The University of Utah Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling (UUGPGC) proposes relocating our academic and administrative home from the Department of Human Genetics to the Department of Pediatrics. Currently, the M.S. in Genetic Counseling is conferred by the Department of Human Genetics. However, Human Genetics is a non-clinical/basic science department that does not optimally support the UUGPGC’s clinical training mission (e.g., limits integration with patient care, mentorship, faculty development, etc.).

Program leadership and the majority of core teaching faculty are based in pediatrics, where many hold primary faculty appointments. The Department of Pediatrics offers clinical infrastructure, inter-professional collaboration and primary faculty appointments necessary for high-quality genetic counseling education.

The UUGPGC is financially self-sustaining, supported by tuition and SFESOM funding and this proposed relocation does not alter its budgetary structure or SFESOM affiliation.

Relocating the program to the Department of Pediatrics strengthens the alignment with its clinical mission, expands student training opportunities, enhances faculty integration, and supports continued growth and excellence.

The transfer of the UUGPGC to the Department of Pediatrics is supported by the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Dean of the SFE School of Medicine, Vice Dean of Education for the SFE School of Medicine, Vice Dean for Faculty of the School of Medicine, and the faculty in the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics.

Marriott Library 2025-26 Charter Edits

The Marriott Library 2025-26 Charter edits include reorganized and updated formatting, removal of repetition and policy quotes, the addition of the Academic Senate Election plan and simplification of the committees to align with those required for university charters.

Surveillance System Administrators Committee (SSAC) Annual Report

Reported by Harriet W. Hopf, M.D., chair, SSAC.

The Surveillance System Administrators Committee (SSAC) was established by University Policy 3-234 (Building Access and Surveillance Systems), which went into effect on July 1, 2019. The committee is charged with developing and implementing processes and procedures for SSAC oversight of surveillance systems. Under University Policy 3-234, a surveillance system is defined as a “system capable of monitoring and recording the presence or activity of persons in a given physical area of a University building or outdoor area,” that is, both video camera and building access systems. Specifically, the charge of SSAC is development and oversight of a campus standard for systems, maintaining an inventory of existing systems on campus, development and oversight of a comprehensive registration and training system, education of the campus about requirements of the policy, development of a plan for removing and replacing systems not meeting the campus standard, and review and oversight of access to video recordings and building access data in compliance with Policy 3-234.

During AY26, SSAC has continued to oversee surveillance as required by 3-234. SSAC continued to support the transition from Avigilon to Milestone as the video surveillance system, updated training for authorized users of video surveillance systems, reviewed issues raised by SSAC members and from the campus community, and reviewed proposed new technology and technology-related policy.

I am grateful to the members of SSAC for their diligence, thoughtfulness and energy in supporting and advancing the goals of SSAC and 3-234.

Senate Advisory Committee on Information Technology Annual Report

The Senate Advisory Committee on Information Technology (SACIT) is responsible for reviewing proposals submitted to the Strategic Information Technology Committee and providing recommendations to the Academic Senate.

During the 2025-26 academic year, SACIT did not receive any proposals for formal review until April 2026. In the absence of proposal reviews, the committee used its monthly meetings to stay informed on current institutional IT initiatives and discuss concerns brought forward by faculty and staff to University Information Technology (UIT).

In April 2026, SACIT received its first proposal of the academic year: a draft revision to Policy 4-001: University Institutional Data Management Policy. SACIT met with Ravneet Chadha, Chief Data Officer, and Susan Schaefer, Data Governance—UAIR, on April 20 and provided valuable feedback on the draft proposal. SACIT will review again once the feedback is incorporated and, at that time, will provide an update/recommendation to the Executive Committee.