Closing the 2016-17 Academic Year with a Big Thank You!
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
As we close this academic year, I want to formally thank all the Senators, Debbie Hayes - our amazing administrative manager, the Chancellor, the Provost, Deans, leaders, and the entire faculty that contributed to a very rewarding and inspiring year. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your first African-American Faculty Senate Chair! We welcome Geoffrey Fleming in as Chair and Lesley Hopkins as Vice-Chair tomorrow, July 1, 2017. Please find the Executive Committee Year End report and each standing committee year-end report. Standing committee reports may be found on the Faculty Senate web page. Below are some photos from our May reception. Please extend your welcome to Geoffrey, Leslie, Vicky and Jeremy.
Final Report from the Executive Committee
Final Reports from Standing Committees
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1. Mark your calendars: The first Faculty Senate meeting is September 14 at 4:10 pm in the Law School, Flynn Auditorium. This meeting is for Elected Senators Only
2. The Faculty Senate mourns the loss of one of our Senators, Dale P. Andrews. Click Here
3. Brian L. Heuser named faculty director of Ingram Scholarship Program. Click Here
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Charlene M. Dewey, M.D., M.Ed., FACP received Orville Nothdurft Lifetime Achievement Award on May 1, 2017 from her alma mater, Bradley University. "The Bradley Athletic Department's Orville Nothdurft Lifetime Achievement Award honors a former Bradley student-athlete who, through their post-BU days, has achieved success in their chosen profession and has continued to serve in such a manner as to bring honor to oneself, Bradley Athletics in general and the University as a whole." Dr. Dewey was an All-State, All-Conference, and All-American heptathlete at Bradley. She was elected MVP of the decade and is a member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame.
5. New Faculty Senate Task Force on Faculty Wellness (TFFW) Named. The TFFW was formed to address faculty wellness across the campuses. The committee will commence in August and its 10 month purpose is to identify and address current states of faculty wellness and wellness concerns, identify valuable resources for faculty (internal and external to Vanderbilt), and to identify wellness gaps for VU faculty.
- Complete a needs assessment of best strategies at peer institutions.
- Review and interpret survey results. (Work in collaboration with Faculty Life Committee and the VU Mental Health Task Force.)
- Generate recommendations and suggest next steps.
Members:
- Charlene Dewey: Immediate past-chair of the FS (VUMC/EC liaison/Chair of the Faculty Wellness Committee/VUMC)
- Rolanda Johnson (Past Vice-Chair FS/SON)
- Sal March (Past Chair FS/Owen)
- Ann Price (Senator and Past Vice-Chair FS)
- Peter Martin (Senator/VUMC)
- Jim Blumstein (Past Senator/Law)
- Jeremy Wilson (Vice-Chair Elect/EC Liaison/Blair)
- Mario Davidson (SOM/Biostatistics)
- Jim Pichert (VUMC - Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy)
- Mary Yarbrough (VU/VUMC, director EAP/Work-Life Connections)
- Rachel Eskridge (VU Student Center for Wellbeing)
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"The first wealth is health!"
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
I hope you empower yourself to focus on improving your own health and well-being. Have a happy and safe summer!
Charlene
Chair, Faculty Senate
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Faculty Senate Executive Committee 2017-2018
Chair - Geoffrey Fleming Vice Chair - Leslie Hopkins Chair-elect - Victoria Greene Vice Chair-elect - Jeremy Wilson Immediate Past Chair - Charlene Dewey Immediate Past Vice Chair - Brian L. Heuser
As we wrap up the final installment of the Senate newsletter for the 2016-17 academic year, we have worked hard and accomplished amazing things. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, "Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending." As we close this term, the end of the year marks the end of one journey and the beginning of a new one. This is a great time for self-evaluation, to reflect on the achievements and progress over the past year. This is also a great time to start the process of improvement planning for the next. Effective self-evaluation encompasses a wide range of factors which will help all of us contribute and benefit the Faculty Senate.
At the Senate's May 8 meeting, Victoria Greene (College of Arts and Sciences) and Jeremy Wilson (Blair School of Music) were elected Chair-elect and Vice Chair-elect, respectively. They will join the Senate Executive Committee when their terms begin on July 1, 2017.
Also, we will bid farewell to Immediate Past Chair, Richard Willis (Owen Graduate School of Management), and Immediate Past Vice Chair, Ann Price (School of Medicine). It has been a special privilege to work alongside them. Many thanks to both of them for their guidance, friendship, and service.
Faculty Senate Meetings 2017 - 2018
Flynn Auditorium - Law School 040
The meeting time is 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm.
September 14, 2017
**Elected Senators Only**
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
October 5, 2017
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
November 9, 2017
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
December 14, 2017
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
January 11, 2018
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
February 8, 2018
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
March 1, 2018 **Elected Senators Only**
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
April 12, 2018
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
May 7, 2018 Reception to follow
Flynn Auditorium (Law School 040)
The Fall Faculty Assembly is scheduled for August 24, 2017.
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thoughts, concerns or new business for the Executive Committee in writing to the EC via
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or anonymously via the
Faculty Senate Portal Feedback Form
. Your comments are appreciated.
Wishing you a safe and productive summer!
From Your 2016-2017
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