ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING

April 5, 2017

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Allen Spiegel, Jeffrey Segall, John Blanchard, Jill Crandall, Johanna Daily, Nadine Katz, Pamela Stanley, Steve Walkley, Elena Martynova, Ed Burns, Mr. Paul Johnston, Ms Nina Flerin, Elyse Sussman, Julia Arnsten, Ellie Schoenbaum, Victor Schuster, Allison Ludwig

EXCUSED: Dr. Jeffrey Segall, Ms. Nina Flerin

ABSENT: Dr. Chandan Guha

GUEST: Ms. Shelly Motzkin

Yvonne Ramirez gave an update on the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning Effort. The team has been meeting regularly since Sept. 2016 to develop a 3-5 year plan to build an open, inclusive, and diverse environment for faculty, staff, and students. Goals of the team are to 1) adopt a position statement; 2) build an infrastructure to coordinate efforts; 3) recruit diverse faculty/staff; 4) retain and promote faculty/staff/students; and 5) develop standards to measure progress and success of the plan. A draft of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan is expected to be disseminated to the Einstein/Montefiore community by early May.

The meeting adjourned at 3:54 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Elyse S. Sussman, Ph.D.
Vice Speaker, Einstein Senate