ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING

December 12, 2018

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Gordon Tomaselli, Elyse Sussman, Myles Akabas, John Blanchard, Robbie Burk, Nadine Katz, Elizabeth Kitsis, Ellie Schoenbaum, Edward Burns, Allison Ludwig

EXCUSED: Drs. Jeffrey Segall, Julia Arnsten, Meredith Hawkins,

ABSENT: Dr. Johanna Daily, Chandan Guha, Courtney Niland, Mx. Logan Hughes-Hogan GUEST: Ms. Shelly Motzkin

• Four CIOs from major centers will serve as consultants for IT starting late Jan/early Feb 2019.
• Degree granting ability is expected on Jan. 15, 2019.
• Visa transfer from YU to Einstein will take until at least the summer of 2019. Students have been informed.
• Cancer Center Director search is in its last phase and expecting to be in place by mid-March 2019. Search for Chairs of ENT and Pediatrics are proceeding.
• It was a ‘banner year’ for Einstein faculty with $172 million in NIH grants.
• Meetings with Development office team to put on track for new efforts for fundraising.
• Ideas for how to bolster faculty interactions and boost morale were discussed

The meeting adjourned at 3:56 p.m.

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