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College of Human Medicine

2024-25 Minutes

The CAC includes one faculty member from each administrative/academic unit of the college, and two medical students and one graduate student, representing different parts of the curriculum. Faculty members are elected for a two-year term by the voting members of the unit. Chairpersons and directors of units are responsible for initiating and supervising, within their respective units, elections in early spring semester with members taking office on August 15. The election procedure is determined by each unit’s bylaws but is limited to eligible internal voting faculty of the college.  In addition to elected voting members, the faculty members representing the college on each university standing committee  serve as ex officio, non-voting members of the CAC and provide a quarterly, or as needed, report of their committee’s activities at a regularly scheduled CAC meeting.  Other ex officio non‑voting members may be added as needed by the CAC and generally include the associate deans for administration, academic affairs, student affairs and faculty development.

  • August 19, 2024

    IN ATTENDANCE

    Elected Members: Michael Lewis, Crystal Cederna, Claire Margerison, Natoshia Cunningham, Stacey Pylman, Max Tamae Kakazu, Kabelo Thusang, Jose Teixeira, Morteza Mahmoudi, Jordan Knepper, Scott Counts, Ayah Ayesh, Emmett Leddin
    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): Susan Barman, Jamie Alan, Connie Currier, Kathleen Gallo, Kathleen Oberst
    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Karen Kelly-Blake, Ryan Doyle, Joseph Junewick
    Standing Guests: Aron Sousa, Andrea Wendling, Carol Parker, Nara Parameswaran, Wanda Lipscomb, Ade Olomu, Kim Sapowski (for Lori Dykstra)
    Staff: Allison Tilma, Geri Kelley

    ABSENT:

    Elected Members: Rob Quinn, Mariah Barnes, Thomas O’Halloran, Jill Moschelli, Shawn Jobe, Cheryl Rockwell, Lee Cox, Farha Abbasi
    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): James Anthony, John Fitzsimmons, Erika Williams, David Barondess
    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Academic Specialist Rep (TBD)
    Standing Guests: Lori Dykstra

    1. Call to order
      1. Meeting called to order at 1:04pm
      2. Quorum met with 13 of 22 attending.

    2. Approval of agenda
      1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      2. Agenda approved as presented.

    3. Approval of minutes
      1. April 18, 2024; Attachment A
      2. These minutes were incomplete at the time of the meeting.
      3. The April 18, 2024 minutes will be approved at the next meeting.

    4. Introductions and orientation to CAC
      1. Robert’s Rules; Attachment B
        1. Basic guide and introduction to parliamentary procedures for how the meetings will run.
      2. Roles of steering committee Attachment C
        1. Reviewed positions of the CAC Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary.
      3. Show Teams channel for materials. (Allison will share her screen)
        1. Overview of where to access CAC meeting materials and updates via Teams.

    5. Remarks/updates
      1. Dean
        1. Welcome to CAC, this group does important work for the college, thank you for serving.
        2. Last Saturday was the whitecoat ceremony with 189 new medical students.
        3. Last academic year, the six new CHM/Henry Ford departments were approved. Now we are in the business of getting those departments set up and interim chairs appointed.
        4. Henry Ford clinical integration is happening and is a huge amount of work, mostly about the financial relationship between Henry Ford and HCI, and then therefore the funding that goes to the departments and college. There are public documents available to view the work being done and the goal is to work towards a January 1st agreement.
        5. Since the CAC last met, the Board of Trustees members held their annual retreat and summer BOT meeting in Flint. It went well, and the trustees enjoyed their time there.
        6. Last week, the Harris campaign included the nuts and bolts of Rx kids in their economic plan, and we did pretty well overall in receiving funding from the state budget.
        7. Position searches update:
          1. The Physiology Chair search is coming to a conclusion, and we are working with the other colleges, that's Nat Sci and Osteopathic medicine to finish that.
          2. Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs search is in its final phases.
        8. Dr. Norm Beauchamp has left MSU’s Office of Health Sciences. In the interim, Norm Hubbard and I have had the work from that office divided up between us. This is intended to be a six-month transition period, ending in December. I am an Executive Dean, in the provost's office and have some responsibility for the academic world of the Human Health Colleges. Hubbard oversees clinical areas, and the Henry Ford partnership. He and I are sort of working as a dyad across both of those.
        9. The president has created a Health Sciences Council to address the future of the offices of health sciences. There are 12-13 people on the council, including 5-6 deans and a range of other people. More information is available here: https://www.healthsciences.msu.edu/health-sciences-council.
          1. They have 4 goals that they're working on; the strategic direction for health and healthcare at the university, what OHS's structure should be, some research growth goals, and goals for collaboration
        10. It is the 60th anniversary of the college and townhalls are highlighting the history of CHM, founding departments and programs and also visiting our other campuses across the state. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/about/60th_Anniversary/index.html
        11. The Dean's Advisory Committee on Diversity (DACD) has been running the 1964 project, which is an effort to hire scholars who can advance our diversity, equity, inclusion, and health equity, especially the health equity portion of our strategic plan.
          1. Family medicine is close to landing the first 1964 project hire and there were two other winners this year. Medicine is bringing in somebody to work on health equity next to Dr. Olomo, and then Biochemistry has proposed bringing somebody looking at health, equity and cancer and native populations
          2. In an additional piece the provost has agreed that our 1964 project hires will be counted as 1855 professors and be able to call themselves 1855 professors and be included as a part of that cohort.

    6. Election of new Steering Committee members
      1. Chair
        1. Dr. Scott Counts nominated Dr. Jordan Knepper for CAC Chair. Dr. Knepper accepted the nomination, and no other nominations were made. Formal motion made to nominate Dr. Knepper as Chair, seconded. No discussion. Motion carries unanimously to elect Dr. Knepper as Chair.
        2. Dr. Knepper now takes over running the CAC meeting as the new presiding chair.
      2. Vice-Chair
        1. Dr. Jordan Knepper opens the floor for nominations for the vice-chair position.
        2. Dr. Kelly-Blake nominates Dr. Natoshia Cunningham to serve as vice chair. Dr. Barman seconds the nomination and Dr. Cunningham accepts. No other nominations were made. Motion made to elect Dr. Cunningham as vice-chair, seconded. No discussion. Motion carries unanimously to elect Dr. Cunningham as vice-chair.
      3. Secretary
        1. Emmett Leddin, LCE student rep, self nominates to serve as secretary.
          1. Point of order – the committee discusses what roles students can serve on the steering committee. Secretary is allowed, but due to the necessity of the chair and vice chair positions needing faculty voting rights, students are excluded from those roles.
        2. No other nominations were made. Motion made to elect Emmett Leddin as secretary is seconded. No discussion. Motion carries unanimously to elect Emmett as secretary.

    7. Approval of guests and ex-officio non-voting members; Attachment D
      1. Members will have voice at meetings, but no vote.
      2. Any guest is allowed to attend CAC meetings but will not have a voice unless approved by CAC.
        1. Dr. Brian Johnson is shadowing Dean Sousa as part of the Academic Leadership Fellows program. He will be a regular guest, but not have voice.
      3. Motion made to approve list, seconded. No further discussion. Motion carries unanimously to approve list.

    8. Proposal of always holding future CAC meetings via Zoom, unless otherwise specified.
      1. Chair Knepper agrees with the proposal of Zoom being the default meeting method for all future CAC meetings, unless requested otherwise.
      2. Motion made to approve the proposal, seconded. No further discussion or objections. Motion carries unanimously.

    9. New/Upcoming business for the year
      1. Topics shared with the Dean’s Office for CAC to address during the 2024-2025 academic year.
        1. Student Grievance process – Brought to Allison by Dr. Joan Ilardo.
        2. Recognizing CHM Awards Committee in bylaws as an official sub-committee
        3. Confirming Fall Faculty Meeting date
          1. Dates were proposed, but the steering committee will review possible dates to confirm there are no conflicts with religious holidays.
          2. A brief discussion was held on the times that should be offered, during the business day or after clinics close. The Steering Committee will discuss this further.
        4. Department bylaws likely need to be reviewed and updated
          1. Some copies of department bylaws kept in the Dean’s Office have not been updated in the past five years. CAC reps, please check with their departments on their current bylaws.
          2. Dean Sousa proposes planning to review all the department bylaws in need of updates as a spring semester project.

    10. Comments from the floor
      1. Dr. Counts asked to confirm where the Admissions Committee was with the election of their new members.
        1. The election for new members was held and closes this week. The Admissions Committee Chair was notified, and new members will be contacted in the coming weeks to start their service.

    11. Adjournment
      1. Motion made to adjourn, seconded.
      2. The meeting adjourned at 2:03pm.
  • September 16, 2024

    IN ATTENDANCE

    Elected Members: Michael Lewis, Rob Quinn, Natoshia Cunningham, Max Tamae Kakazu, Kabelo Thusang, Jordan Knepper, Scott Counts, Ayah Ayesh, Jill Moschelli, Kathleen Gallow (sub for Lee Cox), Mariah Barnes, Ron Chandler (sub for Rob Quinn) Shawn Jobe, Thomas O’Halloran
    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): Connie Currier, Kathleen Gallo, David Barondess
    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ariel Cascio, Twynette Mixon (temp for Academic Specialists)
    Standing Guests: Andrea Wendling, Carol Parker, Nara Parameswaran, Wanda Lipscomb, Ade Olomu, Brian Johnson
    Staff: Allison Tilma, Geri Kelley


    ABSENT:

    Elected Members: Cheryl Rockwell, Lee Cox, Farha Abbasi, Crystal Cederna, Claire Margerison, Morteza Mahmoudi, Emmett Leddin, Jose Teixeira
    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): Susan Barman, Jamie Alan, James Anthony, John Fitzsimmons, Erika Williams, Kathleen Oberst
    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ryan Doyle, Joseph Junewick, Academic Specialist Rep (TBD)
    Standing Guests: Aron Sousa, CHM Staff Rep (TBD)

    1. Call to order
      1. Meeting called to order at 1:04pm
      2. Quorum met with 14 of 22 attending.

    2. Approval of agenda
      1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      2. Agenda approved as presented.

    3. Approval of minutes
      1. April 18, 2024; Attachment A
        1. No objections raised, motioned to approve. The April minutes were approved as presented.
      2. August 19, 2024; Attachment B
        1. No objections raised, motioned to approve. The August minutes were approved as presented.

    4. Remarks/updates
      1. Dean Sousa was unable to attend. He asked for updates to be given from Dr. Andrea Wendling on the LCME progress, Dr. Nara Parameswaran on the GII hires and Dr. Supratik Rayamajhi on hospital conversations.
        1. Dr. Andrea Wendling – LCME
          1. Site visit is coming up in April 2025, shared additional deadlines for materials to be submitted or surveys being done before then.
          2. Some issues from the previous visit were simple fixes, and other issues require a more specific approach.
          3. They are focusing on 8 main areas for improvement:
            1. Career advising, Student research, Communication with students in responsiveness to student concerns, Wellness for students, Basic Science, Strategic plan and CQI process (?) , Financial Aid and debt management, and Mistreatment.
          4. If anyone is asked to help with anything related to LCME, please pitch in and push forward so we are in a better after the site visit in the spring. Now is the time we need people to step in and help and show we’re really good at this.
            1. Areas that most help is needed is for research mentors and people from departments who are willing to talk to students about their own specialties (career mentors).
        2. Nara – GII hires
          1. GII positions are specifically for hiring to the Doug Meyer building in Grand Rapids. If you have any dry lab researchers in your network, share this opportunity with them. There are eight positions available.
        3. Dr. Rayamajhi was unable to attend and will be invited to a future meeting.
      2. CAC Chair
        1. Thank you to those who sent reps if they couldn’t attend. Please try to let the steering committee or Allison know ahead of time if you will have a person filling in for you.
        2. The dean confirmed the date for the CHM Awards & Recognition Ceremony. It will be at Cowles House from 5:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
        3. Fall faculty meeting will be held via zoom from 3:00-5:00pm, on Tuesday, December 3.
        4. Sean Valles will attend a future CAC meeting to talk about the Academic Affairs Committee on Student Mistreatment.

    5. Select/appoint CAC members to a sub-committee for reviewing bylaw changes.
      1. Template form for CHM CAC Bylaw Review; Attachment C
      2. Center for Bioethics and Social Justice have submitted revisions; Attachment D
      3. The CAC is expected to get 6-8 new and revised bylaws throughout the year. This sub-committee will be responsible for thoroughly reviewing the bylaws before they are approved by the CAC.
        1. Jamie Alan has agreed to chair/coach this sub-committee.
        2. The committee will likely meet monthly to review any bylaws that were submitted.
        3. No volunteers stepped forward at the meeting. Interested members should email or contact the CAC Chair or Vice Chair if they want to serve on this committee.

    6. Fall Faculty meeting date approval & agenda.
      1. Date confirmed for Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 3-5pm. No concerns were raised.
      2. Agenda suggestions
        1. Invite Steve Kalkanis to talk about MSU-Henry Ford clinical integration.
        2. Strategic plan updates (Carol Parker)
        3. LCME (Andrea Wendling)
        4. Highlight CHM Award recipients & promotions.
        5. Send any other topic suggestions to Allison or the steering committee.

    7. Student update – Emmitt Leddin
      1. Emmitt was unable to attend and will provide his update at a future meeting.

    8. Comments from the floor
      1. By the next meeting there should be bylaws from at least one new department to be reviewed.

    9. Adjournment
      1. Motion made to adjourn, seconded.
      2. The meeting adjourned at 1:33pm.

     

  • October 21, 2024
    IN ATTENDANCE

    Elected Members: Crystal Cederna, Mariah Barnes, Claire Margerison, Thea Senger-Carpenter (for Natoshia Cunningham), Max Tamae Kakazu, Thomas O’Halloran, Kabelo Thusang, Jose Teixeira, Jill Moschelli, Shawn Jobe, Lee Cox, Jordan Knepper, Scott Counts

    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): John Fitzsimmons, Jamie Alan, Kathleen Oberst

    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ariel Cascio, Twynette Mixon (temp for Academic Specialists), Joseph Junewick

    Standing Guests: Aron Sousa, Andrea Wendling, Carol Parker, Nara Parameswaran, Wanda Lipscomb, Brian Johnson

    Staff: Allison Tilma, Geri Kelley

    ABSENT

    Elected Members: Michael Lewis, Rob Quinn, Natoshia Cunningham, Julie Christensen, Cheryl Rockwell, Farha Abbasi, Morteza Mahmoudi, Ayah Ayesh, Emmett Leddin

    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): James Anthony, Erika Williams, Susan Barman, David Barondess, Connie Currier, Kathleen Gallo

    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ryan Doyle, Academic Specialist Rep (TBD)

    Standing Guests: Ade Olomu, CHM Staff Rep (TBD)
    1. Call to order
      1. The meeting began at 1:03pm
      2. Quorum met with 12 of 22 attending.

    2. Approval of agenda
      1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      2. Agenda approved as presented.

    3. Approval of minutes
      1. September 16, 2024; Attachment A
        1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
        2. he September minutes were approved as presented.

    4. Remarks/updates
      1. Dean’s Update
        1. DMMIB GII positions – the search committee is up and going.
        2. PSL Chair Search – In the final stretch of negotiations, hoping to close the deal soon.
        3. ADFA Search (Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs) – in the final stages, an offer should be made soon.
        4. Health Sciences Council – Meetings are over halfway done. You can go to the Health Sciences Council web page to more information and meeting minutes.
        5. President Guskiewicz’ bus tour is under way. It is making stops at CHM’s Traverse City Campus and at the Grand Rapids Research Center.
        6. Henry Ford Health Partnership – continue to work on new departments and have been reviewing various models for the department structure. Most have recognized an interim chair and some faculty members for advisory committees. There is now a model for hiring scientist at Henry Ford.
        7. The provost will be visiting the college in the new year.
        8. LCME – The education and academic affairs folks have been working diligently to prepare.
        9. CHM’s MSU campaign is underway to raise money for the college.
        10. Clinical Update – Working on Henry Ford Clinical integration.
        11. Moving to a shared funding model rather than shared risk
        12. The dean’s office went through the raise process for faculty and reviewed faculty areas to provide raises in areas of inequity. Also covered was concern with funding and margins for the college and clinical work.
        13. 60th anniversary – upcoming on-site town halls
        14. Better data is being gathered to share on the CHM website for grants and published research.
      2. CAC Chair
        1. Announcing Research Committee appointed position.
          1. The CAC Steering Committee approved of Sachi Horibata (PharmTox/Precision health) for the Dean’s appointment to the CHM Research Committee.
        2. At the Faculty Senate meeting there was a lot of discussion regarding faculty unionization. More info is on the faculty senate’s website under the October 15, 2024, meeting. https://acadgov.msu.edu/facultysenate
        3. Formerly announcing and thanking Bylaw Review subcommittee
          1. Thank you to Jamie Alan, Crystal Cederna, and Max Tamae Kakazu

    5. Updates on bylaws submitted by departments.
      1. Pathology bylaws; Attachment B
      2. Otolaryngology bylaws: Attachment C
      3. Both bylaws had some standard language used in all bylaws.
      4. Some questions and concerns regarding committee sizes as want to make sure the departments will be large enough to accommodate committees that size.
      5. Recommend departments review comments and feed back to tidy things up, but then they should be ready for CAC to vote and move them through the academic governance process.

    6. Discuss Fall Faculty Meeting Agenda; Attachment D
      1. Date and time confirmed for Tuesday, December 3 from 3:00-5:00pm via Zoom.
      2. Question/topic shared for fall faculty agenda: talking about what student research money is available and what it means to have a student researcher involved.

    7. Student concerns – accommodations on rotations (facial coverings at medical sites, lack of access to scrub jackets)
      1. Representative Garrett, brought up that there was concern among the students for accommodations on rotations at medical sites, for people with modesty requests such as the hijabs. It was decided writing a best practice statement would be helpful to share with rotation sites. Dr. Knepper agreed to work with Rep. Garrett to address this issue.

    8. Comments from the floor
      1. No comments from the floor.

    9. Adjournment
      1. Motion made to adjourn, seconded.
      2. The meeting adjourned at 1:30pm.

    Future meetings
    November 18, 2024:
    • Follow up on the bus tour experience
    • Finalize fall faculty meeting agenda
    • Vote to approve bylaws for new departments
    December 16, 2024
    January 27, 2025
  • November 18, 2024
    IN ATTENDANCE

    Elected Members: Michael Lewis, Rob Quinn, Amy Greenberg (OMERAD for Julie Christensen), Crystal Cederna, Mariah Barnes, Claire Margerison, Natoshia Cunningham, Max Tamae Kakazu, Thomas O’Halloran, Kabelo Thusang, Jill Moschelli, Lee Cox, Jordan Knepper, Ayah Ayesh, Emmett Leddin, Morteza Mahmoudi, Cheryl Rockwell, Ron Chandler (OBGYN for Jose Teixeira)

    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): John Fitzsimmons, Jamie Alan, Kathleen Gallo, Susan Barman, David Barondess

    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ariel Cascio, Joseph Junewick

    Standing Guests: Ade Olomu, Aron Sousa, Nara Parameswaran, Wanda Lipscomb, Brian Johnson

    Staff: Allison Tilma, Geri Kelley

    Guest: Sean Valles


    ABSENT
    Elected Members: Julie Christensen, Farha Abbasi, Scott Counts, Jose Teixeira, Shawn Jobe

    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): James Anthony, Erika Williams, Connie Currier, Kathleen Oberst

    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ryan Doyle, Academic Specialist Rep (TBD)

    Standing Guests: Andrea Wendling, Carol Parker, CHM Staff Rep (TBD)

    1. Call to order
      1. The meeting began at 1:04pm
      2. Quorum met with 17 of 22 attending.
      3. Vice Chair Natoshia Cunningham is leading the meeting as Chair Jordan Knepper will be joining late.
    2. Approval of agenda
      1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      2. Agenda approved as presented.
    3. Approval of minutes
      1. October 21, 2024; Attachment A
      2. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      3. The October minutes were approved as presented.
    4. Remarks/updates
      1. Dean’s Update
        1. Work continues around the Henry Ford clinical integration. Amended funding plans for departments is expected in December. Currently looking at models and nothing has been decided. For some parts of CHM clinical enterprise, last year financial reserves were used that aren’t available again. Significant work will have to be done by those departments and the chairs have been included on the discussions to avoid surprises.
        2. Other work around the Henry Ford integration includes a change to epic as the health record for HCI and hiring plans for scientists within the partnership.
        3. Health Sciences Council continues to meet. Still working on providing options for OHS to the President, providing options around strategic areas of growth, ways to work with our partnerships and areas for efficiency to the president. There’s a possibility for an implementation and assessment period in January/February, but it will be at the will of the president.
        4. The Dean’s Town Hall was in Flint last Friday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the college, the 53rd anniversary of the campus and the 10th anniversary of our Public Health unit there (now the Charles Stewart Mott, Department of Public Health). The expansion with the new building is expected to open in January so there’s a possibility for a ribbon cutting ceremony there.
          1. Also, in 2025 we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Secchia Center since the 10th anniversary couldn’t be celebrated due to COVID.
        5. The RFP for the 1964 Project is out and submissions are due December 15, 2024. The DACD is expected to be completed with reviewing submissions by the end of February 2025.
        6. Work continues on the Physiology chair search. The dean is hopeful to have additional information to share soon.
        7. Dean Sousa is approaching the five-year mark as dean which will prompt the provost’s office to initiate a five-year review that the CAC will be involved with.
      2. CAC Chair
        1. No formal update
        2. It was brought to attention that a new business topic needed to be added on to the agenda.
          1. Motion made to add new business, seconded.
          2. No objections raised; motion was approved.
            1. New business regarding the formation of the student mistreatment committee was added to the agenda.

    5. Follow up on the president’s bus tour experience.
      1. Presentation of experience shared by Dr. Natoshia Cunningham.
      2. https://spartanbustour.msu.edu/
      3. Overall, it was a fantastic experience to learn more about MSU across the state and make new connections with other MSU leadership and faculty.
      4. Highly encourages colleagues to sign up when the opportunity is available again.

    6. Vote on bylaws submitted by departments.
      1. Pathology bylaws; Attachment B
      2. Otolaryngology bylaws: Attachment C
      3. Voting on both bylaws was tabled as responses were still needed from the departments after the bylaws review sub-committee had provided their feedback.
        1. Action item: Allison will send the feedback from the bylaw review subcommittee to the departments to get their response before the next CAC meeting in December.

    7. Finalize Fall Faculty Meeting Agenda; Attachment D
      1. Vice Chair Cunningham pulled up the agenda and made edits in real time per discussion from the meeting. Discussions concluded and a motion was made to approve the updated agenda for the fall faculty meeting. The motion was seconded, no objections were made, and the motion passed.
        1. Action item: Vice Chair Cunningham will email the final agenda to Allison to send out to the faculty before the meeting.

    8. New business – approved per earlier meeting discussion to add to the agenda.
      1. Discuss the creation of new ad hoc learning environment committee in academic affairs, that may become a standing committee is presented by Dr. Sean Valles.
        1. Senior Associate Dean, Andrea Wendling wants to tighten the college's procedures around student mistreatment. The communication process around when concerns are shared, or complaints are filed needs to be improved and more thorough in the follow up communication to the students.
          1. Drs. Wendling and Valles are currently working with others in the college through ex-officio roles to discuss and create a Student Mistreatment Committee.
        2. Dean Sousa advised the CAC of the formal process to create a new standing committee for the college.
          1. The new committee would make a proposal to change the CHM bylaws to be added, CAC would vote. Then once/if CAC passes the bylaws change, it goes to all CHM faculty to vote for approval.
        3. Dr. Valles is seeking input and feedback from CAC regarding the new committee. The CAC discussed the purpose of the proposed committee, the membership, bylaws and other things to consider. Dr. Valles was appreciative for the comments from CAC and will share them with Dr. Wendling.

    9. Comments from the floor
      1. Dean Sousa reminded people that they are well within their academic freedom rights to speak publicly about their area of expertise as it applies to things that happen in society and government.
        1. Jamie Alan recommended contacting Dalin Clark (clarkd65@msu.edu) to help with communicating to the media. Dalin is a communications manager with the EVP’s office for Health Sciences.
      2. Jamie Alan shared that she is serving on the search committee for the new provost, and the committee has already had one meeting. If there is any feedback or input to share for the search, she can be emailed at alanjami@msu.edu.

    10. Adjournment
      1. Motion made to adjourn, seconded.
      2. The meeting adjourned at 2:04pm.
  • December 16, 2024
    IN ATTENDANCE

    Elected Members: Nabil Sibai, Rob Quinn, Crystal Cederna, Mariah Barnes, Claire Margerison, Natoshia Cunningham, Julie Christensen, Max Tamae Kakazu, Thomas O’Halloran, Kabelo Thusang, Jose Teixeira, Cheryl Rockwell, Lee Cox, Jordan Knepper, Scott Counts, Ayah Ayesh, Emmett Leddin, Morteza Mahmoudi,

    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): Jamie Alan, Kathleen Gallo, Kathleen Oberst

    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ariel Cascio, Joseph Junewick

    Standing Guests: Ade Olomu, Aron Sousa, Andrea Wendling, Carol Parker, Wanda Lipscomb, Brian Johnson

    Staff: Allison Tilma, Geri Kelley

    Guest: Sean Valles

    ABSENT

    Elected Members: Jill Moschelli, Farha Abbasi, Shawn Jobe

    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): James Anthony, John Fitzsimmons, Erika Williams, Connie Currier, Susan Barman, David Barondess

    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ryan Doyle, Academic Specialist Rep (TBD)

    Standing Guests: Nara Parameswaran, CHM Staff Rep (TBD)

    1. Call to order
      1. The meeting was called to order at 1:02pm
      2. Quorum met with 19 of 22 attending.

    2. Approval of agenda
      1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      2. Agenda approved as presented.

    3. Approval of minutes
      1. November 18, 2024; Attachment A
      2. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      3. The November minutes were approved as presented.

    4. Remarks/updates
      1. Dean’s Update
        1. Last Friday the Health Science Council submitted its report to the President. It is guessed that the president will move toward implementation in the New Year.
          1. The dean received a letter stating that he continues his appointment of executive Dean until told otherwise. Norm Hubbard received a similar letter, so the current positions and process will continue until the President has made his decisions.
        2. The clinical integration with Henry Ford will begin on January 1, 2025. This will significantly bring more funding to the college.
        3. Last Friday was graduation for PhD and masters students.
        4. The fall plan is being run by the Provost’s office this year. There isn’t the extra money available as has been the case in the past so certain opportunities won’t be available.
        5. The provost visited the East Lansing campus seeing student spaces in the clinical center, old and refurbished labs in life sciences The provost met with chairs and folks via zoom to hear about the collaborative work being done among departments.
      2. CAC Chair
        1. Thank you to everyone for participating in the Fall Faculty meeting.
        2. University Senate meeting is this coming Wednesday, so there will be updates for that at the CAC January meeting.

    5. Vote on bylaws submitted by departments.
      1. Pathology bylaws; Attachment B
        1. There was a brief discussion on if the bylaws followed the same template previously used by departments. It was determined the template was used.
        2. The motion was made to vote on the bylaws and was seconded.
        3. The council voted and the Pathology bylaws were approved unanimously.
      2. Otolaryngology bylaws: Attachment C
        1. No additional discussion was made.
        2. The motion was made to vote on the bylaws and was seconded.
        3. The council voted and the Otolaryngology bylaws were approved unanimously.

    6. New business
      1. MCE Rep, Emmett Leddin provided an update on concerns from students regarding accommodations and how to obtain them. Discussion followed with comments from Andrea Wendling, Ariel Cascio, Kathleen Gallo, Jamie Alan, and Dean Sousa.

    7. Comments from the floor
      1. No additional comments were made.
      2. Motion made to adjourn the meeting, seconded.

    8. Adjournment
      1. The meeting ended at 1:36pm.



    Future meetings

    January 27, 2025
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  • January 27, 2025

    IN ATTENDANCE

    Elected Members: Rob Quinn, Crystal Cederna, Mariah Barnes, Claire Margerison, Natoshia Cunningham, Julie Christensen, Max Tamae Kakazu, Kabelo Thusang, Jose Teixeira, Jill Moschelli, Shawn Jobe, Cheryl Rockwell, Lee Cox, Jordan Knepper, Scott Counts, Emmett Leddin
    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): Jamie Alan, Kathleen Gallo, Kathleen Oberst
    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ariel Cascio, Joseph Junewick
    Standing Guests: Aron Sousa, Andrea Wendling, Wanda Lipscomb, Nara Parameswaran, Carol Parker, Ade Olomu, Brian Johnson
    Staff: Allison Tilma, Amy Nienhouse
    Guest: Dusty Arnold, Kathy Charles, Teresa Mastin (all from the Office of the Provost)

    ABSENT

    Elected Members: Nabil Sibai, Thomas O’Halloran, Farha Abbasi, Morteza Mahmoudi, Ayah Ayesh
    Ex-Officio Representatives (per bylaws): James Anthony, John Fitzsimmons, Erika Williams, Connie Currier, Susan Barman, David Barondess
    Ex-Officio Division Representatives (approved per vote): Ryan Doyle, Academic Specialist Rep (TBD)
    Standing Guests: CHM Staff Rep (TBD)

    1. Call to order – voting and ex-officio members only
      1. The meeting was called to order at 1:03pm
      2. Quorum met with 16 of 22 attending.

    2. Approval of agenda
      1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
      2. Agenda approved as presented.

    3. Approval of minutes
      1. December 16, 2024; Attachment A
        1. No objections raised, motioned to approve.
        2. The December minutes were approved as presented.

    4. Guests from Provost’s office for Dean’s five-year review
      1. Kathy Charles, Dusty Arnold, Teresa Mastin
        1. Dean Sousa is due for a five-year review per University Bylaws and part of academic governance.
        2. The review is coordinated by the Provost’s Office and a sub-committee from members of the college, approved or appointed by the steering committee of the CAC.
          1. The sub-committee will be responsible for reviewing and suggesting survey questions from the provost’s office, provide a list of stake holders to gather feedback from, reviewing the data and preparing the report for the review.
          2. Ideally, the process will be completed before spring graduation
      2. The guests from the provost’s office leave and a call for volunteers to serve on the review sub-committee is made. No volunteers come forward and the steering committee will work to find sub-committee members by the end of the week.
      3. This concludes the end of the closed session.

    5. 1:15pm – full council joins
      1. Intro of and congratulations to new executive members
        1. Amy Nienhouse, new Senior Communications and Marketing Officer. Amy is replacing Geri Kelley who retired after 20+ years of service to the college.
        2. Dr. Ade Olomu, officially now the Associate Director for Faculty Affairs. (no longer interim)

    6. Remarks/updates
      1. Dean’s Update
        1. Biggest news in the last week is from the national news with issues around NIH and CDC executive orders. The university is watching and tracking these issues daily. Currently nothing is changing in any of the college’s programs, but contingency plans are being discussed if funding is cut.
        2. MSU and HCI signed the clinical integration agreement with Henry Ford Health. This agreement will cause changes for financial reporting from an academic year (June-July) to the calendar year. HCI approved a new funding model so the departments are no longer limited by the governor. Overall, revenues on the clinical side look better, but not the only thing the college cares about.
        3. Update on the President’s Advisory Health Council – the president is still meeting with folks and has not made any announcements on the structure or programming changes. It is believed he’s considering options that would have the largest, positive impact and outcome on the health sciences effort.
          1. As no announcements have been made the temporary appointments for Dr. Sousa as Executive Dean and Norm Hubbard as Vice President will continue until the university decides what to do next.
        4. The town hall this past month has hosted the HFH chairs from the new departments the college is adding. Dean Sousa is working on identifying interim chairs. Recognizes the work CAC is doing reviewing and approving bylaws for the new departments.
        5. This is the time for fall planning submissions and the dean appreciates folks getting the information requested turned into the dean’s office. It is not expected of the provost’s office to have extra funds so there are no position opportunities in the fall planning materials. The college will likely ask for start up funds to help with the global impact initiative. Dr. Parameswaran and team have done well with the GII sweepstakes thus far.
        6. RxKids is celebrating their first birthday (anniversary) in Flint on January 29th. In the next month or two, there will be announcements made for RxKids expanding to Kalamazoo and five eastern counties in the Upper Peninsula.
      2. CAC Chair
        1. Interviews for the associate provost are underway. Contact Dr. Knepper if you would like an invitation to attend the presentation by the candidates.
        2. The CAC chair expressed thanks to the committee for the closed session and patience while the council works on the dean’s review process.

    7. Vote on bylaws submitted by departments.
      1. Radiation Oncology bylaws: Attachment B
        1. Brief discussion on the use of terms used to describe faculty in the bylaws. The language will stay for now as it goes along with the current university language. Dr. Jamie confirmed it is something that is being looked at and considered for change.
        2. Discussion concluded, motion made to vote to approve the Radiation Oncology bylaws as is, and the motions was seconded.
        3. The council voted and the Radiation Oncology bylaws were approved unanimously.

    8. Potential dates for Spring Faculty meeting
      1. April CAC meeting is 4/21 and the last meeting in May is 5/12.
      2. Meeting will be via Zoom from 5-7pm
        1. Possible dates: 4/16 (Wednesday), 4/17 (Thursday), 5/5 (Monday), 5/7 (Wednesday)
        2. Share dates with individual departments for feedback.
      3. Dr. Knepper requested CAC members ask their departments for topics to discuss at the faculty meeting and opened the floor for suggestions.
        1. A potential topic of interest will be the recommendations from the President’s Health Science Council.
        2. Additional areas of concerns to consider for discussion are the silencing of Federal officials to comment on health-related matters and the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the country.
          1. To address the first concern, it is suggested to have media training available at the faculty meeting to encourage faculty to speak up on their areas of expertise.
          2. The university is working on how to address DEI matters as things are still changing and considering options and opportunities to continue the mission of the university. Not much is known yet how things will play out.
        3. It was requested that Dr. Nara Parameswaran provide an update on research and funding as those will be areas of interest to many faculty.
        4. Concerns about ICE agents on campus were shared and it was asked how to handle a situation like that if it should arise. Presently, the university is advising to call the MSU police, but Dean Sousa will address the question with higher leadership. It is asked that the response and resources be shared with CAC members and faculty.
        5. Concerns about the review process for admissions were shared as a member received questions from potential students who were not considered for interviews but still had high testing scores. Wondering if the mentioning of religion on applications is viewed as unfavorable of the applicant.

    9. New business
      1. Awareness work on Gun Safety Violence – Dr. Wendling
        1. If you're looking for curriculum on-your-own: https://zerosuicide.edc.org/resources/trainings-courses/CALM-course
        2. Much of the curriculum work around gun violence was created and presented by the students in SAFE (Scrubs Against Firearm Epidemic) in 2022.
        3. Gun safety is addressed and included in curriculum for all four years of medical school.
        4. It’s more prevention work than treatment but all efforts should still be made to address gun safety with patients.
      2. Crystal Cederna shared that the department of public health is in the process of amending their bylaws and in the coming months the revisions will be presented to CAC for approval.

    10. Student updates
      1. ASORN accommodation guidelines
        1. Dr. Knepper followed up with CAC on the previous topic of accommodations made for the attire of medical students/personnel in the medical setting. He plans to share or present the paper he found with the committee at a future date. He will work with Dr. Wendling to share this information for the students in these settings as well.
      2. Emmitt Leddin shared there are general concerns from students about DEI, continued concerns about accommodations integrated for students with RCPD letters, and student concerns on more database things, honors rates for LCE, and step one pass rates and trends regarding those data

    11. Comments from the floor
      1. Comments were shared regarding DEI and reminding folks to remember the specific vulnerable populations as they will more likely become targets of hate crimes.
        1. Encourages the faculty to create a space to have open and candid conversations on implicit biases
      2. A suggestion was made for additional consideration for the faculty meeting to think or talk about how to promote affirming and psychologically safe environments amongst colleagues, students, learners, and trainees? It could be an important overarching way to interact with one another that will support mutual respect and build more tolerance of difference in opinion and difference in perspectives.
      3. Additionally, it was suggested that faculty be required (or at least encouraged) to take bystander intervention training.

    12. Adjournment
      1. Motion made to adjourn, seconded.
      2. Motion passed unanimously.
      3. The meeting ended at 2:12pm.

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