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Faculty Senate Meeting

September 20, 2012

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Martin Bohner, Secretary

II. Approval of June 14, 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 June 14, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2012/FS.Minutes.06.14.12.pdf

II. Campus Reports and Responses


V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2012/FS.Minutes.06.14.12.pdf



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II. Approval of June 14, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2012/FS.Minutes.06.14.12.pdf



V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn


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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

September 20, 2012

Faculty Senate ReportSeptember 20, 2012

Whereas Professor Michael Davis has served the Missouri University of Science & Technology Faculty Senate since 2009 as Parliamentarian, President-Elect, and President;Whereas, as an Officer of the Faculty Senate, Professor Davis has demonstrated consistent hard work, good judgment, and thoughtfulness in these positions;Whereas, Professor Davis's leadership skills have helped the Faculty Senate and the campus navigate through discussions on challenging topics such as domestic partner benefitsWhereas, Professor Davis has maintained a friendly, collegial and consistently positive attitude at all times;Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate of the Missouri University of Science & Technology does hereby sincerely thank Professor Davis for many jobs well done and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.Adopted this 20th day of September, 2012, at the meeting of the Missouri University of Science & Technology Faculty Senate.

Acknowledgements For Faculty Senate Services

• Dr. Keith Nisbett, Faculty Senate Secretary, 2011-2012• Ms. Angie L. Huffman, Secretary, Campus

Curricula Committee, 2002-2012

Faculty Senators With Excellent Attendance

• Dr. Levent Acar• Dr. Ron Frank• Dr. Steve Grant• Dr. Robert Roe


Searches

• VPAA search • VPGS search


IFC • IFC Retreat September 25th– 26th


Other Issues

• University Press• Sunshine Law request


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ii) K. Wray




Office of International Affairs

“The program exceeded my expectations!”

– Omar Al-Suhaibani,

pictured (center) with Abdullah Al-Mogarri (l) and Najai Al-Johani (r).

King Saud University students at Missouri S&T for Applied Engineering Management Program The program offers graduate

degrees in Engineering Management to professionals in Saudi Arabia.

Students attended a summer class and engaged in cultural activities.

The Dean of Graduate Studies at King Saud University visited campus on July 12th to discuss further enhancements to our partnership.

Office of International Affairs

The Iraqi Cultural Attaché, Dr. Abdul Hadi Alkhalili,

visited campus August 22, 2012 to meet current students

and discuss increasing the number of scholarships

available for Iraqi graduate students at Missouri S&T.

Office of International Affairs• Missouri S&T welcomed 12

undergraduate students sponsored by Brazil’s Science Without Borders Program and international exchange students with an on campus scavenger hunt on August 14th.

• Missouri S&T will be sending 11 students to study abroad for the fall semester 2012.

Enrollment Management

• Fall 2012 enrollment is up slightly. New records set with the numbers for female and minority students.

• Search is underway for a new Director of Student Financial Assistance.

• Student Success Center opening this fall in Toomey Hall.

Academic Affairs• ASSESSMENT/ ACCREDITATION

– On August 20, 2012 we received official notification that the S&T off-campus Electrical and Civil Engineering Degree Programs at Missouri State University have been accredited by ABET to September 30, 2015.

– Prof. Steve Raper (Engineering Management) has accepted the position of Special Assistant to the VPAA for ABET Accreditation Self Study and Site Visit Coordination.

• CURRICULUM– New Degree Proposals Status:

• BAMS (Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies) proposal was approved by the Board of Curators and now goes to CBHE.

• I/O Psychology Master’s Degree proposal has been formally submitted to UM Academic Affairs.

Office of Sponsored Programs

• Summary of FY12 activities and a year-over-year comparison are as follows:

– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $24.7M (down 42.8%)

– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 270 (down 7.5%)

– Number of proposals submitted: 493 (down 0.6%)

– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $151.4M (up 1.3%)

– Research expenditures: $41.4M (down 9.7%)

– F&A recovered: $6.8M (down 9.8%)

– Number of active awards: 568 (down 4.2%)

Congratulations to Dr. Ashok Midha

• Beginning with the 2012 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, the Compliant Mechanisms Symposium is officially named the Ashok Midha

Symposium in Compliant Mechanisms, in recognition of Dr. Midha’s “pioneering contributions to this growing and fruitful research community,” and his “visionary leadership and generous support of the Compliant Mechanisms Awards.”

Office of Undergraduate StudiesHonors Academy•Fall 2012 we have 262 enrolled in Honors Academy.

OURE•120 Students participating in the OURE program for 2012-2013•2 Students participating in the OURE Fellows program for 2012-2013

Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol•Seeking Student Ambassadors for Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol event http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html

Student Design & Experiential Learning Center•Formula SAE Team Returns From First European Competition•Solar House Ground Breaking Launches 2013 Home•Miners By Design Patron's Society Launched to Support the SDELC

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

Office of Graduate Studies• Graduate Resource Center is officially open and

graduate guides began tutoring graduate students starting Sept. 1st week

• Sponsored the PhD Movie Screening on Sept 7th in Butler-Carlton Bldg. with approx. 140 people in attendance.

• Attended ORNL Grad Fair in August 2012 to recruit high quality graduate students.

• Participated as a panel member in the Ingram’s Higher Education Industry Outlook assembly on Graduate Studies, Sept 6, 2012, Olathe, KS.

Information Technology

IT Website Optimization• Full site refresh during

Summer 2012• Click current homepage

banner for a brief tour of key features

http://it.mst.edu

http://it.mst.edu/

Information TechnologyClassroom and CLC Updates

• All CLC and classroom computers (~940 PCs)– Windows 7 now installed

• 166 computers upgraded in CLCs• Virtual CLC environments moved to production status; user testing

underway

Data Center Upgrade• Main data center: Power and HVAC upgrades

• Benefits– Allow significantly increased capacity– Restored HVAC redundancy– Support disaster recovery site for

UM system enterprise systems

Information Technology

S&T IT Conferences• 2nd Annual S&T Research Technology Day

– Held September 18, 2012 … a success! • 6th Annual S&T Teaching and Learning Technology (TLT)

Conference– Scheduled for March 14-15, 2013– Theme: Assessments – From Syllabus to Final– Keynotes: Dr. Rich Felder, Dr. John Hogan

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Student Council

Student Body President - Ryan BeckMechanical Engineering, from Kansas City, Kansas

Vice President External Affairs – Kate BurnsPhilosophy, from St. Louis, MO

Vice President Internal – Ben PrueterEngineering Management, from Kansas City, Kansas

Treasurer – Tom MarkowskiPetroleum Engineering, St. Louis, MO

Recorder – Sam ThebeauAerospace Engineering, Union MO

2012-2013 Student Council Goals

1. Represent the Students of Missouri S&T and act as a link between themselves and administration.

2. Raise awareness of what Student Council does for the Campus.

3. Have one or more representatives from at least 50% of the Registered Student Organizations attend Student Council Meetings at the end of the 2012 Fall Semester; obtain a 80% member retention rate at the end of both 2012 Fall and 2013 Spring Semesters.

What is Student Council Working On?

1. sasdfasf• Student Fees• Communication• Public

Relations• Updating

website• And more!

• Parking• Tests during dead week, and career fair

days• Orgsync – Software • Independent Study Credits for Design

teams

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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. TauritzC. Public Occasions K. Erickson

Elections

• Alternate to Missouri Association of Faculty Senate • S. N. Balakrishnan

• Parking (2 needed)• Douglas Ludlow• Lucy Sutcliffe

• Student Scholastic Appeals (1 needed)• Jorge Porcel• Bonnie Bachman

RP&A ReportSeptember 20, 2012

Motion on DSCC Elections “For the next bylaw update it should be specified for standing committees that the chair elections will be organized by the previous chair; if the previous chair is unavailable, then the Faculty Senate President will designate one of the committee members to organize the elections unless a particular committee has its own chair election policy”


Motion on Grievance Procedures “Next time when the bylaws are updated, change the Grievance Hearing Panel to state that they will operate in accordance with CRR370.010 as well as add a Grievance Oversight Committee to operate in accordance with the same”

For information purposes, we are currently following the CRR procedures.


Motion on Bylaws Changes “From now on, all future and currently pending changes to the bylaws will be posted on the Faculty Senate website.”


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A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. TauritzC. Public Occasions K. Erickson

Announcements Daniel Tauritz was re-elected by the Campus

Curricula Committee as chair for 2012-2013 The Campus Curricula Committee meeting

dates for Fall Semester 2012 have been posted on the Registrar’s web page at: http://registrar.mst.edu/currcom/cccmeetings/

Campus Curricula Committee Report September 20, 2012

http://registrar.mst.edu/currcom/cccmeetings/

http://registrar.mst.edu/currcom/cccmeetings/

Announcements (continued) To provide the campus with more detailed

information on the curriculum forms being approved by the CCC, they will, starting with FS2012, be scanned after final CCC edit and incorporated in the CCC minutes as posted on the Registrar’s CCC meetings page; the CCC report to Faculty Senate will accordingly only list the approved form numbers and refer to the posted scanned forms for details.


» 1 Degree Change (DC) formDC 0423 – Add elective for the Power and Energy emphasis area of the BS in Electrical Engineering» 4 Course Change (CC) forms» 3 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only)

The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s DC and CC forms.


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A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. TauritzC. Public Occasions K.

Erickson

Public Occasions Committee

Last Class Day December 7, FridayFinal Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. December 10, MondayFinal Examinations end 6:00 p.m. December 14, FridayFall Semester closes 6:00 p.m. December 14, FridayDecember Commencement- Non-Engineering Undergraduate & All Graduate Students December 14, FridayDecember Commencement – Engineering Undergraduate Students December 15, Saturday

Requesting Faculty Senate approval of the December 2012Commencement being split into two ceremonies, as done in May 2012.

Recommended by the Commencement Committee on July 24, 2012. Endorsed by the Public Occasions Committee on Aug. 14, 2012

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V. Old Business


VII. Adjourn

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Adjourn

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