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Faculty Senate Meeting April 29, 2010. Agenda. I. Call to Order and Roll Call N. Book, Secretary II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes Election of New Officers IV. Campus Reports and Responses V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Faculty Senate Meeting
April 29, 2010
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/FS.Minutes.02.18.10.pdf
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
FS Officer Elections
RP&A has proposed the following slate» President – K.M. Isaac» President Elect – Michael Davis» Secretary – James Martin» Parliamentarian – Mark Fitch
Officer Elections RP&A has proposed the following slate
» Intercampus Faculty Council (IFC)– Michael Schulz, K. M. Isaac, Michael Davis
» Missouri Association of Faculty Senates (MAFS)
– Michael Davis/K.M. Isaac alternate
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
Campus Reports and ResponsesA. President’s Report M.
Schulz
B. Administrative Report J. Carney/
K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin
D. Student Council P. Voss
E. Council of Grad. Students Ravi Akella
BOC luncheon went smoothly thanks to a wonderful job by Mitsy Daniels
Administrative Review conducted. Summary posted on web. Detailed results (but not the comment section) available only to those who responded in Mitsy Daniel’s office.
Committee on restructuring system-wide awards formed. Our campus representative is Steve Raper
Budget: 5.2% cut for no tuition increase deal approved by legislature. BOC approved out-of-state/graduate tuition (not affected by deal) and supplemental fee increase
President's Report
Agenda
Campus Reports and ResponsesA. President’s Report M.
Schulz
B. Administrative Report J. Carney/
K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin
D. Student Council P. Voss
E. Council of Grad. Students Ravi Akella
Faculty Senate ReportWarren K. Wray
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
April 29, 2010
Curriculum» MS in Explosives Engineering approved at the
April meeting of the CBHE.» Eight proposals submitted in response to UM
System RFP for eLearning initiative (five individual classes were approved and funded; three cluster/degree proposals are under review).
Board/Task Force Activities» Combined meeting of the Blue Sky Task Force
(per Tactical Plan Action 2.4.5) was held April 21. » Task Force report will be submitted in June.
Office of Academic Affairs
• Faculty Activities– Third year review (14 faculty members) in
process.– Solicitation for Curators’ and Curators’
Teaching Professor forwarded to faculty. Deadline for submission of nominations is May 21 to VPAA.
– Phase II pilot for electronic-based student evaluations of teaching effectiveness in progress. Report will be made at June or September Faculty Senate meeting.
Office of Academic Affairs
Video Communication Center (VCC):
VCC now has an active YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/mstvcc), which has promos & example videos of selected classes.
VCC has several classes using "next generation" WebEx video recordings of coursework, which offer much higher audio quality and user-friendliness.
Global Learning
Global LearningEngineering Education Center (EEC):
– Twenty distance courses are offered from the EEC this semester that also serve Rolla on-campus students.
• EEC Enrollment: A total of 496 students are being served by EEC St. Louis based faculty this Spring, including 392 Rolla on-campus students.
S&T Graduate Fair held on April 15th at the Havener Center Atrium
Customized Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engr. graduate program webinar sessions launched for prospective/admitted students.
Office of Graduate Studies
Google Apps: Now available as part of the mst.edu domain - http://it.mst.edu/googleapps.html
Windows 7: Being deployed to campus starting July 2010
Active Data Exchange: Web calendaring solution available in summer 2010
Information Technology
Information Technology3rd Annual Teaching & Learning Technologies
Conference: Tremendous success - Approximately 115 attendees http://edtech.mst.edu
Faculty Automated Pages: Now available - http://people.mst.edu
eFellows program for the development of blended learning courses is moving forward - http://certi.mst.edu/hottopics.html
International Affairs
Dr. Ramesh Bharuthram, Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academics for the University of the Western Cape in South Africa visited the S&T campus. He presided over a TelePresence meeting on March 23rd with representatives from all four University of Missouri campuses to discuss the University of Missouri South Africa Program. His visit targeted faculty interested in research and international exchange.
Office of Sponsored Programs FY10 activities through the end of March and a year-
over-year comparison are as follows:
» Proposals awarded in total dollars: $39.1M (up 11.7%)
» Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 249 (down 9.5%)
» Proposals submitted in total dollars: $120.3M (down 3.2%)
» Number of proposals submitted: 378 (down 14.3%)
» Research expenditures: $33.2M (up 20.5%)
» F&A recovered: $5.3M (up 10.2%)
» Number of active awards: 615 (up 3.9%)
Congratulations to …
William V. Stoecker, Randy Moss, R. Joe Stanley, Xiaohe Chen, Kapil Gupta, Bijaya Shrestha, Pavani Jella, “Automatic Detection of Critical Dermoscopy Features for Malignant Melanoma Diagnosis,” US Patent 7,689,016, March 30, 2010
Dr. Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Academy of Science-St. Louis Innovation Award, April 22, 2010
Academic Advising Seminar Top 10 Things Advisors Should Know
Presented by: Dr. Harvest L. CollierMonday, May 3 Noon - 1:30pm in Havener Center - Meramec/Gasconade room
Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html
Thursday, April 29 in Jefferson City lawmakers will learn about the unique research
opportunities students have to collaborate with faculty, underscoring higher
education’s role in developing educated citizens and preparing a work force with the
necessary skills to further Missouri’s economic growth. Eleven students were
nominated by faculty research advisors and selected as ambassadors based on
geographical distribution, relevance of the project to the State of Missouri, quality of
the project, and distribution among the four campuses.
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Agenda
Campus Reports and ResponsesA. President’s Report M.
Schulz
B. Administrative Report J. Carney/
K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin
D. Student Council P. Voss
E. Council of Grad. Students Ravi Akella
Staff Council Report Wade Jadwin
Agenda
Campus Reports and ResponsesA. President’s Report M.
Schulz
B. Administrative Report J. Carney/
K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin
D. Student Council P. Voss
E. Council of Grad. Students Ravi Akella
Student Council Report
Officer Transitioning Student Interest Survey
» 1,282 Student took the survey» Results
Print Management
Results How satisfied are you with the current print management
system?
How much did you have left in your account at the end of last semester?
Smoking Results Would you support a city ordinance which banned the
act of smoking tobacco in bars in Rolla?
Would you support a city ordinance which banned the
act of smoking tobacco in restaurants in Rolla?
Smoking Results cont.
Should the campus smoking policy be amended to eliminate smoking within 20 feet of building doors?
Should the campus have a policy that eliminates
smoking on all areas of campus - indoors and outdoors?
Free Hour Results
We currently have a designated 'free hour' of no classes from noon to 1 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Would you support elimination of this 'free hour'?
COC Results
How satisfied are you with the Career Opportunities Center in helping you reach your educational and career goals?
Parking Results
In general, how satisfied are you with parking on campus?
University Police Results
How safe do you feel on campus?
How satisfied are you with the professionalism of University Police Officers?
Teaching Evaluation
Results
Which do you prefer?
Agenda
Campus Reports and ResponsesA. President’s Report M.
Schulz
B. Administrative Report J. Carney/
K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin
D. Student Council P. Voss
E. Council of Grad. Students Ravi Akella
Council of Graduate Students
Suhas Nerella- on behalf of Ravi Akella Graduate Research Showcase held on April 12,
2010 95 posters presented in 4 sessions grouped
according to similar disciplines 12 participants from Mizzou A total of 13 winners (Top 10% in each session) will
share a total scholarship of $2000 Graduate excellence banquet held on April 23, 2010 CGS newsletter, Gradvision released. Web version
available at http://cgs.mst.edu/newsletter2010.htm CGS Executive members for 2010-11 were elected
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Academic Freedom and Standards (D.6.a)Hosder, Serhat Mech. Eng Faculty
(Departments/FS)2012
Eng, Li Li Business Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Chin, Yoo-Mi Economics Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Haynes, Lance Arts, Lang & Phil Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Dubroff, Dick Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Parris, Paul Physics Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Schlesinger, Mark Mat, Sci & Engr Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Cotterill, Anne English & Tech Comm
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Administrative Review (D.6.b)Dogan, Fatih Mat. Sci. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Luna, Ronaldo Civil Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Sharpsteen, Don Psychological Science Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Wilkerson, Ralph Computer Science Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Budgetary Affairs (D.6.c)Hale, Barbara Physics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Park, Eun Soo Economics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Stavropoulos, Pericles
Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Dunn-Norman, Shari
Geo Science & Engineering Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Cawlfield, Jeff Geology Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Ragsdale, Ken Engr Mgt & Sys Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Insall, Matt Mathematics & Statistics Faculty (Graduate Faculty) 2010
Crosbie, Al Mechanical & Aero Engr Faculty (Graduate Faculty) 2011
Stephanie Rostad
Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Shyam Barua Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Malott, Steve Administrative Services Administration (Chancellor) 2010
Curricula (D.6.d)TBD Faculty (Graduate Faculty) 2011
Luechtefeld, Ray Engr Mgmt & Sys Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Nisbett, Keith Mech & Aero Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
DSCC(Arts and Humanities)
2009
DSCC(Engineering) 2009
DSCC(Sciences) 2009
DSCC(Social Sciences) 2009
Facilities Planning (D.6.g)Wright, David English Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Roe, Robert Mathematics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Sheffield, John Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Woelk, Klaus Chemistry Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Madria, Sanjay Comp. Sci. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Chowdhury, Badrul Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Bieniek, Ron Physics Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Patton, Marvin Physical Facilities Administration (Chancellor)
2010
David Griffin Student Council Students (Student Council)
2010
Giraj Kandukuri Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Honorary Degrees (D.6.h)Stutts, Daniel Mech. Engr. FS - From Dept.
NominationsAug 2011
Meagher, Michael History FS - From Dept. Nominations
Aug 2011
Reddy, Prakash Chemistry FS - From Dept. Nominations
Aug 2011
VenayagamoorthyGanesh
Elec. Comp. Engr. FS - From Dept. Nominations
Aug 2011
Warren K. Wray Provost Administration Aug 2010
Intellectual Property (D.6.j)Hilmas, Greg Mat. Sci Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Switzer, Jay Chemistry Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Dharani, Lokesh Mech. Engr. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Potthast, Adam Arts Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Kosbar, Kurt Electr. Engr. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Drewniak, James Electr. Engr. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012
Library and Learning Resources (D.6.k)Fan, Jun Electr. Eng Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Adekpedjou, Akim Mathematics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Schuman, Tom Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Malone, Edward English & Tech Comm Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Bruening, Michael Hist & Poly Sci Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Sheng, Hong Business Administration and IT
Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
MacSithigh, Geroid Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Yamilov, Alexi Physics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Caitlin Gifford Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Krishna Kolan Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Stewart, Andy Director of Library Library 2010
Personnel (D.6.l)Ferdowsi, Mehdi Elec. Engr Faculty
(Departments/FS) 2012
Lin, Ying Chou Business Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Wilemski, Gerry Physics Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis
Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Isaac, Tseggai History and Poly Sci Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Chowdury, Badrul Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Balakrishnan, S.N. Mech & Aero Engr Faculty (Graduate Faculty)
2011
Wade Jadwin Staff Council Staff (Staff Council) 2010
Shenethia Manuel Human Resources Administration (Chancellor)
2010
Public Occasions D.6.mWestenberg, David Biol Sci Faculty (General Faculty) 2011
Bieniek, Ron Physics Faculty (General Faculty) 2011
Bryant, Richard Econ Faculty (General Faculty) 2011
Worsey, Paul Mining Faculty (General Faculty) 2012
Burken, Joel Civil Engr. Faculty (General Faculty) 2012
SedighSarvestani, Sahra
El & Cp Eng Faculty (General Faculty) 2012
Ward, Marianne Alumni Affairs Administration (Chancellor) 2010
Mark Potrafka Student Activities Administration 2010
Selin Acar Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Alexa Rooney Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Michael Schwartz Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Prabhu Angajala Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Student Affairs (D.6.o)Frank, Ron Biology Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Kim, Chang-Soo Elec. Engr. Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Winiarz, Jeffrey Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012
Raper, Steve Engr Mgmt & Sys Engr Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011
Landers, Robert Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Stephanie Rostad Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Dominic Clucas Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Marina Jacobe Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Paul Voss Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Shriram Gadekar Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Student Awards and Financial Aids (D.6.m)Fitch, Stephanie Business Administration Faculty (General Faculty) 2010
Newkirk, Joe MSE Faculty (General Faculty) 2011
Rovey, Joshua Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Mullin, Mark Physical Education Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Roe, Robert Mathematics & Statistics Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Wray, W. Kent Provost Administration 2010
Stichnote, Lynn Student Financial Aid Administration 2010
Goff, Jay Enrollment Management Administration(Chancellor) 2010
Baheirah Khusheim Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Paul Voss Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Bharat Gangichetty Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Bristow, Doug Mech. Engr. Faculty (Department/FS) 2012
Gertsch, Leslie Geo, Sci & Engr Faculty (Department/FS) 2012
Davis, Michael Economics Faculty (Department/FS) 2012
Watts, Trent English Faculty (Department/FS) 2012
Paige, Robert Mathematics Faculty (Department/FS) 2012
Niyogi, Dev Biological Sciences Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Cox, Norman Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Elrod, Cassie Business Admin & IT Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Hagen, Don Physics Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Morgan, Jack English & Tech Comm Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Tien, Jerry Mining & Nuclear Engr Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Banerjee, Arindam Mech. Engr. Faculty (Department/FS) 2011
Packard, James Director, Phy Facilities Administration N/A
Laughlin, Christy Director, Univ Police Administration N/A
Stephanie Rostad Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Paul Voss Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010
Jun Wu Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Haug, Mary Staff Council Staff (Staff Council) 2010
D.7.b. Parking , Security and Traffic Committe
D.7.d. Student Scholastic Appeals
Drallmeier, James Mech & Aero Engr Faculty (General Faculty) 2012
Morgan, Ilene Math/Stat Faculty (General Faculty) 2011
Fahrenholtz, Bill Materials Science & Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Frank, Ron Biological Sciences Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Martin, James Psychology Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011
Stephanie Rostad Student Council Students (Student Council)
2010
Paul Voss Student Council Students (Student Council)
2010
Rajasekhar Modugu Council of Graduate Students
Students (Council of Graduate Students)
2010
Grievance Panel and oversight Committee
Currently serving with terms not expired yet:Panel: A. MillerOversight committee: L. Haynes, R. Bieniek
5 APPLICANTS:
Meggie Cheng, Nuran Ercal, Cihan Dagli, Chaman Lal Sabharwal, Prakash Reddy
All indicated they would be willing to serve on either body. Since 4 of the applicants indicated preference for panel, we will first elect member of panel and then of oversight committee from same pool minus the person elected to the panel
Referral to Budgetary Affairs
– Work with the upper administration to determine the effect of the budget cuts on the academic and administration units.
Referral to Academic Freedom and Standards Committee
– The RP&A approved a motion to have the Academic Freedom & Standards Committee examining the issue of possible time conflicts between common finals and students taking regularly-scheduled classes.
Referral to Student Affairs Committee
– The RP&A Committee made a referral to the Student Affairs Committee to examine the existing procedures for recognizing student organizations.
– The RP&A Committee made a referral to the Student Affairs Committee to endorse (or not) the following statement on academic integrity:
General Version
Academic honesty is essential for the intellectual life of the University.
Faculty members have a special obligation to expect high standards of academic honesty in all student work. Students have a special obligation to adhere to such standards.
In all academic evaluations of students, the instructor shall assess the student’s performance and make an academic judgment about the student's grade on that work and in that course based on the academic standards of the course, including any standards of academic integrity and/or professional standards for which students have been provided notice in the course syllabus, other course materials, or other program materials. In cases where the student fails to meet the academic integrity standards of the course, the instructor may take that into account in grading the student’s performance, but only to the extent necessary to make the academic evaluation of the performance. In such cases the instructor shall report any alleged academic dishonesty to the Primary Administrative Officer, who is the individual responsible for the administration of the due process procedures which can lead to sanctions being imposed against the student for violations of the Conduct Code.
Version Directed to Students (e.g. on Syllabi)
(Adapted from the student Standard of Conduct and Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters, Sections 200.010 and 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri)
Referral to Personnel Committee
– Draft of documents concerning classroom intellectual property rights was referred to the personnel committee for review.
– Professor Neogi also reported to RP&A that the personnel committee had developed a proposed policy statement concerning spousal and relative conflict of interest.
Referral to Curricula Committee
– A policy was recently instituted by the Columbia campus to accept transfer credit for military experience and education. The Curricula Committee was charged with developing a Missouri S&T policy using UMC’s policy as a reference.
Report on Administrative Review Committee
– Professor Mariesa Crow reported that the survey of those administrations under review was complete and provided the tabulated results and comments to Professor Schulz.
Report on Campus Assessment Committee
– Vice-Provost Schwartz made a request of RP&A that we elect two representatives to the Campus Assessment Committee to replace Professor Isaac, who was stepping down. RP&A elected Professor Keith Nisbett and Professor Mark Fitch to serve on the committee as faculty representatives.
Report on Planned RP&A Retreat
– RP&A adopted a resolution to have a retreat early in the Fall semester for Faculty Senate officers and newly-elected chairs of standing committees.
Report on Instructional Capacity Taskforce
– A motion was made and passed to forward the following resolution to Dean Jay Goff:
RP&A has received a briefing by two faculty representatives on the task force on Student Educational Capacity at S&T. RP&A commends the committee’s good work in a very difficult task, and recognizes that there are many issues associated with the mandate of the committee. After deliberation, the RP&A committee encourages the taskforce to address, as a prominent part of its final recommendations, issues concerning faculty shortage and the ability to attract high-quality graduate students.
Report on Instructional Capacity Taskforce
– Taskforce on Educational Capacity: Balakrishnan and Raper were members of this task force, serving on one or more subcommittees. The report can be found at the following enrollment management website: http://enrollment.mst.edu/capacity/index.html
– The report went through several drafts and iterations before the final report was issued. The taskforce will meet with Chancellor Carney on May 4th from 2-4 pm in the Silver & Gold Rm. in the Havener Center.
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
The Curricula Committee report (updated on April 27) includes:» 15 Degree Change (DC) forms» 61 Course Change (CC) forms» 20 Experimental Course (EC) forms
(informational only)» Report on transfer credit for military experience
and education
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
The April 27 updated report only removed several CC forms that were returned to the department and should not have been in the report.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
Several DC forms merit individual attention and will be presented separately.
First, the Curricula committee moves for the approval of all of the CC forms in the report.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010 DC 0357 and 0358 Comp Eng & El Eng Removes FE exam as an assessment
requirement for graduation. In 1988, Academic Council required senior
assessment; Vice Chancellor specified FE exam for engineering programs.
Move to Table until June meeting, pending anticipated policy memorandum from Provost regarding acceptable senior assessment options.
Common Engineering Degree Requirements
DC 0363 Specifies common requirements for all engineering programs, to be included in catalog
Previous common catalog requirements were eliminated when Schools were eliminated.
Engineering DSCC has obtained approval from all engineering programs to this set of common requirements.
Common Engineering Degree Requirements
Wording of catalog entryEngineering Degrees
All engineering degree programs must be consistent with the following minimum requirements. The requirements of the degree program shall consist of 128 - 132 credit hours. Additional
hours may be required for specific choices of electives or Emphasis Areas. Courses that are at a lower level of coverage than the required courses in the curriculum (e.g. algebra, trigonometry, Intro to Physics, etc.) may not be counted toward the degree program. An average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits counted toward the degree. In addition, an average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits taken in the student’s major department.
The degree program shall include all courses in the Common Engineering Freshman Year, as listed in the current catalog under the Freshman Engineering Program.
The degree program shall include a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work as follows:» Engl 20» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90» Econ 121 or 122» The remaining courses must be chosen from the list of approved humanities/social
sciences courses, published on the website for the Office of Undergraduate Studies (ugs.mst.edu). Departments may further specify the requirements for these electives.
Common Engineering Degree Requirements
Degree programs shall consist of 128-132 credit hours» Additional hours allowed for specific choices of
electives or Emphasis Areas» Courses at a lower level than the required
courses do not count toward the degree program. (e.g. algebra, trig, Intro to Physics, etc.)
» Cum. gpa of at least 2.0» Major field gpa of at least 2.0
Common Engineering Degree Requirements
Common Freshman Year courses required Must include 21 hours from following list:
» Engl 20» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90» Econ 121 or 122» 12 hours from approved H/SS list, maintained
by Engineering DSCC, published on website of Office of Undergraduate Studies
Common Engineering Degree Requirements
Differences from previous School of Engineering requirements» 128-132 hours, rather than exactly 128» No FE exam requirement» No distinction between humanity and social
science courses» No restriction on skills/performance courses
(art, drama, music, speech, etc.)» No advanced H/SS requirement» No free elective requirements
Common Engineering Degree Requirements
Wording of catalog entryEngineering Degrees
All engineering degree programs must be consistent with the following minimum requirements. The requirements of the degree program shall consist of 128 - 132 credit hours. Additional
hours may be required for specific choices of electives or Emphasis Areas. Courses that are at a lower level of coverage than the required courses in the curriculum (e.g. algebra, trigonometry, Intro to Physics, etc.) may not be counted toward the degree program. An average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits counted toward the degree. In addition, an average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits taken in the student’s major department.
The degree program shall include all courses in the Common Engineering Freshman Year, as listed in the current catalog under the Freshman Engineering Program.
The degree program shall include a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work as follows:» Engl 20» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90» Econ 121 or 122» The remaining courses must be chosen from the list of approved humanities/social
sciences courses, published on the website for the Office of Undergraduate Studies (ugs.mst.edu). Departments may further specify the requirements for these electives.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
DC 0348 and 0349 Changes to BS in Chem. Eng. and BS in
Chem. Eng. with Biochem. Eng. Emphasis» Catalog statement: A cumulative grade point
average of 2.25 or better is required for admittance as a chemical engineering major.
» C or better required in all mandatory Chem. Eng. courses to meet Chem. Eng. degree requirements.
» Humanity-only elective replaced with H/SS elective.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
DC 0360 & 0361 Changes to BS in Mech Eng, and
Manufacturing Processes Emphasis area» Require C or better as degree requirement for
Chem 1, Met Eng 121, Phys 24, Math 204, IDE 50, and programming course.
» Other minor changes
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
Other DCs with minor curriculum changes» 0346, 0347 El Eng & Comp Eng, replace Hum.
elective with Hum/SocSc elective» 0350 Changes to Mech. Eng. Emphasis area» 0351 Changes to Comp. Eng. Emphasis areas» 0352 Define Energy Conversion Emphasis area
for Mech. Eng. » 0353, 0355 Changes to Eng. Mgt. Emphasis
areas» 0354 Changes to BS in Eng. Mgt.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
The Faculty Senate made a referral to the Curricula Committee to examine a policy to accept transfer credit for military experience and education. Specifically the committee was charged to research the sources of the credits and recommend policies for transferring the credits. A policy recently instituted by the Columbia campus was provided as a reference.
The Curricula committee discussed this issue at its April 6 meeting, though only briefly due to the already long meeting. The committee provides the following assessment.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
1. The general concept of awarding credit for military coursework, subject to appropriate quality control measures, is consistent with our current campus practice and policy.
2. Our Registrar’s office has already evaluated and is already accepting ACE recommended transfer equivalency for college credit courses. As with all transfer credits, the appropriate department will evaluate courses for specific course equivalency.
3. The policy approved by the Columbia campus is almost entirely consistent with our current practice. Documenting the policy will be a positive step toward clarifying the practice.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
4. The Columbia policy needs to generally be customized for our campus. In particular, the following points should be customized:
(a) For item 1, specific course credit for military experience should be recommended by our Aerospace Studies and Military Science programs.
(b) For item 3, the grade requirement for credit by completion of a subsequent course should be at the discretion of the appropriate department, rather than fixed at a C- as in the Columbia policy.
Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010
Conclusion:
» No major policy changes needing Faculty Senate approval.
» The Registrar’s office is most knowledgeable of our current practices, and is best equipped to prepare a policy statement similar to the Columbia policy.
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Budgetary Affairs Budgetary Affairs Committee ReportCommittee Report
Faculty Senate MeetingFaculty Senate Meeting April 29, 2010 April 29, 2010
Detail of Expense Changes….
Comments/Questions
There is no projected deficit in FY11. Should departments/units implement ~5.2% (state funding)
cuts in FY11– to prepare for FY12 deficits?
Enrollment might be capped, with good students
waiting for admission. What emphasis should be
placed on retention?
Across the board cuts are favored.
What are the long term consequences?
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Personnel Report Spousal and Relative Conflict of Interest:
“No person shall take part in the deliberations on tenure, promotion, salary raise, and any other situations dealing with personnel matters of his/her spouse or a relative by blood or marriage within the second degree. No person shall take part in evaluating and recommending candidates for recognition with awards or titles, administrative or faculty positions in the department, unit, the campus or the University of Missouri system if his/her spouse or a relative by blood or marriage to the second degree is a candidate. For definition of relatives by blood or marriage see: A.1. 320.040 Nepotism.”
Classroom Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR): Committee examined the three documents and the majority voted yes (yes: 6, abstained: 2) to move forward with CIPR.
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old BusinessInstructional Capacity Taskforce Update
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Adjourn
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