Faculty Senate Annual Report September 14, 2015 James Graham Senate Chair, 2014-2015 Faculty Senate

Role of the Senate … to serve as the representative voice of the UTMB Faculty to the UTMB Administration and to receive and communicate ideas, reviews and recommendations of policies affecting UTMB as it relates to the welfare, academic opportunities and responsibilities of the Faculty. … represent the UTMB Faculty on the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council. Faculty Senate

Faculty Senators 2014-2015 Faculty Senate

Faculty Senators 2014-2015 GSBS SHP SOM SON Xiaoyong Bao Gerald Campbell John Papaconstantinou Lynn Soong Alfredo Torres David Walker Tammy Babcock Janet Enderle Patricia Fingerhut Jennifer Rowland Jill Seale Ashraf Aly George Carayannopoulos Ashok Chopra Gulshan Doulatram Mary Claire Haver Barkat Hooda S. Lynn Knox Susan McCammon Harold Pine Michael Silva Suzanne Alton Cherry Beckworth Yolanda Davila Patricia Lea Thom Mendez Faculty Senate

Executive Committee 2014-2015 James Graham, Senate Chair David Walker, Senate Chair-elect Lisa Cain, Senate Past-chair Susan McCammon, University Committee George Carayannopoulos, Clinical Committee S. Lynn Knox, Education Committee John Papaconstantinou, Research Committee Faculty Senate

Committee Restructuring Academic & Administrative Affairs Faculty Quality University Affairs Governance Clinical Mission IHOP Education Mission Research Mission Faculty Senate

University Committee … discuss broad university issues affecting all faculty & make recommendations to the Senate regarding faculty interests. General categories include, but are not limited to 1) governance; 2) faculty status, rights & responsibilities; 3) administrative policies & priorities including strategic planning; & 4) revisions to the institutional handbook of operating procedures (IHOP). Faculty Senate

Mission-Specific Committees … discuss issues & make recommendations related to opportunities, expectations, performance evaluations, & compensation of faculty contributing to the clinical mission of UTMB. … discuss issues & make recommendations related to opportunities, expectations, performance evaluations, & compensation of faculty contributing to the education mission of UTMB. … discuss issues & make recommendations related to opportunities, expectations, performance evaluations, & compensation of faculty contributing to the research mission of UTMB. Faculty Senate

Committee Members 2014-2015 University Clinical Education Research Susan McCammon* Alfredo Torres** Cherry Beckworth Janet Enderle Harold Pine David Walker George Carayannopoulos* Gulshan Doulatram** Suzanne Alton Gerald Campbell Patricia Fingerhut Mary Claire Haver Barkat Hooda S. Lynn Knox* Patricia Lea** Ashraf Aly Tammy Babcock Yolanda Davila Jill Seale Lynn Soong John Papaconstantinou* Jennifer Rowland** Xiaoyong Bao Ashok Chopra Thom Mendez Michael Silva (* Chair and **Co-Chair) Faculty Senate

Senate – Administration Interactions President Callender: Monthly meetings with Senate leaders, Chief of Staff, & VP of Education. Provost & Deans: Attend monthly Senate meetings. Restructured format to improve two-way communication. UT System Faculty Advisory Council: 3 meetings per year with Faculty reps from other 14 campuses & leadership from the Chancellor’s Office. Faculty Senate

Guests & Topics 2014-2015 Month Guests Topics Oct Drs. Saavedra & Holden UTMB Professionalism Committee Nov Mike Patriarca & Dr. Lieberman Faculty Compensation & Incentive Plan Dec Dr. Jacobs & David Anderson AE 2020 Objectives Jan   ROTA Nominating Committee Feb Dr. McKinley Dr. Lieberman Administrative Headcount Education effort in compensation plan Faculty Senate

Guests & Topics 2014-2015 Month Guests Topics Mar Mike Patriarca & Dr. Lieberman Dr. Bhardwaj MyPower Demonstration Academy of Master Clinicians Apr Dr. Cooper Faculty Ombudsperson May Dr. Thompson Dr. Lieberman AAMC Faculty Council Metrics for education effort Jun   Q/A with Provost & Deans Jul Aug Deb McGrew Clinical Enterprise Faculty Senate

Looking Forward Faculty Senate 2015-2016 David Walker Senate Chair, 2015-2016 Faculty Senate

Faculty Senators 2015-2016 GSBS SHP SOM SON Gerald Campbell Anne Hudson Jones Lynn Soong Heidi Spratt Alfredo Torres Wenbo Zhang Janet Enderle Patricia Fingerhut Lynne Hughes Theresa Smith TBA Ashraf Aly Megan Berman George Carayannopoulos Gulshan Doulatram Aakash Gajjar Mary Claire Haver Gokhan Kilic S. Lynn Knox Anthony Okorodudu Harold Pine Suzanne Alton Thom Mendez Dwayne More Eva Stephens Roy Trahan Faculty Senate

Priorities 2015-2016 Effectiveness /accountability of Senate Committees. Align Senate Committee discussions with other University Committees (e.g. Compensation Committee) to reduce redundancy. Improve two-way communication with Faculty; e.g. Departmental / Division Meetings, Relay Notes, etc. Quality metrics for all 3 Faculty effort categories. Faculty roles & opportunities with clinical expansion. Faculty Senate

State of the University September 14, 2015 David Callender President Faculty Senate