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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
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