Einstein Senate

Council Meeting: Friday, May 22, 2020

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 
MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING 

WED MAY 22, 2020 

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Gordon Tomaselli, Ed Burns

VIA ZOOM: Drs., Julia Arnsten, Jonathan Lai, Myles Akabas, Anita Autry-Dixon, Jonathan Alpert, Nerys Benfield, Anne Bresnick, Robbie Burk, Jill Crandall, Matthew Gamble, Chandan Guha, Tanya Johns, Elizabeth Kitsis, Susan Klugman, Allison Ludwig, Victor Schuster, Pamela Stanley; Mr. Ryan Graff, Ms. Shelly Motzkin

  1. Meeting minutes from the May 5, 2020 Senate Council meeting were approved.
  2. Continuation of Faculty Senate and Senate Council meetings throughout the summer. The Faculty Senate normally does not meet during the summer, but with recent events, it would be beneficial to continue to have meetings to disseminate information and provide a forum for discussion. Faculty Senate meetings will continue on the first Wed of every month for July and Aug. Senate Council meetings will be reduced to once every four weeks, staggered with Faculty Senate over the summer. Logistics of continued meetings over Zoom were discussed.
  3. On-going revision to the Faculty Senate Bylaws was discussed. Discussion in the Faculty Senate Council will be tabled until things are calmer.
  4. Tenure Policy requires some revision for clarification. The Tenure Policy Committee was meeting prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, these discussions will resume via Zoom.
  5. Two of the three committees that ensure ethical research conduct require new membership , as extant members are retiring. These include the Ethical Screening Committee, which first reviews any allegations of research misconduct, and the Committee on Ethical Research Performance , which provides in-depth review in some cases. Suggestions/nominations for membership were solicited.
  6. The two Chairs of the Committees on Appointment and Promotions will present summaries at the June Faculty Senate meeting. In addition, an update will be provided on the Middle States process.
  7. Mechanisms for students and faculty to report to ombudspersons was discussed, and how this may be approved. 

The meeting adjourned at 3:57 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, 
Jonathan Lai, Ph.D. 
Vice Speaker, Einstein Senate