Christine, We are so fortunate for you to have been part of this group, and for us to have had time to know you. I'm hope you're excited about the "next phase". It sounds like quite the combination of interests!
And you're right, we do understand about policy work. Many people can't fathom why we [policy wonks like to do what we do. We guide by influence not power, and depending on the governance structure, this can be really hard. But when everything clicks and a whole University can find, and read, and understand an administrative policy, it's a really good day. Thanks for giving your University many "good days" and best of luck! Michele On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Christine Tata < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, ACUPA colleagues and friends! > > > > With mixed feelings, I want to let you know that I am retiring from my > position as director of the UT Southwestern Policy Office as of the end of > January. It has been a unique challenge that perhaps only the good people > of ACUPA will fully understand. I leave grateful for all I have learned, > but truly ready for the next phase of my life. > > > > My wonderful colleague, Melanie Woodard, will stay on in a new role of > Policy Systems Administrator, which will involve increasing responsibility > for the management of PolicyTech, which (fates be kind) will go live for us > tomorrow. However, the Policy Office will remain blessed with two FTEs – > the administration has reconfigured my FTE and posted a newly created > position to work alongside her at a peer level and focus on the editorial > and content side of the policies. Both will report as a team directly to > our Vice President and Chief of Staff, who in turn reports directly to the > President. (I am convinced that the President’s Office is the best place to > house a policy initiative! Ask me why!) > > > > If anyone is interested in doing policy work in Dallas, I would highly > recommend that you consider this position. To apply, or just to review the > job description we developed, you can find the posting here: > > > > http://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/job/policy-coordinator- > executive-editor-office-of-the-president-policy- > administration-professional-526357/ > > > > I regret that I will not see you all in Minneapolis this year – I will be > in the middle of moving to San Marcos, Texas, where I hope to be renewing > my sidelines of studying, teaching, preaching, and activism. (And, all > right, probably binge-watching some Netflix recommendations here and there.) > > > > I’ll close by saying how deeply I have appreciated the collegial support > and expert sharing that I have experienced from ACUPA through the years. I > am proud to be a Pioneer Member, and I applaud the early decision that made > an institutional membership transferable. It will give me great > satisfaction to tell the next Policy Office incumbent about ACUPA and pass > along some of the history. > > > > Thanks again for letting me be part of an organization filled with > arguably the very kindest, cleverest, and most authentic people that ever > survived a career in academic administration. > > > > Best wishes to each of you for prosperous and productive policy making… > and beyond. > > > > xoxox > > Christine > > > > * * * > > > > Christine Tata, Ph.D. > > Director of Policy Administration > > UT Southwestern Medical Center > > 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard > > B2.100 / Mail Code 9002 > > Dallas, Texas 75390-9002 > > 214-648-2866 <(214)%20648-2866> > > > > ------------------------------ > > UT Southwestern > > Medical Center > > The future of medicine, today. > > *Replying to Messages:* Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will > distribute your message to the *ENTIRE list of members*. To send a > message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message > (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > *To Unsubscribe*: Go to http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue. > html and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 > hours, during normal business hours. > > *Questions about the ACUPA e-list?* Contact Jamie Parris at > [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837 <(607)%20255-6837>. > > -- Michele Gross, Director Policy Program University of Minnesota 356-1 McNamara, 200 Oak street Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-624-8081 http://policy.umn.edu/
