Faculty Senate Meeting February 16, 2012

Faculty Senate Meeting

February 16, 2012

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn


- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutes

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/fsminutes/2012/FS.Minutes.1.19.12.pdf

II. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn






Agenda Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report M. DavisB. Administrative Report B. Schwartz

for K. Wray

C. Administrative Report B. SchwartzD. Staff Council Report S. JonesE. Student Council S. AcarF. Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

President’s Report

February 16, 2012

Faculty Senate ReportFebruary 16, 2012

Board of Curators Meeting

• Discussion of the budget• Fee requests for next year

• State of the University Address• Extra meeting Monday to discuss fee requests• Next full meeting will be hosted by S&T in April


IFC • NTT for Librarians

• Removed the requirement of full-voting rights.

• Held up by Columbia • Tech Transfer


Other Issues

• Performance-Based Funding• Process is proceeding• Pressure to use FE Exam as measure of student

quality• Budget



A. President’s Report M. DavisB. Administrative Report B.

Schwartz for K. Wray


Faculty Senate MeetingFebruary 16, 2012

President-Designate Wolfe was on campus for a second visit on February 7

Special Board of Curators’ Meeting later this month to discuss tuition and S&W increases

Budget situation is still unknown$40 million allocated from a settled lawsuit In-state tuition capped at 3%

Spring 2012 Career FairFebruary 21, 2012

181 registered employers17% increase from Spring 2011

26 employers hiring international students24% increase from Spring 2011

6 employers hiring all majors

998 students seeking employment (registered in MinerJobs)

40% increase from Spring 2011



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C. Administrative Report B. Schwartz

D. Staff Council Report S. JonesE. Student Council S. AcarF. Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

• SSN Remediation complete in Student System – No student social security numbers are viewable in the System (Joe’SS) except on a few computers in Parker Hall.

• First Freshman Preview, Registration, and Orientation (PRO) session is February 25.

• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Championship competition at Student Rec Center on February 25.

Enrollment Management

Office of Sponsored Programs• FY12 activities through the end of December

– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $11.7M– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 140– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $72.3M– Number of proposals submitted: 238– Research expenditures: $21.9M– F&A recovered: $3.6M– Number of active awards: 587

CERTI Faculty Learning Community“Surprising Uses of PowerPoint to Increase Student Engagement,” at noon, Friday, Feb. 17, in Toomey 199, sponsored by CERTI and Educational Technology. Klaus Woelk will present. Writing Center• We began piloting an online tutoring initiative, funded in part by

the University of Missouri e-learning office, that will allow distance students to access writing tutors in a synchronous environment.

Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD)• LEAD provides peer tutoring in a record 29 courses.• Currently, 48 faculty in 12 departments are running 38

collaborative LEAD guided-learning centers for courses from Elementary Russian to graduate Wireless Communications.

Office of Undergraduate Studies

• Elizabeth Roberson (technical editor) started working with on-campus graduate students on their thesis/dissertation related documents (including conference papers, journal articles, thesis proposals, etc.) since January 17, 2012.

Office of Graduate Studies

International Student Enrollment FS 1995-FS 2011

Office of International AffairsInternational Student Enrollment:• International student enrolment is at an all time high and projections for

future enrollments remain strong

Sponsored Student Enrollment Undergraduate vs. Graduate

*Intensive English Program students are included with their degree program; most IEP students are accepted for academics at Missouri S&T

Office of International Affairs

Sponsored Student Income By Top Five Countries Fall 2011-Spring 2012

• Total expected income for all sponsored students for fall 2011 and spring 2012 is $5,577,051

Office of International Affairs



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Student CouncilSelin Acar – PresidentKevin Puetz – Vice President of External Affairs

Construction The student organization offices have all

moved, and we are beginning the final stage of construction.

All that’s left are the Greek Offices and the new conference room.

Computers in Havener They are in now! They are the VDI Thin Client Pilot

Computers There is also a printer

RSO Survey Implementing a networking activity for

student organizations. Working with some other student

leaders to see this happen. Will be February 23rd, and hopefully after

that we’ll be able to establish more permanent plans.

Commencement Many students are upset about the

changes to graduation. Setting up meetings with administration

to discuss their concerns. Trying to communicate the exact

changes and what students can do. If anyone has heard anything, positive

or negative, please let me know.

Presidential Election Campaigning for the Student Body

President position has begun. The debate was Tuesday night, and

there were 3 candidates up.

Others Blood Drive did very well, with over 300 units collected. CDC (Corporate Development Council) and Student

Council will be hosting the Student Leaders’ Banquet April 11.

Joe Mooney Distinguished Student Award Nominations are currently available through the Miner Alumni Association. Scholarship that we helped them bring back. Nominate any and all deserving students!

Working really hard to find a better way for RSO Recognition. There are about 17 organizations mid process, and it’s become a very slow process.

Rewording, restructuring, and editing our constitution.



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Council of Graduate Students

Muhammad Azeem Raza02/16/2012


Updates Previous Events:

1. CGS Participated in SP-2012 orientation

2. 1st General Meeting SP-2012 (Jan-25)• Guest Speaker – MS. Elizabeth Roberson

(Technical Editor with OGS)


Upcoming Events:1. Travel Grant Announced

• Travel Grant• $2000

• Selection Criteria Decided• Selection Committee Formulated


2. Graduate Research Showcase• April 12, 2012, Havener Centre Atrium• $3000 prize money• Two Sessions

• 10AM – 12 PM• 01PM – 3PM

• Judges Required from Faculty• Open to All S&T Students & Faculty• Winners and Judges to be invited

in CGS Annual Excellence Banquet (April-24)


3. GradVision (CGS Newsletter/Yearbook)• Introducing Yearbook

• Info of May-2012 Graduates• Call for Articles


• Further Events: (Planning Phase)1. CGS-IdeaZ2. CGS Graduate Social3. CGS “Lunch-n-Learn” series


- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and AgendaB. Curricula

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

RP&A ReportFebruary 16, 2012

IFC: Tech Transfer Advisory CommitteeCurrently inactiveCommittee at the system level is being reconstitutedMeeting with Keith Strassner is planned

IFC: Domestic Partner Benefits

Mission-Oriented Budget Process RP&A Motion

RP&A ReportFebruary 16, 2012

RP&A Motion

Whereas Missouri S&T cannot survive as a quality technological research university with the continuation of across the board budget cuts adjusted for productivity measures, the Missouri S&T Faculty Senate urges the administration to: 1) prioritize the functions and entities that support the mission of the campus; 2) implement a targeted budget reduction process in line with the established priorities.


- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and AgendaB. Curricula

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Campus Curricula Committee Report February 16, 2012

The Campus Curricula Committee report includes:» 3 Degree Change (DC) formsDC0408 – Add requirement to Ph.D. in CS to take and pass CS

410 for three semestersDC0409 – Add requirement to MS in CS, thesis & non-thesis, to

take and pass CS 410 for one semester, increasing the program from 30 to 31 credit hours

DC0412 – Add Theatre 90 as a required course to the Theatre Minor and increase its required credit hours from 13 to 16

» 0 Course Change (CC) forms» 2 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only)

The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s DCs.


- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old Business

A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable ItemsVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn



Agenda

Adjourn

Documents

Faculty Senate Meeting February 16, 2012