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Minutes

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:30 - 5:50 P.M.

Amarillo - rm 335, Dallas - rm 100, Lubbock - rm 2C101

  1. Dr. Nelson called the meeting to order at 4:31 PM.
  2. Approval of the minutes from the previous faculty meeting. (1 minute)
    1. Dr. Allen moved to accept the minutes; Dr. Bond seconded the motion. The motion passed with a majority.
  3. Announcements (15 minutes) – Dr. Arthur Nelson
    1. Article regarding the Schools student curriculum survey will appear in the Amarillo Globe News on Sunday (5/22/05).
    2. Scheduling meetings for discussion of ACPE self study documents. Those dates will be:
      1. 8/10/05 – Executive Committee Retreat
      2. 9/15 and 9/16/05, full faculty retreat
      3. Early October – date to be announced later – school wide meeting to discuss.
    3. Raises:
      1. Longitudinal courses
        1. Market place adjustments
        2. Merit raises – pool unknown
      2. Proposed revision of Second Chance Policy
        1. Merit raises
    4. Recognition of committee chairs. Dr. Nelson, Dr. Seifert (Lubbock), and Dr. Raehl (Dallas) presented plaques in recognition of the efforts of the Schools outgoing committee chairs.
  4. Old Business (0 minutes)
  5. Report From Standing Committees (28 minutes)
    1. Faculty Development – Dr. Michelle Condren
      1. June faculty retreat update
        1. Possum Kingdom
        2. 6/15/05, bus leaves at 11 AM, plan to arrive by 6PM.
        3. Dinner at 7 PM on 6/15
        4. 6/16 – Teaching and assessment strategies (AM); golf in PM
        5. Leave after lunch on 6/17.
    2. Student Affairs –Dr. Ranee Lenz
      1. Dr. Lenz thanked the committee for their hard work.
      2. Statistics
        1. 623 paid apps
        2. little over 200 interviews
        3. Have received 85 acceptances
        4. Ave GPA = 3.7
        5. Ave PCAT = 81
        6. 58% female applicants
    3. Student Outcomes Assessment – Mr. Deatra Seaborn
      1. 3 students failed this year's assessment; those students successfully remediated the exam.
      2. 240 questions comprised the exam, validated by psychometric performance.
    4. Curricular Affairs – Dr. Craig Cox
      1. Dr. Cox thanked the committee members for their efforts.
      2. Academic dishonesty - did not have enough time to develop new policy, but the committee believed the real issue was not the need for a new policy, but rather a need to better implement existing policies.
      3. Standardization process of P3 and P4 clerkships. Various clerkships were discussed and reworked to better align with the directives given by ACPE. The committee recommends approval of clerkship syllabi. The committee approved the syllabi by a majority.
      4. New syllabi under consideration
        1. Longitudinal courses
          1. PHAR 1101 – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice I
          2. PHAR 1101 – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice I
        2. The committee moves to accept the proposed syllabi.
        3. Discussion:
          1. Dr. Mehvar would like to know the credit hours for each course. Dr. Cox informed the faculty that there was 1 credit for each course. Dr. Mehvar questioned the contact hours per credit hour ratio for those courses.
          2. Dr. Bond moves to receive (table) the report and empower the administration to continue planning and implement. The motion was seconded.
            1. Several faculty members questioned the staffing issues that may arise from instituting these courses. Implementation is a concern and the faculty would like to have input.
            2. After much discussion, Dr. Bond withdrew his discussion.
        4. Call for the question. 26 yes, 11 no votes; the Motion passes.
      5. Proposed revision of Second Chance Policy. Dr. Cox reviewed the changes to the policy and asked for approval of the policy (46 positive votes required out of 68 faculty members). The policy was opened for discussion.
        1. Dr. McCall questioned the rational for narrowing the range for the policy.
          1. Dr. Cox had no explanation.
        2. Dr. Bouma addressed Dr. Mehvar's concerns regarding "major assessments". She suggested that course teams provide clear definitions of what constitutes "major assessments" within the course syllabi.
        3. Dr. Smith questioned the need for such a high number of second chance attempts. He suggested changing the numbers to 1 per semester and 3 per career.
          1. Dr. Cox informed the faculty such a change had been discussed, but thought that a limit of the changes to those currently proposed was best.
        4. Dr. Hall questioned the need for any second chance considering the high GPA and PCAT scores of our students.
          1. Dr. Cox indicated that the second chance policy is rarely used.
        5. The vote was called and passed (47 yes, 2 against)
    5. Continuing Education Committee – Dr. Sachin Shah
      1. ACPE reaccredidation for 6 years obtained.
      2. Provided 1 TSHP CE credit at the TSHP annual meeting.
    6. Faculty Affairs – Dr. Charles Seifert
      1. Bylaw changes – Technology Committee
      2. Mission statement (held due to voting members absences)
        1. Dr. Seifert read the proposed mission to the faculty. Dr. Seifert proposed to change the wording "patient care" to "pharmaceutical care". Dr. Smith moved the make the suggested change.
          1. Vote on the amendment. Motion passed 20 yes to 18 no.
        2. Motion to accept. The mission state passes with a majority vote as amended.
      3. Didactic student faculty evaluation process
        1. Dr. King is working to obtain a working draft form for this process.
      4. Dr. Seifert congratulated those faculty peers who have successfully been promoted.
  6. Report From Departments (10 minutes)
    1. Pharmacy Practice - Dr. Cindy Raehl and Dr. Roland Patry
      1. Dr. Raehl introduced and welcomed Dr. Lyte. Informed the faculty of the research form in Lubbock on Monday.
      2. Dr. Patry informed the faculty that there are four faculty positions that the Department is recruiting for.
    2. Pharmaceutical Sciences - Dr. Quentin Smith
      1. Deferred
  7. Deans' Reports (10 minutes)
    1. Curricular Affairs - Dr. David Allen
      1. Deferred
    2. Professional Affairs - Dr. Sherry Luedtke
      1. Deferred
    3. Research - Dr. Thomas Thekkumkara
      1. The SOP will be launching on the first Biomedical research Internship on May 27, 2005.
    4. Regional Dean in Lubbock - Dr. Charles Seifert
      1. Deferred
    5. Regional Dean in Dallas - Dr. Richard Leff
      1. Deferred.
    6. Student Affairs - Ms. Summer Balcer
      1. Deferred
  8. Ad Hoc Committees (2 minutes)
    1. Technology Advisory Committe - Ms. Kaci Henson
      1. Deferred
    2. Research Advisory Committee - Dr. Jayarama Gunaje
      1. Plan for Amarillo research days in July. Please be looking for the flyers and join in.
  9. New Business (8 minutes) - Issues from the Faculty at large
  10. Standing Motion to Adjourn (Meeting time = 70 minutes)

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