Faculty Senate
Orientation
October 14, 2013
Faculty Senate
Purpose of the Senate
Excerpt from UTMB Senate By-laws
According to the Board of Regents Rules, the Faculty shall have the
authority to make recommendations concerning matters of general interest
and concern to UTMB and its four Faculty bodies (Part 1, Chapter 3,
Sections 9.2 and 10.1).
Section 8.3 (Part 1, Chapter 3) states "administration officers are expected
to listen with an open and appreciative mind to criticism and suggestions
coming to them from members of their staffs". In that respect, the Senate
shall be available for consultation by the Administration during the planning
of proposals which affect the overall policies, long-term objectives or use of
major resources of UTMB.
The Senate shall consider any matters referred to it by the Administration
of UTMB or the Board of Regents.
On its own initiative, the Senate shall submit questions or
recommendations on any matter affecting the interest of UTMB to any
major Administrators or Academic Leaders of UTMB.
Faculty Senate
Membership
Senate Bylaws
Article 2 of the Senate Bylaws
It shall be the purpose of the Senate to serve as the representative voice of the
Faculty of UTMB to the Administration of UTMB 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.
Section 1: Responsibilities of Membership
The prime responsibility of the Senate shall be to represent the entire Faculty of
UTMB concerning issues that pertain to the entire institution. In that respect,
the Senate shall be comprised of Faculty who shall endeavor to advance the
welfare of the entire institution.
The Senators shall also be charged with bringing issues from the schools from
which they are elected to the Senate and informing their schools about issues
being considered by the Senate.
Duties of the Senators
Members of the Faculty Senate shall be elected from all Faculty members ranging from Instructor to
Professor as defined by the Regents’ Rules. If other academic ranks are utilized by individual
Schools, they may be eligible for Senate membership. All Senators will be expected to:
1. Act collectively as the representative voice of the UTMB Faculty on matters of general Faculty
concern.
2. Strive to adopt a broad perspective that transcends the interests of an individual School.
3. Engage in open communication with the UTMB administration and Faculty on policy and/or
procedural matters affecting the Faculty.
4. Be responsible for obtaining opinions on issues and transmitting the concerns of their individual
School Faculty constituencies to the Senate.
5. Be knowledgeable about communications from the UTMB administration via participation in
University-wide meetings and information communicated via e-mail and hard copy.
6. Engage in public University discussions that model proactive at
and responsible behaviors.
Faculty at UTMB
8/9/2013
Rank
Advanced Practitioner
Provider
Instructor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
Grand Total
PACIFIC
Grand
AMIND ASIAN BLACK HISPA ISLANDER WHITE Total
3
3
1
13
107
39
48
208
7
22
12
7
48
11
2
34
14
17
78
1
1
58
16
199
107
212
592
77
31
365
172
285
930
Executive Committee
Lisa Cain, PhD
Chair, Faculty Senate
School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department if Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Director of the Medical School Enrichment Programs
James Graham, PhD
Chair- Elect Faculty Senate
School of Health Professions
Associate Professor
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences
Carol M. Wiggs, RN, PhD
Past Chair, Faculty Senate
School of Nursing
Associate Professor
SON Baccalaureate Program
Committee Chairs
Faculty Senate
Officers
Chair
Serves as the official lead of the Faculty Senate, chairs all
meetings, and serves to advise UTMB administration of
Faculty matters. Does not vote except in cases of a tie.
Chair-Elect
Serves in the absence of the Chair and co-chair of the IHOP
Committee. Serves as a voting member of the School to
which he/she belongs
Immediate Past-Chair
Serves in an advisory capacity. No voting privileges.
Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate 2013-2014
10 / SOM
6 / GSBS
5 / SON
5 / SHP
Paul Boor
Werner Braun
Ashok Chopra
Shannon Clark
Barkat Hooda
Lynn Knox
Susan McCammon
Richard Rupp
Michael Silva
Tony Wen
Lisa Cain-Chair
Xiaoyong Bao
Mark Clark
Bruce Luxon
Andres Oberhauser
John Papaconstantinou
David Walker
Safa’a Al-Arabi
Cherry Beckworth
Patricia Crane
Yolanda Davila
Patricia Lea
Tammy Babcock
Steven Fisher
James GrahamChair-Elect
Laura Lawrence
Jill Seale
Terms of office – 2 years
Faculty Senate 2013-2014
Support from the Provost Office /
Office of the Vice President of Education
Secretarial / Financial
Mary Schlobohm / Julie Parrish
Ex-0fficio Members
President of UTMB
Provost
All V.P.’s
Deans of the Schools
Past Immediate Chair
Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate Committees 2013-2014
Academic Administrative
Affairs
Tony Wen SOM
Lynn Knox SOM
David Walker GSBS
Tammy Babcock SHP
Mark Clark GSBS
Barkat Hooda SOM
Yolanda Davila SON
Susan McCammon SOM
Faculty Quality
Faculty Governance
Patricia Crane SON
Xiaoyong Bao GSBS
Jill Seale SHP
Richard Rupp SOM
Werner Braun SOM
John Papaconstantinou
GSBS
Ashok Chopra SOM
Patricia Crane SON
Paul Boor SOM
Xiaoyong Bao GSBS
Jill Seale SHP
Richard Rupp SOM
Werner Braun SOM
Ashok Chopra SOM
IHOP
Laura Lawrence SHP
Andres Oberhauser
GSBS
Shannon Clark SOM
Safa’a Al-Arabi SON
James Graham SHP
Academic and Administrative Affairs
Committee
Makes recommendations on issues related to the academic
mission and well-being of faculty, including:
1. Academic standards of excellence and professional ethics
2. Resources for academic infrastructure to deliver academic
programs
3. Relations with students, including instruction, discipline,
and ethics
4. Program initiation, review, and termination
Faculty Senate
Faculty Quality Committee
Makes recommendations on issues related to the
recruitment, retention, and support of the faculty,
including:
1. Faculty responsibilities and workload
2. Faculty compensation, including equity among U.T.
System component institutions and with their academic
peer universities, and the basis for merit salary increases
3. Faculty benefits and other quality of life issues, including
insurance, retirement programs, educational benefits,
sufficient support personnel, and family related issues
4. A supported professional development leave program
Faculty Senate
Governance Committee
Makes recommendations related to the role, status, and
well-being of the faculty, including:
1. Faculty participation in academic decision-making,
institutional budgets and planning, and management and
administration at the departmental, college, component,
and System levels
2. Faculty governance processes
3. Hiring, evaluation, continuation, tenure, promotion, and
termination of faculty
4. Selection, evaluation, continuation, and termination of
administrators
Faculty Senate
IHOP Committee
Provide oversight of all new and proposed changes to the UTMB
IHOP made by the institutional IHOP committee that directly impacts
the faculty.
Propose changes to the IHOP on matters relating to the faculty.
Provide input to the institutional IHOP committee through the Chair
of the Faculty Senate (the Chair-elect of the Faculty Senate
represents the Senate on the UTMB IHOP Committee)
UTMB Policies and Procedures web site
http://www.utmb.edu/policies_and_procedures/default.aspx
General Features of Senate Activities
Monthly meetings – 2nd Monday 4:30-6
Website (http://www.utmb.edu/faculty_senate/)
Subcommittees – Executive, Governance, Faculty Quality,
Academic and Administrative Affairs, IHOP
Monthly senate leadership meetings with Drs. Callender, and
Watson
Quarterly senate leadership meetings with Drs. Watson and
Jacob, as necessary
UT System Faculty Advisory Council (3-4 times per year)
Faculty Senate
Additional Senate By-laws Rules
All ranks of faculty are represented from instructor to
professor
Maximum of two 2-year terms
Three absences in a row or four total months will mean
forfeiture of faculty seat.
Exceptions:
• military service, (need temporary replacement)
• illness or extreme circumstance (written request to Chair
of Senate and decision by the Executive Board.)
Faculty Senate
Faculty Advisory Council
The University of Texas System Rules and Regulations of the Board
of Regents Rule 30401
A Faculty Advisory Council representing institutions in the U. T. System
may be formed to facilitate the flow of ideas and information between
and among the Board of Regents, the System Administration, and the
institutions of the System.
The Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or his or her
designee will serve as System liaison to the Council. Representatives of
the Faculty Advisory Council may from time to time address the Board of
Regents at meetings of the Board and may recommend action to the
Board through the Chancellor. At least once each year, a meeting will be
arranged between the Faculty Advisory Council Executive Committee
and the Board.
http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/rules/ UT Systems Rules and Regulations
Of the Board of Regents
Executive Vice Chancellor of Health
Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Joined the University of Texas System as Executive
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs on September 9,
2013. He is responsible for the six UT System health
institutions and their aggregate operating budget of
about $8.4 billion.
Before coming to the UT System, Dr. Greenberg
served for 13 years as president of the Medical
University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Nationally recognized for his research on cancer
Faculty Senate
WELCOME TO THE
UTMB FACULTY
SENATE