Faculty Senate Meeting February 16, 2012

1. Faculty Senate Meeting February 16, 2012

2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary • Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutes • Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

3. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary II. Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/fsminutes/2012/FS.Minutes.1.19.12.pdf • Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

4. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary • Approval of January 19, 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

5. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Davis Administrative Report B. Schwartz for K. Wray Administrative Report B. Schwartz Staff Council Report S. Jones Student Council S. Acar Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

6. Faculty Senate Report February 16, 2012 President’s ReportFebruary 16, 2012

7. Faculty Senate Report February 16, 2012 • Board of Curators Meeting • Discussion of the budget • Fee requests for next year • State of the University Address • Extra meeting Monday to discuss fee requests • Next full meeting will be hosted by S&T in April

8. Faculty Senate Report February 16, 2012 • IFC • NTT for Librarians • Removed the requirement of full-voting rights. • Held up by Columbia • Tech Transfer

9. Faculty Senate Report February 16, 2012 • Other Issues • Performance-Based Funding • Process is proceeding • Pressure to use FE Exam as measure of student quality • Budget

10. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Davis Administrative Report B. Schwartz for K. Wray Administrative Report B. Schwartz Staff Council Report S. Jones Student Council S. Acar Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

11. Faculty Senate MeetingFebruary 16, 2012 • President-Designate Wolfe was on campus for a second visit on February 7 • Special Board of Curators’ Meeting later this month to discuss tuition and S&W increases • Budget situation is still unknown • $40 million allocated from a settled lawsuit • In-state tuition capped at 3%

12. Spring 2012 Career FairFebruary 21, 2012 • 181 registered employers • 17% increase from Spring 2011 • 26 employers hiring international students • 24% increase from Spring 2011 • 6 employers hiring all majors • 998 students seeking employment (registered in MinerJobs) • 40% increase from Spring 2011

13. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Davis Administrative Report B. Schwartz for K. Wray Administrative Report B. Schwartz Staff Council Report S. Jones Student Council S. Acar Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

14. Enrollment Management • SSN Remediation complete in Student System – No student social security numbers are viewable in the System (Joe’SS) except on a few computers in Parker Hall. • First Freshman Preview, Registration, and Orientation (PRO) session is February 25. • FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Championship competition at Student Rec Center on February 25.

15. Office of Sponsored Programs FY12 activities through the end of December Proposals awarded in total dollars: $11.7M Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 140 Proposals submitted in total dollars: $72.3M Number of proposals submitted: 238 Research expenditures: $21.9M F&A recovered: $3.6M Number of active awards: 587

16. Office of Undergraduate Studies CERTI Faculty Learning Community “Surprising Uses of PowerPoint to Increase Student Engagement,” at noon, Friday, Feb. 17, in Toomey 199, sponsored by CERTI and Educational Technology. Klaus Woelk will present. Writing Center • We began piloting an online tutoring initiative, funded in part by the University of Missouri e-learning office, that will allow distance students to access writing tutors in a synchronous environment. Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) • LEAD provides peer tutoring in a record 29 courses. • Currently, 48 faculty in 12 departments are running 38 collaborative LEAD guided-learning centers for courses from Elementary Russian to graduate Wireless Communications.

17. Office of Graduate Studies • Elizabeth Roberson (technical editor) started working with on-campus graduate students on their thesis/dissertation related documents (including conference papers, journal articles, thesis proposals, etc.) since January 17, 2012.

18. Office of International Affairs • International Student Enrollment: • International student enrolment is at an all time high and projections for future enrollments remain strong International Student Enrollment FS 1995-FS 2011

19. Office of International Affairs Sponsored Student Enrollment Undergraduate vs. Graduate *Intensive English Program students are included with their degree program; most IEP students are accepted for academics at Missouri S&T

20. Office of International Affairs Sponsored Student Income By Top Five Countries Fall 2011-Spring 2012 • Total expected income for all sponsored students for fall 2011 and spring 2012 is $5,577,051

21. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Davis Administrative Report B. Schwartz for K. Wray Administrative Report B. Schwartz Staff Council Report S. Jones Student Council S. Acar Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

22. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Davis Administrative Report B. Schwartz for K. Wray Administrative Report B. Schwartz Staff Council Report S. Jones Student Council S. Acar Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

23. Student Council SelinAcar – President Kevin Puetz – Vice President of External Affairs

24. Construction • The student organization offices have all moved, and we are beginning the final stage of construction. • All that’s left are the Greek Offices and the new conference room.

25. Computers in Havener • They are in now! • They are the VDI Thin Client Pilot Computers • There is also a printer

26. RSO Survey • Implementing a networking activity for student organizations. • Working with some other student leaders to see this happen. • Will be February 23rd, and hopefully after that we’ll be able to establish more permanent plans.

27. Commencement • Many students are upset about the changes to graduation. • Setting up meetings with administration to discuss their concerns. • Trying to communicate the exact changes and what students can do. • If anyone has heard anything, positive or negative, please let me know.

28. Presidential Election • Campaigning for the Student Body President position has begun. • The debate was Tuesday night, and there were 3 candidates up.

29. Others • Blood Drive did very well, with over 300 units collected. • CDC (Corporate Development Council) and Student Council will be hosting the Student Leaders’ Banquet April 11. • Joe Mooney Distinguished Student Award Nominations are currently available through the Miner Alumni Association. • Scholarship that we helped them bring back. • Nominate any and all deserving students! • Working really hard to find a better way for RSO Recognition. There are about 17 organizations mid process, and it’s become a very slow process. • Rewording, restructuring, and editing our constitution.

30. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses President’s Report M. Davis Administrative Report B. Schwartz for K. Wray Administrative Report B. Schwartz Staff Council Report S. Jones Student Council S. Acar Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

31. Council of Graduate Students Muhammad Azeem Raza 02/16/2012

32. Council of Graduate Students Updates Previous Events: • CGS Participated in SP-2012 orientation • 1st General Meeting SP-2012 (Jan-25) • Guest Speaker – MS. Elizabeth Roberson (Technical Editor with OGS)

33. Council of Graduate Students Upcoming Events: 1. Travel Grant Announced • Travel Grant • $2000 • Selection Criteria Decided • Selection Committee Formulated

34. Council of Graduate Students 2. Graduate Research Showcase • April 12, 2012, Havener Centre Atrium • $3000 prize money • Two Sessions • 10AM – 12 PM • 01PM – 3PM • Judges Required from Faculty • Open to All S&T Students & Faculty • Winners and Judges to be invited in CGS Annual Excellence Banquet (April-24)

35. Council of Graduate Students 3. GradVision (CGS Newsletter/Yearbook) • Introducing Yearbook • Info of May-2012 Graduates • Call for Articles

36. Council of Graduate Students • Further Events: (Planning Phase) • CGS-IdeaZ • CGS Graduate Social • CGS “Lunch-n-Learn” series

37. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary • Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutes III.Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda B. Curricula V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

38. RP&A ReportFebruary 16, 2012 IFC: Tech Transfer Advisory Committee • Currently inactive • Committee at the system level is being reconstituted • Meeting with Keith Strassner is planned IFC: Domestic Partner Benefits Mission-Oriented Budget Process RP&A Motion

39. RP&A ReportFebruary 16, 2012 RP&A Motion Whereas Missouri S&T cannot survive as a quality technological research university with the continuation of across the board budget cuts adjusted for productivity measures, the Missouri S&T Faculty Senate urges the administration to: 1) prioritize the functions and entities that support the mission of the campus; 2) implement a targeted budget reduction process in line with the established priorities.

40. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary • Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutes III.Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda B. Curricula V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

41. Campus Curricula Committee Report February 16, 2012 • The Campus Curricula Committee report includes: • 3 Degree Change (DC) forms • DC0408 – Add requirement to Ph.D. in CS to take and pass CS 410 for three semesters • DC0409 – Add requirement to MS in CS, thesis & non-thesis, to take and pass CS 410 for one semester, increasing the program from 30 to 31 credit hours • DC0412 – Add Theatre 90 as a required course to the Theatre Minor and increase its required credit hours from 13 to 16 • 0 Course Change (CC) forms • 2 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only) • The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s DCs.

42. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary • Approval of January 19, 2012 meeting minutes III.Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable Items VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

43. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary • Approval of January 19, 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

44. Agenda Adjourn