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Faculty Senate Meeting June 19, 2014

Faculty Senate Meeting June 19, 2014. Agenda. I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II. Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

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Faculty Senate Meeting June 19, 2014

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  1. Faculty Senate MeetingJune 19, 2014

  2. Agenda I.Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II. Approval of April 17, 2014 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 - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II. Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.04.17.14.pdf III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. 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 - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II. Approval of April 17, 2014 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 President’s Report Mark Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

  6. Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 President’s ReportJune 19, 2014

  7. Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 • Intercampus Faculty Council: • IFC Task Force on workload policy report to Chairs • IT security training modules sent to IFC (only?) yesterday • Course Sharing Proposals: hoped 15 courses, received 17 proposals for 29 courses, funded 25. • Fitness for Duty policy in draft form • Discussions: post-tenure and post-full professor retirement in place, ideas of additional promotion • Tonight, 5 of 11 President’s Awards to S&T faculty • Elmore, Cross-Cultural Engagement • Dawes, Early Career Excellence • Crow, Leadership • Ma, Mentoring • Gregg, Jefferson Award

  8. Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 • Intercampus Faculty Council: • Title IX: all are mandated reporters, task force working on training and interpretation of President’s order • State appropriation good (+5%), or maybe not (Governor, veto override, revenue growth reality), System says: • 1-1.5% increase to general pool • $18 million strategic funding expected available • 2% cut for strategic match expected • Merit increases from 3% budget reallocation • IFC promoting in-dep’t transparency in evaluation and merit raises; • ‘productive’ oft excludes service, instead do not promote useless volunteerism

  9. Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 • Intercampus Faculty Council: • System continues to push patents as component of dossier, IFC replies no ban on patent inclusion • Some IFC members dislike President’s “Flagship University” • April BOC received ‘report’ on administrative hiring (Chronicle article): • UM spends 77% of budget on “core mission”, peers: 72% • Last 5 years, 19.6% degree ↑ at 3.7% ↓ in $/degree • UM overall 51% of employees academic, public research universities average 47%

  10. Faculty Senate ReportJune 19, 2014 Chart from President Wolfe’s April BOC presentation

  11. Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 Cumulative Growth in Academic and Staff headcount to Student FTE over previous 5 years 13.5% 4.7% - 2.5% Limited Raises and Instituted Hiring Freezes System-wide, 2002 to 2012, student-to-faculty ratio increased from 17.4 to 19.7 Deferred Plant Maintenance and Renewal: Backlog of M&R needs increased $479M between 2008 and 2013 Chart from President Wolfe’s April BOC presentation

  12. Low Administrative Cost in Peer Group – Benchmarked to Other Public Flagships in Recent WSJ Article & SEC AAU Members AAU Median Source: Avg. 2009-2011 Academic and Administrative Support as % of Total Expenditures from IPEDS

  13. Staff by Function, Campus to Campus UM 430; 5% UMSL 930; 11% UMKC 1260; 15% S&T 850; 10% MU 5160; 60%

  14. Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 • Campus: • Enrollment growth. June 16 data vs. last year: • +132 freshmen (+ 105 PRO tomorrow), >10% growth • -35 transfers, ~14% shrink • +20 grad (total 97 admit, 35 on campus), 26% growth • 1471/1354 = 8.6% increase • Overall enrollment up 2-3% estimated • No dep’t capacity values, some, esp. in ABS, have room • IT working on 7-yr gradebook retention • Deans: • Tenure (Policy) Committee P&T process back from General Counsel, edits not principles and process, instead making wording more lawyeresque • Two proposed amendments to CRR with RP&A, special Gen Fac meeting next week expected

  15. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report Mark Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No Report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

  16. Campus Update Dr. K. Krishnamurthy Faculty Senate June 19, 2014

  17. Student Affairs • UM System Title IX initiative underway • S&Tep In Bystander Intervention Program launched Tuesday May Commencement

  18. Finance and Administration • Geothermal • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System • Street on the north side of Havener

  19. University Advancement • Charitable giving and alumni participation is up • Survey of donor satisfaction • RFP for marketing services Battle of the Brains 2014

  20. University Advancement Marketing Presentations 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, June 27 Educational Marketing Group Turner Room – Havener Center 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, July 1 Ologie Turner Room – Havener Center 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 160over90 Turner Room – Havener Center 9-10 a.m. Monday, July 7 SimpsonScarborough Room 124 Butler-Carlton Visit calendar.mst.edu or contact Andy Careaga, director of communications

  21. Human Resource Services, Affirmative Action, Diversity & Inclusion • Supervisor and Manager workshop • Faculty offer letter template • Lunch and Learn Series Staff Day 2014

  22. Strategic Planning • FY15 strategic plan update available July 1 • 28 actions completed in FY14 • Plan format redesigned and compressed • Annual progress report available Aug. 1

  23. Thanks! Any questions?

  24. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report Mark Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

  25. Office of International Affairs On April 21, 2014 the International Affairs Associate Director, James Monahan, visited American University in Dubai (AUD) to strengthen our cooperative agreement with them. David Zdvorak (Jr., Civil Engineering – pictured far right) received a Clinton scholarship for a semester abroad at AUD and met the former U.S. President while studying in Dubai.

  26. Office of International Affairs In April, S&T hosted nine students from the Universiti Malaysia Pahang for a Student Mobility Program. Top students were chosen for the program to introduce them to graduate studies at an American university. UMP students pose with S&T student ambassador Sarah Pavlowsky outside Parker Hall.

  27. Enrollment Management • Preregistration numbers for Fall 2014 are up about 6%. Largest increase is at the master’s degree level. • New Fall 2014 freshmen class estimated at 1,294 compared to 1,263 last year (+2.4%). Academic index anticipated to rise: • ACT average increase from 27.9 to 28.3. • High school GPA increase from 3.81 to 3.84.

  28. Office of Graduate Studies • Technical Editing: • Sixteen more documents (a 26% increase) were submitted for technical editing during the Spring 2014 semester (46) than were submitted during the Spring 2013 semester (62). • Fifteen of seventeen respondents rated the editing services we provide as either “Excellent” or “Great.”  (Two did not respond.) • Tutoring: • 35 of 36 respondents either “Strongly Agree” or “Agree” that they would recommend our tutoring services to others.

  29. Office of Graduate Studies The “Parent Program” of the Geotechnics Graduate Certificate was successfully changed from the Geological Engineering Program to the Geotechnics ME Program. Over 475 admission files were processed during the month of May, 2014.

  30. Office of Undergraduate Studies Hit the Ground Running (HGR) • Program runs from July 13th – August 1st Student Design and Experiential Learning Center (SDELC) • FSAE: Formula Car, 12th place overall in Michigan out of 120 teams. • HPV: Human Powered Vehicle, 3rd place at HPVC West in California, 4th Place at HPVC East in Orlando. • AAVG: Advanced Aero Vehicle Group, Heavy Lift Airplane, 4th place at SAE West in Ft. Worth • Steel Bridge: First place at Regional Competition in Stillwater, OK. 2nd fastest build time and 3rd best cost at Nationals but only 35th overall out of 47 teams. • MRDT: Mars Rover Design Team: 2nd place overall at the International University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, UT. First place was taken by the Hyperion Team from Poland – So S&T has the best rover in North America!

  31. Office of Undergraduate Studies South-Central Regional Professional Development Center (SC RPDC) • New Buildings in Collaborative Initiative • SC RPDC has increased regional buildings in this project for the 2014-15 year from 32 to 46. • The initiative is designed to improve learning outcomes for all students. • The focus is on collaborative data teams, assessment, and instructional practice. • New Director for SC RPDC • Mary Ann Burns has been hired as the new Director at SC RPDC. • She was previously employed at the Department of Education, and led the statewide implementation of the Missouri Professional Learning Project. • She began her duties June 1.

  32. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY14 activities through the end of April Proposals awarded in total dollars: $24.2M (down 47%) Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 235 (up 9%) Proposals submitted in total dollars: $109.6M (down 9%) Number of proposals submitted: 462 (up 11%) Total expenditures: $35M (up 4%) Net grant and contract expenditures: $28.2M (up 3%) F&A recovered: $5.6M (up 8%) Number of active awards: 627 (up 16%)

  33. Congratulations to … • Jie Gao, a member of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering is one of 34 junior faculty members in the nation to win the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for the proposal entitled “Spontaneous Emission Engineering with Optical Metamaterials.”

  34. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report Mark Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

  35. Staff Council • Sara Lewis is now Chair through the rest of the year and next • Currently sending out nominations for next years council to replace members who are stepping down • Voted in favor of amended Student Council Gender Identity and Gender Expression Motion • Hosted open presentation for Staff to hear System present task force recommendations for Reimagining our University Experience • Focusing on wrapping up rest of current year- smoking survey, professional development opportunities, elections

  36. S&T Springfield Cardinals day enjoyed by many Staff Day 2014 was a huge success. New professional development and wellness initiatives were popular and favored. Congrats to Service Award Recipients and Staff Excellence Award Winners: Jan Buhlinger Spirit Award Reciepient: Jesse Singleton Salute A Veteran Blood Drive June 27 and June 30th Vicki Brooks, security officer in university police Kevin Crowley, custodian for Thomas Jefferson Hall Brooke Durbin, programmer analyst in enrollment management Diane Hagni, office support associate in undergraduate studies Oscar Kemp, police lieutenant in university police Randall Lewis, tech II in mechanical and aerospace engineering Lynn Shelton, senior office support assistant in the registrar’s office Amber Stienbarger, office support assistant IV in development Sherry Vance, student support specialist I in admissions

  37. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report Mark Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

  38. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report Mark Fitch Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

  39. Council of Graduate Students Election Results (May 2014 – May 2015) • Erica Ronchetto; President • Materials Science and Engineering – PhD • Yao Cheng; Vice President • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – PhD • KrutikaKarthik; Secretary • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering – MS • BasuLamichhane; Treasurer • Physics – PhD

  40. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call • - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II. Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

  41. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees RP&A M. Fitch for S. N. Balakrishnan Curricula D. Tauritz ITCC – No report T. Vojta Personnel L. Acar Effective Teaching T. Philpot IP&Tech Transfer K. M. Isaac Student Awards and Financial Aid Administrative ReviewB. Hale for S. N. Balakrishnan Budgetary Affairs B. Hale

  42. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees RP&A M. Fitch for S. N. Balakrishnan Curricula D. Tauritz ITCC – No report T. Vojta Personnel L. Acar Effective Teaching T. Philpot IP&Tech Transfer K. M. Isaac Student Awards and Financial Aid Administrative ReviewB. Hale for S. N. Balakrishnan Budgetary Affairs B. Hale

  43. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 • 19 Degree Change (DC) forms File 7.6: course renumbering update of the MS in Applied Mathematics File 146.1: update of the BA in Biological Sciences to reflect current course offerings as well as for course renumbering purposes File 147.1: update of the BS in Biological Sciences, primarily to require Biostatistics

  44. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 File 25.1: update of the Computer Engineering Minor, changing some of the course requirements File 149.14: update of the BS in Ceramic Engineering, including removal of the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination graduation requirement File 152.4: update of the BS in Civil Engineering, including for course renumbering purposes File 155.1: update of the BS in Electrical Engineering to reflect new courses, enhance clarity, and for course renumbering purposes

  45. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 File 231.2: course renumbering update of the Electrical Engineering Minor File 225: PhD in Explosives Engineering DC form formality (received prior FS approval in February 2013) File 157.1: History BA course renumbering update File 85.3: Math PhD update to clarify which research hours will need to be 6099 as opposed to 5099

  46. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 File 86.25: Mechanical Engineering BS update to allow Matlabfor programming elective, remove IDE 220 as an emphasis area elective, and replace free electives with more targeted breadth electives File 94.1: change the name of the Minor in Mineral Process Engineering to Mineral Processing File 104.1: update of the BS in Nuclear Engineering, including for course renumbering purposes File 105.1: course renumbering update of the Minor in Nuclear Engineering

  47. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 File 235: new, interdisciplinary Humanitarian Engineering and Science Minor, housed in Geological Science and Engineering department, but with a campus wide advisory committee formed by the VPUGS File 192.1: course renumbering update of the BA in Psychology File 132.5: update of the Technical Communication BS to expand elective course options File 181.5: course renumbering update of the Minor in Technical Communications

  48. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 • 97 Course Change (CC) forms • 11 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only) The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s DC and CC forms.

  49. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 • 1 Name Change (NC) form The Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering (GSE) proposes changing its name to the Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering (GGPE). The Budgetary Affairs Committee has approved this NC form. The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s NC form.

  50. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014 Current Experimental Course (EC) policy: An EC form must be submitted before an experimental course is to be offered. EC forms approved Spring 2009 or later allow the course to be offered twice at any time during the following three year period. After an experimental course has been offered twice, a CC form may be submitted to request a permanent course number. Proposed EC policy: An EC form must be submitted before an experimental course is to be offered. An EC form allows an experimental course to be offered unlimited times during the five year period following its approval. A CC form may be submitted to request a permanent course number, if that course has been offered experimentally at least two times during the preceding five year period. The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this proposed EC policy.

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