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Core Committee for the Support of Underrepresented
Ethnic Groups
Meeting Highlights
July 12, 2006
Present: Raymond Lewis, Freddy A. Paniagua, Chair, Suzanne Peloquin,
Rebecca Saavedra and Melvin Williams. Guests: Georgia Leisey and Alice
Speer.
1. Approval of the Minutes: The June 14, 2006 minutes were approved.
2. Announcements: There were no announcements.
3. Letter to Dr. Parisi – Gap Funding: Dr. Paniagua shared a draft
letter to Dr. Parisi regarding the concept of using gap funding to
recruit minority faculty that originated after Family Medicine Chair
Barbara Thompson presented to the committee in 2005. The gap funding
statement that Suzanne Peloquin had drafted was used to construct the
letter. Dr. Speer will circulate the letter via email to the Core
Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty and Administrators for
their thoughts and recommendations before the letter is finalized and
presented to Dr. Parisi.
4. Diversity Week Core Committee Award: Melvin Williams shared
numbers and percentages relating to diversity in our School of Medicine
departments compared to the AAMC and national averages for selection of
this year’s Diversity Award recipient. After reviewing the spreadsheet
of numbers and percentages provided by Melvin Williams, the committee
agreed to present the Outstanding Achievement Award for Recruitment and
Retention of Underrepresented Ethnic Groups to the Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences which has the highest percentage of
minority faculty, of which 50% are women. The committee also agreed to
recognize Dr. Parisi for her leadership in the recruitment of minority
faculty, including two African-American Chairmen in the School of
Medicine. The committee agreed to present both awards at the Employee
Service Day on August 17 since there will not be a Town Meeting held
during Diversity Week. Melvin Williams will present the awards on behalf
of the committee. The recipients will be notified of their selection.
The committee will work on the appropriate wording for the award.
5. Core Committees’ Participation during Diversity Week: Dr. Freddy
A. Paniagua, Chair and guest Dr. Alice Speer, Chair from the Core
Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty and Administrators will
present the work of their committees over the past year during Diversity
Week on Monday, July 17, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Levin Hall Dining
Room. Topics will include who the committees are, their core values,
what they have been doing and what the data is. They will include
information on the recruitment and retention of minority faculty and
women at UTMB. Guest Georgia Leisey informed the committee that she
would post some general information about their presentation on the UTMB
announcements and iUTMB to promote their presentation.
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Our next meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, from
12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Ballinger Mills Room.
Recorder: Sheryl Lashway, Office of the President
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