1. Faculty Senate Annual Report September 14, 2015
James Graham
Senate Chair,
Faculty Senate

2. 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

3. Faculty Senators
Faculty Senate

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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).
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8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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
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12. 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

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

14. 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

15. Priorities
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

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