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Faculty Senate Meeting January 29, 2015

This is the agenda for the Faculty Senate Meeting on January 29, 2015. It includes topics such as approval of meeting minutes, campus reports, Title IX and faculty as accused, and reports of standing and special committees. The agenda also covers old and new business and concludes with an announcement and adjournment.

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Faculty Senate Meeting January 29, 2015

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  1. Faculty Senate Meeting January 29, 2015

  2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call, S. Grant • Approval of November 20, 2014 Meeting Minutes III. Approval of January 13, 2015 Meeting Minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • General Counsel’s Office: Title IX and Faculty as Accused • Reports of Standing and Special Committees • Old Business • New Business and Announcements • Adjourn

  3. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call, S. Grant • Approval of November 20, 2014 Meeting Minuteshttp://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.11.20.14.pdf III. Approval of January 13, 2015 Meeting Minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • General Counsel’s Office: Title IX and Faculty as Accused • Reports of Standing and Special Committees • Old Business • New Business and Announcements • Adjourn

  4. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call, S. Grant • Approval of November 20, 2014 Meeting Minutes • Approval of January 13, 2015 Meeting Minuteshttp://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2015/FS.Minutes.1.13.15%20Final.pdf • Campus Reports and Responses • General Counsel’s Office: Title IX and Faculty as Accused • Reports of Standing and Special Committees • Old Business • New Business and Announcements • Adjourn

  5. Agenda IV. Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner • Administrative Reports i) Chancellor’s Report, C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students, E. Ronchetto

  6. President’s Report Faculty Senate Meeting January 29, 2015 President's Report

  7. Colleges • CASB Website is up: casb.mst.edu • Associate Dean for Research and External Relations: Yinfa Ma. • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Kate Drowne. President's Report

  8. Colleges • CEC Website is up: cec.mst.edu • Associate Dean for Research and External Relations: Three Candidates (Richard Brow, Daniel Forciniti, Bruce McMillin). • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Three Candidates (John Meyers, Steve Raper, Sahra Sedighsarvestani). President's Report

  9. Some other News • Schonberg honored by NASA. • Larry Gragg’s new book (Bugsy Siegel). • Michael Davis’ new study (economic impact of Super Bowl to team’s community). • Three new IEEE Fellows: Sajal Das, David Pommerenke, Rosa Zheng. • Condoleezza Rice to visit Rolla. President's Report

  10. Bylaw Changes • Provost appointed Taskforce. • Taskforce met last December and will meet again next week. • Members are: Martin Bohner, Kate Drowne, David Enke, Gregory Gelles, Barbara Hale, Suzanna Long, Robert Marley. President's Report

  11. Title IX Strategic Curriculum Committee • Chancellor appointed Committee. • Committee met for two full days last week. • Brett Sokolow (NCHERM) was present. • Members are: Martin Bohner (Co-Chair), Michelle Bresnahan, Tyrone Davidson, Keri DeGraffenreid, Kate Drowne, Ian Ferguson, Pattie Frisbee, Debbie Hickey, Paul Hirtz, Jeanie Hofer, Christine Laughlin, OyebanjoLajubutu, Shenethia Manuel (Chair), Neil Outar, Roger Parsons, Theodore Read, Stephen Roberts, Bill Schonberg (Co-Chair), Mary Helen Stoltz, Dan Waddill, Brett Watson, Christina Wilson. President's Report

  12. Title IX (Faculty as Accused) • Special FS Meeting was on January 13. • Red flags: Removing those two words (extreme or repeated). • FS asks that protections as least as strong as those guaranteed in the US Constitution be provided to any accused under the Title IX procedure. • Can number of faculty on ERP be bigger than one? • Can number of years on HPP be bigger than one? • Marsha Fischer (Counsel UM System). President's Report

  13. Intercampus Faculty Council • Last IFC Meeting was on January 15. • Title IX. • Total Rewards Advisory Committee. • CRR 310.090 (Emeritus Designation). • CRR 170.020 (University Press). • NCTQ lawsuit. • President’s Awards (due tomorrow). President's Report

  14. IFC Future Plans • Implementation of Faculty as Accused Policy. • Have FAAP reviewed by a third party after 18-24 months. • Get back to discussion on post tenure review. • Don’t forget Faculty Workload. President's Report

  15. Agenda IV. Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner B. Administrative Reports i) Chancellor’s Report, C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO REPORT E. Council of Graduate Students, E. Ronchetto – NO REPORT

  16. FACULTY SENATE • January 29, 2015 • Chancellor’s Report

  17. State of the State Address • Education is the best economic development tool we have … That’s why we’ve increased funding, while also raising our expectations with more rigorous classes … tougher tests, and stricter accountability.

  18. Gov. Nixon’S Proposal • Additional $25M for public higher ed • Funding based on performance • Collectively, UM System meets all 5 performance goals

  19. Schrenk Hall Proposal

  20. Stem-focused teaching and learning • Project Lead the Way • Nearly 1,500 teachers trained through Missouri S&T since 2006 • PLTW courses offered in about 300 Missouri schools • Governor’s budget expands to another 350 elementary schools

  21. Faculty first fridays • March 6 • April 3 • May 1 • Sept. 4 • Oct. 2 • Nov. 6 • Dec. 4 • Bring your lunch • Get to know faculty • Chat with administrators • Drinks and dessert! First event is noon-1p.m. on Friday, March 6, in the Carver-Turner Room of the HavenerCenter; future lunches at the Hasselmann Alumni House

  22. Agenda IV. Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner • Administrative Reports i) Chancellor’s Report, C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO REPORT E. Council of Graduate Students, E. Ronchetto – NO REPORT

  23. PROVOST’S REPORT January 29, 2015

  24. Overview Chancellor’s First Friday Faculty Brown Bag Lunch Web of Science added to Library Resources Electronic P&T Process and Future Open Forum New Provost Office Staff Update: Janelle Goss Ashley McCarter

  25. College of Arts, Sciences, and Business • Admissions for Fall 2015: • On pace for 8-year high: Applied Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Physics • Most diverse admitted students (total admitted, % female, % minorities): Biology (134, 61.9%, 21.7%); Business (19, 57.9%, 10.5%); Chemistry (42, 50%, 16.6%); Psychology (10, 80%, 50%) • Majors: • Biology has the highest number of females (143) in any major at S&T. • Majors at S&T with highest proportion of females: Psychology (72.2%), English-Technical Communication (71.4%), Biology (61.9%) • Faculty Honors: • UMRB Research Awards: Cihan Kurter (Physics), Honglan Shi (Chemistry), Jeff Winiarz (Chemistry), Katie Sheppard (History and Political Science), Patrick Huber (History and Political Science), Audra Merfeld-Langston (Arts, Languages, and Philosophy), Anne Cotterill (English and Technical Communication) • Patrick Huber (History and Political Science) awarded State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies Fellowship • Jay Switzer (Chemistry) named Fellow of the Materials Research Society

  26. College of Engineering and Computing • The college is continuing to engage its various stake holders in the development of a college level strategic plan. Strategic planning will be the primary thrust of the work of the Engineering Advisory Board when it meets in February. • We are pleased to announce • John Myers, Civil Engineering, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs • Bruce McMillin, Computer Science, Associate Dean of Research and External Relationships.

  27. Office of Undergraduate Studies • Service Learning Award Winner • Dr. Joan Schuman (faculty) • Experiential Learning Award Winners • Dr. Rohit Dua (faculty) • DeWayne Phelps, Ben White (staff) • Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference, April 15th • Registration Deadline March 9 • OURE and OURE Fellows Program • Applications Due March 2 • University of Missouri Undergraduate Day at the Capitol, March 10th, 2015 • 16 S&T Students Participating from S&T

  28. Office of Graduate Studies • Office of Graduate Studies has moved to G-8 Norwood • Graduation list for FS 14: • 27 PhD students, 285 MS students, 162 Certificate students • Official “degrees awarded” numbers will be available in February • Course renumbering conversion: • Graduate Faculty approved the revised forms with renumbering changes • 5 students selected for the new cohort of the Graduate Leadership Development Program (GLDP) • First Thesis/Dissertation Boot Camp in November • 11 students participated; 35 on a wait-list • Additional T/D boot camps in SP 15 to meet the demand for this service • 66 Editing Requests FS 14 (943 Pages) • Slate is “live” for SS 15 and FS 15 graduate applications • Trainings conducted with graduate faculty/staff and admissions to implement system

  29. Enrollment Management • First freshman PRO registration day for Fall 2015 is Saturday, February 28. • Top 16 Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients selected (105 Missouri high school seniors competed December 6). • 50% female • 25% CASB, 75% CEC • 19% underrepresented minority • 34 average ACT

  30. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY15 activities year-to-date (November) Number of funded proposals awarded down 24.3% for a total of 106 Total dollars is $18.4M, up 16.1% Number of new proposals submitted down 2.1% at 229 The total dollar value is $75.8M, up 29.4% Number of active awards up 0.5% at 613 Net grant and contract expenditures are $13.8M, down 12.4% Total expenditures is $17.3M, down 10.3% F&A recovered $2.6M, down 21.4%

  31. Curtis Laws Wilson Library Content Additions: • Chronicle of Higher Education (full-text for the entire S&T community) • New platform for Scholars’ Mine (http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/) Content Review, System-wide Purchases • Some licenses are managed at the system and are shared across 2+ campuses. • Review of content has commenced in order to assess cost and use.

  32. Agenda IV. Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner • Administrative Reports i) Chancellor’s Report, C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO REPORT E. Council of Graduate Students, E. Ronchetto – NO REPORT

  33. Agenda IV. Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner • Administrative Reports i) Chancellor’s Report, C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO REPORT E. Council of Graduate Students, E. Ronchetto --NO REPORT

  34. Agenda IV. Campus Reports and Responses A. President’s Report, M. Bohner • Administrative Reports i) Chancellor’s Report, C. Schrader ii) Provost’s Report, R. Marley C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO REPORT E. Council of Graduate Students, E. Ronchetto – NO REPORT

  35. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call, S. Grant • Approval of November 20, 2014 Meeting Minutes III. Approval of January 13, 2015 Meeting Minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • General Counsel’s Office: Title IX and Faculty as Accused • Reports of Standing and Special Committees • Old Business • New Business and Announcements • Adjourn

  36. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call, S. Grant • Approval of November 20, 2014 Meeting Minutes III. Approval of January 13, 2015 Meeting Minutes • Campus Reports and Responses • General Counsel’s Office: Title IX and Faculty as Accused VI. Reports of Standing and Special Committees • Old Business • New Business and Announcements • Adjourn

  37. Agenda VI. Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Curricula, T. Schuman • Information Technology/Computing, T. Vojta C. Public Occasions, S. Sedighsarvestani D. Library and Learning Resources Committee, M. Bruening

  38. Meetings • 15 December 2014 • 13 January 2015 • Committee Activity • 9 Degree change requests (DC forms) • 67 Course change requests (CC forms) • 15 Experimental course requests (EC forms)

  39. Degree Changes Requested From the December 15th Meeting: • File #143.11 Architectural Engineering: Architectural Engineering BS • File #150.4 Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering BS • File #95.11 Mining Engineering: Mining Engineering BS From the January 13th Meeting: • File #148.11 Business & Management Systems: Business & Management Systems BS • File #44.13 Engineering Management: Engineering Management BS • File #58.11 Finance: Finance Minor • File #75.7 Information Science & Technology: Information Science & Technology BS • File #238 Information Science & Technology: Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience Minor • File #239 Information Science & Technology: Business Analytics and Data Science Minor

  40. Course Changes Requested From the December 15th Meeting:

  41. Course Changes Requested From the December 15th Meeting:

  42. Course Changes Requested From the January 13th Meeting:

  43. Course Changes Requested From the January 13th Meeting:

  44. Course Changes Requested From the January 13th Meeting:

  45. The Campus Curricula Committee moves for Faculty Senate approval of the CCC report’s DC and CC forms actions • Discussion, Comments or Questions

  46. - Informational Only - • Experimental Course Requests From the December 15th Meeting: File #4129 Architectural Engineering 5001: Daylighting File #4130 Architectural Engineering 5001: Sustainable Building: Design and Performance File #4133 Art 3001: Experimental Film & Video File #4125 Mechanical Engineering 5001: Non-Intrusive Measurement Methods File #4123 Metallurgical Engineering 3001: Applied Metal Forming File #4136 Mining Engineering 6001: Mineral Industry Environmental Considerations File #4127 Materials Science & Engineering 5001: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering File #4128 Materials Science & Engineering 6001: Advanced Integrated Computational Materials Engineering File #4102 Nuclear Engineering 6001: Neutron Transport Theory File #4139 Technical Communication 3001: Special Topics: Business Writing File #4140 Technical Communication 3001: Special Topics: Writing in the Sciences

  47. Informational Only - • Experimental Course Requests From the January 13th Meeting: • Next CCC meeting scheduled: February 9th at 2:30 p.m. in 110H Bertelsmeyer Hall File #4162 Aerospace Engineering 2001: Introduction to Spacecraft Design File #4158 Chemical Engineering 4001: Bioprocess Safety File #4092 Political Science 3001: Politics of the Middle East File #4169 Russian 5001: Advanced Scientific Russian

  48. Agenda VI. Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Curricula, T. Schuman B. Information Technology/Computing, T. Vojta C. Public Occasions, S. Sedighsarvestani D. Library and Learning Resources Committee, M. Bruening

  49. ITCC Report to Faculty Senate, January 2015 • Google Services enhancement: • Unlimited storage on Google Drive • Google Apps Vault for archiving • Audit capabilities to help track usage • Advanced controls for added visibility and functionality • Data Classification System level for S&T’s Google Apps • After Google Services were approved for S&T, system introduced • Data Classification Levels DCL1 to DCL4 (public to highly restricted); • Which data can be stored in Google Services currently unclear • MOTION:ITCC requests that the UM System Information Security & Access Management (ISAM) team reviews & designates the appropriate Data Classification Levels for Google Apps for Education. • Learning Management System (Blackboard vs Canvas): • Columbia campus finished their evaluation, recommended switching to Canvas (as our committee did)

  50. Agenda VI. Reports of Standing and Special Committees A. Curricula, T. Schuman B. Information Technology/Computing, T. Vojta C. Public Occasions, S. Sedighsarvestani

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