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Faculty Senate Meeting June 18, 2015

Faculty Senate Meeting June 18, 2015. Agenda. I . Call to Order and Roll Call - M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business

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Faculty Senate Meeting June 18, 2015

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  1. Faculty Senate Meeting June 18, 2015

  2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

  3. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutesMeetingMinutes.April23.15 III. Campus Reports and Responses • Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

  4. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

  5. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT • Administrative Reports • i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin – NO Report

  6. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses • President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT • Administrative Reports • i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin – NO Report

  7. FACULTY SENATE • June 18, 2015 • Chancellor’s Report

  8. President’s Goals GOAL 1:Attract, develop and retain GOAL 2: Strategic planning GOAL 3: Communication GOAL 4: Improve long-term financial viability GOAL 5: Increase online offerings GOAL 6: Ensure safety

  9. Strategic Faculty Hires • Goal to add at least 100 additional faculty by 2020, many in Signature Areas • We hired 18 new faculty who started in the fall • We are in the process of hiring 19 additional faculty 2020 GOAL CURRENT SEARCHES 2014 FALL HIRES

  10. Innovation Team

  11. Geothermal Project

  12. Online learning

  13. Thank you

  14. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses • A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT • B. Administrative Reports • i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin – NO Report

  15. PROVOST’SREPORTRT June 18, 2015 June 18, 2015

  16. Overview • Promotion and Tenure 2015/2016 will be electronic using Google Drives. • The results of the CRR 300.030 vote did not pass. Results were 57%. • Additional sections were added and additional faculty to teach for Physics as well as the Provost, CASB and CEC each put up $50K for a new Physics Lab.

  17. Mahelet G. Fikru (Economics) Economic Analysis of the S&T Solar Village and Some Policy Recommendations Co-PIs: Gregory Gelles (Economics); Ana M. Ichim (Economics); Jonathan Kimball (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Joseph Smith (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering); Maciej Jan Zawodniok (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Julie Semon (Biological Science) 3D Printing of Bone Using Bioactive Glass and Mesenchymal Stem Cells V. A. Samaranayake (Mathematics and Statistics) Statistical Tools for Developing &Testing Advanced Materials for Infrastructure and Extreme Environments Audra Merfeld-Langston (Arts, Languages, and Philosophy) Going with the Flow? Adapting to New Cultures and Technologies in Guatemala Manashi Nath (Chemistry) Synthesis and Applications of Nanostructured Ceramics under Extreme Environments College of Arts, Sciences, and BusinessBest-in-Class Pilot Study Program

  18. College of Arts, Sciences, and BusinessStudent Awards • Kailea Tilden, Renaissance Student Award • Nikki Breeland, Outstanding History Major Award • Rebekah Harrah,Undergraduate Research Award in English • Amy Ketterer,Diane Feldman Technical Editing Special Interest Group Scholarship from the Society for Technical Communication • Michael Pride, Outstanding Senior in French, presented by the American Association of Teachers of French

  19. Office of Undergraduate Studies • Service Learning Symposium • September 29, 2015 • Keynote Speaker: Dr. S. David Mitchell, Associate Professor of Law, UMC • Student Design & Experiential Learning Center • Human Powered Vehicle • 2nd Place HPVC West – San Jose, CA • 1st Place HPVC East – Gainesville, FL • Mars Rover • 5th Place at University Rover Challenge, International World Championship

  20. Office of Undergraduate Studies • AAVG-Rocket, Electric Formula, Solar Car will compete in June/July • Mars Rover will compete in September in Poland • iGEM will compete in September in Boston • Hit the Ground Running (HGR) – July 12-31, 2015 • Summer Bridge Program • 83 registered with 4 on wait list • Goal Enrollment is 100

  21. Office of Graduate Studies • Thesis/Dissertation Boot Camp • 21 students attended over Spring Break • Evaluations for this program were outstanding; several students have finished theses/dissertations, passed comprehensive exams, or submitted journal papers as a result • Next boot camp: June 19-26 • 1400+ applications processed by Office of Graduate Studies in Spring 2015 • April was Graduate Education Month • 9 Brown Bag Lunch and Learn events held with 61 students in attendance • Graduate Learning Outcomes • Revised GLO rubrics will be used starting Fall 2015 • The Office of Graduate Studies will meet with each department over the summer to go over changes

  22. Office of Graduate Studies • Graduate Leadership Development Program • Funded from UM System for 3 more years beginning in 2017 • Experience S&T Campus Visit Program for prospective domestic doctoral students • 3 visit days scheduled for fall 2015 • Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship • 9 selected so far (7 accepted, 2 declined); applications still open • Dissertation Completion Fellowship • Selection committee reviewing; awardees will be notified in early June

  23. Enrollment Management • Early registration for Fall 2015 is up 4.5% over last year. Largest growth levels are freshmen and PhD students. • First-time college students are projected to be 1,467, an increase of 13.6%. This will be our second largest incoming class. The largest was 1,488 in 1981. • Freshmen this fall will continue to have high academic credentials and there will be increases in female, minority, and out-of-state students. The percentage of incoming students in engineering is declining.

  24. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY15 activities year-to-date (May) • Number of funded proposals down 14% for a total of 225 • Total dollars is $30.3M which is up 17% • Number of new proposals submitted is up 10% at 543 • Total dollars is $179M which is up 55% • Number of active awards is down by 8% at 566 • Total expenditures is $35M which is down 7% • Net grant and contract expenditures is $28M which is down 9% • F&A recovered is $5.2M which is down 13%

  25. Curtis Laws Wilson Library Classes done…Time for System Upgrades • Inter-Library Loan (aka Illiad): integration with LDAP authentication • Integration with RAPID consortium (faster delivery of articles via inter-library loan) • Implement Web Print (Ed Tech’s program for wireless printing) • Calendaring software for study/conference room reservation: new system, integration with LDAP authentication • …and other back room systems that will not be noticeable to library users…

  26. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses • President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT • Administrative Reports • i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis– NO Report D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin – NO Report

  27. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses • A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT • Administrative Reports • i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen– NO Report E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin – NO Report

  28. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses • President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT • Administrative Reports • i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin– NO Report

  29. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

  30. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Curricula, T. Schuman B. Academic Freedom and Standards, D. Madison C. ITCC, T. Vojta – NO Report

  31. CCC Meetings • 11 May 2015 • Committee Activity • 13 Degree change requests (DC forms) • 36 Course change requests (CC forms) • 10 Experimental course requests (EC forms) One EC from a prior meeting was deleted by department, Econ 5001 Experiential Entrepreneurship, due to colisting issues

  32. Degree Changes Requested • File #237.10 Materials Science & Engineering: Biomedical Engineering Minor • File #15.1 Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering PhD • File #16.12 Chemistry: Chemistry BS • File #28.13 Computer Science: Computer Science BS • File #46.4 Engineering Management: Engineering Management MS • File #149.17 Materials Science & Engineering: Ceramic Engineering BS • File #234.8 Psychological Science: Industrial Organizational Psychology MS • File #102.9 Arts, Languages, & Philosophy: Multiculture & Diversity Minor • File #110.1 Petroleum Engineering: Petroleum Engineering Minor • File #192.13 Psychological Science: Psychology BA • File #193.12 Psychological Science: Psychology BS • File #140.4 Systems Engineering: Systems Engineering MS • File #131.4 Systems Engineering: Systems Engineering PhD

  33. Course Changes Requested • File #1910.1 Art 1140: Painting I • File #1488.1 Biological Sciences 5463: Global Ecology • File #2310.1 Chemical Engineering 3130: Staged Mass Transfer • File #1038.1 Chemical Engineering 3150: Chemical Engineering Reactor Design • File #1479.1 Chemical Engineering 3160: Molecular Chemical Engineering • File #4208 Chemical Engineering 6015: Lecture Series • File #4173 Chemistry 2320: Inorganic Chemistry II • File #1074.1 Civil Engineering 2200: Statics • File #225.1 Computer Science 5700: Bioinformatics • File #1447.1 Economics 6632: Global Ec0-and Social-preneurship and Innovation • File #4190 Environmental Engineering 5635: Phytoremediation and Natural Treatment Systems: Science and Design

  34. Course Changes Requested • File #4109.5 Enterprise Resource Planning 5130: ERP in Small & Mid-Size Enterprises • File #4197 Explosives Engineering 5555: Computer Fired Pyrotechnic Show Design and Firing System Operation • File #2469.1 Finance 2150: Corporate Finance I • File #2566.3 Finance 5160: Corporate Finance II • File #2190.5 Finance 5260: Investments I • File #1949.1 French 4311: Advanced French Conversation • File #1173.6 Geological Engineering 1150: Introduction to Physical Geology • File #1988.1 Geology 1110: Physical and Environmental Geology • File #2370.1 Geology 1119: Physical and Environmental Geology Laboratory

  35. Course Changes Requested • File #2225.4 Information Science & Technology 3333: Data Networks and Information Security • File #935.5 Information Science & Technology 4261: Information Systems Project Management • File #1229.8 Marketing 6580: Advanced Marketing Strategy • File #2101.1 Music 1111: Individual Music Instruction I • File #1951.1 Music 2161: Theory of Music I • File #1045.1 Petroleum Engineering 3330: Well Logging • File #994.1 Psychology 2200: Research Methods • File #2528.4 Spanish 1101: Elementary Spanish I • File #1407.1 Spanish 1102: Elementary Spanish II • File #390.1 Spanish 4302: Phonetics and Phonology of Spanish • File #1563.5 Spanish 4311: Advanced Spanish Conversation

  36. Course Changes Requested • File #1225.1 Theatre 1142: Stage Productions, Performers • File #1153.1 Theatre 1190: Theatre via Video • File #811.1 Theatre 3241: Acting II

  37. The Campus Curricula Committee recommends, and makes a motion for, Faculty Senate to approve the CCC report’s DC form and CC form actions • Discussion, Comments or Questions ?

  38. - Informational Only - • Experimental Course Requests • File #4191 Civil Engineering 6001.TBD: Principles of Rheology • File #4198 Computer Science 2001.TBD: Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods • File #4199 Computer Science 3001.TBD: Skill Development for Entrepreneurs and Innovators • File #4200 Computer Science 4001.TBD: Advanced Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods • File #4201 Computer Science 4001.TBD: Interpersonal Dynamics for Entrepreneurs and Innovators • File #4151 Economics 4001.TBD: Advanced Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods

  39. - Informational Only - • Experimental Course Requests • File #4210 Economics 4001.TBD: Interpersonal Dynamics for Entrepreneurs and Innovators • File #4204 English 3001.TBD: Publishing: Writers, Editors, and Readers • File #4214 Petroleum Engineering 3001.TBD: Petrophysics • File #4202 Technical Communication 3001.TBD: Writing in the Sciences • File #4203 Technical Communication 5001.TBD: Technical Presentations • File #4189 Petroleum Engineering 3320: Petrophysicsrequest for to be a permanent course was tabled pending receipt of a corresponding Petroleum Engineering BS Degree Change form. EC File #4214 was submitted to allow the course to be taught in Fall 2015.

  40. - Informational Only - • Resigned as committee chair effective 1 August 2015 New chair: Ilene Morgan (Sciences DSCC chair)

  41. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Curricula, T. Schuman B. Academic Freedom and Standards, D. Madison C. ITCC, T. Vojta – NO Report

  42. OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for Grade Appeal Revision and Training 1. Grade Appeal Revision Plan must address the following components: • an explanation of how to file a grade appeal; • definitions and examples of discrimination in the context of a grading; • provide for the adequate, reliable and impartial investigation; • set time frames for major stages; • provide written notification, summary of findings and rationale to all parties; • an assurance to maintain confidentiality to the extent possible; • an assurance that the University will take steps to prevent the recurrence and remedy discriminatory effects; and • a statement that retaliation is prohibited.

  43. OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for Grade Appeal Revision and Training The University may not require students to participate in an informal complaint resolution process before they are allowed to file a grade appeal. REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The University will submit the Grade Appeal Revision Plan to OCR for review and approval, which meets or exceeds the requirements set forth in item 1 of this Agreement.

  44. OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for Grade Appeal Revision and Training 2. The University shall implement the OCR- approved Grade Appeal Revision Plan components and provide all faculty and students with written notice of the implementation. REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The University will provide OCR with documentation showing it has complied with item 2 of this Agreement.

  45. OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for Grade Appeal Revision and Training 3. The University will provide training regarding the revised grade appeal policy to those University administrators, faculty and/or staff assigned the responsibility to hear or review allegations of unlawful discrimination. REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The University will provide documentation showing the number of grade appeals alleging unlawful discrimination and the completion of training for each such grade appeal. The documentation must identify the following: • date(s), time(s) and location(s) of the training; • topics addressed; • name(s), title(s), and credentials of who conducted the training; and • name, title, and work location of each employee who attended.

  46. Draft 6A • Grade AppealProcedure • The grade appeal procedure is availableonlyfor reviewof the final grade ina coursethat the student allegeswas gradedcapriciously,not for reviewof the judgmentof the instructor inassessingthe quality of students' workorfor questioningthe statedgradingcriteriaselectedby theinstructor.Onlya student who alleges he/shewassubjectedtocapricious gradingmayusethe gradeappeal procedure. • Capricious grading, as used here,consistsonlyofany ofthefollowing: • The assignmentofa semestergrade toaparticularstudentonsome basisother thanthose relatedtoacademic performancein thesection • The assignmentof asemestergrade toaparticularstudent bymoreexactingor demanding criteriathanwere applied tootherstudentsinthe samesection. (NOTE:Additional and/or differentgradingcriteria maybe appliedtograduatestudents enrolled for creditina course numbered belowthe 5000level) • The assignmentofa semestergrade bycriteria thatrepresentsa substantial departure from the instructor's previouslyannounced criteria. • The assignmentof asemestergrade inwholeorin part onthe basisonthe student’s race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, genderexpression, sexualorientation, national origin, age, disabilityor protected veteransstatus.

  47. Draft 6A • 3. The grade appeal procedure shallconsistofthe followingsteps: • Except as provided insections5,6 and7, theinitialstepin thegrade appealprocedure shall be forthe student toreviewwiththesectioninstructor thesemestergrade,thestated grading criteria andhowthe stated gradingcriteriawere applied to determine thestudent's semester grade. Anyappeal under this policy shall befiledwithinthirty(30)days following the academicsemesterinwhichthegradeis assigned.[This stepmustbe initiatedwithin 30 days afterthe firstclass dayof the succeedingregularacademicsemester.] Ifthe student andthe instructorfail toreach a mutuallysatisfactorydecisionduringthis discussion,then the student mayproceedtostep b. • The studentshall contact thechair oftheinstructor's department andrequesthis/her service as amediator duringa discussionbetween thestudent andthe instructor.If the student and instructorfail toreacha mutuallysatisfactorydecisionduringthis discussion,the studentmay then proceedtostepc. • The student shallrequest, inwriting, thatthe department chairpersoninform the instructor andconvene anadhocreview groupcomposedofthefollowing: the chair- person(or designatedrepresentative)ofthe instructor'sdepartment,thedean(or thedean’sdesignated representative [provost(orthe provost’s designated representative)], andathirdmember tobe appointedbythe provost fromthefaculty.

  48. d.Thestudent’swrittenrequest shouldinclude: course, instructor,semester,rationale for consideringthe gradingasarbitrary andcapricious,andtheoutcome sought. Thestudent and instructorshall be allowedtoappearbeforethe ad hoc reviewgroup. The decisionreached by the ad hoc reviewgrouponthe questionof alleged capricious gradingshall be bindingandfinal onboth thestudent andthe instructor. If capricious gradingis substantiated by thead hoc reviewgroup, thestudentshallbeassigned a grade consistentwiththe stated gradingcriteria.A reportof the adhoc reviewgroup, withthestudent's semester grade,shallbe forwarded bythe department chairpersontothe Officeof theRegistrar. 5. Shouldthere bean allegationthat thecapricious gradingwas baseduponthestudent’s race,color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, genderexpression, sexualorientation, nationalorigin, age, disabilityor protectedveterans status,theappeal shallmeet therequirementsof section3dandmay be receivedbythe departmentalchair, the collegedean orthe university provost. Theallegationshall be referred toajointinvestigatoryteamcomprisedof[at least]twomembersof thefacultyappointed by the dean of thecollege(or the dean’sdesignated+

  49. representative)or,if thedeanis the instructorof the course, by theuniversityprovost(or theuniversity provost’s representative),and [atleast] one memberofthe university staffwhohas receivedtrainingrelatingtoinvestigatingallegationsof discrimination, appointedby thechiefequity[student affairs]officer(orthechief equityofficer’s designatedrepresentative). • The joint investigatory teamshallconducta thorough, reliable andimpartialinquiry and shallissue a report thatwilladdress eachallegationmade by the student. • This investigationshall include interviewswithrelevant partiesandwitnesses,obtaining availableevidence andidentifyingsourcesofexpertinformation,if necessary. • The joint investigatory teamwill report totheadhocreviewgroupwithinthirty(30)days of appointment. • Additional timemay be grantedforthe investigationbythechairof thead hoc review groupfor goodcauseorbyagreementofthe partiestotheappeal. • The adhoc reviewgroup authorizedinsection3c,thestudentandthe instructor shall receive acopyof the report ofthe jointinvestigatoryteam.

  50. 6. Uponcompletionofthereportrequiredinsection5, thejoint investigatoryteam willmeet with the adhoc reviewgroup toreview theresultsof theinvestigationand providean orientationontheprocess for considerationof an allegationofdiscrimination. The adhocreviewgroup shallmake afindingas to the allegationof capriciousgrading. • The studentandinstructorshallbe allowedtoappearbeforethe adhocreviewgroupand offerthe testimonyofwitnessesanddocumentaryevidence. • The findings shalladdresseachallegationin thegradeappeal, state the adhoc review group’s decisionrelatingtothat allegation,andstate the rationale for thatdecision. • The adhoc reviewgroupwill havethe authority toimplementremediationor trainingas needed toprevent reoccurrenceof the discrimination. • A reportbythe ad hoc review groupshall be issuedwithinsixty(60) daysofthe filingof the appeal. Additionaltime maybe granted for thereportby the chairofthe ad hocreview groupfor goodcauseorbyagreementofthe partiestotheappeal. • e) Any issueof facultydiscriminatory conductshallbereferred for reviewpursuant toCRR 600.040.

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