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Minutes

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:30-5:50

Amarillo- room 335, Lubbock - room 1C163D, Dallas - room 200 Classroom, and El Paso - room 212.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Nelson at 4:40PM.

  1. Announcements (30 minutes) -
    1. Dr. Arthur Nelson presented the SOP faculty and staff with the annual State of the School address. (State of the SOP 2003)
      1. Dr. Nelson directed the staff and faculty to review the quarterly performance indicators for the SOP.
  2. Approval of the minutes from the previous faculty meeting (1 minutes)
    1. Minutes pass unanimously without discussion.
  3. Old Business (0 minutes)
  4. Report From Standing Committees (14 minutes)
    1. Student Affairs - Dr. Brian Irons
      1. Scholarship committee gave 19 scholarships this year.
      2. P1 class demographics (Dr. Nelson)
        1. Entering grade point 3.63
        2. 50% have bachelors degree
        3. 59% female
    2. Student Assessment of Learning - Dr. Anthony Busti
      1. On track for completion of second phase of leveling process
    3. Curricular Affairs - Dr. Reza Mehvar
      1. The committee:
        1. will be looking into curricular mapping.
        2. will not go at this time to the faculty directly; will look at existing abilities and match with courses.
        3. asks team leaders to look at abilities statements and attempt to identify those that are covered in their courses.
    4. Faculty Development - Dr. Teresa Sterling
      1. Deferred
    5. Continuing Education Advisory Committee - Ms. Sherida Nelson
      1. Nothing to report at this time.
    6. Faculty Affairs - Dr. Jon Weidanz
      1. Busy fall with 6 faculty petitioning for tenure or promotion.
  5. Report From Departments (10 minutes)
    1. Pharmacy Practice - Dr Cindy Raehl
      1. Dr. Raehl introduced the 6 new faculty members within the Department
    2. Pharmaceutical Sciences - Dr. Quentin Smith
      1. Dr. Smith introduced the Department's new faculty members
  6. Deans' Reports (14 minutes)
    1. Patient Care Services - Dr. Roland Patry
    2. Experiential Programs - Mr. Gary Collins
    3. Professional Affairs - Dr. Sherry Luedtke
      1. Reminded faculty and staff of the SOP outing. Family members are invited as well.
      2. Alumni weekend over October 31 to November 1. A tailgate party will occur prior to the Colorado vs. Texas Tech game.
    4. Research - Dr. Thomas Thekkumkara
      1. The School has renewed the faculty research consultation contract with Dr. Sanberg.
      2. IRB training: All faculty are required to perform IRB training at the campus they are located.
    5. Regional Dean in Lubbock - Dr. Charles Seifert
      1. Deferred.
    6. Regional Dean in Dallas - Dr. Richard Leff
      1. Construction going full speed. Expect classroom to be available this coming Monday and rest of construction within the month.
    7. Student Affairs - Ms. Summer Balcer
      1. Deferred
  7. Ad Hoc Committees (2 minutes)
    1. Technology Advisory Committee - Dr. Thomas Abbruscato
      1. Started that the committee
        1. is working on goals for next semester.
        2. will be requesting to be a standing committee.
        3. will seek faculty input for the Center of Teaching and Learning.
    2. Research Advisory Committee - Dr. Jochen Klein
      1. Reminding faculty of the deadline for seed grant submissions.
  8. New Business (0 minutes) - Issues from the Faculty at large
    1. Dr. Bond made the motion to commend the staff, "We the faculty with to commend the SOP staff for the excellent job that you do. And we want you to know how much we appreciate your excellent support of the SOP and faculty.
  9. Standing Motion to Adjourn (Meeting time = 70 minutes)

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