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Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:30-5:50 PM.

Amarillo - rm. 335, Lubbock - rm. 1C163D, Dallas - rm. 200 AB conf. room, El Paso - TBA

  1. Dr. Nelson called the meeting to order at 4:35 PM after a quorum of 36 faculty members was reached.
  2. Approval of the minutes from the previous faculty meeting (1 minutes)
    1. Minutes pass unanimously without discussion.
  3. Announcements (5 minutes) - Dr. Arthur Nelson
    1. Update on Dallas Development
      1. We are in a holding pattern currently until the report by the members of the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) is made available this week. Report gives details of needs of State of Texas in terms of future educational resources.
        1. Board will make recommendations on our petition to increase the educational mission in Dallas.
      2. Opened Bids for the Building in Dallas
        1. Bids will not be pursued until after the Board's decision is provided in January.
      3. Dr. Nelson has been meeting and discussing the School's interest in expansion in Dallas with 6 of the 9 HECB members. The meetings have been overall positive and cordial.
    2. In San Antonio, Sacred Word has announced that they will pursue development of a new pharmacy school.
    3. President Wilson will hold an all day conference on April 17, 2004 followed by a gala that evening to celebrate his inauguration.
      1. Some of the faculty may be asked to participate as respondents to the national speakers that will be providing presentations.
  4. Old Business (0 minutes)
  5. Report From Standing Committees (35 minutes)
    1. Student Affairs - Dr. Brian Irons
      1. A report from Dr. Irons was deferred. The floor was given to Ms. Balcer.
      2. The report was submitted to the faculty less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dr. H.G. Anderson moved to suspend the rule of a 72 hour submission to the faculty for this single item. The motion was approved by 42 of 53 faculty members voting yeah.
      3. Dr. Nelson provided background regarding development of the proposed policy change.
        1. Board of Reagents - goal is to be diverse within the student body. Steps need to be taken to enact this desire within each of the HSC schools.
        2. Most Deans of Schools are not taking the issue to their faculty members, Dr. Nelson has chosen to do so. Dr. Nelson gave Ms. Balcer the floor.
      4. Ms. Summer Balcer - Texas Tech HSC School of Pharmacy Revised Policies and Procedures for Admission
        1. Recommendation from the Student Affairs Committee is to accept the policy, not the enactment procedures.
        2. Dr. Lenz and Dr. Bond moved to amend the policy's first sentence to read, "Admission to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy is open to all individuals who reside in the United States." The motion was tabled.
        3. Discussion regarding the primary motion was undertaken by the committee membership.
          1. Dr. Raehl questioned whether the prereqs have changed. Ms. Balcer indicated that they had not, and their all not being listed was an oversight. Dr. Raehl moved to add the prereqs to the policy. The motion passed with a majority of the membership voting yeah.
        4. Dr. Bond moved to strike, "with a composite score of 50% or better." Dr. Allen seconds the motion.
          1. Discussion followed
          2. Motion called and failed with 19 or 53 votes yeah.
        5. Final Policy as voted upon, with first sentence to be changed by TTUHSC legal:
          1. Admission to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy is open to all individuals who have permanent U.S. residency status. Applicants who are residents of Texas and adjacent counties in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas are given preference over equally qualified out-of -state applicants. Applicants must have completed at least two years of pre-professional studies at any accredited U.S. college or university and must present official transcripts of having completed 68 hours of designated courses in chemistry, physics, calculus, statistics, English, and, ADDITION OF OTHER PREREQS HERE (Biology, etc) humanities and social sciences with a grade of C or better. Applicants must complete the application form, request at least three letters of reference from individuals who can attest to the applicant's morals, ethics, academic and life experiences. Applicants are provided the opportunity, through the consideration of personal statements, recommendations, and essays to demonstrate their potential contributions to diversity. Applicants must also complete the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) with a composite score of 50% or better.
          2. Motion Passed with 48 yea votes (47 needed for 2/3 majority vote)
      5. Dr. Ranee Lenz - Proposed additions to the current disciplinary actions taken for violations of the Code of Professional and Academic Conduct: Addition to Student Handbook
        1. Points included:
          1. Ineligibility for nomination by the School for Rho Chi or Phi Lambda Sigma (or any other national honor/leadership society).
          2. Ineligibility to receive school based awards during the year, any subsequent year and at graduation where academic attainment of leadership is the basis for the award.
          3. Ineligibility for scholarships where the primary criteria is demonstration of academic excellence or leadership. This would NOT apply to any scholarship where financial need is the primary criterion.
        2. Motion to accept from a standing committee, needs no second.
          1. No discussion, motion passed with a majority.
    2. Student Assessment of Learning - Dr. Anthony Busti
      1. Dr. David Allen - Assessment Exam on January 6, 2004
        1. Leveling process completed on November 13 - 14, 2003
        2. Will use scantron machine to aid in speed of analysis of assessment.
        3. Dr. Snella, "Any repercussions for not passing the assessment?"
          1. Dr. Allen, "A credentialing committee will review all poor assessments and make recommendations accordingly."
    3. Curricular Affairs - Dr. Reza Mehvar
      1. Items before the committee:
        1. Items from Curricular Affairs Committee for Consideration by Faculty
          1. Motion topic 1 (decrease CH of anatomy); passed with a majority
          2. Motion topic 2 (Add new course "Clinical Immunization & Administration);
            1. Course syllabus not provided prior to the meeting
            2. Question passes with a majority
          3. Motion topic 3 (course name change and description change); no discussion; passes with a majority of yea votes
          4. Motion topic 4 (Pharmacotherpy course review); Committee requests input
            1. Pharmacotherapy Course Sequence Review and Recommendations
    4. Faculty Development - Dr. Teresa Sterling
      1. Process of planning next faculty retreat
      2. Education Scholar Program; a new, exciting opportunity that the faculty will receive info on within the next several days.
    5. Technology Advisory Committee - Dr. Thomas Abbruscato
      1. Have been working on a request for standing committee status; Faculty Affairs currently is considering the request.
    6. Continuing Education Advisory Committee - Ms. Sherida Nelson
      1. November 16-17, 2003, the committee had a retreat for preparation for the accreditation visit next fall.
    7. Faculty Affairs - Dr. Jon Weidanz, per Dr. Patry
      1. Tenure and Promotion update
        1. Dossiers that were submitted have been reviewed and recommendations submitted to the Dean.
      2. Peer review
        1. Peer review is underway, many have been conducted, some have been deferred until the spring.
  7. Report From Departments (10 minutes)
    1. Pharmacy Practice - Dr Cindy Raehl
      1. PIP program; Dr. Raehl discussed the importance of the program to the School and to individuals participating within the program. She thanked all individuals participating and invited those faculty members
    2. Pharmaceutical Sciences - Dr. Quentin Smith
      1. 4 new faculty members and 4 new graduate students have joined the program. TTUHSC SOP is now the largest graduate program.
  8. Deans' Reports (10 minutes)
    1. Patient Care Services - Dr. Roland Patry
      1. Deferred
    2. Curricular Affairs - Dr. David Allen
      1. Survey will be sent to team leaders; Dr. Allen requested team leader to respond to those ASAP.
      2. Top to bottom curricular review will be instituted such that each course is reviewed every 4 years.
    3. Experiential Programs - Mr. Gary Collins
      1. Revision of clerkship courses is accomplished.
      2. Goal is to move toward a 100% electronic format for grade submission within the next 2 years.
    4. Professional Affairs - Dr. Sherry Luedtke
      1. Deferred
    5. Research - Dr. Thomas Thekkumkara
      1. Ms. Melissa Lockman hired as the Research administrator.
      2. In FY 04, the school funded five seed grants for a total of $33,197.00. In addition, we funded the Clinical Pharmacology Center Grant ($80,000) in Dallas.
      3. The office of research sponsored monthly research seminar will continue in the spring semester.
      4. Marsh lecture will be held March 10, 2004 from 4.00 to 5.00 p.m. The grand round (SOP sponcered) will be on March 11, 2004 from 12.00 to 1.00 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. Thomas Kosten, Professor of Yale University School of Medicine; Director, Division of Substance abuse; Chief of Psychiatry, VA Connecticut Healthcare system and Congressional Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives.
    6. Regional Dean in Lubbock - Dr. Charles Seifert
      1. Ribbon cutting facility for new academic building in October
      2. New Dean to start January 5, 2004
    7. Regional Dean in Dallas - Dr. Richard Leff
      1. Dr. Leff thanked faculty for their prioritizing SOP meetings. He also reminded the faculty to be cognizant of the difficulties with late night meetings being held in the SOP building in Dallas.
    8. Student Affairs - Ms. Summer Balcer
      1. Admissions
        1. 631 applications started, significant increase over last year
        2. 120% of fees paid from last year
  9. Ad Hoc Committees (2 minutes)
    1. Research Advisory Committee - Dr. Jochen Klein
  10. New Business (8 minutes) - Issues from the Faculty at large
    1. Dr. Raehl; Institute for Health Aging will sponsor a grant writing seminar in June 2004. The meeting will be in Lubbock.
      1. Standing Motion to Adjourn (Meeting time = 70 minutes)

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