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Deadline for employee award nominations is Nov. 1

Please remember to submit your nominations for Presidential Employee Excellence in Service Awards. The nomination deadline is at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1. All materials must be received in the office of human resources by that time. The nominee can be either a classified or administrative and professional staff member.

Up to five winners will be honored by President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., Jan. 25, 2007, and given a plaque and a check for $1,000. For information about nominating someone, click on: www.uthscsa.edu/op/employeeexcellence/index.html.

Please use the nomination form to list reasons why you think the person should be considered for an award. A written letter is not necessary to nominate someone. Paper nomination forms are available in the office of human resources, Room 112 of the Administration building. To request that a copy be mailed or faxed to you, please call (210) 567-2320.

Winners will not be chosen based on the number of nominations received. If an employee receives more than one nomination, the selection committee will evaluate the individual based on the first nomination received. If several people want to nominate the same employee, please combine all comments into one nomination form.

For more information, call (210) 567-2320 or send an e-mail to Anita Glass, senior organizational development adviser, at glassa@uthscsa.edu; or Margaret Drake, Ph.D., associate director of human resources, at drake@uthscsa.edu.



HUB Vendor Fair set for Oct. 18

Don’t forget about the annual HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) Vendor Fair, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 18, in the auditorium. Representatives from more than 30 HUB businesses will display their products and answer questions about specific HUB businesses.

As a sponsor of the HUB Vendor Fair, the Health Science Center gives minority and women business owners the opportunity to exhibit their products and services, while allowing the Health Science Center community to become acquainted with the vendors.

A HUB is a corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership or joint venture formed for the purpose of making a profit, in which at least 51 percent ownership of the business is by a woman and/or ethnic minority.

For more information, please contact Rudy de la Cruz at delacruz@uthscsa.edu, or Shelly Hegyi at Hegyi@uthscsa.edu.



Faculty Senate bullets from the September and October meetings

The Faculty Senate met Sept. 13 and Oct. 11, and below are bullets from both meetings. The complete minutes of the meetings, as well as those from previous meetings, can be found at: www.uthscsa.edu/facultygovt/.

Sept. 13

Margaret Brackley, Ph.D., R.N., professor of family nursing and 2005-2006 chair of the Faculty Senate, passed the gavel to the 2006-2007 senate chair, Deborah Baruch-Bienen, M.D., F.A.C.P., associate professor of medicine.

Faculty Leadership Award
Dr. Baruch-Bienen introduced Jan E. Patterson, M.D., professor and interim chair of the department of medicine, as the recipient of the 2006 UTHSCSA Faculty Senate Leadership Award.

Introduction of Faculty Assembly Chairs
Dr. Baruch-Bienen commented on how she would like to renew relationships between the Faculty Senate and each of the schools’ faculty assemblies. Without interfering with the activities or authority of each of the assemblies, there may be important bridges to be built among the various schools concerning institutional issues. Each of the assembly chairs introduced themselves, and described activities that their assemblies may become involved in the upcoming academic year.

Senate Committee Appointments
Dr. Baruch-Bienen lead a discussion concerned about the membership and goals of Senate committees for the 2006-2007 academic year. Topics of interest may be submitted to the Senate Executive Committee by senators or the faculty-at-large. Senate committees will then consider those topics forwarded to them from the Senate Executive Committee.

Oct. 11

Library Update
Mary Moore, Ph.D., director of libraries, discussed new services provided by the Health Science Center libraries, as well as recent accomplishments and future challenges.

University Updates
Theresa Chiang, Ed.D., vice president for academic administration, and Robert Kaminski, D.D.S., M.S., Ed.D., assistant vice president for academic administration, provided the Senate with an update on various searches and new appointments at the Health Science Center, as well as preparations for the upcoming SACS accreditation visit. An update on the relocation of the student health clinic was also provided.

Institutional Committees Update
Pamela Larsen, Ph.D., associate professor of cellular and structural biology and chair of the Institutional Committee on Committees, presented an overview of the state of the committee system at the Health Science Center.

University Branding Project Update
Mary Etlinger DeLay, chief of staff and communications, and Debbie Morrill, vice president for development, presented an overview of efforts being made to make the Health Science Center a more effectively identifiable institution. The proposal indicates that more effective visibility will aid in both our academic and funding-raising efforts.