Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Attendance: Robert Aiken (Pres.), Karen Turner (V. Pres.), Paul LaFollette (Secretary), Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Baron (Med), Joan Delalic (ENGR), Pauline Hurley-Kurtz (AMBL), Luke Kahlich (BCMD), Diane Maleson (Law), Bernie Newman (SSA), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Joan Shapiro (EDUC), Joel Sheffield (CST), Roberta Sloan (SCT), Roy Stevens (Dent),
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:04 PM
2. Guest - Larry Lemanski Sr. Vice President for Research
Lemanski began by presenting a number of ideas he has for re-working the office of Research and Strategic Initiatives. These include a new organizational chart, expansion of the Office of Technology Transfer with a new director, and ultimately creating an Associate VP for Technology Transfer.
He would like to see us rise to the Carnegie category of "very high activity."
He wants to facilitate collaboration between Universities and to promote a spirit of entrepreneurship within our faculty.
Finally, he discussed the potential importance of legislative "earmarks," a funding source that Temple has largely ignored in the past.
This generated significant discussion. Turner asked whether we would develop an infrastructure to continue the earmark process.
Answer: yes
Sloan asked whether earmarks are available for the arts as well as for the sciences. Again the answer was yes.
Turner asked whether we have a formal research mission/philosophy that makes us unique. Answer: We attempt to work to our strengths. There is no formal written mission or philosophy.
He plans to get a request out as soon as possible for people to think about earmarks and the earmarking process.
He also discussed the possibility of agency funding, for example the Office of Naval Research, and mentioned several possibilities for internal funding such as the RIF grant program, and the tobacco settlement money.
We then discussed further the faculty committees that Lemanski needs to help him and how they would best fit into our existing committee structure.
There seemed to be general agreement that the current RPPC and Patent and Inventions Committee could form a basis for his needs.
Baron emphasized the importance of communicating the various funding opportunities to our faculty.
Sheffield said there is also a need for more communication between departments and schools that could facilitate collaboration.
He also mentioned the importance of recognizing faculty efforts.
There was also some expression of concern that some deans have not passed Lemanski's information down to their faculty.
3. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of April 1st were approved pending two changes from Kahlich and Shapiro.
4. President's Report (Aiken):
President Hart is soon to hold another of her informal faculty receptions.
He appreciates our various efforts to keep our colleagues informed as to the importance of voting in the upcoming election.
This was followed by a general discussion about why there is so little faculty interest in governance and what we can do about it. There was some agreement that it would be helpful if we can identify why the faculty are not more engaged in governance.
Aiken gave us an update about the relocation of PASCEP.
5. Vice President's Report - Turner:
To date, 210 people have voted in the Senate election.
6. Old Business:
None
7. New Business:
None
8. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 2:55 PM
Paul S. LaFollette, Jr.
Secretary
