Interested in the advancement of women and minorities on campus? Want to provide input on parking and traffic safety? Twenty-seven university wide committees currently exist at the Health Science Center – each with an important function that shapes the future of the institution.
President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., recently announced a call to register for participation in Health Science Center standing committees during fiscal year 2007.
“Serving on these committees is another way to demonstrate service to the university,” Dr. Cigarroa said. “It is also one important factor that is considered in the faculty promotion and tenure process.”
The Health Science Center’s Committee on Committees (COC) – one of the 27 committees that convene to help develop the Health Science Center – is offering a Web-enabled opportunity for all full-time faculty members to register to participate on the standing committees.
The electronic system provides a confirmation notice after the individual submits responses to the questionnaire. It forwards the responses to the appropriate COC representatives and triggers a message to the chair of the employee’s department, requesting the departmental chair’s support. The chair’s response will be copied to the individual when it is automatically sent to the COC representatives.
Among many things, the COC is responsible for filling the vacancies on standing committees, after approval from the president. It is also charged with communicating information and suggestions between each committee and Dr. Cigarroa.
To learn more or to proceed with the registration, visit: https://secure.uthscsa.edu/coc/index-fac.asp.
The deadline for the Interest Questionnaire submission is Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006.“Each school has two representatives on the Committee on Committees, and I urge faculty members with questions about any committees to contact their representative,” said Pamela Larsen, Ph.D., chair of the COC. “If your representative contacts you, please be open to requests to serve on a particular committee.”
For further information, contact Dr. Larsen:
larsenP@uthscsa.edu, or the office of the vice president for academic administration: (210) 567-2004.
Below is a list of the committees overseen by the COC with a link to their Web sites where you can learn about the charge of each committee, the length of the membership term and information on the frequency of meetings.• Biosafety Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/biohazard.html• Campus Wellness Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/wellness.html• Chemical Safety Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/chem.html• Committee on Committees
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/comm.html• Committee for the Advancement of Women and Minorities
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/women.html• Computing Resources Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/compute.html• Faculty Promotions, Tenure and Appointments Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/tenurelist.html• Infection Policy and Education Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/infection.html• Institutional Intellectual Property Advisory Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/intellprop.html• International Relations Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/intlrel.html• Library Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/library.html• Parking and Traffic Safety Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/parking.html• Physical Safety Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/physical.html• Radiation Safety Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/radiation.html• Radioactive Drug Research Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/drug.html• Student Health Advisory Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/sthealth.htmlFor more general information on our university wide committees, click on:
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/.
