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Minutes of the Council Meetings >>SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
The minutes from the Speaker’s meeting of November 18, 2004 were unanimously approved. II. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE Michael Foden, Executive Director of Development, reported that the Capital Campaign was in the process of launching the Faculty component of the Campaign. He noted that Dr. Fogel and Jay Weiss, Co-chairs of the Capital Campaign, were sending invitation letters to all medical faculty members. Mr. Foden said that the Faculty Council would be hosting an open-house reception on January 20 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM on the grounds by the PAC building. At that time, Mr. Foden hoped that Dr. Lewis would be able to announce that 100% participation from the Council was achieved. Invitations to the Capital Campaign Kickoff will be mailed after the first of the year. Dr. Bernard Fogel remarked that it was an honor for him to serve as Co-chair of the Capital Campaign. He briefly discussed the needs of the school, the goals of the Capital Campaign and the difficulties of raising the targeted amount of $700M. Dr. Fogel stressed that the school had never been in a better position to raise the targeted amount and exceed the campaign goals. He noted that the school had raised over $300M in the past two years. Dr. Fogel believed that the Advancement Office with the direction of Vicky Myers had done an extraordinary job in forming a superb team of experts and professionals to assist the school reach its goals. He explained that the faculty were not given a specific targeted amount. Ms. Myers added that $1.8M had been already collected from the faculty. Dr. Lewis urged the faculty to give a gift that was meaningful to them. Ms. Myers said that the Advancement Office would keep everyone posted on the progress of the Capital Campaign through publications in the E-veritas and presentations at the department levels. She stated that donations could be in the form of cash or pledges over a period of 5 years. Also donations by means of payroll deductions could be made but would not remain unanimous. Dr. Namias observed that the total faculty contribution could not come close to meeting the overall targeted amount. He felt that faculty should know realize this and feel comfortable with their personal donation. III. FACULTY CLUB UPDATE Dr. Clarkson reported that Mr. O’Quinn needed the space proposed for the establishment of the Faculty Club. Dr. Lewis suggested that the Council meet with Mr. O’Quinn to further discuss this issue. Dr. Clarkson noted that Mr. O’Quinn needed that particular space for nurse recruitment and he was not aware of the previous commitment to the Council. IV. SABBATICAL LEAVE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE Dr. Baumbach reported that Dr. Mian, Chair of the Sabbatical Leave Policy Committee, was out of the country but that the Committee would meet in his absence before the end of the year. Members of the Sabbatical Leave Policy Committee include Drs. Bancalari, Carraway, Mian, Baumbach and Lewis (ex-officio). Dr. Baumbach summarized that Drs. Lewis and Cohn (former Speaker of the Council) had collected data from private institutions, which outlined their sabbatical leave policies. She stated that the Committee was in the process of reviewing issues concerning four and six months and yearlong sabbatical leaves. Dr. Baumbach expressed that the Committee hoped to present a comprehensive Sabbatical Leave Policy for the medical school. V. REVIEW OF DEANS Dr. Lewis announced that the next periodical review of Deans would review Drs. Mark O’Connell, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, Arthur Fournier, Associate Dean for Community Health Affairs, Richard Bookman, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, and Michael Gordon, Associate Dean for Research in Medical Education. VI. APPOINTMENT OF NEW VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION Dr. Clarkson reported that President Shalala and the Board of Trustees strongly felt that the medical school needed more business expertise in light of the recent approval to proceed with plans to construct the clinical research building. He stated that other construction plans included a 500,000 square foot medical office building, a new wet lab research building and a biological research building, which would replace the Fox Building. Dr. Clarkson stated that plans to break ground on both buildings would take place during this calendar year. He emphasized that a new level of business expertise was required to oversee these types of activities. Dr. Clarkson reported that an outside firm started the recruiting process in July for individuals with this type of expertise. He stated that Mr. John Deeley came highly recommended and will start on January 5. Mr. Deeley spent 20 years at Harvard University and the last 5 years at New York University. Dr. Clarkson also reported that the proposed medical office building would have a business plan, which would pay for itself. He added that this would create a great opportunity for naming of medical office building. VII. DIRECTOR OF DVR UPDATE Dr. Baumbach reported that a University-wide search committee for the Director of the DVR had been mandated. She stated that two external candidates had been were asked to return for second interviews and both candidate had substantial experience. Dr. Baumbach announced that the medical school received the AAALAC accreditation. |
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