Einstein Senate

Council Meeting: Wednesday, November 4, 2020

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 
MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING 

WED NOV 4, 2020 

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Gordon Tomaselli, Julia Arnsten, Myles Akabas, Jonathan Alpert, Nerys Benfield, Anne Bresnick, Robbie Burk, Jill Crandall, Johanna Daily, MatthewGamble, Chandan Guha, Tanya Johns, Susan Klugman, Courtney Niland, Pamela Stanley, Ed Burns, Allison Ludwig,; Mr. Ryan Graff, Ms. Shelly Motzkin.

ABSENT: Drs. Anita Autry-Dixon, Jonathan Alpert

EXCUSED: Drs. Jonathan Lai, Elizabeth Kitsis, Victor Schuster

 

  1. Meeting minutes from the Oct 21, 2020 Senate Council were approved.
  2. The results of the US Presidential Election were discussed, and Dean Tomaselli would provide remarks to the Einstein Senate on this topic.
  3. The newly tenured Professors were announced, and then presented at the Senate meeting later that afternoon.
  4. The Montefiore Strategic Management Plan was discussed. The McKinsey-led "transformation" project is largely focused on the Montefiore Medical Center, but also affects the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Recommendations for substantial change are expected.
  5. Current COVID-19 data for the Einstein community was discussed 

The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

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