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Office of Undergraduate Studies. Curators’ Teaching Summit “ Tac (k) tical Teaching: Strategies for Success for the Millennial Classroom,” Wednesday, Oct. 19, Noon-1 p.m., St. Pat’s Ballroom A, Lunch provided: RSVP to certi@mst.edu SDELC Significant Activities
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Office of Undergraduate Studies Curators’ Teaching Summit “Tac(k)tical Teaching: Strategies for Success for the Millennial Classroom,” Wednesday, Oct. 19, Noon-1 p.m., St. Pat’s Ballroom A, Lunch provided: RSVP to certi@mst.edu SDELC Significant Activities • Kummer Design Center Homecoming Showcase Oct 8th • Formula SAE Team • 1st place Goodyear Challenge Sept 17th • 2nd place in University of Toronto Shoot Out Oct 1st • SDELC starts OSHA safety training classes for design team students Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) This is a banner semester for LEAD learning assistance (http://lead.mst.edu/assist), which began during the second week of classes. It has set FIVE new records: • 60 different courses with LEAD learning assistance • 44 courses with LEAD Learning Centers • 58 participating LEAD faculty associates • 14 departments (18 degree programs) with faculty-run LEAD Learning Centers • 36 trained undergraduate Peer Learning Assistants Director Ron Bieniek would like to thank the faculty and departments who are participants in LEAD success
Office of Graduate Studies • Visited RHIT to recruit graduate students • Chancellor’s Fellows Welcome reception attended by 45 students • Graduate enrollment for FS2011 is 1850.
Enrollment Management • Financial Aid Leveraging – Contract with Noel-Levitz to maximize the impact of financial aid awards on enrollment. • Task Force on Institutional Scholarships and Need-Based Aid – Cross-campus committee to recommend aid amounts to meet strategic enrollment goals. (October 12 – Mid December)
Celebration of Nations September 24, 2011 • More than 80 countries represented • More than 1000 in attendance • Community supported through donations • 45 exhibitors – 27 student organizations • Parade included floats & marching bands • Successful International Idol competition • International students visited almost 60 classrooms in Rolla and St. James
Office of Sponsored Programs FY12 activities through the end of September: Proposals awarded in total dollars: $7.2M Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 87 Proposals submitted in total dollars: $23.6M Number of proposals submitted: 109 Research expenditures: $14.2M F&A recovered: $2.2M Number of active awards: 610
Information Technology Educational Technology • Windows 7 is now installed in all classroom computers and half of the CLCs • 190 new machines have been installed in CLCs/classrooms • ~190 usable, displaced PCs are being redeployed to upgrade older CLCs and other spaces for student use • 2011 eFellows are piloting their newly redesigned, blended courses this semester Email upgrade coming this fall • UM System is in the process of upgrading email infrastructure and software to Microsoft Exchange 2010 • For information: http://goo.gl/Hzfnm