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Faculty Senate Meeting March 20, 2014

Faculty Senate Meeting March 20, 2014. Agenda. I . Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary Approval of February 20, 2014 meeting minutes Campus Reports and Responses Hank Foley (Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UM System)

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Faculty Senate Meeting March 20, 2014

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  1. Faculty Senate Meeting March 20, 2014

  2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of February 20, 2014 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • Hank Foley (Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UM System) 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 February 20, 2014 meeting minuteshttp://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.02.20.14.pdf • Campus Reports and Responses • Hank Foley (Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UM System) 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 February 20, 2014 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Hank Foley (Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UM System) 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) C. Schrader • ii) K. Wray • C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver • D. Student Council A. Koesterer • Council of Graduate Students • N. Rohrbaugh for K. Limmer

  6. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 President’s ReportMarch 20, 2014

  7. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 • Awards: • NSF CAREER, Yiyu Shi, ECE • Advisor Awards • New Advisor: Stephen Tupper, S&T Student • Veterans Association • Advisor: Heath Pickerill, Solar House Team, and Walter Bethea, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers • Distinguished Advisor: David Westenberg, International Genetically Engineered Machine Design Team (iGEM) • Student Affairs Meritorious Award: Kevin Brady, BBQ Club • Faculty Service Learning Award • Amber Henslee • Jana Neiss

  8. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 • Faculty Awards: • Achievement • Petra DeWitt • Nishant Kumar • Eric Showalter • Theresa Swift • Research • Victor Birman • Joel Burken • Genda Chen • Richard Dwaes • Fatih Dogan • Ulrich Jentschura • Sanjay Madria • David Pommerenke

  9. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 • Faculty Awards: • Service • Michael Davis • Shannon Fogg • John Myers • Paul Worsey • Teaching • Diana Ahmad • Kelly Homan • Irina Ivliyeva • Jonh C. McManus • Jeff Schramm

  10. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 • Intercampus Faculty Council: • IFC Task Force on workload policy draft report to President Wolfe • Legislature • State budget may include 3-5% increase for higher ed; we’ll know in early May • 50/50 capital projects may be approved • IT security training modules under development, IFC will review and give feedback • “Most of IT talent spends all of their effort keeping things running” • April BOC to receive report on administrative hiring (Chronicle article)

  11. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 • Campus: • Enrollment growth. Mar 15 data: up 2.6-12% vs 3/15/2013 • Deans: Tenure (Policy) Committee drafting P&T process; must include Deans by CRR • Common Exams: suggest term of enforcement as Spring 2015

  12. March 20, 2014 Not in the Agenda (CRR 300.030 D.4.c.(2): “Agenda of the Faculty Senate meetings are distributed to all faculty members no later than one week in advance of the meetings.” • Suspend the order of the day to include committee report by Public Occasions Committee?

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

  14. Campus Update Cheryl B. Schrader, Ph.D. Faculty Senate March 20, 2014

  15. Student Affairs • Fall 2014 housing • New testing facility in Norwood • Increased activity in COER

  16. Finance and Administration • Master Plan status • Bertelsmeyer, Geothermal • Travel project

  17. University Advancement • Hasselmann Alumni House • Charitable giving and alumni participation • Battle of the Brains

  18. Human Resource Services, Affirmative Action, Diversity & Inclusion • Newsletter • Diversity and inclusion training • Faculty recruiting

  19. Strategic Planning • Significant early progress • Six strategic initiative proposals • Semi-annual report, one-pager available

  20. Thanks! Any questions?

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

  22. Global Learning • The academic departments are enjoying a record setting year with this year’s income expected to top $6,000,000. • This translates to a significant return to the campus general operating budget as well as the academic departments that teach the courses as shown on the next slide.

  23. Financial Return to UniversityFrom Distance Programs for Working Professionals Chancellor/ Provost, Department and Global Return Total Credit Revenue

  24. Office of International Affairs • New Memorandums of Academic Cooperation since January 1, 2014 • Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz, Bolivia • Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland • University of Pisa, Italy • University of Technology,Baghdad, Iraq

  25. Office of International Affairs • Applied Language Institute celebrates 20 years of service to the campus. A reception was held March 6th, 3:30-4:30 pm • Commission of English Language Accreditation (CEA) Accreditation moves forward. The Intensive English Program staff are completing the mandatory Self-Study report; this document must be submitted to CEA in early April. • Dr. Thu Tran presented on the topic of “Alternative Continuing Professional Development” at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association Conference, Portland Oregon, March 2014. • School and community outreach by Celebration of Nations committee members has started! Presentations were made in the Newburg elementary schools and St. James pre-schools. Future sessions are scheduled for Waynesville, Salem, Rolla, Newburg and St. James.

  26. Office of Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Research Programs • UG Research Day at the Capitol – March 4 • 16 Students, 13 Research Posters • Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference (UGRC) • Registration Deadline was March 10, 2014 • Conference Date is April 16, 2014 in the Havener Center • Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience (OURE) • Applications Due April 1, 2014 • OURE Fellow Program • Registration Deadline for UGRC was March 10, 2014 • Application & Proposal Deadline was March 14, 2014 • Present at UGRC April 16, 2014 in the Havener Center

  27. Office of Undergraduate Studies Math Assistance where Success Happens (M*A*S*H) • Pilot in spring 2014 • Math 2 students targeted (3 sections = 130+ students) • Five undergraduate mentors trained to lead learning communities of 8-10 students • On Course student success principles combined with homework assistance • Optional program Undergraduate Advising Office (UAO) • 12 former deficient students readmitted into their degree-seeking department and 2 undecided declared a major since January. • 15 former UAO students graduated in Fall 2013 • 99 students registered for On-Track; after 2 seminars, 90 retained. • Campus wide mid-term recovery workshop • Increase in student consultations

  28. Office of Undergraduate Studies Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) • On February 11&12 S&T hosted the first ever “LEAD @ S&T Showcase” • Provided a platform to demonstrate the positive impact LEAD has on S&T students and provide direction on how others could implement similar strategies at their institutions • Attended by approximately 37 people from all over Missouri including Truman State University, Washington University, Southeast Missouri State University, Lincoln University, and University of Central Missouri • LEAD has received mush positive feedback from the participants of this Showcase Student Design and Experiential Learning Center (SDELC) • Design teams at STL Science Center Engineering Week • Steel Bridge presentation to Engineering Advisory Board • Hosted fly-in counselors and students • Team displays at FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge State Championship • SDELCPhonathon • S&T accepted into 2015 DOE Solar Decathlon

  29. Office of Graduate Studies • 515 application files were processed during the month of February. • The 5th Annual Chancellor’s Fellows Poster Session was held on Monday, February 24th with 38 posters presented. • The Spring 2014 Thesis/Dissertation Formatting Workshop was held on Tuesday, March 4th with 75 graduate students in attendance.

  30. Enrollment Management • Financial Aid packaging for AY 2014-2015 for new and current students completed mid-March. • Switch to 4-digit course numbers scheduled for mid-August. Crosswalk available on the web. • Next Open House is Friday, April 18.

  31. Enrollment Management FIRST FTC Championship Robotics Competition on March 1, 2014

  32. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY14 activities through the end of February Proposals awarded in total dollars: $19.9M Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 193 Proposals submitted in total dollars: $86.1M Number of proposals submitted: 375 Total expenditures: $29.6M Net grant and contract expenditures: $22.9M F&A recovered: $4.7M Number of active awards: 635

  33. Freshman Enrollment Projection • Fall 2013 – 1244 Full-time degree seeking first-time college students (19 non-degree or part-time for a total of 1263) • February projections are very preliminary and are used internally to estimate freshman course capacity needs • May projections are closer to the true count

  34. Freshman Enrollment Projection • Per Noel Levitz consultant – Fall 2014 projected increase in degree seeking/full-time FTC is 3% - 5% • +3% based on current admits • +5% based on current deposits • Per Enrollment Management – Fall 2014 projected increase in degree seeking/full-time FTC is 4% - 8% • PRO sign-ups are +5.1% compared to this time last year

  35. Transfer Enrollment Projections • Compared to this same time last year: • Transfer student admits are down 10.8% and • Orientation sign-ups are down 64.3%

  36. Other Institution Projections FTC FTC Transfer Admits DepositsAdmits • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI • S&T +13% +5% -9% • MU +2% +11% +8% • UMSL +7% N/A +9% • UMKC -2% N/A +11%

  37. Other Institution Projections FTC Transfer Admits Admits • MSU +8% +8% • MSSU +26% +7% • MWU +5% +3% • SEMO +7% -6% • TRUMAN -4% (FLAT) • UCM -2% +19%

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

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

  40. Student Council President – Ashley Koesterer THE CORRECT RESOLUTION THAT PASSED IN STUDENT COUNCIL A BILL ADDING GENDER IDENTITY/EXPRESSION TO THE NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY • WHEREAS, gender non-conforming students often face a hostile and unwelcoming campus climate; and • WHEREAS, Missouri University of Science & Technology’s non-discrimination policy currently includes sexual orientation; and • WHEREAS, the language in the non-discrimination policy does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression; and • WHEREAS, gender identity is defined as the gender with which an individual person identifies, which may or may not be at odds with their sex-assigned-at-birth; and • WHEREAS, gender expression is defined as the outward presentation of one’s gender which may be perceived by others to be at odds with an individual’s sex-assigned-at-birth; and • WHEREAS, 623 United States colleges have non-discrimination policies covering “gender identity and expression” including seven Missouri institutions; and • WHEREAS, including the phrase “gender identity and expression” in the non-discrimination policy clarifies Missouri University of Science and Technology’s resolve to support all of its students; and • NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Student Council of Missouri University of Science & Technology, urge Chancellor Schrader as well as the Board of Curators to approve and update the campus and University System’s non-discrimination policy to include the language “gender identity and expression” Respectfully Submitted, Ashley Koesterer Student Body President

  41. Student Council President – Ashley Koesterer • Student Body President for 2014-2015 (Rebecca Jacobsen) • Student Survey – open until April 25th • Student Activity Finance Board (SAFB) Changes • Newsletter for Students • By-Laws

  42. Student Council President – Ashley Koesterer • Student Council Service Day – April 8th • SAFB Open Forum • General Open Forum • Officer Elections on April 1st • By-Laws Changes on April 15th • Officers sworn in on April 29th (last meeting)

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

  44. Graduate Education WeekApril 5-12, 2014 • Graduate Research Showcase • Thursday April 10 • AM and PM sessions • Actively seeking faculty judges • Student registration now open

  45. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of February 20, 2014 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses IV. Hank Foley (Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UM System) V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business • New Business and Announcements • Adjourn

  46. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary • Approval of February 20, 2014 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • Hank Foley (Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UM System) V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and Announcements VIII. Adjourn

  47. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan Curricula D. Tauritz ITCC T. Vojta Public Occasions M. Davis

  48. Faculty Senate Report March 20, 2014 RP&A ReportMarch 20, 2014

  49. Faculty Senate Report Referral 1 Experiential Learning AFS committee is still discussing it.

  50. Faculty Senate Report Referral 2 NTT guidelines No report from Personnel Committee, Dr. Acar

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