Executive Council Meeting - Monday February 7th, 2022
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Executive Council Meeting
Monday February 7th, 2022
Brian Cummings, Karen Tarnas, George Corcoran, Lucy Snyder, Lynette Moser, Mary Clark, Sara
Maher, Jon Goldstein, Steven Firestine, Susan Davis, Michelle Strunge, Moira Fracassa, Aaron Brooks,
Diane Adamo, Mark Evely, Cheri Nowak, Brandon Parker.
No – Rebecca Kavanagh, Amina Begum
1. Welcome & call to order
2. Congratulations and shout outs
a. Welcome to Dr. Diane Adamo who will serve as the Interim Department Chair of Health
Care Sciences
3. Dean’s Report
a. New Hire in process
i. Working on Positions
i. AA4 in Pharmacy
ii. Practice site coordinator in Health Sciences
iii. Tenure Track line (replacement in Pharm. Sci.)
iv. Have word on hire for an Alumni Recruitment Officer. An offer has been
made and accepted. Start date is TBD. Will be housed in the Dean’s
Suite.
b. Teaching
i. Adjustments to return to FTF teaching
i. Back face to face
ii. Concern regarding students who feel they do not need booster at practice
site. University does not consider practice sites as remote learning.
Booster is still required for all at WSU students unless waiver is granted.
ii. Snow day policy and make up
i. Academic Senate Policy Committee is meeting to discuss snow days.
Further clarification to come.
ii. Closure will be publicized through the WSU Homepage
(http://www.wayne.edu/), WSU Academica
(http://academica.wayne.edu/). A message will also be sent to registered
cell phones and email addresses using the Broadcast Messaging Service.
c. Research
i. Start up availability. Searches are ongoing
ii. Additional funds dedicated for GRA’s
iii. Collaborations with the VA are possible
iv. Working to gain additional faculty lines to replace research-based faculty
d. DEI
i. Meetings with DEI leads from other colleges
ii. Revision of DEI Committee to College (addition of students)
iii. One of the first charges is to work on a job description for DEI lead in EACPHS
and looking to fill members on the committee. Please see snapshots.
e. Future open lines2
i. Postdoc recruitment – future open lines. Would like to have support letter from
the college to protect time for teaching and funds for travel. In addition, offer
development plan with mentors (inside and outside WSU). This is a newly
funded line associated with faculty position. Heavy emphasis is needed on
historically marginalized groups.
ii. Lines expected – open transparencies
iii. Retirements expected
Other reports: Please review the Exec Committee Snap Shots.
4. Associate Dean and Assistant Dean Reports: Health Sciences
a. Susan Davis: Pharmacy
i. Packet of applicants to 400 Mack has been received
b. Sara Maher: Health Sciences
i. Nurse Anesthetist – need additional classroom space for this program.
c. Mary K Clark: Student Affairs
i. Moira Fracassa to represent OSA in EC meetings in Mary’s absence
i. Reserving Room – faculty advisor for student organizations have ability
to submit reservation for their organization through the EMS System
EMS: https://ems.wayne.edu/EmsWebApp/Default.aspx. Student groups
wanting to reserve space for an event will need to use the event request
form. This form will be forwarded to Eric Upshaw and Amina Begum
for approval.
a. Current EMS system helps to minimize confusion. Need to
consider that ability to reserve space without admin approving
request for space.
ii. C2 Pipeline Warrior College Summer Program returning to campus this
year. Limited to 12-15 students per college. July 24 through August.4,
2022.
iii. Shout out to Moira Fracassa for keeping Student Affairs running
seamlessly in Mary’s absence.
d. George Corcoran: Senior Science Advisor
i. FRAP Award Committee ready to commence. First meeting scheduled for
tomorrow. Timeline expected to have funds in accounts by the month of May.
5. Department Chairs
a. Mark Evely –
i. Questions regarding student and program activities – non instructional. Putting
together a list for the Dean’s consideration.
ii. Mort Sci taking lead in identifying gender neutral rest rooms and working with
FP&M
b. Steven Firestine
i. Recruitment of new students in grad program (9 Ph.D. students and 7 Master
students)
ii. Active in admissions and clarifying policy and procedures
iii. Faculty Meeting this Wednesday, Feb. 9
iv. Open Faculty position in Pharmaceutics currently 19 applicants.
v. Pathway to Faculty Post Doc to Faculty position is in development.
vi. In the process of coordinating list of shared pieces of equipment
vii. New Autoclave functional; Old Autoclave nonfunctional. Trying to steal parts
from other nonfunctioning Autoclaves to get at least one up and running.
Looking at the need to potentially purchase another new Autoclave.
c. Lynette Moser
i. One faculty member has resigned effective at the end of this week. (50/50
practice site position with Beaumont Dearborn).
ii. Implicit Bias Training is needed each year for our students and for students
applying for their intern license. Early engagement is being requested.3
iii. HRSU Grant needs salary support. Meeting is needed with the Dean. Anyone
preparing and working on a grant needs to request salary support.
d. Diane Adamo
i. First EC meeting, first week. Getting up to speed with emails and meetings.
Please feel free to offer advice regarding my transition.
6. Business Affairs/ Staff/ Building updates
a. Lucy Snyder
i. Elise Tillema – Grant Contract Administrator - Post Award focus - Goal - more
robust support for all PIs in Post Award. Brandon Parker – Pre-Award.
ii. Budget Hearings – Feb. 28 hearing for the college with central/Provost. Budget
to move to a fiscal year so FP&M projects should be moved to end of the year.
iii. Aaron Brooks - Facility Coordinator II - FP&M Large Project work (scope of
duties)
b. Cheri Nowak
i. Performance evaluation time for non-represented employees due March 15th.
Ask employee to complete evaluation so you have time to discuss prior to March
15th due date. (Hr.wayne.edu to find form)
ii. No Merit increases. Moved to fiscal year.
iii. Faculty to have separate type of consideration for equity raises determined by
salary advisory committees. Not meant to compensate individual for
performance.
7. Development
a. Jon Goldstein
i. Hopefully new Alumni Relations Officer starting soon
ii. new half-time position in our college for an Individual Giving Officer
iii. Monthly gift reports just sent out. Jon can provide you mailing and email
addresses for your donors and alumni.
iv. Dean will aide in the cultivation of donor and alumni relationships with our
program directors etc.
8. Communications and Engagement
a. Michelle Strunge
i. Fantastic Week – stories are being picked up by University and Today@Wayne
ii. Feb. 22nd Black History Month Panel Discussion. Please encourage students,
faculty and staff to attend and to submit questions in advance.
iii. Keep sending Michelle story ideas.
9. Open mic
a. Budget
i. Budget Update: not asking for specific budget cuts for 2023. Asking for cost
containment measures. Currently we have enough reserve to get through this year
without cuts. However, the 2024 year is looking at a total of 6% cuts.
ii. Projected WSU will be in a $10 million deficit.
iii. Action needs to be taken now to right size our budget with a 2% increase in
revenue with new initiatives and growing programs.
iv. College as a whole is maintaining our numbers.
v. Bulk of deficit increase will be driven by labor costs.
b. Promotion and Tenure
i. January and February calls for P&T comes out. Dean meets with candidates in
the summer as a group and not one on one. Dean will familiarize himself with
P&T. Now is the time to identify promotion candidates.
ii. Dean will meet with each group once he has the correct information regarding
Promotion and Tenure in order to answer questions.Unit Snapshot to Executive Council Program/Unit: BAO Offices- Dean's Office Reporting Lead:Lucy Snyder Date: 2/1/22 Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s. All awards submitted for JV processing have been posted in Banner. Departments can coordinate with their AAs for use of all awards. Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving. New Staff for the Dean's suite: Elise Tiimeman - Grant Contract Administrator - Post Award focus - Goal - more robust support for all PIs in Post Award. Aaron Brooks - Facility Coordinator II - FP&M Large Project work (scope of duties) Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty. Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc. Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new instructors, etc. DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing our efforts in this area. Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs. Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent. FY 2023 and FY 2024 Budget Hearings are starting in February 2022; The College is preparing for the hearings for long-range planning.
Unit Snapshot to Executive Council
Program/Unit: Communications & Engagement
Reporting Lead:Michelle Strunge
Date: February 3, 2022
Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty
successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s.
Published and promoted: Promoted faculty in the media:
- Inaugural Health Sciences Division Clinical Awards (MaryAnne Stewart, Jennifer Dickson, Martha - Paul Kilgore: Free Press, WDET
Schiller, Kim Banfill) - Joseph Roche: Healthline
- Updated mask guidance from university health experts (Susan Davis, Paul Kilgore) - Christine Kivlen: The Conversation
- Diane Adamo appointed interim chair of Health Care Sciences
- Christine Rabinak appointed editor-in-chief of international neuroscience journal
- Peter Frade retires with professor emeritus honor
Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving.
- FWAs back in place for Rebecca Kavanagh and Tiffany Cusmano; adaptable schedule to cover in-person events/meetings/photography as needed
- Michelle FWA to begin late Feb. after medical clearance
- Investigating hiring student assistant for support
Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the
college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty.
- Published and promoted stories on Tiara Hinton and Sara Alosaimy mentioned below in “Students” section have major research components, featuring labs of Tim Stemmler and
Michael Ryback’s ARL.
- On deck for creation is consistently-updated webpage for Pharmacy Practice publications with social media support. Plans to extend to all programs and college research.
- Bank of profiles on College Research Day student winners to share throughout the year
Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should
include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc.
Published and promoted:
- Chemist by training, artist by choice: Tiara Hinton finds balance while pursuing her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences Initiatives:
- Postdoctoral scholar Sara Alosaimy wins Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Paper of the Year - Actively collecting and publishing profiles of students across all
- WSU Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy hits milestone with Local P&T Competition success programs
- Kappa Psi honored at World Medical Relief’s 68th Anniversary Gala - Working with the Graduate School and Student Affairs to beta
- Fall 2021 WSU Applebaum undergraduate Dean's List test an RFI form for propective students on the PharmSci website,
- Tips from CAPS: Stress relief; CAPS Beat Anxiety workshop integrated with scheduled follow-up communications and the
- P1 and P2 students: Start 2022 strong by joining our Student Pharmacist Learning Community graduate application.
- Student pharmacists to benefit from free training session to recognize and respond to opioid overdose
Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new
instructors, etc.
DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing
our efforts in this area.
- Working with a group of students to produce Feb. 22 (11:30-12:30) virtual panel discussion on Race & Health Education featuring Donovan Roy, Sandra Taylor, Amanda Bryant-
Friedrich, and Doreen Head as moderator. Collecting vignette experiences on topic from students and faculty to use as launch points for discussion.
- Black History Month extensive series of spotlights, photos, videos from students, alumni, and faculty
- Securing amplification of both panel and all BHM spotlights with central Wayne State MAC; panel is featured WSU event.
- Promoted Pathologists' Assistant Diversity Initiative lecture on gender affirming surgeries
Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs.
- Migration of web content and cleanup of old files will require commitment of full days to focus solely on project. Rebecca and Michelle will take this on during set dates in Feb &
March. We will alternate days, which we will communicate to EC in advance, to ensure consistent coverage for C&E.
Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent.
Alumni in the media:
- Working with central MAC to place WSU Applebaum students in charge of social media takeovers at university level - Anthony Jaworski '13 in the media on hazards to children
- Alumni Connection returning to quarterly publication (e-news to alumni & friends) starting Feb. 2022 from COVID-19 home tests
- Program specific enewsletters monthly: MortSci (Jan), RTT (Feb), CLS (March) - FASEB: National Mentoring Month Q&A with Pharmaceutical
- Scholarship processes are starting across the college (Tiffany helping orchestrate) Sciences alum Ismail Syed, PhD '11
- Mortuary Science alum Stephen Kemp Sr. ’85 interviewed
about funeral rituals in Black communities on NPR's Weekend
EditionUnit Snapshot to Executive Council Program/Unit: PSC Reporting Lead: Steven Firestine Date: 2/3/22 Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s. None Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving. None Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty. 5 papers from Dec to Feb. Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc. Tiara Hinton was featured in DOSO newsletter Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new instructors, etc. Working on admissions for new PhD and MS students for Fall 22. Current target is 9 new PhD students with 5 being supported by R01 grants. DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing our efforts in this area. Working on Postdoc to Faculty transition award Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs. Down to one autoclave in Department. Trying to get second one running, but control boards are not available. Working with Aaron on backlog of FPM projects in Department Jeimei has created a list of shared equipment for the Department. Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent.
Unit Snapshot to Executive Council Program/Unit: Pharmacy Practice Reporting Lead: Lynette Moser Date: 2/3/22 Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s. Sean McConachie has resigned his position. Currently working with Beaumont/Dearborn (his practice site) to determine the focus of his replacement. Christine Rabinak has been appointed Chief Editor for "Behavioural Brain Research" Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving. Amanda and Rich are alternating working in the office to maintain having someone in the office at all times when students could be present. Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty. 12 papers have been published. Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc. Students competed to participate in the state wide "Self-Care" competition for MPA. Our team includes: Brooke Penny, Natasha Bhutani, Miranda Barkho, Ashlee Vaclavik, Mirna Eshaya (alternate) The will be competing with UofM and MSU at the end of Feb. at the MPA annual meeting The Rho Chi students are promoting a "gift of life" drive for donors. WSU has won this competition for > 10 years. ASP students are hosting a "step" challenge to encourage all students to move more! Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new instructors, etc. DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing our efforts in this area. Working with Mike Rybak to develop a proposal for the Post-Doc Fellow to Faculty program. Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs. Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent.
Unit Snapshot to Executive Council Program/Unit: Human Resources Reporting Lead: Cheri Nowak Date: 2/2/22 Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s. Cathy Lysack returning to OT Dept as tenured professor 1/1/22 - still working on letter and Banner update, received signed EDSW 2/2/22 Interim Associate Dean, Health Sciences, Sara Maher complete Interim Chair, Health Care Sciences, Diane Adamo complete Sean McConachie, Asst Prof-Clinical resigned Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving. HR, Talent Management Coordinator, Alyssa Blevins left 2/2/22. Will receive part time temporary assistance from Sonya Blair, Program Coordinator in School of Medicine, department of Psychiatry. Position is posted and we are interviewing. Non-represented academic and non-academic performance reviews due 3/15/22. Forms sent via email. Merits delayed to beginning of FY23. Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty. Alexander Reynolds, Research Assistant resigned Abdalhamid Lagnf, Research Assistant resigned Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc. Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new instructors, etc. DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing our efforts in this area. Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs. Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent.
Unit Snapshot to Executive Council Program/Unit: Office of Student Affairs Reporting Lead: Mary Clark, Moira Fracassa Date: 2/3/22 Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s. Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving. - Secretary III position is posted. There may be an internal candidate utilizing bumping system. - New and improved prerequisite worksheet project, a critical tool for ASOs, prospective students, and applicants, is completed and page is live. Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty. Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc. - Application open for CLS, Mort Sci. Review and admission process ongoing for OT, PAS, PT, PharmD, RT, RTT.\ - Recruitment/outreach activities: Monthly Information Meeting on 2/1. - 888 students registered Winter 2022 as of 2/3. - Winter 2022 degree applications due 2/11. - ASOs continue working with UG Admissions on utilizing Slate for various outreach efforts, events, etc. Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new instructors, etc. DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing our efforts in this area. Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs. Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent.
Unit Snapshot to Executive Council Program/Unit: AHS Reporting Lead:Mark Evely Date: 2/2/22 Faculty: Please place information here about faculty awards, activities, etc. The goal is to highlight faculty successes. This can also include new faculty and faculty leaving. This should include ASO’s. Staff: Please place information here about staff activities. This should include new staff and staff leaving. Research: Information about grants, papers, presentations and other key information to share with the college. This may be a bit redundant with faculty. Students: Highlight student activities and information about events relevant to students. This area should include a situational update on the number of students enrolled/graduating etc. Teaching: Information about instruction, including new classes, current offerings, changes in schedule, new instructors, etc. Mortuary Science is meeting with the VP for educational outreach and director of transfer credit to discuss an entrance exam. MS, CLS and PAA are preparing to launch ExamSoft. DEI: Please highlight any DEI efforts/activities, as well as what your unit is doing with regard to advancing our efforts in this area. Infrastructure: Please share any updates about changes to space or needs. Mark Evely and PAA student Juniper Fedor will be meeting with FP&M space planning for a walkthorugh and discussion of a gender neutral restroom. Other: Whatever other information you think is pertinent.
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