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Faculty Senate Meeting November 14, 2013

Faculty Senate Meeting November 14, 2013. Agenda. I . Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary Approval of October 24, 2013 meeting minutes Campus Reports and Responses Tom Richards Guest speaker unavailable for this meeting of the Faculty Senate

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Faculty Senate Meeting November 14, 2013

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  1. Faculty Senate Meeting November 14, 2013

  2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of October 24, 2013 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • Tom Richards Guest speaker unavailable for this meeting of the Faculty Senate V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and Announcements VIII. Adjourn

  3. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II. Approval of October 24, 2013 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.10.24.13.pdf III. Campus Reports and Responses • Tom Richards Guest speaker unavailable for this meeting of the Faculty Senate V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and Announcements VIII. Adjourn

  4. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of October 24, 2013 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses • Tom Richards Guest speaker unavailable for this meeting of the Faculty Senate V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and Announcements VIII. Adjourn

  5. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Wray for C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver D. Student Council A. Koesterer E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  6. Faculty Senate Report November 14, 2013 President’s ReportNovember 14, 2013

  7. Faculty Senate Report November 14, 2013 • Intercampus Faculty Council: • IFC-driven discussion of workload policy and post tenure review • Fairness • Optimize unit productivity • Teaching should not be punishment • Post Professor, should be some reward • Task force formed (M. Bohner) • Report on faculty account access: many requests, 10 approved (one at S&T): 5 due to deaths, 3 resignation, 1 termination, 1 retirement • HR providing website to assist with searches, http://www.umsystem.edu/searches • HR working on academic titles • HR now not considering grad students for ACA • Proposed 5-yr grade book retention by Dep’t Chairs rejected

  8. Faculty Senate Report November 14, 2013 • IT data security proposal (posted in agenda), feedback requested for Dec IFC • Device security • IT setup/provision of devices, no jailbreaking • PC/Laptop login with strong password (as now) • Smart phone/tablet PIN or password • Require VPN on non-UM networks • Lock when unattended • Store all original and current files on a server rather than your PC/Laptop/tablet/phone/flash drive • Recommend encrypt sensitive files • Device security – FERPA data (e.g. student names) above plus: • Comply with UM policy on disposal • Encryption strongly recommended • Recommend not bring on international travel

  9. Faculty Senate Report November 14, 2013 • Campus: • Experiential learning definition from VPUS, asked AF&S and CCC to ponder • Physical facilities responded quickly to complaint/request about McNutt access • FS president asked to and did recommend a short list of names for Provost search committee • Faculty Senate: • J. Werner archiving resolutions

  10. Faculty Senate Report November 14, 2013 • Reminder • CRR revision to allow diplomas to carry “in collaboration with” other schools likely on BOC agenda for next week. Process: • Normal establishment of program • After three years involvement, dep’t may request diploma include other institution name • Diploma partner approval route: (1) partner institution screening committee, three faculty + VPUS + VPGS; (S&T: 2) Faculty Senate (3); provost and chancellor; (4) UM president

  11. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Wray for C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver D. Student Council A. Koesterer E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  12. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Wray for C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver D. Student Council A. Koesterer E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  13. Office of International Affairs • In October IA is hosting a series of mid-term luncheons for the 68 new China partner students to review individual student mid-term academic progress and cultural adjustment status. • In October IA sponsored a workshop for China partner students: Life after Missouri S&T. The purpose of the event was to introduce the students to graduate and employment opportunities. Our staff was joined by staff from COER, and the Office of Graduate Studies. • On October 10, 2013 IA organized the visit of a delegation from Zhongyuan University which is interested in developing a Memorandum of Understanding with Missouri S&T

  14. Office of International Affairs Missouri S&T hosted 10 visitors from Brazil including 7 deans of undergraduate studies from Brazilian universities The visitors met with faculty and staff regarding the transfer of credits from U.S. universities to Brazilian universities (Missouri S&T currently hosts 34 Brazilian students) The visitors also had the opportunity to meet and talk to current Missouri S&T students from Brazil. Student Design Center staff and student team members gave a tour and discussed design team opportunities (October 15, 2013)

  15. Office of Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Studies Academic Advising • Dana Rapier joined undergraduate studies advising office as an academic advisor on October 28th. • Undergraduate studies advising office has been published by NACADA (The National Academic Advising Association). The publication features the On-Track, Mid-Term Recovery workshop. Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) • LEAD learning assistance (http://lead.mst.edu/assist) has identified and interviewed the next Assistant to the Head Peer Learning Assistant (PLA) - Hayden Nielsen. He will assume his duties in the Fall of 2014.

  16. Global Learning Online Non-credit Courses • Opportunities exist for departments to augment their budgets by offering non-credit online courses. • Working professionals need to remain current in their fields yet often can not return for advanced degrees. • Non-credit online courses provide an alternative way for faculty to share their expertise by recording a course that is then archived for future student viewing. • Two series in Paint Technology and Pipeline Technology have been produced resulting in the revenue on the following slide.

  17. Global LearningRevenue From Online Non-Credit Courses

  18. Enrollment Management • November 15th – 2nd Annual Missouri Project Lead the Way Conference in Columbia, MO. Over 650 high school teachers coming together to improve teaching methods in STEM courses and foster engagement of students in engineering and science. • December 7th– 100+ finalists for the Chancellor’s Scholarship will be on campus.

  19. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY14 activities through the end of September and a year-over-year comparison are as follows: Proposals awarded in total dollars: $11.8M (down 65%) Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 108 (up 30.1%) Proposals submitted in total dollars: $23.7M (down 35.8%) Number of proposals submitted: 121 (up 19.8%) Total expenditures: $13.7M (up 13.8%) Net grant and contract expenditures: $10.5M (up 17.9%) F&A recovered: $2.4M (up 17.5%) Number of active awards: 619 (up 6.2%)

  20. Strategic Planning: Theme 1 – Develop and Inspire Creative Thinkers and Leaders and Life-long Success Lever 1.1 : Require all undergraduate students to participate in a significant experiential learning activity before graduation  Cawlfield is Lever Leader

  21. Action 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 • Create a definition and begin building a comprehensive list of activities that are supported by research as significant experiential activities (Target: completion by December 2013) • Lever/Action 1.1.2 : Incorporate experiential/service learning into the core curriculum in all degree programs at any level beginning in the freshmen year [Target: Faculty Senate approval of each curriculum by completion of second year of strategic plan (complete by June 2015)]

  22. Completed to date and future work remaining: • Research by UGS office: how do comparator institutions and TRU’s define “experiential learning”? • First draft definition of “significant experiential learning activity” developed and presented to Provost direct reports at the Academic Affairs retreat in August. Circulated to Student Affairs for input. • Second draft circulated to faculty for input by department chairs. • Final definition and guidelines to be submitted to Provost by mid-November. Faculty in each degree program will develop/regulate their own comprehensive list of activities that will count as “significant experiential learning” within the spirit of the definition and guidelines approved by the Provost. • Office of Undergraduate Studies will work with degree programs to develop mechanisms for tracking and assessing completion by each student as part of Degree Audit.

  23. From the Current Draft Document: Definition and Implementation Guidelines Key Elements of Experiential Learning • Student centered rather than teacher centered • Active learning rather than passive learning • Application of learned principles to form realistic solutions to problems, issues and challenges • Reflection upon the learning experience. General Definition Experiential learning at Missouri S&T is an opportunity for students to engage in applying what they are learning through structured activities that differ significantly from the traditional lecture format. By creating varied experiential learning activities, it allows students to learn in an environment that aligns with their aptitude. These are hands-on activities that involve collaboration and reflective learning requiring students to go beyond mastering basic skills and content to the application of that material and engaging in problem solving challenges.

  24. Implementation Guidelines for Missouri S&T To qualify: • The activity must be University sponsored or affiliated and the student must receive written approval of the activity from a faculty member or academic advisor in the student’s degree program. Approval of the initial activity does not automatically imply approval of the overall experience. • The faculty member or academic advisor will ensure that the activity is of significant duration, intensity and rigor to demonstrate successful application of learned principles appropriate to the expectations of the degree program faculty (it may be that more than one activity could be combined to create a suite of experiential learning activities for a single student that may be approved in satisfaction of this requirement). • The focus must be on “learning by doing” in a creative and innovative activity that generally falls outside the realm of the traditional structured classroom experience and contributes significantly to professional and personal development allowing students to reflect on contributions to the S&T or broader community in addition to the student’s development. • Finally, a significant experiential learning activity will include a written summary reflection piece that will document the experience from the student’s perspective; this written reflection piece should be of a quality suitable for inclusion as an attachment to a co-curricular transcript or in an e-portfolio that might be submitted by the student to potential employers or to graduate school admissions committees.

  25. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Wray for C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver D. Student Council A. Koesterer E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  26. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Wray for C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver D. Student Council A. Koesterer E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  27. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Wray for C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver D. Student Council A. Koesterer E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  28. NAGPS 27th Annual National Conference • Mohammad Alkazimi was elected to serve on the Board of Directors as the International Student Concerns Committee Chair • Mizzou and S&T won the joint bid to host the 28th National Conference!

  29. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of October 24, 2013 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • Tom Richards Guest speaker unavailable for this meeting of the Faculty Senate V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and Announcements VIII. Adjourn

  30. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of October 24, 2013 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • Tom Richards Guest speaker unavailable for this meeting of the Faculty Senate V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and Announcements VIII. Adjourn

  31. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan Public Occasions J. Burken Library and Learning Resources T. Schuman Budgetary Affairs B. Hale Diploma with names of Missouri S&TF. Liou and collaborative University Student Affairs S. Grant for A. Pringle ITCC T. Vojta Curricula D. Tauritz

  32. Faculty Senate Report November 14, 2013 RP&A ReportNovember 14, 2013

  33. Faculty Senate Report On-Campus versus Off-Campus Degree Requirements The questions are 1) Can hours be different on degrees that are supposed to be the same, and 2) If hours are the same, can the degrees have different course requirements? These two issues have been referred to the Academic Freedom and Standards Committee.

  34. Faculty Senate Report BS Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog Consideration for a revision of the description of the BS standards, as in comparison to the BA standards, in the Undergraduate Course Catalog referred to the Academic Freedoms and Standards Committee

  35. Faculty Senate Report Are Standing Committees = Committee of the Assembly under Roberts Rules? (i.e. Second Required on Motions) . Not addressed in Roberts Rules RP&A passed a motion that motions from standing committees require no second

  36. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan Public OccasionsJ. Burken Library and Learning Resources T. Schuman Budgetary Affairs B. Hale Diploma with names of Missouri S&TF. Liou and collaborative University Student AffairsS. Grant for A. Pringle ITCC T. Vojta Curricula D. Tauritz

  37. FALL SEMESTER 2014 International Student Orientation August 12, Tuesday Freshman Orientation Begins August 17, Sunday Transfer Student Orientation August 21, Thursday Open Registration Ends August 24, Sunday Fall semester opens 8:00 a.m. August 25, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. August 25, Monday Labor Day Holiday September 1, Monday Homecoming October 10/11, 17,18 Fri/Sat Mid-Semester October 18, Saturday Thanksgiving vacation begins 8:00 a.m. November 23, Sunday Thanksgiving vacation ends 8:00 a.m. December 1, Monday Last Class Day December 12, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. December 15, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. December 19, Friday December Commencement- Non-Engineering Undergraduate & All Graduate Students December 19, Friday December Commencement – Engineering Undergraduate Students December 20, Saturday Open House dates to be added in 2013-14

  38. SPRING SEMESTER 2015 International Student Orientation January 12, Monday Open Registration Ends January 18, Sunday Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Holiday January 19, Monday Spring semester opens 8:00 a.m. January 20, Tuesday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. January 20, Tuesday Spring Recess begins 8:00 a.m. March 12, Thursday Mid-Semester March 14, Saturday Spring Recess ends 8:00 a.m. March 16, Monday Spring Break begins 8:00 a.m. March 22, Sunday Spring Break ends 8:00 a.m. March 30, Monday Last Class Day May 8, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. May 11, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. May 15, Friday Spring Semester closes 6:00 p.m. May 15, Friday May Commencement- Non-Engineering Undergraduate & All Graduate Students May 15, Friday May Commencement – Engineering Undergraduate Students May 16, Saturday Open House dates to be added in 2013-14

  39. SUMMER SEMESTER 2015 Open Registration Ends June 7, Sunday Summer session opens 8:00 a.m. June 8, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. June 8, Monday Independence Day Holiday (observed) July 3, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. July 30, Thursday Final Examinations end 12:30 p.m. July 31, Friday Summer Sessions closes 12:30 p.m. July 31, Friday

  40. Same as for the last two academic years. CLASS SESSIONS (EXCLUDING FINAL EXAMINATIONS) M TU W TH F S Fall Semester 14 15 15 15 15 14 Spring Semester 14 15 15 14 14 14 Summer Semester 8 8 8 8 7 7

  41. FALL SEMESTER 2013 International Student Orientation August 6, Tuesday Freshman Orientation Begins August 11, Sunday Transfer Student Orientation August 15, Thursday Open Registration Ends August 18, Sunday Fall semester opens 8:00 a.m. August 19, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. August 19, Monday Labor Day Holiday September 2, Monday Open House September 28, Saturday Homecoming (had been Oct 11/12) October 18/19, Fri/Sat Mid-Semester October 12, Saturday Open House November 2, Saturday Thanksgiving vacation begins 8:00 a.m. November 24, Sunday Thanksgiving vacation ends 8:00 a.m. December 2, Monday Last Class Day December 6, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. December 9, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. December 13, Friday Fall Semester closes 6:00 p.m. December 13, Friday December Commencement December 14, Saturday

  42. SPRING SEMESTER 2014 International Student Orientation January 13, Monday Open Registration Ends January 19, Sunday Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Holiday January 20, Monday Spring semester opens 8:00 a.m. January 21, Tuesday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. January 21, Tuesday Open House(Presidents’ Day) February 17, Monday Spring Recess begins 8:00 a.m. March 13, Thursday Mid-Semester March 15, Saturday Spring Recess ends 8:00 a.m. March 17, Monday Spring Break begins 8:00 a.m. March 23, Sunday Spring Break ends 8:00 a.m. March 31, Monday Open House (Good Friday)April 18, Friday Last Class Day May 9, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. May 12, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. May 16, Friday Spring Semester closes 6:00 p.m. May 16, Friday May Commencement – Graduate Ceremony May 16, Friday May Commencement - Undergraduate Ceremony May 17, Saturday

  43. Open Registration Ends June 1, Sunday Summer session opens 8:00 a.m. June 2, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. June 2, Monday Independence Day Holiday (Observed) July 4, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. July 24, Thursday Final Examinations end 12:30 p.m. July 25, Friday Summer Sessions close 12:30 p.m. July 25, Friday SUMMER SEMESTER 2014

  44. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan Public Occasions J. Burken Library and Learning ResourcesT. Schuman Budgetary Affairs B. Hale Diploma with names of Missouri S&TF. Liou and collaborative University Student AffairsS. Grant for A. Pringle ITCC T. Vojta Curricula D. Tauritz

  45. Library and Learning Resources CommitteeMeetings: 23 July, 22 Aug; 26 Sept • Committee members (current) • Chair: Tom Schuman (Chem) • Faculty: Michael Bruening (H-PS), Ed Malone (Eng), Michelle Phillips (Econ), Hong Sheng (Bus-IT), Jun Fan (E&CE), Jennifer Pattershall-Geide (Psych) • Student: Nikki Gomez • Interim Director: Maggie Trish • New Library Director: Tracy Primich • Previous home: Vanderbilt University

  46. LLRC 26 Sept • MU System Library Cuts • 2% for FY2014 plus $250,000 inflationary • Missouri S&T portion: $54,500 + $46,000 • Cuts delayed by additional funding thru Provost • Library last 4-6 yr sustained ~6% personnel cuts • All cuts thus applied to materials budgeting • Compendex • Book funding (-$10,000 across all disciplines) • Journal usage review

  47. Materials: Budget Cut Report • 14 subscriptions to databases, book packages, or journal packages were cut and 2 were partially cut • 41 individual journal subscriptions were cut • 6 appeals were received, 1 appeal was upheld • Those items appealed, but still cut, were added to a list for future consideration should the budget allow

  48. Library Resource Strategy • Reliant on faculty input for resource priorities • Move toward electronic resources • Examining cuts to budget with per-use cost • Less utilized resources move to ILL access • Move toward system publishing ‘package’ access

  49. Library Services • Building availability • Increased inter-break and in-semester open hours • Personnel cost tradeoffs • Building reallocation • Building space and organization • Resource availability (re)allocation • Work with faculty to optimize resource availability • Per use costs; academic needs (e.g., business school) • Services • ILL delivery, resource education (ugrad, grad, faculty)

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