Council of Faculties Business Meeting, February 10, 2013, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Call to Order Chair David Zgarrick (Northeastern) called the meeting to order at 4:12 pm in Rio Mar Ballroom 6 of the Wyndham Rio Grande Hotel in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Immediately following the Call to Order, Chair Zgarrick introduced the COF Administrative Board: Viriginia (Ginger) Scott (Immediate Past Chair; West Virginia), Robin Zavod (Chair-elect; Midwestern-Chicago), Jennifer Trujillo (Secretary; University of Colorado), and Cecilia Plaza (AACP representative). Quorum Committee Preliminary Report Quorum committee member, Jeff Cain (Kentucky), reported that members from approximately 20 member institutions were present. Report of the Chair Chair Zgarrick welcomed COF members and made the following remarks regarding the current work of the Council of Faculties and topics of discussion within the Association. 1. The Association is interested in monitoring the viability of the special interest groups (SIGs). There have been several requests for new SIGs and requests regarding status (e.g., interest in becoming a section or consideration of disbanding). A method to assess how SIGs are doing is being developed. Currently they are considering a reporting process by which a SIG can summarize such things as meeting activities, membership, and member engagement in the SIG. 2. AACP members should understand the admissions and membership of the Council of Deans, Faculties, and Sections. The Council of Faculties represents the broad interests we have as faculty. The COD represents CEO deans and Assistant and Associate level deans. But almost all AACP members have interest as faculty members and have a home within the COF. COF Board Members are making sure the missions of each council reflect what we want each of these Sections to do. We are also evaluating the workload of each Council. With the way the COS has evolved, much of the work of the Association has fallen on the COS. But the Teacher's Seminar may be best suited for the COF. The governance group discussed that the Teacher's Seminar may be better suited for the COF, so starting in 2014, the seminar will be work coming from the COF. Karna Mapes (AACP staff) will be working with the COF on the Teacher's Seminar. Report of the Secretary Jennifer Trujillo reported that the minutes from the 2012 COF Business Meeting, held July 16, 2012 at the Annual Meeting in Kissimmee, FL are available via download from the COF webpage under governance on the AACP website. The minutes were received. Report on Board of Directors' Activities from COF Immediate Past Chair Ginger Scott presented highlights of the Board of Directors (BOD) meeting. Highlights from the November 2012 and February 2013 include: 1. During the February Board meeting recommendations for Association awards were presented to the Board for affirmation. Those individuals will be notified within the next week. In November, the Board determined that the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) was deserving of recognition with the AACP Distinguished Service Award. 2. The Association continues in good financial health with a clean audit for the FY ending in June 2012. The Board approved the formation of an Audit committee which will be comprised of 6 individuals with membership from COD or COF. The committee with need to hire a new audit firm to begin working with the Association for the FY 2013 audit. 3. The Board discussed new ways to generate revenue, including dues, royalties, and partnerships. The Board discussed increasing individual membership dues starting in 2014. This would be the first dues increase for members since 2000. This will be brought to the House of Delegates in July. The Board also discussed the revenue that PharmCAS has generated over the last several years; noting that there has been a drop in the number of schools to which applicants send their scores. …