From the Parking and Traffic Safety Committee to the Biosafety Committee, Health Science Center committees offer numerous opportunities for individuals to participate in making decisions that affect the future of our campus.
Health Science Center President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., will soon announce the call for nominations for qualified individuals to join the Committee on Committees (COC). Each full-time faculty member has the opportunity to nominate two colleagues from their school. Self-nominations also are accepted and encouraged.
I encourage all members of our full-time faculty to participate in the nomination and election process to fill upcoming vacancies on the Committee on Committees, President Cigarroa said. Nominations can be processed electronically.
As the past-chair of the Health Science Center Committee on Committees, I know that these committees are what create our working environment, said Keith Krolick, Ph.D., professor of microbiology. Participation and communication is the only way for you to be heard.
Pamela Larsen, Ph.D., associate professor of cellular and structural biology, is the current chair of the COC one of several committees that help develop our campus environment. She encourages participation and notes that it is strongly considered when a faculty member is applying for promotion or tenure.
The COC is extremely important because it allows for each of us to have representatives to communicate ideas and opinions to appropriate parties, Dr. Larsen said.
The COC consists of two representatives from each of the five schools, the past chair, an at-large staff member and the vice president for academic administration. Among many things, the COC is charged with communicating information and suggestions between each committee and Dr. Cigarroa. The representatives are also responsible for filling vacancies on the Health Science Center standing committees that the COC oversees, after approval from the president. The COC is well-balanced in seniority, ethnicity and gender.
We strive for diversity, Dr. Larsen said.
The COC nomination and election process takes place from Nov. 1 through Dec. 20. Faculty nominations to individual committees begin Feb. 1.
We have some extremely important committees on campus, said Theresa Chiang, Ed.D., vice president for academic administration. So, if faculty members feel like they want to make a contribution, or have opinions or suggestions, then the committees are a great way to be involved.
Below is a list of the committees overseen by the COC with a link to their Web sites. To learn about the charge of each committee, visit:
Biosafety Committee
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/biohazard.html Campus Health and 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 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, visit:
www.uthscsa.edu/comm/.
