Faculty Senate Meeting

June 17, 2010

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

N. Book, SecretaryII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutes

III. Campus Reports and Responses

IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

V. Old Business

VI. New Business and Announcements

VII. Adjourn

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

II. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/FS.Minutes.04.29.10.pdf

III. Campus Reports and Responses

IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

V. Old Business

VI. New Business and Announcements

VII. Adjourn

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K. M. Isaac (6 min.)B. Administrative Report J.Carney (6 min.)C. Administrative Report W. Wray/B. Schwartz

(6 min.)C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin (2 min.)D. Student Council M. Schwartz (2 min.)E. Council of Grad. Students V. Gandikota (2 min.)

IV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

President’s ReportA. Budget• Academic units budget reductions were

decidedbased on performance metrics

• A small amount of reserve is kept for faculty development

B. IFC• Shared services initiative• Academic Integrity policy• Coordination between Benefits Committee and

faculty governance bodies• Study of Defined Contributions for new

employees• Partner Benefits progressing at the other

campusescont’d

President’s Report(cont’d)

C. MAFS Governor Nixon might call a special session to

discuss changes in the pension plans

D. Board of Curators meeting

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K. M. Isaac (6 min.)B. Administrative Report J.Carney (6 min.)C. Administrative Report W. Wray/B. Schwartz

(6 min.)C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin (2 min.)D. Student Council M. Schwartz (2 min.)E. Council of Grad. Students V. Gandikota (2 min.)

IV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Faculty Senate

2010 Spring Career Fair

John F. Carney IIIJune 17, 2010

Commencement Graduate Ceremony

Friday, May 14265 candidates

Undergraduate CeremonySaturday, May 15675 candidatesGovernor Nixon

• Governor’s speech may be viewed at http://mst.edu/

Curator Carnahan

1,467 degrees in the 2009-2010 academic year

2010 UM System Awards President’s Award for Research and Creativity

Richard Brow

President’s Award for Outstanding TeachingFrances “Dee” Montgomery

C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship AwardCurt Elmore

Student Entrepreneur of the Year AwardMichael Orlando, Jr.Colby HallR.J. Miller

FY2011 Budget Modifications

5.2% cut in state appropriations

$2,657,166

Increased recurring revenues $1,274,666 Budget reductions $1,382,500

FY2011 Budget Modifications

Academic Departments

and

all other areas

were cut ~1.5%

Enrollmentend of fourth week

 

Fall Semester

Headcount

Actual Goal

2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

Undergraduate Students 3,698 4,313 4,515 4,753 4,912 5,205 4,800

Graduate Students 928 1,289 1,343 1,414 1,459 1,610 1,750

Total Enrollment 4,626 5,602 5,858 6,167 6,371 6,815 6,550

Applications and Admitsas of 6/8 each year

 

2000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

FRESHMEN Applications 1801 2095 2341 2351 2618 2793

  Admitted 1580 1870 2081 2055 2308 2427               

TRANSFERS Applications 334 423 434 482 506 605

  Admitted 237 288 308 342 345 392

Limiting Freshman Engineering Enrollment

Closing admission to Freshman Engineering Program for Fall 2010New students admitted after June 21 will be

deferred to spring 2011 semester and encouraged to enroll in fall classes at one of S&T’s 52 transfer partner colleges

Limiting Freshman Engineering Enrollment

S&T will continue to accept applications for transfer, graduate, and online engineering programs

S&T will continue to accept freshman applications for other 12 academic programs

Project Lead the WaySummer 2010

Train over 150 high school teachers and counselors from all over the countryBiomedicalEngineering

Only University in the U.S. selected to provide training in both biomedical and engineering

S&T is the PLTW National Affiliate Training Center in Missouri

FIRST Robotics Competition S&T will host a Missouri State Championship

weekend in Spring 2011The FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) is a

multinational competition that teams professionals and high-school students to solve an engineering design problem in a competitive way.

Will attract 1,000 visitors to campus

Solar Car

June 20 – June 26, 2010Tulsa, OK – Naperville, IL

• Stops and Checkpoints: Tulsa – Neosho – Topeka – Jefferson City – Rolla – Alton, IL – Normal – Naperville

• Ceremonial run on June 27 to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago

Solar Cars Arrive in Rolla

Wednesday, June 23Teams arrive between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.View cars and meet team members in the

parking lot of the Multipurpose BuildingAll-you-can-eat BBQ from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. for

$7.00

Thursday, June 249:00 a.m. race resumesGale Bullman parking lot

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K. M. Isaac (6 min.)B. Administrative Report J.Carney (6 min.)C. Administrative Report W. Wray/B. Schwartz

(6 min.)C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin (2 min.)D. Student Council M. Schwartz (2 min.)E. Council of Grad. Students V. Gandikota (2 min.)

IV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Faculty Senate Report

Robert W. Schwartz

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

June 17, 2010

Strategic and Tactical Planning Activities» Completed benchmarking study on “level of choice” » Formed “Emerging Trends” and “Blue Sky” committees» Identified 15 entities to engage in discussion leading to

strategic partnerships» Link to Strategic Planning and Tactical Planning documents:

http://chancellor.mst.edu/stratplan/index.html

External Partnerships» Presentation to Corporate Development Council (4/22)

regarding “Credentialing” – documentation of graduate skills and hiring practices in the changing landscape of higher education.

Office of Academic Affairs

• Curriculum

− Working with five engineering programs to prepare and submit interim reports due for ABET accreditation (7/1).

• Faculty Activities

– Third year reviews completed for 12 probationary period faculty members.

– An informal “4th Year Review” process is being evaluated this spring. The purpose of the process is to determine progress (and provide further guidance/suggestions) on issues that were identified during the formal 3rd Year Review.

– The committees that review the Curators’ and Curators’ Teaching Professor nominations have met and have provided recommendations regarding which nominees will be asked to submit a full dossier.

Office of Academic Affairs

Distance and Continuing Education: 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics was held in San Diego, CA, May 24-29, 2010 with great success. There were 366

participants; 366 papers submitted from 798 authors, representing 51 different countries.» Soil Dynamics Short course filled to capacity - 80» Exhibit Hall filled to capacity - 21» Post-Conf Technical Tour filled to capacity - 90

Global Learning

Global LearningEngineering Education Center: Advertising about graduate classes was sent to all

members of the Engineers Club in St. Louis

(1000 letters).

Research and Service: Dr. Birman served as co-organizer of Workshop on Intelligent and Active Protective Systems for Dynamic Load Mitigation (US Army) in Aberdeen, MD on May 27-28th. The workshop was attended by 40 Army, industry and academia participants.

Graduate Certificate in Management of Sustainable Business has been processed and forwarded to the UM System.

Graduate Certificate in Safety Engineering is currently being processed.

Pending graduate applications are at an all-time low in the last five years. Kudos to the academic departments for their hard work.

Customized webinars for international student market have received many positive comments from prospective/admitted grad students.

Office of Graduate Studies

Office of Graduate Studies (contd.)

Student testimonials about our communication channels (Webinars, Grad Email, Grad Chat, Social Media, etc) have been extremely positive and complimentary.

International Affairs Celebration of Nations – October 9, 2010

This event was born out of the desire to promote awareness, understanding, and the cultural diversity which enriches Rolla and the surrounding community.

The event will kick-off with a parade and culminate with a gathering of food and fun at the downtown Rolla band shell.

Brewer Science and other local business have

submitted donations and committed to

sponsorships.

Office of Sponsored Programs FY10 activities through the end of May and a year-over-

year comparison are as follows:

» Proposals awarded in total dollars: $43.9M (up 6.9%)

» Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 298 (down 11.3%)

» Proposals submitted in total dollars: $245.9M (up 50.3%)

» Number of proposals submitted: 463 (down 11.5%)

» Research expenditures: $38.9M (up 18.3%)

» F&A recovered: $6.4M (up 9.3%)

» Number of active awards: 615 (down 1.6%)

Tech Transfer Performance

Hit the Ground Running (HGR)

Scheduled for July 11-30, 2010 100 students are enrolled offers new students an opportunity to sharpen and enhance their academic skills. is an excellent opportunity for incoming students to learn about coursework expectations,

campus life, and community involvement. helps students develop leadership skills, make new friends and develop constructive

strategies for succeeding academically participating students will:

take courses in chemistry, mathematics, and English for 3-hour course credit Learn about research and leadership opportunities Participate in team building activities and field trips

For more information, contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies at extension 7276

or go to http://ugs.mst.edu/hgr.html

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K. M. Isaac (6 min.)B. Administrative Report J.Carney (6 min.)C. Administrative Report W. Wray/B. Schwartz

(6 min.)C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin (2 min.)D. Student Council M. Schwartz (2 min.)E. Council of Grad. Students V. Gandikota (2 min.)

IV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Staff Council

• 2010 Staff Day was held on June 3rd.• Great live performances by faculty members•• Dr. Schwartz & Dr. Wiebe•• Dr. Nisbett & Ms. Anna Nisbett•• Drs. Richard Hall & Maureen Hall

•Raffle prizes, basket silent auction and pie auction were a huge success

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Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K. M. Isaac (6 min.)B. Administrative Report J.Carney (6 min.)C. Administrative Report W. Wray/B. Schwartz

(6 min.)C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin (2 min.)D. Student Council M. Schwartz (2 min.)E. Council of Grad. Students V. Gandikota (2 min.)

IV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Student Council

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report K. M. Isaac (6 min.)B. Administrative Report J.Carney (6 min.)C. Administrative Report W. Wray/B. Schwartz

(6 min.)C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin (2 min.)D. Student Council M. Schwartz (2 min.)E. Council of Grad. Students V. Gandikota (2 min.)

IV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Council of Grad Students

No report

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. RP&A G. Gelles (8 min.)B. Curricula K. Nisbett (6 min.)C. ITCC D. Wunsch (6 min.)D. Budgetary Affairs B. Hale (6 min.)

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

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RP&A Motion

– Change Requirements with Respect to Required Major Field Test or Fundamentals of Engineering Test

RP&A

Current Entry:  Major Field

  Seniors take a major field test, such as the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) test or the Major Field Test (MFT), before being approved for graduation.

  Students receive MFT notification from their department. Information about FE test dates and requirements are available through the engineering departments.

Participation in the assessment program ensures continuous improvement and a quality education for current and future generations of students.

  Assessment requirements affect enrolled students immediately. Assessment requirements are not linked to catalog year and may change during a student’s undergraduate career.

RP&A

Proposed Revision: Major Field

Students’ learning in their major field will be assessed in their senior year by methods or programs developed by departments and approved by the Provost.   Information about assessment dates and requirements are available through departments. Those students taking the Major Field Test (MFT) will receive MFT notification from their departments.

Participation in the assessment program ensures continuous improvement and a quality education for current and future generations of students.

 Assessment requirements affect enrolled students immediately. Assessment requirements are not linked to catalog year and may change during a student’s undergraduate career.

RP&A

Referral to Budgetary Affairs on Administration Budgets

RP&A requests that budgetary affairs examine the budgets of administration units on campus. In particular, RP&A proposes that Budgetary Affairs examine the growth in budget size, growth in staff, and when possible compare the growth in administrative budgets with the growth in academic units. In addition, in conjunction with the Student Council, Budgetary Affairs should prepare a survey to determine the efficacy of the allotments.

RP&A

Referral on Summer Teaching Issues to Personnel Committee

The Personnel Committee received a concern regarding salary for faculty teaching in summer classes. In the past, the “standard” compensation was 1/10 of the academic year salary for a 3 credit-hour course. Recently, faculty members have reported they accepted less than 10% for a course, in particular so that low enrollment classes could be offered. Currently, the funding algorithm used by the Office of Academic Affairs requires an enrollment of more than 20 students to fully fund the salary of a faculty member. RP&A requests the Personnel Committee examine the present policies and make recommendations for change as needed. Professor Gelles was asked to draft a memo to the Department Chairs council requesting they study the funding algorithm and salary policy.

RP&A

RP&A Resolution to IFC Representatives

In his report to RP&A, Professor Wunsch expressed the concern of the ITCC that the initiative to create shared services across all campuses may not address the unique technological requirements of the S&T campus. A motion was passed for RP&A to present a resolution to the IFC requesting S&T faculty representation on the Shared Services Steering Committee.

RP&A

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. RP&A G. Gelles (8 min.)B. Curricula K. Nisbett (6 min.)C. ITCC D. Wunsch (6 min.)D. Budgetary Affairs B. Hale (6 min.)

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

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– The Curricula Committee has examined the proposed change to the requirements for assessment within the major field and recommends approval.

Curricula Committee

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Curricula Committee ReportJune 17, 2010

• The Curricula Committee report includes:– 2 Degree Change (DC) forms

• DC0362 – changes to Aerospace Eng. BS• DC0364 – course replacement in the Business Minor

– 28 Course Change (CC) forms– 5 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only)

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

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• DC 0357 and 0358 Comp Eng & El Eng were tabled at the April Faculty Senate meeting pending approval of the new major field assessment policy.

• These DCs remove the Fundamentals of Engineering exam as a degree requirement for Comp Eng and El Eng.

• The Curricula Committee recommends taking these two DC forms from the table and approving them.

Curricula Committee ReportJune 17, 2010

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Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. RP&A G. Gelles (8 min.)B. Curricula K. Nisbett (6 min.)C. ITCC D. Wunsch (6 min.)D. Budgetary Affairs B. Hale (6 min.)

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

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ITCC Report “The ITCC considered the Authorized Access Policy at its

December Retreat and referred the document to the Computer Security Task Force. After deliberation, the ITCC recommends approval of the policy and immediate implementation, provided that the following changes are made:

• The campus faculty representative should be the ITCC Chair. • The alternate faculty representative should be the ITCC Vice-

Chair. • The second (or beyond) alternate faculty representative

should be one of the chairs of an ITCC Task Force. • Require that keywords must be relevant to the stated need for

access. • Backup plan individuals should be identified for all roles

mentioned. • When appropriate, the data owner should be notified. Furthermore, it is recommended that the Student and Staff

Council be informed of these deliberations.”

Motion

“The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the Electronic Records Request policy and immediate implementation, provided that the following changes are made:

• The campus faculty representative should be the ITCC Chair.

• The alternate faculty representative should be the ITCC Vice-Chair.

• The second (or beyond) alternate faculty representative should be one of the chairs of an ITCC Task Force.

• Require that keywords must be relevant to the stated need for access.

• Backup plan individuals should be identified for all roles mentioned.

• When appropriate, the data owner should be notified.

Furthermore, it is recommended that the Student and Staff Council be informed of these deliberations.”

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. RP&A G. Gelles (8 min.)B. Curricula K. Nisbett (6 min.)C. ITCC D. Wunsch (6 min.)D. Budgetary Affairs B. Hale (6 min.)

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

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Budgetary Affairs

No report

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Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

II. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutes

III. Campus Reports and Responses

IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

V. Old Business

VI. New Business and Announcements

VII. Adjourn

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

II. Approval of April 29, 2010 meeting minutes

III. Campus Reports and Responses

IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

V. Old Business

VI. New Business and Announcements

VII. Adjourn

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of November 19, 2009 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn