Dr. Marcy Brown Marsden, Dean

McCoy College

of Science,

Mathematics and

Engineering

MCOSME Mission

Teaching of the highest quality, both undergraduate and graduate students;

Providing students with the knowledge and skills needed for life-long learning and the ability to comprehend advancements in science, mathematics, and engineering

Fostering research and scholarship of high quality

Providing outreach to the local and larger communities

MCOSME Departments and Programs

Six DepartmentsBiology (BIOL)Chemistry and Physics (CHEM, PHYS)Computer Science (CMPS)Geosciences (GEOS)Mathematics (MATH)School of Engineering (MENG)

Three Graduate Programs (BIOL, CMPS, GEOS)

Six Undergraduate Programs (BIOL,CHEM, CMPS, GEOS, MATH, MENG)

One Undergraduate Program through Texas Physics Consortium (PHYS)

One Certificate (Petroleum Engineering)

Advising and mentoring for pre-health students (medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician’s assistant)

MCOSME Faculty and Staff

DEAN BIOL CHEM/PHYS GEOS CMPS MATH MENG

FT TT teaching lines 8 6 (4/2) 5 7 11 8

FT non-TT teaching linesInstructorLecturer

11

1.5 21

FT supportAdvisorLab coordinatorMachinistSecretary

0.5

1 0.5 0.5 1 1

1111

Dean’s OfficeDeanAssistant to the DeanMCOSME AdvisorChemical Safety Manager

1111

TOTAL (64) 4 11.5 8 5.5 8 15 12

MCOSME Enrollments

MCOSME Enrollments

MCOSME Enrollments

MCOSME Enrollment/Recruitment initiatives

Challenges Core: Capacity issues in core

sciences Major:

Retention and growth in some majors

Increasing capacity Grad: Graduate enrollment

Initiatives Core: More online options Major:

Targeted recruiting Mentor program Enhanced advising

Grad: New programs, marketing, increases in GA stipends

MCOSME Other Challenges and initiatives

Chemical safety and management New Chemical safety

manager hired Fall 2018

Building renovation and expansion $5 million naming

gift $15-20 million

needed for building expansion (Add two 60-seat classrooms, office spaces, technology suite)

Biology program

(Chair Dr. Jon Scales, Grad Coordinator Dr. Jim Masuoka)

New resources Greenhouse remodel ($20,000,

MCOSME) Autoclaves ($95,000, HEAF) Compound microscopes ($40,000,

HEAF) -80 Freezer ($20,000, HEAF)

Fundraising Scholarship Opportunities for

Academic Recognition (SOAR) program (NSF S-STEM, $606,155)

Xeric Ecosystem Research Center (XERC) grant (NSF CSBR, $255,794)

Biology enrollment/retention challenges and initiatives

Challenges: Core: Capacity issues in core sciences Major: Retention (61% in F17) Grad: Decline in graduate enrollment

Initiatives: Core:

Two new online lab courses A&P online under development

Major: Revised intro sequence for majors

Grad: MA nonthesis in biology: biomedical

Chemistry/Physics program

(Chair Dr. Chris Hansen)

New resources GC/MS ($110,000, HEAF) Laboratory equipment ($120,000,

Alcon Corporation)

Fundraising Welch Foundation 3-year grant

($120,000) McCoy Physics gift ($100,000) Proposal for Spinsolve 80 MHz

NMR Spectrometer (IN REVIEW for NSF-MRI program, $120,600)

Accreditations American Chemical Society

Chemistry enrollment/retention challenges and initiatives

Challenges: Core: Nonmajor options Major:

#graduates Aging NMR Increasing ACS accreditation

staffing requirements

Initiatives: Core: Online lab courses under

development Major:

New hire in biochemistry Curriculum-based UGR under

development Pre-health shadowing program

Physics enrollment/retention challenges and initiatives

Challenges: Core: Capacity in nonmajor options Major: Enrollment numbers,

retention (33% in F17) and Texas Physics Consortium membership

Initiatives: Core: Online astronomy 4X/year Major: Science Café program, High

school physics outreach

TPC renewal this year for next 5 years; after that time we will determine whether to renew again

Computer Science program

(Chair Dr. Ranette Halverson, Grad Coordinator Dr. Nelson

Passos)

New resources High-performance computing

resources (HEAF, $75,000) Re-designed research laboratory

(MCOSME dean, $15,000) Oculus VR equipment ($20,000,

HEAF/MCOSME dean)

Fundraising Data mining to identify cochlear

implant candidates ($40,000, Cochlear Implants International)

Proposal for NMR Spectrometer (IN REVIEW for NSF-MRI program, $120,600)

Computer Science program retention challenges and initiatives

Challenges: Core: Removed from core in last

revision Major: Retention, recruitment Grad: Volatile student numbers

due to international student dependence

Initiatives: Core: Adding CMPS as a core

option to component-area option Major: Three new minors

(computational science, high performance computing, cybersecurity

Grad: Online leveling, marketing to undergrads from other programs

Geosciences program

(Chair Dr. Jon Price, Grad Coordinator Dr. Jesse Carlucci)

New resources XRF spectrometer, fluxer

($106,000) Mrs. Darlene Simpson, $15,000

MCOSME dean)

Fundraising Bridge and Earth Science Training

(BEST) program (Carlucci, NSF IUSE, $398,866)

Schlumberger Petrel and Eclipse software ($13 million in-kind)

IHS Petra and Kingdom Suite software ($5.1 million in-kind)

Geosciences program retention challenges and initiatives

Challenges: Core: Capacity in nonmajor

options Major: Recruitment to the major

typically late (2nd sem freshman) Grad: Faculty mentors, time to

degree, LPP evaluation upcoming once program hits 5 years

Initiatives: Core: Online physical geology 1st

online core science course Major: BEST program funded

through NSF grant, camp for outreach to pre-freshmen and scholarships

Grad: New faculty mentors

School of Engineering

(Chair Dr. Raj Desai)

New resources Wind Tunnel ($120,000)

Fundraising Engineering YES Camp

($120,000, Arconic Foundation) Engineering Pathway program

($410,000, Jim and Vicki McCoy)

Engineering Equipment fund ($250,000, Bolin family)

Accreditation Engineering Accreditation

Commission of ABET

Engineering enrollment/retention challenges and

initiatives

Challenges Major: Retention, upper-

level course capacity New ABET expectations

Initiatives Engineering advisor helped

increase retention from 75.6% to 89.1%

Summer course options Proposing new program in

Electrical Engineering (tentative Fall 2020)

Mathematics program

(Chair Dr. Dawn Slavens)

New resources SmartBoard in Bolin 101 ($25,000)

Fundraising Texas Oklahoma Regional

Undergraduate Symposium (TORUS) 3-year grant NSF $30,000

Mathematics program retention challenges and initiatives

Challenges: Core: HB 2223 Corequisite

requirement, course sequencing Major: Recruitment/retention in

the major

Initiatives: Core: lecturer position added for 3-

year trial to assist with coreq Major: Second major in

mathematics at a reduced credit hour requirement (30 compared to 39 as first major) attracting CMPS, MENG majors

MCOSME Budget

FundInstruction/Operating IEF Donor

Faculty Salary $3,708,126 $278,140Staff Salary $393,851 $117,577

Non-student wages $10,000 $2,500

Student wages$88,699

$23,240Fringe $1,182,057 $121,736

Longevity $5,735 $1,900

Travel $34,030 $5,000

$900

M&O $35,651 $273,088

$68,791

Utilities $7,974 $78

Scholarships $50,860

Capital outlay $25,000 $52,600

TOTAL $5,377,424 $391,787 $718,302

FY19 Budget

Instruction/Operating

MCOSME Dean MENG

CHEM/PHYS CMPS GEOS MATH BIOL DDRS TPC

Faculty Salary $491,590 $487,141 $676,754 $371,952 $966,080 $714,609

Staff Salary $241,176 $57,964 $23,496 $23,578 $23,578 $24,059

Non-student wages $10,000

Fringe $62,381 $95,654 $209,124 $204,270 $108,623 $278,563 $220,942 $2,500

Longevity $1,440 $1,060 $655 $180 $480 $1,920

Travel $5,081 $11,441 $545 $3,861 $999 $3,913 $1,090 $7,100

M&O $18,351 $7,500 $3,000 $2,500 $4,300

Utilities $1,684 $1,300 $245 $945 $700 $1,400 $1,700

TOTAL $330,113 $666,509 $721,206 $912,588 $482,274 $1,274,014 $964,320 $22,100 $4,300

MCOSME Budget Request #1

Funding for MCOSME Chemical Safety Manager

Fund FY19 BudgetCurrently covered by

MCOSME Dean BudgetRequested for FY20

Salary$43,259

$43,259

Fringe $12,978 $12,978

Student Salary

$0$5,700

$5,700

M&O $0 $35,063 $15,000

Travel $0 $2,524 $2,500

Total $56,237 $38,157$79,437

(increase of $23,200)

Compliance-related: includes annual hazardous waste disposal, testing, training for certifications, and student assistant.

MCOSME Budget Request #2

$2,000 increase per science GAship

Department FY20 additional requested

Biology$24,000

Geosciences $16,000

Computer Science

$24,000

Total $60,000

Recruitment/retention-related: helps MSU become more competitive with other institutions in recruiting graduate students in the sciences; aids retention and reduces time-to-degree by allowing students to avoid having to take outside work.

MCOSME Budget Request #3

Part-time pre-health advisor

MCOSME dean FY20 requested

Salary$16,000

Fringe $4,800

Total $20,800

Recruitment/retention-related: help manage the 87-student caseload of first-year prehealth students and the upper-level students requiring placement in shadowing opportunities, exam prep, application

McCoy College of

Science, Mathematics

and Engineering