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July 8, 2011
- Provost Watson has embarked on a special project that will pull
together information from all the colleges demonstrating the
impacts each college's faculty, staff, and students make - in
Texas, beyond Texas, and on society in general. With broad input
from the CVM administrative team that represents and ties closely
to our faculty and staff, we have begun to collect and organize
information regarding impacts of CVM. The first draft, a copy of
which is attached, has been completed and submitted to Provost
Watson; however, this is a living document with revisions expected.
Suggestions for impacts, not just activities, which would
strengthen this document are welcomed and should be submitted to
your department head or another member of the administrative team
with whom you work closely. A major challenge is the two page
limit, but we will certainly use good information, as
appropriate.
- Another important project at the University level is the
process for accreditation by the Southern Association for Colleges
and Schools (SACS). The SACS program is an assessment measure for
all academic programs, with accreditation occurring every 10 years.
At Texas A&M the process will begin in earnest during the
Spring 2012 semester. While Vice Provost Pam Matthews has accepted
primary responsibility for overseeing the accreditation process at
the campus level, it is important for the entire CVM family to
understand the importance of SACS accreditation to Texas A&M
and to be informed as the process moves along, especially as the
SACS team visits our campus. More information about the SACS
process can be found at http://assessment.tamu.edu/asmt/asmt_overview.pdf.
- In Legislative news, we all are aware of the difficult year
financially for the State of Texas, especially as our legislators
went into special session to resolve budget issues. Our university
administration maintains that while the $60 million in cuts that
were made previously were difficult, they should keep us from
having to experience another budget reduction at this time. As news
from the special session arrives at the university, we will keep
you informed of the impact of those decisions on our college. For
now, there still is no definite word about the CVM educational
building, except that TRBs (tuition revenue bonds), the proposed
vehicle for funding, are not in the current budget.
- Work on the windows in the VMS building continues. Those whose
offices and labs have been completed have already commented on the
climate difference. We can expect improved energy efficiency and
comfort for those working in VMS along with a better view.
Revamping of Parking Area 38 in front of the college has begun and
is ahead of schedule. The parking area improvements include the
addition of a few more spaces. The Facilities Master Plan has been
reviewed and hard copies for viewing should be available around
July 15th. Many thanks to Facilities Director Sam Wigington and the
Facilities Master Planning Team for their efforts in contributing
to a long-term vision for our CVM campus. More information about
the plan will be forthcoming, including a summer "College Hour"
session dedicated to facilities.
- It is a pleasure to announce the IT Services new technology and
network upgrade. Currently, our IT Services team is receiving and
installing new server hardware and will soon start the preparation
for an e-mail migration from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Outlook.
In addition to the email change that most folks will notice, there
will also be a "behind the scenes" server change that will go
mostly unnoticed to us, but will provide a much more stable
computing environment for the College. For more information about
this "Technology Refresh," please visit the IT Services website to
monitor progress as this migration proceeds. The website has links
to documentation for the new Microsoft Outlook/Exchange system,
dates for training opportunities, as well as videos from previous
training events. This website will also host the timeline for the
complete migration once it has been set. Please make sure to look
at the Q&A section of the website to find answers to the most
common questions and for the option to post new questions.
- I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kenita Rogers, Professor of
Small Animal Clinical Sciences and Associate Dean of Professional
Programs, has agreed to serve as our new CVM Director for Climate
and Diversity. She will serve in this role in addition to her
current duties. As the Director for Climate and Diversity, Dr.
Rogers will be responsible for advancing the TAMU Diversity Plan
and Imperative 6 of Vision 2020 within the CVM. This will include
oversight of diversity initiatives within our college, ensuring
that climate and diversity are embedded concepts in our recruitment
and retention of faculty, staff, and students, as well as advisory
boards and committees. She will help identify funding sources for
diversity initiatives and will be responsible for the collection
and reporting of data related to the success of these initiatives
in an annual report. Please thank Dr. Rogers for her willingness to
take on this new role.
- Dr. Jane Welsh, Professor and Associate Department Head of
Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, has agreed to serve as our new
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies. Dr. Welsh will work closely
with the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies to
facilitate and enhance the graduate experience at the CVM and helps
advise graduate students. In addition, she will be engaged in
recruitment of graduate students and enhancement and further
development of the undergraduate research experience within the
college. We appreciate Dr. Welsh's commitment to graduate studies
in our college, and thank her for taking on this additional
role.
- Dr. Linda Logan, Professor and Department Head of Veterinary
Pathobiology, has committed to helping the CVM extend its global
outreach by assuming an additional role as the CVM Director of
International Programs. To build upon the international activities
within our College, Dr. Logan will represent a point of
coordination for these international activities. Her duties will
include developing and maintaining a resource document for tracking
international initiatives, helping identify funding for
international programs, and engaging a CVM International Program
Advisory Council. In addition, she will serve as liaison with the
university campus global initiatives. With her experience as a
former APHIS Senior Attaché for Africa and the Middle East, we look
forward to her contributions to a robust International Program here
in our college. Thank you, Dr. Logan, for assuming this new
role.
Sincerely,
Eleanor M. Green, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP
Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-5053