Employee Advisory Council

It is a pleasure for the current members of the UTMB Employee Advisory Council to annouce and welcome the newly elected representatives:

• Pam Bass, representing the Schools
• Gerald Cleveland, representing University Support
• Tammy Cupit, representing Hospitals and Clinics
• Diana Davison, representing Community Health Services
• Michele Lockwood, representing University Support (replacement for an original member)

These individuals will serve a three-year term, from 2008 through the end of 2010. 

The EAC would like to thank and commend all the candidates who took of their time and generously offered their services in support of their colleagues at UTMB.  We also would like to thanks those who participated in the election and those who worked behind the scences to make the online election possible.  

The new council will meet with President Callender on Feb. 22 and looks forward to getting to work.

Classified and Administrative & Professional employees are invited to cast their votes for new members of the Employee Advisory Council. The election, which begins Jan. 23 and runs through Feb. 8, 2008, will determine three new representatives, one from the Schools, one from the Hospitals and Clinics and one from University Support areas. (EAC leadership has sought an appointee for a fourth person, to represent Community Health Services, as no names came forward during the nomination period.)

Voting is open to full-time, benefits-eligible Classified and A&P employees. Voting will be offered online, with employees allowed one vote for a nominee from their university group. Although users will be authenticated using their UTMB username and password, an individual’s voting choice will remain confidential. The new members will be announced on Feb. 9, 2008.

Please go to http://www.utmb.edu/eac to cast your vote for a candidate to represent your area.

Nominations were closed in December. We are working to launch the elections January 23; elections will run through February 8. Winners will be announced on Feb. 9, 2008.Thank you for your interest in and support of the UTMB EAC.

Dear Members of the University Community,

I’m writing today to introduce you to the Employee Advisory Council (EAC), a new organization sponsored and supported by the Office of the President. The EAC represents Classified and Administrative & Professional employees, and its primary objectives include enhancing communication and promoting a positive and collaborative work environment.

The EAC currently consists of four appointed members from four widely-grouped areas within UTMB: the Schools, Community Health Services, Hospitals and Clinics, and University Support Areas. The representatives from each of these areas and two advisors have been working for the past year to create a structure and foundation for the EAC.

Elections are planned in January 2008 for four additional members (one from each group), and a call for nominations is now open for the new members. Online elections will be held annually; by January 2009, the group will have reached its full contingent of 12 elected members.

I’d like to thank the current members—Craig Peters with CMC, Melanie Loving with the SOM, Chuck Machner with Nursing Service, and Nuala Cullinane with Human Resources—for their time and service. I look forward to working closely with the EAC in 2008 for the greater good of UTMB and the many who make it  flourish.

To find out more about the EAC, to nominate yourself or a colleague for service, or to learn more about the upcoming election, please explore this web site.

Dr. David L. Callender
UTMB President