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December 14, 2004

Minutes of the Faculty Senate Steering Committee Meeting

Present: Drs. Dana Bradziunas, Sam Cukierman, Kim Kenton, John McNulty, Nancy Muma, Kim Dell'Angela.

Excused: Sean Cahill, Bill Cannon, John Goodwin, Phong Le, and Michael Schneck.

Review of last meeting with Dr. Slogoff: New Dean Search.

The future of faculty development should be raised again with Dr. Slogoff. Faculty Senate could conduct a survey on faculty development in conjunction with preparation for the search for a new Dean of the Medical School. The strengths and challenges at the medical center could be surveyed. A member of the faculty senate should be included on the search committee. The Communications Department will be asked to assist in preparation of the survey.

 Faculty Development.

A discussion of faculty development took place and concluded that faculty need to be mentored in research as well as teaching at the medical center as it is at the University level. Department chairs are not always capable of mentoring research.

 

Faculty Handbook- Kim Dell’Angela.

A website is up with the current faculty handbook and a section to send comments. Until March the committee will gather data. The handbook is a contractual document. There is currently a discussion of whether to keep it as a “static” vague handbook versus a fluid dynamic document. There are sections that need to be hard to revise since it is a legally binding document. Part-time faculty inclusion in the handbook needs to be discussed with Drs. Barbato and Slogoff. Every faculty department meeting will be visited by a member of the committee to discuss the revisions for the Handbook.

 

Health Science Campus

There is a proposal and exploration of having the Maywood campus become a Health Science Campus and include the School of Nursing.

Retirement issues

Phased retirement and health care options. The phased retirement issues will be brought up for discussion at the meeting with Drs. Barbato and Slogoff. We would like to discuss the health care options after retirement.  How is this going to affect faculty retirement on this campus.

Website

Sam had a meeting with Dr Garinzini. Dr. Garinzini asked for input from Sam and the Senate. He is concerned about governance at Loyola. Dr. Garinzini is going to write an article for the website. We are also waiting for articles from Kim Kenton and Richard Kennedy. Sam will send us the URL for the website so that the steering committee can preview the site.  The site will be up by the middle of January.

BSI Compensation Committee

The election of the members has been completed and will be listed on the website. A meeting will be convened and elect a chair, vice chair and a secretary. The committee needs to review the current plan and how the faculty currently on the plan are doing. Secondly, the conventions on FIS changed recently and need to be examined. The committee is charged to meet at least quarterly.

 

Planning Faculty Senate General Meetings.

One suggestion would be a meeting to discuss benefits. Tom Kelly should be asked. The first one will be with Kennedy.

 

Minutes

Minutes Submitted by Nancy Muma