ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING

April 1st, 2015

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Allen Spiegel, Jeffrey Segall, Elyse Sussman, Robbie Burk, Jill Crandall, Ekaterina Dadachova, Susan Horwitz, Nadine Katz, Ellie Schoenbaum, Vern Schramm, Victor Schuster, Simon Spivack, Pamela Stanley, Allison Harney, Ms Jessica Doerner, Drs. Stephen Baum, Ed Burns

EXCUSED:

ABSENT:

GUEST: Ms. Shelly Motzkin

The town hall presentation by Yvonne Ramirez regarding the transition was discussed. There will be a separate meeting for the graduate students to cover points that are important for them. Current and future visa holding graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will not transition their status until Einstein receives the appropriate authority and thus will not receive WARN letters.

The employment transfer process was discussed. A new temporary nonprofit named COM, Inc has been formed as part of the process which will eventually be renamed as the Albert Einstein College of Medicine once the transfer is completed. The documentation required for the onboarding process is extensive but legally required as part of being a Montefiore employee. Faculty will transfer in accordance with the system of appointments and compensation policies unless they fail the legal requirements of the onboarding process (i.e., drug testing, background check).

The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D.
Speaker, Einstein Senate