{"id":603,"date":"2016-01-27T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facultyaffairs.uchc.edu\/?page_id=603"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:53:35","slug":"deans-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/governance-councils-and-committees\/deans-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean’s Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duties:<\/b> The Dean\u2019s Council works with the Dean to determine broad medical school policies and strategic plans. It does this primarily by (a) ensuring that all recommendations regarding policies and strategic plans have been developed with the consideration of how they effect the entire School and not just a single domain, (b) synthesizing, coordinating and evaluating the initiatives put forward by the Councils into cohesive strategic plans and objectives1<\/sup>, (c) initiating recommendations regarding policies and priorities in the use of resources, and (d) acting on recommendations from the Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n

These functions will be achieved through the consideration of (a) the overall use and commitment of resources and the availability of resources for newly developed policies and plans; (b) how new policies put forth by a Council fit within the strategic plans\/goals\/objectives of the school as a whole; (c) possible synergies between new proposals and other school needs and goals; and, importantly, (d) the consequences of policies developed by one Council on the entire faculty and students. Thus, while most policies will be developed in the Councils, the Dean\u2019s Council plays a critical integrative function. It bears the final responsibility for evaluating the impact of proposed policies and plans on the School of Medicine and its faculty as a whole.<\/p>\n

In addition to considering the policies and recommendations sent from the Councils, the Dean\u2019s Council may be assigned tasks by the Dean, the Executive Vice President, or the Board of Directors. The Dean\u2019s Council will then delegate tasks to the Councils or, if appropriate, delegate an ad hoc committee to address the task.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

The Dean\u2019s Council will also lead the effort to educate the administration of the School of Medicine and of UConn Health about the impact its policy decisions have on the ability of the faculty to do its work and to negotiate ways to streamline the processes. This charge focuses on, for example, the administrative requirements for hiring new faculty members, for spending research dollars, and for implementing approved strategic plans.<\/p>\n

Authority:<\/b> The Dean\u2019s Council advises the Dean regarding strategic planning and resource allocation decisions. When the Dean\u2019s Council finds an impediment to the implementation of a decision or recommendation of a Council, it can (a) return the decision or policy to the Council from which it originated with feedback on the flaws or impediments to implementation, (b) send the decision or policy to a different Council to get further information on the consequences and ways to ameliorate those consequences, or (c) reject the recommendation outright.<\/p>\n

The Dean\u2019s Council has authority to overturn a negative decision by the Senior Appointments and Promotions Committee on promotion or tenure only on non-academic grounds.<\/p>\n

The Dean\u2019s Council approves the operating rules and guidelines of all governance committees, and designates departments and centers as either \u201cbasic science\u201d or \u201cclinical\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Dean\u2019s Council will arrange an election, make an appointment, or delegate the appropriate Council to make an appointment when a University, UConn Health, Dental School, Graduate School or other non-School of Medicine committee, or the Board of Directors, desires official representation from the School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

The Dean\u2019s Council holds elections for all School of Medicine governance committees. Elections, to be held annually, must provide the opportunity for faculty to nominate self or others.<\/p>\n

All terms are three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voting:
\n<\/strong>Anton Alerte, ex officio<\/em>
\nErnesto Canalis, '28
\nPaul Epstein, '27
\nAlise Frallicciardi, '27
\nJaclyn Jaeger, '27
\nStephen King, '28
\n<\/em>Denis Lafreniere, ex officio
\n<\/em>Bruce Liang, ex officio
\n<\/em>Srimathi Manickaratnam, '28
\n<\/em>Pedro Mendes, '27
\nRuchir Trivedi, '27
\nAnthony Vella, ex officio<\/em><\/td>\n		Non-voting:
\n<\/strong>Melissa Held, ex officio<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Donna McKenty, ex officio
\n<\/em>Kiki Nissen,<\/em> ex officio
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1<\/sup> The Dean\u2019s Council does not rework or rethink the policy or decision itself.
\n2<\/sup> The latter would be especially appropriate when tasks that do not neatly fit within the domains need to be addressed, such as the development of a new faculty compensation plan, revisions to the grievance procedures, or revisions to the criteria for promotion to senior rank.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Meeting Schedule<\/h4>\n

Meetings are on the third Monday of every month from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Walker Academic Affairs Conference Room, AG070.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

2026 Meeting Minutes<\/h4>\n

2025 Meeting Minutes<\/h4>\n

February 3, 2025<\/a>
\nMarch 17, 2025<\/a>
\nApril 21, 2025<\/a>
\nMay 19, 2025<\/a>
\nJuly 21, 2025<\/a>
\nSeptember 15, 2025<\/a>
\nOctober 20, 2025<\/a>
\nNovember 17,2025<\/a>
\nDecember 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

View Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Operating Guidelines<\/h4>\n

Dean's Council Operating Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Semiannual Reports<\/h4>\n

June 2007 to July 2008 Semiannual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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