Faculty Senate Meeting October 18, 2012. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes

Faculty Senate Meeting

October 18, 2012

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Martin Bohner, Secretary

II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes

III. Campus Reports and Responses

IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

V. Old Business

VI. New Business and Announcements

VII. Adjourn

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II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.09.20.12.pdf



V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.09.20.12.pdf



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V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

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Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report S.N. BalakrishnanB. Administrative Reports

i) 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

October 18, 2012

Faculty Senate ReportOctober 18, 2012

Searches

• VPAA search • VPGS search


IFC • IFC Retreat September 25th– 26th


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i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




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i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




Enrollment Management

• Advising Week for Spring 2013 begins October 22.

• Joe’SS will be upgraded to v9.0 the weekend of November 16. Changes to Faculty access will be distributed in late October/early November.

• Open House October 6 was a success. Thank you to everyone that participated.

Office of Graduate Studies

• So far during the Fall 2012 semester, the Graduate Studies Specialists have completed the thesis/dissertation formatting checks and taken in the final library ready copy for 38 students. The deadline for submission of library ready T/D copy for FS12 is November 14th.

Celebration of Nations September 29, 2012• More than 65 countries represented• More than 2,000 in attendance• Community supported through donations• 37 exhibitors – 26 student organizations• Parade included floats & marching bands• Successful International Idol competition• Outreach to local schools, Missouri State Fair &

“Know Your World”, Fort Leonard Wood

Office of International Affairs

International Delegation Visits:

Hunan University of Science & Technology (HUST) visited campus to sign an Articulation Agreement with Missouri S&T.

Representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense visited campus to explore the expansion of a sponsored student program.

Memorandum of Understanding was signed with State Islamic University of Indonesia.

Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Reykjavik University, Iceland.

Office of International Affairs

Fall 2012 International Enrollment Statistics:Total Enrollment: 1044 (954*)

Undergraduate: 262 Masters: 329 PhD: 356

(*includes on-campus, full-time, non-immigrants)Total international enrollment has increased 2.05% from FS11 to FS12.

Total Number of Countries Represented: 61Top 5 countries: China, India, Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Iran(For the first time since the late 1990’s China has surpassed India

as the top country of origin for S&T international students.)

Intensive English Program Total Enrollment: 90 students (full & part-time) Writing Workshop: 30 Students

Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD)This is another banner semester for LEAD learning assistance (http://lead.mst.edu/assist). It has set FOUR new records:• 63 different courses with LEAD learning assistance• 50 courses with faculty-run LEAD Learning Centers• 62 participating LEAD faculty associates• 37 trained undergraduate Peer Learning Assistants

LEAD has matched two previous records• 18 departments/degree programs with LEAD Learning Centers• 29 courses provided with LEAD tutoring

Additionally, LEAD Learning Centers in introductory Chemistry and Physics have begun operating in the Residential College.

LEAD Director Ron Bieniek would like to thank the faculty and departments who are participants in LEAD’s success.

Office of Undergraduate Studies

http://lead.mst.edu/assist

Office of Sponsored Programs

• FY13 activities through the end of August and a year-over-year comparison are as follows:

– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $29.4M (up 417.7%)

– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 51 (down 22.7%)

– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $14.8M (down 37.1%)

– Number of proposals submitted: 50 (down 29.6%)

– Research expenditures: $9.1M (down 16.9%)

– F&A recovered: $1.5M (down 12.8%)

– Number of active awards: 588 (down 3.1%)

Congratulations to Dr. John Singler, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

Received a grant for $269,956 from National Science

Foundation Computational Mathematics Program to:• Develop algorithms for complex partial differential equation

models to construct ‒ Simplified mathematical models‒ Feedback control laws

• Prove accuracy guarantees for the algorithms‒ We want to know if we can trust the output of the

algorithms for very complex problems


Congratulations to Dr. Yanzhi Zhang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

Received a grant for $124,898 from National Science

Foundation Computational Mathematics Program to:• Study instability of the split-step method (SSM) on spatially

varying backgrounds• Propose more efficient and reliable modifications on SSM• Develop a systematic approach to study the stability in

general• Apply the SSM to simulate fiber optic telecommunications

and Bose-Einstein condensation


• 2012 Faculty Excellence Award17 NominationsCommittee reviewing to make final selection

• UM Faculty Scholars Program12 Applications received for participation in program

Vice Provost Office for Academic Affairs

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i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




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i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




Student Council

Ryan Beck – PresidentKate Burns – VP External

Affairs

TailgateMiners 6-1

Student Council

Ryan Beck – PresidentKate Burns – VP External

Affairs

Student Concerns• Parking – Parking forum to be rescheduled• Bike Racks on Campus• Dead Week

Student Council Internal• Constitution • RSO Process – online form, presentation, efficiency• Student Council approved External Funding budgets• Direct Student Funding – October 23rd, November 6th

• New Assistant Web Administrator• OrgSync - Survey

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i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




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V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

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Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. Tauritz

Elections

• Administrative Review• Barbara Hale

• Conflict of Interest Committee• Steve Grant

RP&A ReportOctober 18, 2012

Conflict of Interest Committee

• At next Bylaws revision, make the Conflict of Interest Committee a Permanent Judicial Committee. • It is currently a Special Committee.


IP and Tech Transfer Committee At next Bylaws revision, rename the Intellectual Property Committee the Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Committee and change description to: “(1) This committee is charged with the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures concerning intellectual property and tech transfer. It reviews and makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate, Chancellor and Provost on patent, copyright, and tech transfer matters. (2) The committee consists of seven members of which six are faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate and one is an administrative member appointed annually by the Provost. The faculty members shall serve for two years with three members elected each year. The committee shall be chaired by a faculty member.”


Motion on Committee Restructuring

RP&A Proposes that the following changes be made to committee structures at the next Bylaws revision• D.6.b. Administrative Review CommitteeReduce in size from the current four (4) full-time tenured faculty members to just three (3) full-time tenured faculty members. Change its election time table from “staggered with the election of two faculty members each year” to “staggered with the election of two faculty members one year and one faculty member the other year”


Motion on Committee Restructuring • D.6.d. Campus Curricula CommitteeRemove Graduate Council representative as they haven’t provided one in several years

• D.6.g. Facilities PlanningReduce the number of Faculty Senate representatives from three (3) to two (2) and reduce the number of department representatives elected by Faculty Senate from four (4) to three (3).


Motion on Committee Restructuring • D.7.b. Parking, Security and Traffic

CommitteeReduce the number of faculty members from twelve (12) to seven (7), reduce the number of undergraduate students from two (2) to one (1), and reduce the number of additional members the Chancellor may appoint from two (2) to one (1). Furthermore, instead of the Chancellor designating one of the faculty committee members as chair, have the committee members elect the chair.


Motion on Committee Restructuring • D.7.d. Student Scholastic Appeals

Committee and D.7.e. Tuition and Residence Committee

Merge the two committees.


Agenda

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. Tauritz

» 6 Degree Change (DC) formsDC 0421 – Update the required courses for the minor in Engineering ManagementDC 0424 – Update a few of the courses for the B.S. in Applied MathematicsDC 0425 – Update a few of the courses for the B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science emphasisDC 0426 – Add an approved elective for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power and Energy emphasisDC 0427 – Require at least a “C” in EE 391 for the B.S. in Electrical EngineeringDC 0428 – Create a Minor in Electrical Engineering

Campus Curricula Committee Report October 18, 2012

» 27 Course Change (CC) forms» 16 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 October 18, 2012

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V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

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Old Business

A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable Items

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V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

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V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

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Adjourn

Documents

Faculty Senate Meeting October 18, 2012. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes