Faculty Senate Meeting November 15, 2012

Faculty Senate Meeting

November 15, 2012

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of October 18, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn


- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of October 18, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.10.18.12.pdf

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

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.10.18.12.pdf




- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of October 18, 2012 meeting minutes III. 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 S.N. BalakrishnanB. Administrative Reports

i) K. Wray for C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray

C. Staff Council Report B. Betz

D. Student Council R. Beck

E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

President’s Report

November 15, 2012

Faculty Senate ReportNovember 15, 2012

SearchesCIO search (from Prof. Don Wunsch) • 52 candidates• 7-10 for first round interview


IFC IFC meetings on October 24th and November 14th

Faculty Activities System(FAS)

• Replacement to FAS is being considered

• Two software tools are being actively considered; contacting

users of those software.

• Steve Graham has already asked provosts, will do a deans

and dept chair focus group and a faculty focus group at each

campus, have names from S&T


IFC President will encourage the legislature to allow

a) Bonding issue to provide infrastructure and maintenance funds

b) Funding for the STEM initiative

Strategy plan to be announced to the BOC at their Dec. 6th meeting. (more on Chancellor’s report).


IFC Sponsored Dependent Plan(what we initially proposed).Employee + sponsored dependent(over the age of 18). Should have lived with the employee for atleast 12 months.Cannot be related to the employee by blood.Cannot be medicare eligible. Currently, UM pays 73%; expected to remain the same; medical cost is $135 millions


IFC

.Start date for MU, UMSL, S&T for 2014 is August 25th..UMKC is not changing its name.UMKC is exploring Trimester system to increase enrollment.NCTQ won a syllabus release case in Minnesota on ‘fair use’ basis





ii) K. Wray




• http://provost.mst.edu/

• Monday, November 26Noon – 1:00 PMSt. Pat’s B of the Havener CenterOpen Forum

NEW STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

http://provost.mst.edu/




ii) K. Wray




•The Outstanding Teaching Award Committee Announced WinnersAwards Ceremony will be November 28 at 3:00 in St. Pat’s B, Havener Center

•Alumna & Women Student of the Year Award Ceremony was held on October 11.Dr. Karlynn Sievers, Alumna of the Year (Gold) and Rachel Morris, Silver WinnerAmber Julien, Women Student of the Year (GOLD) and Brittney Abel, Silver Winner

•Campus Faculty Excellence Award Winners AnnouncedBeth Cudney, Jun Fan, John McManus, Thomas Vojta, and Jeffery VolzAchievement, Research, Service and Teaching Award announcement will be December 21Awards Ceremony scheduled for February 12, 2013

Vice Provost Office for Academic Affairs

Office of Undergraduate StudiesCERTI

Third session of the 2012 Curators’ Teaching Summit, noon, Nov. 12, sponsored by CERTI. Topic: “Do You Know What Your Students Are Learning?”

LEAD

LEAD has launched faculty-run Learning Centers in physics and chemistry and also peer tutoring in intro math at the Residential College, open to all students.Undergraduate Research Day at the CapitolCall for Nominations for Student Ambassadors for the Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol event that is on March 7, 2013. For more information and the nomination form it can be found at http://ugs.mst.edu/undergraduate/ugrdc/. Nomination deadline is December 14, 2012.

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

Office of Graduate Studies• Sharon Matson created the Graduate Forms Resource Manual to be

used by the academic units.

• Crystal Wilson presented a detailed S&T ETD submission process at the October Graduate Council meeting; electronic thesis and dissertation submissions are being accepted by the Office of Graduate Studies.

• The Office of Graduate Studies hosted three Grad Talk sessions during the month of October, aimed at recruiting S&T undergraduates by giving them an opportunity to talk to graduate students in their field of interest in a casual setting. There were a total of 94 students that attended the three events: 62 undergraduate and 32 graduate.

Office of Graduate Studies• The Office of Graduate Studies hosted the 5th Annual Grad Fair on

October 24th with 20 exhibitors represented.

• Lauren Costoplos received a congratulatory note from NSF and other federal agencies for achieving a response rate of over 90% on the 2011 Survey of Earned Doctorate submissions.

Office of International Affairs• The campus and community strongly

supported the 2012 Celebration of Nations, on September 29. • More than 65 flag bearers participated

in this year’s parade. • Foreign officers from Fort Leonard

Wood’s International Officer group participated in the parade and festivities.

• More than 2000 people attended this year’s event.

Joe Miner and DeLucia

International Flash Mob Dance

Office of International AffairsIntensive English Program

• IEP enrollment: 90 students are enrolled in part-time or full-time study in the Intensive English Program. An additional 20 students will take part in a specialized Writing Workshop for graduate students on October 6th.

• Accreditation: Staff members traveled to Washington DC to participate in the Commission for English Language Program Accreditation workshop, October 11-12. This is the first stage of the accreditation process for the Intensive English Program.

Office of International AffairsRecruitment:

• Brazil: Susan Potrafka participated in a Missouri Education Mission to Brazil to seek opportunities for collaboration between Missouri S&T and Brazilian universities, and learn more about the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program.

• Thailand: I-20s have been issued to 11 undergraduate students who are sponsored by the Royal Thai Embassy, a new sponsor.

• Indonesia: Memorandum of Academic Cooperation agreements have been completed with State Islamic University of Indonesia, (recruitment goal) and Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Germany (faculty research/exchange).

Missouri Education Mission to Brazil Participants, October 2012

Office of International Affairs

• Fourth week census of international students is 954 on-campus students representing 63 countries.

• New China partner students enrolled for FS12: 49 undergrads 11 grads

Global Learning• The Kaltura lecture capture system is in the final

testing stages by S&T, UMSL & UMC. This system will allow courses to be easily viewed on a variety of devices including iPhones, iPads and Macs.

• Steady enrollment growth of online distance students continues as shown on the following slide.

Global Learning

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Number of Online Distance Students

Office of Sponsored Programs• FY13 activities through the end of September and a year-

over-year comparison are as follows:– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $33.7M (up 370.1%)– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 83

(down 4.6%)– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $36.9M (up 21.2%)– Number of proposals submitted: 101 (down 7.3%)– Research expenditures: $12M (down 15.4%)– F&A recovered: $2M (down 8.8%)– Number of active awards: 583 (down 4.3%)

Congratulations to …• David Summers, Klaus Woelk, Kenneth Oglesby‡

and Greg Galecki, “Method and Apparatus for Jet-Assisted Drilling or Cutting,” US Patent Number 8,257,147, September 4, 2012.

• Fatih Dogan, “Nanostructured Dielectric Materials for Fabrication of High Energy Density Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitors,” US Patent Number 8,263,515, September 11, 2012.

‡ Regency Technologies, LLC, Tulsa, OK

Enrollment Management• Joe’SS will be off-line from 5:00 pm Friday,

Nov. 16 to 8:00 am Tuesday, Nov. 20 due to the v9.0 upgrade. Check the Registrar’s Office webpage for changes to the Faculty Center.




ii) K. Wray

C. Staff Council Report - no report B. BetzD. Student Council

R. BeckE. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi




ii) K. Wray




Student Council

Ryan Beck – PresidentKate Burns – VP External

Affairs

National Conference on Student LeadershipHeard from over 15 speakers on student leadershipLeadership, communication, public speaking, business etiquette, finances, and more.

Direct Student Funding ApprovedMain topics of open forum - Music & Golf CourseMoney approved for OrgSync

Havener Center Master PlanCreating construction plan for next 5- 10 years. Understand students expectations for Student Center

Parking Forum November 28th at noon.

Student Council

Ryan Beck – PresidentKate Burns – VP External

Affairs

Student Interest Survey•Email [email protected] with suggestions

Dead Week Faculty Survey•Looking for Faculty Feedback.•Expect to see the survey shortly

Resolution - 1213R2•Affirming 2008 Referendum for improving Athletic Facilities•Improve Intramural & AllGood Bailey Stadium Fields•Re do Gym floors, Fraternity Row Fields & Rugby field

mailto:[email protected]




ii) K. Wray




Council of Graduate Students

• 2nd general meeting– 8th November , 2012– Graduate Teaching

Assistant (GTA) FAQ– Lucy Sutcliffe,

Director • Speech

Communication Center

Council of Graduate Students• The National Association of

Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)– 26th Annual National Conference

• 11/01/12 - 11/04/12• Duke University (Durham, NC)

• NAGPS Vision– The umbrella organization

• NAGPS Mission– Develop a member network– Support to empower members– Advocate at local and national levels



Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. TauritzC. Tenure M. DavisD. Public Occasions J. BurkenE. Facilities Planning D. Wright

Referral

• Referred to Student Affairs: • Examine issues related to classes that are offered

that require students to miss other classes.

RP&A ReportNovember 15, 2012

Information Item

• Motion passed by RP&A: • Invite periodically members of the UM system

officers to speak at Missouri S&T Faculty Senate meetings.

RP&A ReportNovember 15, 2012



» 2 Degree Change (DC) formsDC 0418 – Update the required courses for the B.S. in Engineering Management, Management of Technology Emphasis Area and reduce the number of elective hours accordinglyDC 0431 – Create a minor in Mobile Business and Technology from existing courses» 20 Course Change (CC) forms» 9 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only)The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s DC and CC forms.

Campus Curricula Committee Report November 15, 2012



Motion

• "All members of the campus review committee must attend the review meeting in person or be represented by their departmentally elected alternate. If no alternate is available, the unavailable member may give his/her proxy to another voting member of the committee."

Brought to the Tenure Committee by the VPAA’s office.

Tenure Committee ReportNovember 15, 2012

Reasons for Supporting Motion

• Several complaints regarding use of teleconference/ speaker phone during deliberations.

• Disruptive and potentially unfair to candidates being discussed.

• Concerns about confidentiality because of recording technology or others in room with phone caller.


Reasons for Opposing Motion

• Places burden at last minute on replacement.• Replacement will not be as informed about decision.• Will need to allow for proxy voting as a backup

provision.




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SPRING SEMESTER 2014

Open Registration Ends June 1, SundaySummer session opens 8:00 a.m. June 2, MondayClasswork begins 8:00 a.m. June 2, MondayIndependence Day Holiday (Observed) July 4, FridayFinal Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. July 24, ThursdayFinal Examinations end 12:30 p.m. July 25, FridaySummer Sessions close 12:30 p.m. July 25, Friday

SUMMER SEMESTER 2014


A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. TauritzC. Tenure M. DavisD. Public Occasions J. BurkenE. Facilities Planning - no report D. Wright



Agenda Old Business

A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable Items





Agenda

Adjourn

Documents

Faculty Senate Meeting November 15, 2012