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Faculty Senate Meeting June 20, 2013

Faculty Senate Meeting June 20, 2013. Agenda. I . Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile for Martin Bohner, Secretary Approval of April 18, 2013 meeting minutes Campus Reports and Responses Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business

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Faculty Senate Meeting June 20, 2013

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  1. Faculty Senate Meeting June 20, 2013

  2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile for Martin Bohner, Secretary • Approval of April 18, 2013 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • 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 for Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of April 18, 2013 meeting minuteshttp://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.04.18.13.pdf • 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 - Melanie Mormile for Martin Bohner, Secretary • Approval of April 18, 2013 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses • 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 M. Fitch for S.N. Balakrishnan • Administrative Reports • i) K. Wray for C. Schrader • ii) K. Wray • C. Staff Council Report B. Betz • D. Student Council A. Koesterer • E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

  6. Faculty Senate Report June 20, 2013 President’s ReportJune 20, 2013

  7. Faculty Senate Report June 20, 2013 Intercampus Faculty Council Patents in P&T – all campuses expressed patents not excluded, may show scholarship, could enhance a portfolio, BUT NOT a mandatory requirement. IT security training discussed FAS RFP out Defined Benefit plan ~80% funded

  8. Faculty Senate Report June 20, 2013 • Defined Benefit plan ~80% funded • Recommend assume 7.75% rather than 8% ROI • Plan assets $2.8B – liability $3.3B = $0.577B unfunded liability • Total Rewards Ad Hoc Task Force, 7/13 – 4/14

  9. Faculty Senate Report June 20, 2013 Campus Strategic Plan Draft VPFA Walt Branson joining us 1 August

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

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

  12. Office of International Affairs A Team from Missouri S&T’s Office of International Affairs attended the International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from April 16th-19th. Thousands of potential students asked questions about attending S&T, and over 420 individuals provided contact information in order to receive additional information regarding the application process.

  13. Office of International Affairs On April 15th, Missouri S&T and its partner, King Saud University, held a recognition ceremony and reception for the first graduating class of the Applied Engineering Management Program at the Riyadh Palace Hotel. The event was attended by current students, as well as graduates. Administrative professionals from both schools lauded the successful partnership between our universities on this innovative project.

  14. Office of International Affairs • As of 4.24.13 we have issued 296 I-20’s/DS-2019’s for fall semester 2013 enrollment. Last year at this time we had issued 288 such documents. • Laura Stoll, Dr. Venkata Allada, Dr. Jerry Tien and Emma Heithold traveled to China in March to visit current and potential China partner universities from which we recruit undergraduate transfer students. As of 4.24.13 we have issued I-20’s to 37 students as a result of the delegation’s visit. • Several staff members attended the national NAFSA Conference in St. Louis. This annual conference addresses a broad spectrum of international education issues and topics.

  15. EnrollmentManagement • Preregistration numbers for Fall 2013 are up about 1.7%. New freshmen class estimated at 1,221 compared to 1,125 last year. • Tim Albers is the new Director of Recruitment Marketing & Enrollment Development.

  16. Global Learning • With more students asking for classes during the summer, departments are encouraged to examine summer distance course schedules to insure that students have sufficient choices to still make progress toward one of S&T’s 15 on-line degrees. Year Number of courses offered 2011 10 2012 10 2013 13 • The following slides represent summer enrollment growth in the last three years.

  17. Global Learning Summer Enrollment in Distance Courses at Close of Registration

  18. Global Learning

  19. Office of Sponsored Programs FY13 activities through the end of May and a year-over-year comparison are as follows: Proposals awarded in total dollars: $48.4M (up 113.2%) Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 239 (down 3.6%) Proposals submitted in total dollars: $125M (down 13.3%) Number of proposals submitted: 441 (down 3.5%) Research expenditures: $37.1M (up 0.7%) F&A recovered: $5.7M (down 1.5%) Number of active awards: 568 (up 1.4%)

  20. Congratulations to … Yew San Hor, “CAREER: Surface State Studies of Topological Insulators/ Superconductors,” National Science Foundation, $538,000.

  21. STRATEGIC PLAN2013-2020 Warren K. Wray Provost Faculty Senate 6-20-2013

  22. UM System UM- St. Louis UM-Kansas City Missouri S&T UM-Columbia Non- Academic Departments Academic Departments

  23. PARTICIPATION • 49 Members of the S&T Strategic Planning Guiding Coalition • 5 Members of the Strategic Planning Executive Committee • 51 Members of the Customer and Campus Strategy Statement Committees • 330 Customer Ideation Session Participants • 156 Faculty Members from all 19 academic departments brainstormed based on themes during seven two-hour department sessions • 5 Campus Strategic Planning Committee Working Group Members • Academy Members (Number: ?) • 18 Board of Trustees • Career Opportunities and Employer Relations (COPER) Advisory Board (Number: ?) • 7 Chancellor’s Cabinet • Corporate Development Council (Number: ?) • 15 Engineering Advisory Board • Miner Alumni Association Board of Directors (Number: ?) • Numerous emails through the S&T campus anonymous email website

  24. Strategy Statement Missouri S&T will provide by 2020 a top return on investment among public research universities to students, employers, research partners and donorsthrough extraordinary access to renowned expertise, services and experiential learning opportunities.

  25. STRATEGY STATEMENT • 4 THEMES • 30 LEVERS TOTAL • 19 LEVERS TO BE PURSUED DURING THE FIRST YEAR • 32 LEVER LEADERS/CO-LEVER LEADERS • 188 ACTIONS TOTAL • 174 ACTION OWNERS/CO-ACTION OWNERS • 115 ACTIONS TO BE PURSUED DURING THE FIRST YEAR • 73 ACTIONS TO BE PURSUED BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR • ACTION OWNERS NOT IDENTIFIED BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR

  26. MISSOURI S&T THEMES AND LEVERS 5/22/13

  27. Theme 1 - Develop and inspire creative thinkers and leaders for life-long success. Lever 1.1 - Require all undergraduate students to participate in some significant experiential activity before graduation By year 5 ensure that all undergraduate degree programs require a significant experiential learning activity. Metric: Compliance by all departments. Baseline: No departments. Second-Year Target: Faculty Senate approval of degree program requirements. Fifth-Year Target: All undergraduate degree programs requiring experiential learning.

  28. Prioritized Action 1.1.1 Create a defining comprehensive list of activities that are supported by research as significant experiential activities Metric: Approval of comprehensive list by Provost. Baseline: No list exists. Year-1 Targets: Gaining Provost approval. 1.1 Lever Leader: Larry Gragg Owner(s): Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Start Date:August 2013 Duration:6 months

  29. Prioritized Action 1.1.2 (1.1.2a-1.1.2e) Incorporate experiential/service learning into the core curriculum in all degree programs at any level beginning in the freshman year Metric: Percent of revised undergraduate programs approved. Baseline: TBD. Year One Target: Curriculum committee approval. Second-Year Target: Approval by Faculty Senate. 1.1 Lever Leader: Larry Gragg Owner(s): Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies Start Date:January 2014 Duration: 18 months

  30. TIMELINE • June 3 -- Draft strategic plan submitted to UM System • June 3 – Strategic initiative funding requests submitted to UM System • #1 Lever 2.2 • #2 Lever 3.3 • #3 Lever 2.5 • August 15 – Strategic investment funding decisions • August – September – Communicate plans to campus stakeholders • September - October – Finalize plans

  31. Chancellor STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRESS COORDINATOR (SPPC) Strategic Plan Progress Coordinator Innovation Team Lever Leaders

  32. https://provost.mst.edu/secure/newstrategicplan/ The draft of the strategic plan is on the website. Please send in comments with your name by June 30, 2013.

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

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

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

  36. Council of Graduate Students Election Results (May 2013 – May 2014) • Krista Limmer; President • Materials Science and Engineering – PhD • MahdiArezoumandi; Vice President • Civil Engineering – PhD • SreeSiddhardhaVasireddy; Secretary • Computer Engineering – MS • SaurabhSahasrabuddhe; Treasurer • Electrical Engineering – MS

  37. Council of Graduate Students Summer 2013: Departmental Survey Comprehensive electronic resource for students Provide a baseline for CGS to aid in identifying and addressing student concerns • Graduate student funding (GRAs and GTAs) • Departmental graduate student societies or organizations • Graduate student orientation • Departmental handbook • Time to degree (average) • CGS Student Representatives (1 per 25 students)

  38. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile for Martin Bohner, Secretary • Approval of April 18, 2013 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

  39. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. Davis Facilities Planning D. Wright Curricula D. Tauritz ITCC – No report D. Wunsch

  40. RP&AReport June 20, 2013 • Elections • Missouri Association for Faculty Senates: • Member: Martin Bohner • Alternate: Mark Fitch • See ballot for committee nominations.

  41. RP&AReport June 20, 2013 • Student Academic Regulation Changes • Remove “(6 during an 8-week summer session)” from section VIII.E.2. This will clarify that the semester honor roll is only calculated for Spring and Fall semesters.

  42. RP&AReport June 20, 2013 • Student Academic Regulation Changes • Insert the Collected Rules and Regulation section as the reference for FERPA, and remove the text which starts on page 6 with section I.2.A and ends on page 11 with section I.2.R. Section I.2 should be changed to read: Confidentiality Policy The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. For details on the Missouri S&T implementation of FERPA reference University of Missouri System Collected Rules and Regulations section 180.020 Student Records. In addition a link to the policy in the CR&R will be added for ease of navigation.

  43. RP&AReport June 20, 2013 • Add/Drop Motion • Replace in Student Academic Regulations, Section IV.A.1,the second and third sentences with “From the third through sixth week (second and third week of an eight-week summer session), a student may only add Research, Special Problem, or Seminar courses and must receive the permission of his/her advisor, the instructor of the course, and the chair of the department teaching the course. Students may not add any courses after the sixth week (third week of an eight-week summer session) of the semester.”

  44. RP&AReport June 20, 2013 • Referral to Student Affairs Committee • Grade replacement for courses that are taken between the University of Missouri System campuses.

  45. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. Davis Facilities Planning D. Wright Curricula D. Tauritz ITCC – No report D. Wunsch

  46. Current Projects • Geothermal Energy Project, Project No.: 111708 • Scope: This project proposes utilizing ground source heat pump chillers to provide heating requirements for the campus in lieu of the current boilers in the Power Plant (Installed in 1958, 1963 and 1981).  Investment in this project will yield approximately $1 million in annual energy/ operational savings and address $16 million in deferred maintenance needs identified. Debt service will be supported from energy cost savings. At the completion of the project, the Power Plant coal and wood fuel steam boilers would be decommissioned. • Update: Plant construction continues at McNutt and Straumanis James Hall. Building slabs are soon to be poured. Structural steel is scheduled to be set. CMU walls to begin later this month. Loop construction continues on the north end of campus. Loop piping is also moving south east of Fulton Hall with connections schedule for Fulton and Physics later this month. The loop will continue south on east and west side of campus as the summer moves along. • Project timeline: • Advertisement – October 17, 2012 • Pre-bid meeting – October 30, 2012 • Bid date – November 20, 2012 • Construction efforts – April 2012 – September 2014 • Estimated Project Costs - $33,000,000

  47. Current cont.. • NW Mall Landscape Improvements, Project No.:111708L3 • Scope: Restoration of the NW Mall due to the efforts associated with the Geothermal Well Field. • Update:LanDesign has begun work with excavation of subgrade efforts being done. This work is being coordinated with geothermal efforts in the vicinity. • Project timeline: • Project design begin – August 2012 • Project design complete – February 2013 • Advertisement – February 4, 2013 • Pre-bid meeting – February 11, 2013 • Bid date – February 27, 2013 • Construction begin – May 20, 2013 • Construction complete – August 9, 2013 • Estimated Construction Costs – $760,000

  48. Current cont.. • Bertelsmeyer Hall, Project No.:114262 • Scope: A new 69,500 gsf building will provide the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department a state of the art teaching and research facility. The new facility will also allow for the consolidation of teaching and research activities for the departments that are currently spread over multiple buildings on campus. • Update: Concrete walls and structure continue to be placed along with utility placement and rough-in. • Project timeline: • Advertisement – November 12, 2012 • Pre-bid meeting – November 28, 2012 • Bid date – December 18, 2012 • Construction begin – January 2013 • Construction complete – May 2014 • Estimated Construction Costs – $17,534,000 • Estimated Project Costs – $22,343,000

  49. Current cont.. • McNutt Hall Mechanical Renovation, Project No.:117798 • Scope: The project takes a holistic approach to dealing with both humidity and ventilation in laboratory areas containing fume hoods. It provides numerous enhancements that create more reliable and controllable performance. • Update: Work continues with replacement of AHU 1,2 &3. Fume hoods in various labs continue to be replaced along with ductwork. Final stages of installation are taking place with labs scheduled to be put back in service once ceilings are installed. This project is on schedule and will meet completion date. • Project timeline: • Advertisement – September 7, 2012 • Project pre-bid – September 20, 2012 • Bid date – October 9, 2012 • Construction begin – December 2012 • Project complete – August, 2013 • Estimated Project Costs - $4,521,000

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