AACP Administrative Section Business Meeting Minutes
July 12, 2015
A. Call to Order
 The meeting was called to order at 2:35 PM by Chair Renae Chesnut.
 Officers Present:
o Renae Chesnut: Chair
o Eric Johnson: Chair-Elect
o Rebecca Brierley, Secretary
B. Comments from the Chair
 Reviewed the achievements of the previous year:
o Election of the secretary (Becky Brierley)
o Committees are up and functioning with most spots filled and good representation
across the membership. The strategic planning committee has made good progress.
o Note of thanks given to all committee participants and all members in general.
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Comments regarding SIGS and their integral role with the Administrative Section
o Admin section is like an umbrella for the SIGS – SIG still retain their individuality and
programming. The Section wants to work with all pertinent SIGS on programming and
other planning for the mutual benefit of all
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Interim Meetings: Attendance and Programming
o Something for the section to consider is whether we want to have informal or formal
meetings at the interim meeting. The AFO SIG has met in the past so it may be possible
to have a gathering or meeting before or after it.
o More information will be made available to Section members over the coming months.
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What programming/outreach should the section offer?
o What should would be doing in-between meetings and how to find out about
opportunities and professional development
o This will be developed as a business items with member feedback sought from the
Chair.
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AACP 2015 Annual Poster Presentations:
o Our section was the 4th leading section for submission of posters (4/9)
o 25 different posters accepted: High impact for our section
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What does the Administrative Section offer its members?
o Annual meeting posters
o New investigator awards (10 years since start)
o Can run for council offices, also board of directors
o Review abstracts
o Review new investigator awards
o AACP looking for manuscript reviewers
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Council of Sections will likely create task forces so watch for opportunities to get involved at that
level.
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Opportunities for the Section
o Budget: Administrative Section Budget: $5500
o Administrative Section Annual Meeting Programming - Two program time slots and business
meetings guaranteed at annual meeting
o Section Communication: List serves used for communications – best way to find out more
about the Administrative Section as well as ask questions to identify how others have dealth
with various issues.
C. Meeting minutes from the 2014 Annual Meeting were voted on and approved
D. Overview of committees and committee presentations
 Programming Committee:
 Human Resources presentation on 7/12 and Communications/Social Media presentation on
7/13
 Renae thanked Cheryl for her presentation and creative video
 Renae thanked the communications committee for their newsletters and outreach.
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Resolutions Committee:
 Changes to standing rules for our section, section of council and for AACP in general
o How can we help advance standards
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Nominations Committee:
o Four members on the committee
o Call for nominations in the sections are different than the SIG process; August is
when elect positions will be made public with elections shortly thereafter. Election
is for the next academic year
o Officer Nominations
o Secretary: Rebecca Ceraul, Assistant Dean, Office of Communications and Marketing
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
o Chair-elect: Bonnie Brown, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of
Pharmacy Practice, Butler University-COPHS
o Chair-elect: Don Godwin, Executive Associate Dean for Education, Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico College of
Pharmacy
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Strategic Planning Committee
o Looked at strategic plans for AACP and Council of Sections
o Group met via teleconference and organized a draft of the plan
 Broke up the different sections to help promote what the section should be
doing.
 Objectives
 Expand role of administrators (survey development)
o Determine programming to help promote our section
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 Assess program outcomes
 Communication impact of assessment.
 Professional practice development
 Research and scholarship (interdisciplinary)
 Best practices
 New investigator
 SIG collaboration
AACP will likely be going through a new strategic planning process as well.
E. Receipt of resolutions and amendments from the floor
F. Unfinished business
G. Appointment of members to committees
 Committee Terms
Four standing committees and task forces as appointed by the Chair (Strategic Planning will
continue with feedback from the membership)
H. New business
 SIG Reports:
Would like to incorporate these into section business (meetings)
o AFO/SIG Report: Kelly reported:
o 270 members: active members: 40
o AFO SIG programs was held July 12
 The AFO SIG meeting content was a nice lead in into the Admin Section HR
presentation (Cheryl Holcomb’s presentation)
o AFO SIG has had big impact on AACP on what AACP perceives as financial aspects,
budget and other business issues
o Student Services:
o Ad-hoc committee for by-laws: drafted by-laws
o How to make SIG more active: enhanced planning and programming
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SIG: Special Sessions:
o Members are encouraged to submit ideas for special sessions. They will be distributed to
the Section and SIG leadership and can be used for our programs. And, the more
programming that focuses on our section the better the impact for attendance as well as
strengthening our section
o New SIGS have been requested so the Board of Directors is evaluating closely – how can
ACCP support all these new initiatives: AACP room space, AACP personnel, etc. More info to
come.
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AACP Leadership programs – Renae encourages all to learn more about this and become
involved
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Strategic Planning and Survey Completion
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Those in attendance were asked to discuss the strategic plan and take a survey to assist in
completion and future approval of our strategic plan: Groups will submitted their feedback
via a survey.
I.
Installation of new officers
 Past-Chair: Renae Chesnut, Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Drake
University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
 Chair: Eric Johnson, Associate Dean for Administration & Finance, College of Pharmacy,
Oklahoma University Health Science Center
 Chair–Elect: Jill Morgan, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science,
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
 Secretary: Rebecca Brierley, Assistant Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University at Buffalo
J.
Comments from the New Chair, Eric Johnson
 The Past-Chair, Renae Chesnut was presented with a plaque to thank her for her service
 Eric thanked everyone and asked everyone to work on getting new members and get the word
out about the great programming and opportunities the Administrative Section offers.
 Strategic plan – council of sections; research and scholarly activity – Admin section a great
example of collaboration – we can increase scholarly activity on these collaborative issues: post
info to blog/discussion sites on the admin section website.
 Programming for the SIGS may change in the future. The Argus Commission has been asked to
evaluate how often AACP SIGS should meet. Eric stated he and Renae have both voiced the
importance that the annual meeting has for SIGS and is hopeful AACP will continue with this
policy of allowing the functional SIGs to continue to meet as they have been.
 AACP Annual Meeting Closing Ceremony and Programming - AACP has changed the closing
programming on Tuesday (reception not a dinner). AACP wants us all to complete meeting
survey.
 NOTE – members are asked to include the importance of SIGS in the survey and the need to
continue SIG programming on annual basis as well as interim (at least for the SIGs under the
Admin. Services umbrella).
Meeting concluded at 4:20 PM