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Core Committee for the Support of Underrepresented
Ethnic Groups
Meeting Highlights
November 8, 2006
Present: Jason Glenn, Jose Gonzalez, Chair, Raymond Lewis, Freddy A.
Paniagua, Norma Perez, Amanda Porter, Kathy Shingleton, Melvin Williams
and Miguel Ybarra.
1. Approval of Minutes The October 11, 2006 minutes were approved.
2. Old Business
a) Follow-up on Multicultural Teaching Scholars Program at UTMB
Dr. Gonzalez informed the committee of the progress achieved during
2005-2006 regarding bringing a Multicultural Teaching Scholars Program
to UTMB. A copy of the proposal was provided to the committee. Dr.
Gonzalez would like to move forward with the proposal with either a
presentation to the Council of Deans at their next scheduled meeting or
to the recently appointed Executive Director for the Academy of Master
Teachers has been hired. The committee hopes that the multicultural
teaching scholars program could be incorporated into the Academy of
Master Teachers agenda. Based on the update that follows, Gonzalez will
schedule a meeting to meet to speak to the Academy’s new director, Dr.
Ruth Levine.
Update for committee – I received a response today from Dr. Watson
(11/9/06) regarding Dr. Gonzalez presenting the proposal at the next
Council of Dean’s meeting. Please note that in her response she is
asking that the proposal include a budget and a means of funding. Her
response appears below:
Our next meeting’s agenda is set. Of course we would be pleased to
receive the proposal Dr Gonzalez has prepared. And we will put on the
following meeting’s agenda. We are asking that all such proposals be
distributed beforehand so that we can have a more meaningful discussion.
As well we are asking that each proposal be accompanied by a budget and
a means of funding.
b) Follow-up on GAP Funding Initiative
A copy of the Gap Funding statement provided by Suzanne Peloquin in
2005-2006 was provided to the committee. Dr. Watson informed Dr.
Paniagua last August via email that Chris Johnsen in Legal Affairs
revealed that under present guidelines there are constitutional
problems, and problems related to access that may not make this a viable
option. Dr. Watson asked that the committee defer this topic until the
first of the year at which time the proposal could be discussed further
with Chris Johnsen. Dr Gonzalez and Raymond Lewis will meet with Chris
Jonhsen from legal to develop acceptable language for the Gap funding
proposal.
3. New Business
a) 2006-2007 Core Committee Charges Dr. Gonzalez would like to meet
with Dr. Stobo before the next meeting to discuss charges for the
committee. Sheryl will get a meeting scheduled.
b) Announcements by Members Students from the various UTMB schools
have expressed their concern that a decreased number of patients at UTMB
will affect student learning.
The Committee would like to receive quarterly reports from Human
Resources/Office of Diversity that shows the number of underrepresented
minorities per department to track any trends.
c) 2006-2007 Strategic Planning – proposed goals
o Education – Effect of Student Recruitment/Retention o Collaboration
between the four schools o Austin Programs
d) Agenda Items for Next Meeting
There weren’t any new agenda items discussed during the meeting.
4. Next Meeting
The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13,
2006.
Meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m.
Recorder: Sheryl Lashway, Office of the President
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