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Minutes

Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4-5:30 PM.

Amarillo - room 335, Lubbock - room 1C163D, Dallas - Pharmacy Classroom, and El Paso - room 235.

  1. Call to order at 4:04 PM
  2. Announcements (20 minutes) - Dr. Arthur Nelson
    1. Expansion of the Dallas Campus pharmacy program
      1. Update on the development of the plan for a 4 year campus in Dallas
      2. Several things have happened since August meeting
        1. Task force to identify issues involved in development and expansion; a report available to faculty. Please contact Dr. Nelson if you would like a copy and have not received one as of yet.
          1. Dr. Nelson will be organizing a series of charges for the faculty to address over the next semester. These charges will derive from the Task Force's report.
        2. Meetings with Senator Royce West and Dr. Smith (President TTUHSC).
          1. Mixed results from meeting
            1. Senator Royce agrees there is a need in Dallas for a 4 year program, but is unsure as to whom - which university - should deliver this program.
            2. University of North Texas HSC may be one entity who might deliver this program. Dr. Nelson will be meeting with representatives of UNTHSC to discuss the future plans for the Dallas area.
              1. Note: current programs established by TTUHSC will continue regardless of outcome of the political deliberations regarding establishment of a Dallas school.
        3. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) may be an alternative road to achieving establishment of a 4 year campus in Dallas. This possibility will be investigated.
      3. All things considered, the likely next step is to acquire TTUHSC Board of Reagents approval.
        1. Note: Board approval is an enabling process only, the Board's approval does not indicate that the School WILL establish a 4 year Dallas campus. Funding and approval from the State legislature and THECB is needed.
      4. ACPE was informed of our interest in expansion. Their primary concern is in equivalency of courses taught between the two primary campuses. ACPE would prefer to see the same faculty member teaching courses to both campuses simultaneously.
      5. Time frame for ACPE formal notification of program launch is late 2005 or early 2006.
    2. SACS - Southern Association of Colleges
      1. Important to allow us to receive grants.
      2. Only certification program for graduate programs.
    3. Report on ACPE visit
    4. Faculty raises and bonuses
      1. We did not get salary raises this year.
      2. We do have the opportunity to make equity adjustments in faculty salaries. Faculty members who are below the average market faculty salaries (ACPE salary averages).
      3. Entry salaries for faculty members are about $1500 below market value.
        1. Options:
          1. Bring in new faculty at higher market value salaries.
          2. Bring all faculty members up to market value.
          3. Do nothing, provide no raises and do not increase entry faculty salaries.
        2. The preferred option is to bring all faculty members up to market value.
      4. Merit raises will not be available (from the University).
      5. Look at discipline, rank, years in rank, salaries for 12 month appointments, your market value will be the 50th percentile or median.
      6. Dr. Nelson urges the faculty to provide feedback to the School's administrators or faculty members of the Executive Committee regarding their opinions of the best course to take.
      7. Questions:
        1. Dr. K. Haase asked why TTUHSC is remiss to provide faculty salary raises. Dr. Nelson stated that he is unsure of the reasons. Originally, a 2% merit pool for faculty raises was offered. However, TTU decided they wished to use the monies for summer school teaching. TTUHSC felt they had to follow suit.
        2. Dr. Nelson reminded the faculty that 4 stipend raises would be available to faculty this year (3 in Pharm. Sci. and 1 in Pharm. Pract.)
  3. Approval of the minutes from the previous faculty meeting (1 minutes)
    1. Dr. Haase motioned, Dr. Snella seconds. The minutes were approved unanimously by the faculty as posted.
  4. Old Business (10 minutes)
  5. Report From Standing Committees (20 minutes)
    1. Student Affairs - Dr. Jon Weidanz ( 5 minutes)
      1. Charges on Plagarism
        1. Current School policies have been found to be adequate.
        2. Putting together a program for students and faculty to define plagiarism.
          1. Workshops being developed, first to be delivered January to the P2 students prior to case studies, the second will occur with the Boot Camp course, other workshops will be provided in the P3 and P4 years.
    2. Student Assessment of Learning - Dr. Mark Haase (5 minutes)
      1. Exam slated for January 10, 2003. The exam is on schedule.
      2. Students have received an information packet regarding the exam. They should know where to go, what is expected of them.
      3. Dr. Haase thanked the faculty members for their help in the process. Dr. Reza Mehvar was acknowledged for his exemplary
    3. Curricular Affairs - Dr. Krystal Haase (5 minutes)
      1. Received word in the fall that herbal medications would be incorporated into the NABPLEX exam.
        1. Recommendations and Motion before the Committee:
          1. Convert Herbal course into a required course delivered in the P3 year. One credit hour and replace current Herbal course.
          2. Convert the Current Topics course into an elective.
        2. Discussion:
          1. Dr. Siefert asked if the required Herbal course could be taught adequately in an hour course.
            1. Dr. Haase believed it could.
          2. Dr. Sterling asked if the committee had considered incorporating the herbal topics into the therapeutics courses.
            1. Dr. Haase replied that incorporation of herbals into the current therapeutics courses had been considered, but the committee felt that the time constraints would not allow this to occur.
          3. Professor Epps asked if the Herbal course team had been consulted regarding reorganization of the course and the reduction in course hours required.
            1. Neels Van der Schyf replied that the course team had not been consulted.
          4. Dr. Green asked if there is urgency for considering this question today. Dr. Nelson replied that there was no urgency.
        3. Call for the question:
          1. Professor Epps moved to table the motion. Seconded by Dr. Raehl. The motion failed.
          2. Question of original motion - Motion passed with a majority vote.
    4. Faculty Affairs - Dr. Charles Seifert (2 minutes)
      1. 5 faulty members considered for promotion or tenure. Those recommendations have been forwarded to the Dean.
      2. Changes to faculty bylaws have been tabled until next semester. These will be forwarded to the faculty prior to the Spring faculty meeting.
    5. Faculty Development - Dr. Sherry Luedtke (2 minutes)
      1. Development survey sent to faculty, please return those as soon as you can.
      2. Patrick is available for 1 on1 development opportunities. Please see him if you wish to schedule.
      3. An external seminar is being developed for next semester.
  7. Report From Departments (10 minutes)
    1. Pharmacy Practice - Dr Cindy Raehl
      1. The department will be focusing on an invigorated focus on scholarship over the next several years. The following individuals were recognized:
        1. Dr. Eric MacLaughlin - visiting professor in Japan during the Fall semester
        2. Dr. Busti and Fernandez received BCPS certification.
        3. Original research and successful grant funding: a list of faculty was provided
    2. Pharmaceutical Sciences - Dr. Quentin Smith
      1. Welcomed a new faculty member to the School, Dr. Kalkunte Srivenugopal who has an interest in cancer therapy and will be moving into 1400 Wallace.
      2. Expansion and development of 1400 Wallace is progressing.
      3. Graduate program will soon graduate first student who attended the program from start to finish.
  8. Associate Deans' Reports (10 minutes)
    1. Patient Care Services - Dr. Roland Patry (2 minutes)
      1. Seminar on the vision of Patient Care Services being planned for after the first of the year.
      2. New initiatives being rolled-out in January and February. These are hoped to provide PIP dollars to faculty. These opportunities will be unveiled during the next few months.
      3. Please come to the seminar if you are interested in a detailed description of all the Patient Care Services initiatives.
      4. Dr. Nelson recognized Dr. Patry's being nominated to run for President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
    2. Experiential Programs - Mr. Gary Collins (2 minutes)
      1. Preference matching for P4 and P3 clerkships is complete.
    3. Research - Dr. Thomas Thekkumkara (2 minutes)
      1. School wide research seminar series has been started. These seminars occur on the 4th Friday of each month. Purpose of the series is to
      2. One seed grant awarded this year to Dr. Michael Veronin.
      3. Second year of funding for seed grant
      4. One new center of excellence funded.
    4. Regional Dean in Lubbock - Dr. Charles Seifert (2 minutes)
      1. Congratulated Dr. Jim Tsikouris for winning the contributions to scientific literature award.
    5. Regional Dean in Dallas - Dr. Richard Leff (2 minutes)
      1. No report provided.
  9. Ad Hoc Committees (5 minutes)
    1. Technology Advisory Committee - Dr. Rhonda Akins
      1. No report provided.
    2. Continuing Education Advisory Committee - Dr. Shane Greene
      1. Awaiting Faculty Committee response on bylaw changes proposed by the committee.
    3. Research Advisory Committee - Dr. Jim Tsikouris
      1. Awaiting Faculty Committee response on bylaw changes proposed by the committee.
      2. Asked for faculty to provide feedback on proposed bylaw changes that have been forwarded to the faculty.
  10. New Business (10 minutes) - Issues from the Faculty at large
    1. Institute for Healthy Aging is offering to provide letters of support to anyone who is submitting external grant requests for research in aging.
    2. Dr. Bond, parking lot speeding is a problem. The danger to faculty, staff, and students is great.
    3. Dr. Seifert requested an update on information systems and information systems staffing.
      1. Dr. Nelson informed the faculty that T3 lines would be laid to replace the T1 line currently in existence. This will go into effect in March. In the interim, going into effect in January, a second T1 line will be installed between Lubbock and Amarillo.
      2. A new IS person has been hired to replace Brian. However, faculty are urged to please use the work order request system to gain IS service.
        1. If you have problems, send complaints to David Watson.
  11. Standing Motion to Adjourn

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