. Chuck Seifert - Facilities will be a big issue.
      6. Roland Patry - Dean is responding to THECB and does not intend to start planning process unless we receive signals that facilities, etc. will be funded.
    3. Summary:
      1. Letter to Marshall Hill from President Wilson - Recommendation from Executive Committee: The Executive Committee has essentially received the report and have concerns regarding 1)clerkships, 2)staffing ratios.

  3. Goals for Strategic Planning/Need Final Set of Goals - Roland Patry


    1. Dean needs to prepare Vision for SOP. Do we go through a visionary process with faculty?
    2. Concerns about amount of strategic planning + ACPE self-study.
    3. Cap on number of students.
    4. Need Executive Steering Committee consisting of one administrator, one student and one faculty.
    5. Executive Committee agreed timeline can be met.
    6. Need comments from Executive Committee to Jo Long by Friday, March 19 on the goals statement from Vision 2001.
    7. Roland - This is a bridge document for the new planning process. If there are wording changes or corrections please forward to Jo Long and we will consider this to be a bridge document to the new planning process.
    8. Roland - Timeline for April 1 for goals should read "draft" or "previous". Without this it would seem we have already created the goals.
    9. Chuck concerned about the double planning with the ACPE Self Study and the Strategic Plan.
    10. Roland suggested that Dean Nelson, Chuck Seifert and Jo Long set up a meeting to facilitate the ACPE Self Study and the planning process.
    11. Cindy Raehl - Need to focus on 3 issues.
      1. Curriculum revision
      2. Research Physical Plant
      3. Research Infrastructure
      4. Roland suggested that maybe we should look at some or all of these as new goal planks.
    12. Roland - Needs to be something regarding diversity in document.
    13. Roland asked that if anyone on the Executive Committee have additional goals and objectives to give thoughts between now and March 19 to Jo Long.
    14. Executive Committee agreed for the Dean to move forward with document.

  4. Staff Member of Year Nominations - Roland Patry


    1. Nominations were taken from the Executive Committee for Staff Member of Year.
    2. Cindy Raehl suggested that each nominee be given a certificate of nomination.

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

Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears

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