Faculty Senate Meeting January 20, 2011

Faculty Senate Meeting

January 20, 2011

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- James Martin, SecretaryII. Approval of November 18, 2010 meeting

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



minutes

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/fsminutes/FS.Minutes.11.18.10.pdf

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






AgendaCampus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K.M. IsaacB. Administrative Report J. CarneyC. Administrative Report K. WrayD. Staff Council Report J. SingletonE. Student Council Nick Wilson

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F. Council of Graduate Students V. Gandikota

President’s Report January 20, 2011

• IFC is planning to conclude discussion of “Academic Integrity.”• A document to elaborate the relevant section of CRR is

proposed.• Provosts will have option to publish it on their web page.• Grievance Procedures are in the final stages of adoption and

inclusion in CRR. • IFC meets Friday, Jan. 21.



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• Faculty Activities– Faculty teaching, research, service and achievement award

notifications forwarded to recipients and other nominees. Recognition banquet scheduled for Feb. 8

Office of Academic Affairs

• CERTI – “Top Issues Instructors Face in the Classroom” - in three sessions during the Spring semester at noon on Fridays, Jan. 28, Feb. 18 and March 25, as part of the Faculty Learning Communities Active Learning series. Topics covered may include:

• classroom disruptions • managing larger classes• incivility• academic unpreparedness • academic dishonesty• actual topics discussed will depend on the responses received from a surveyFor more information, contact Diane Hagni at [email protected].

• Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol - March 3, 2011, Jefferson Capitol. For more information, visit: http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html.

Office of Undergraduate Studies

mailto:[email protected]

http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html

• Save the Date! 6th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference- April 6, 2011, Missouri S&T Havener Center. Registration Deadline is March 16, 2011. For more information, visit: http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrc.html

• IEE-Solar Village- The Institute for Environmental Excellence has assumed management of the newly renovated Solar Village and is organizing research, tours, and demonstrations. If you are interested in learning more contact Angie Rolufs, Tony Arnold or Julie Wilson at 341-4262.

Office of Undergraduate Studies

http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrc.html

International Affairs• Winter Orientation took place on January 3, 2011 at the Havener Center. A total of 74 International

Students have arrived for Spring 2011; graduate students will continue to arrive.

• November 30, 2010: Missouri S&T and China University of Petroleum-Beijing signed a Memorandum of Academic Cooperation and a transfer agreement, which allows CUPB students to transfer to Missouri S&T after their first two years of study in geology and geophysics.

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Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Training program is scheduled for February 19 – 20 for faculty and students studying and training abroad.

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Office of Sponsored Programs• FY11 activities through the end of December and a year-

over-year comparison are as follows:– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $28.3M (down 2%)– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 165

(down 8.3%)– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $69.2M (down

25.9%)– Number of proposals submitted: 268 (down 2.6%)– Research expenditures: $23.5M (up 5.1%)– F&A recovered: $3.9M (up 1.7%)– Number of active awards: 627 (up 4.5%)

Office of Sponsored Programs• UM Research Board – 2010 Fall Competition

– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $256,800 – Number of proposals awarded: 10– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $893,292– Number of proposals submitted: 20

• UM Research Board – 2011 Spring Competition– Deadline for submitting proposals: February 14, 2011– Maximum amount that can be requested for Individual or

Collaborative projects has been increased from $50,000 to $75,000



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Student Interest Survey Results

Student Taking the Survey

• 1399 students completed the Student Interest survey this year.

• 1263 students completed the survey last year.

Students Taking the Survey

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Do Students Want an Official Dead Week?

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Would Students Support an Academic Honor Code Written by the Students?

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Do Students Want More Blackboard usage?

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Would Students support an additional fee for renovations for educational buildings?

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Council of Graduate Students

No Report


- James Martin, SecretaryII. Approval of November 18, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. CurriculaB. RP&AC. CETD. Personnel

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Curricula Committee ReportJanuary 20, 2011

The Curricula Committee report includes:» 5 Degree Change (DC) forms

DC0367/0373 – Adding non-thesis option to Geology/ Geophysics/Explosives Engineering MS programs

DC0374/0375 – Correcting Chemistry BS curriculum for Pre-medicine/Biochemistry emphasis areas

DC0376 – Minor change in Political Science minor» 26 Course Change (CC) forms» 16 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only)

The Curricula Committee moves for the approval of the DCs and CCs in the report.









The Faculty Senate CET proposes that this evaluation process be conducted electronically online for the Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 semesters

Student Opinion of Teaching Effectiveness

A brief history

• Committee for Effective Teaching (standing committee of Faculty Senate): – From 300.030 Faculty Bylaws of the Missouri University of Science and Technology

(1) This committee makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate, and the Provost, regarding the instruments used for student evaluation of teaching, the procedures for conducting these evaluations, and policies related to the public disclosure of the evaluation results. The scope of the committee’s responsibilities includes all aspects of teaching in courses with academic credit. (2) In addition to student evaluations, the committee may consider alternate methods of evaluating teaching, may suggest methods for improving teaching, and makes recommendations on the selection process and criteria for campus-wide teaching awards. (3) The committee consists of one faculty member, elected from, and by, each department desiring representation, one student selected by the Student Council, one graduate student selected by the Council of Graduate Students. Faculty representatives serve for three-year (3-year) terms, and students serve for one (1) year. In addition, the Provost may appoint up to three (3) non-voting members to this committee.

• COMMITTEE EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND FACULTY AWARDS– The Committee on Effective Teaching and Faculty Awards is authorized and established by the Chancellor. It has

responsibility for developing methods for the student evaluation of teaching, for assuring the integrity of the evaluations, for recommending methods for improving teaching and for nominating faculty members for special teaching awards established at Missouri S&T. The committee is expected to keep the faculty informed of its policies in consultation with the Faculty Senate. The committee's responsibilities include teaching in the formats of lecture, recitation and laboratory. The members of this committee are appointed annually by the Provost, who shall designate one member to serve as chairman.

• In September, 2008, the Faculty Senate created an Ad Hoc committee to review the teaching evaluation system:

– Committee Purpose/Goal: The purpose/goal of the committee is to review the current student teaching evaluation system and recommend to the faculty senate improvements to the current teaching evaluation system as the committee may find appropriate.

– This committee conducted trials of electronic teaching evaluations in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010

Results of Electronic Implementation of Student Opinion of Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness

Pilots I & II

• Fall 2009– 9 faculty and 12 undergraduate classes participated. Class sizes ranged from 21 to 190– Response rate was 52% to 100%, with average of 69% (paper forms response rate has

typically been 70-74%)– In a follow-up survey:– Confidentiality of answers: 89% of students were as confident or more confident that

their answers were kept confidential– Preference:

• Students – 69% preferred electronic, 24% had no preference, 7% preferred paper• Faculty – 83% preferred electronic, 17% had no preference, and none preferred paper

• Spring 2010 – 63 faculty and 167 undergraduate classes participated. Class sizes ranged from 2 to 143– Response rate again averaged 70%– In a follow-up survey:

• Overwhelming majority again preferred electronic evaluation to paper

Recommendation:• The CET committee has reviewed and discussed the results from the Ad Hoc committee,

and concluded that electronic evaluation will:– Return results with a similar or better response rate than the previous paper evaluations– Result in significant saving to the campus in materials– Result in significant savings of time for those who administrate the process (VPAA and IT), the

course instructors, and those who proctor the evaluations.– Be a green initiative in reducing our consumption of paper scan sheets and envelopes, as well as

reducing the paper waste stream generated by confidentially shredding the paper scan sheets.– Return valuable class time back to the instructors of the courses

• Thus, the CET committee proposes that:

Electronic evaluations of teaching effectiveness will be implemented for all courses for the Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 semesters. Reports of the results will be presented to Faculty

Senate after each semester, at which time the process will be re-evaluated for subsequent implementation.







minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old Business VI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn




Agenda

Adjourn

Documents

Faculty Senate Meeting January 20, 2011