faculty senate meeting april 19, 2012

Faculty Senate Meeting April 19, 2012

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Keith Nisbett, Secretary

II. Approval of March 8, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of March 8, 2012 meeting minutes

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2012/FS.Minutes.03.08.12.pdf

II. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn



Agenda



Agenda Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report M. DavisB. Administrative Report K. Wray for C. SchraderC. Administrative Report K. WrayD. Staff Council Report S. JonesE. Student Council S. AcarF. Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

President’s Report

April 19, 2012

Faculty Senate ReportApril 19, 2012

Board of Curators Meeting

• Breakfast quite successful• Thank you to Rick Stephenson and Engineers

Without Borders for an excellent presentation• Approved Chemical and Biological Engineering

building• Budget


Committee Assignments for Next Year

• Grievance Panel• Application Process• 2 for GRP• 1 for Oversight

• General Faculty • Still need nominees for Public Occasions and

Student Scholastic Appeals• Faculty Senate

• Received nominations from 12 of 19 academic departments

• We will vote on committee assignments in June


Motion Welcoming Chancellor Schrader WHEREAS, Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader officially assumed the leadership of the Missouri University of Science and Technology on April 2, 2012; and,

WHEREAS, in its role as the legislative and policy-making body of the General Faculty, the Faculty Senate of the Missouri University of Science and Technology works closely with the Chancellor in fulfilling the educational and research missions of the University, and ensuring the general welfare of the campus, the faculty, and its student body;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate expresses its full confidence in Chancellor Schrader’s abilities;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate expresses our total willingness to cooperate with Chancellor Schrader in the achievement of our common goals for the betterment of the Missouri University of Science and Technology;

BE IT EVEN FURTHER RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate warmly welcomes Chancellor Schrader to Missouri University of Science and Technology and looks forward to developing a continuing productive and amicable relationship.


Motion Thanking Chancellor Wray WHEREAS, Dr. Warren K. Wray served Missouri University of Science and Technology with great distinction as Interim Chancellor from August 2011 to April 2012;

WHEREAS, Chancellor Wray lead the University with great calm during a period of change as searches for Chancellor and President were both happening;

WHEREAS, Chancellor Wray oversaw a difficult budget year;

WHEREAS, Chancellor Wray continued efforts to expand and improve the campus through efforts such as the new Chemical and Biological Engineering building;

WHEREAS, Chancellor Wray showed a willingness to work with the Faculty Senate to improve the Missouri University of Science and Technology;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Missouri University of Science and Technology Faculty Senate expresses its profound appreciation for his leadership and service to the Missouri University of Science and Technology;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate looks forward to continuing to work with Dr. Wray in his return to his position as Provost.


Other Issues

• UM-System will be holding meetings to discuss changes to the Tax Deferred Investment plans



A. President’s Report M. DavisB. Administrative Report K. Wray

for C. SchraderC. Administrative Report K. WrayD. Staff Council Report S. JonesE. Student Council S. AcarF. Council of Graduate Students M. Raza

• With the departure of Will Perkins, the offices of Diversity and Pre-College Programs will be merged with Women’s Leadership Institute. Cecilia Elmore will direct the combined departments and Brad Starbuck will assume the enrollment development responsibilities.

• Enrollment Projections for Fall 2012 show a new freshmen and transfer class about the same as last Fall.

Enrollment Management

Office of Sponsored Programs

• Congratulations to:–Shi Zhang, Greg Hilmas, Bill Fahrenholtz, “High

Density Pressurelessly Sintered Zirconium DiBoride/Silicon Carbide Composite Bodies and Method of Producing the Same,” US Patent 8,097,548, January 2012

–Shahab Mehraeen and Jag Sarangapani, “System and Method for Harvesting Energy from Environmental Vibration,” U.S. Patent 8,129,887, March 2012

Office of Sponsored Programs• FY12 activities through the end of February and a year-over-year

comparison are as follows:– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $14M (down 57.2%)– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 177 (down

15.3%)– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $106M (up 23.4%)– Number of proposals submitted: 349 (down 2.0%)– Research Board proposals submitted in total dollars: $1.8M (up

75.1%)– Number of Research Board proposals submitted: 33 (up 50%)– Research expenditures: $30M (down 6.1%)– F&A recovered: $4.6M (down 6.9%)– Number of active awards: 576 (down 6.5%)

Office of International Affairs

Sponsored Students:• Missouri S&T currently has 281 sponsored international students up from

267 this date last year.

Study Abroad:• A faculty-led study abroad program will be offered June 2012 in Capetown,

South Africa. Dr’s Haynes and Gelles will offer courses in Intercultural Communication and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.

Office of International AffairsIntensive English Program:• 74 students are enrolled in the Intensive English Program, 50 are full-time,

24 part-time. Countries represented include China, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vietnam.

• The Applied Language Institute hosted a special cultural and graduate education promotion luncheon event on March 23, for undergraduate transfer students from 2+2 partner institutions in China. Students attending were from the following schools: China University of Petroleum Beijing, China University of Petroleum-Qingdao, Beijing Institute of Technology, and Northeast Petroleum University of Daqing.

International Student Recruitment:• Dr’s Jerry Tien, Ralph Flori and Venkata Allada visited China in March. The

S&T delegation met with both current and potential new university partners as well as potential applicants for admission. An Articulation Agreement with Xi’an University of Science and Technology was signed.

Global LearningThe role of the Engineering Education Center (EEC) in St. Louis is changing from providing face-to-face instruction for students in the St. Louis metro area to that of providing online instruction serving students throughout the U.S. and various international locations.

The following charts clearly demonstrate the ability of departments to supplement their instructional capability by using highly qualified adjuncts from the St. Louis area. Over 20 courses have been delivered in recent semesters. The background of the adjunct faculty ranges from Technical Fellows at Boeing to retired faculty from various institutions, and all have been approved by the departments using their services.

Global Learning Engineering Education Center Courses Offered Fall 2005 – Spring 12

FS05 SP06 FS06 SP07 FS07 SP08 FS08 SP09 FS09 SP10 FS10 SP11 FS11 SP12

FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 (est.)0

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000

Engineering Education CenterCredit Hours Delivered

Distance Credit Hours Rolla Campus Credit Hrs

Student Design & Experiential Learning Center• Formation of Miners by Design, a patron’s society to support

the SDLEC established in conjunction with University Advancement to help recognize donors to the SDELC and the teams on an annual level. (Can contact Paul Hirtz for more information)

• 2nd annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and First Tech Challenge (FIRST FTC) State Championship hosted at S&T. This is a high school level robot state championship that was held on campus co-sponsored by the SDELC and Enrollment Management. The world championship is in St. Louis this year and next before it moves onto another city. Winners of our event move on to the world event.

• S&T design teams begin travel in April.

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Freshman Engineering• Welcomes Ms. Andrea Cabanes as their Sr. Secretary.

Andrea replaces Lacy Friestaedter whose husband graduated and they moved to Chattanooga.

• The technical writing blog is successfully up and running. (justwrite.mst.edu)

• Completed 85 thesis and dissertation format checks prior to the April 4th deadline for Spring 2012 graduates.

Office of Graduate Studies

Student CouncilSelin Acar – PresidentKevin Puetz – Vice President of External Affairs

Last Student Council Meeting! Just had our last Student Council meeting on

Tuesday, April 17th. Passed an E&C request from music for new

uniforms. Passes a few resolutions. Had officer swear ins! They will officially take

over on graduation. Transitioning with Ryan Beck, who was on

campus this weekend, Monday, and Tuesday.

Construction The student organization offices have all

moved, and we are beginning the final stage of construction.

Computers in Havener They are in now! They are the Thin Client Pilot Computers There is also a printer Because of large student usage, the

pilot program was extended, probably until the end of the school year.

Definitely looking at permanent computers.

Student Leaders’ Banquet

Had a great attendance at over 175 people.

Was April 11th

Blood Drive Last Blood Drive will be April 18th – April

20th. Hopefully, we’ll end the year strongly.

Campus Climate Assessment

Working very hard to get good student involvement in survey.

Survey results are essential for the campus.

Resolutions Within the last two months, we have

passed the following resolutions: Welcoming President Wolfe Welcoming Chancellor Schrader Endorsing the Camps Climate Assessment Endorsing Domestic Partner Benefits Thanking Ms. Margaret Cline Endorsing Electric Buses at S&T

Honor Code We are trying to hit the honor code

really hard for next year. Can be found at http://

stuco.mst.edu/about/honor-code Would appreciate all of the help we can

get.

http://stuco.mst.edu/about/honor-code

http://stuco.mst.edu/about/honor-code

Others Student Interest Survey is done.

Will present next semester. 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.

Board of Curators and Geothermal Groundbreaking.

Transitioning with new officers and the Executive Council.

Council of Graduate Students

Muhammad Azeem Raza04/19/2012


1. Elections for New Executive Board

1. President: Mohammad Alkazimi2. Vice President: Uday Guntupalli3. Secretary: Heng Liu4. Treasurer: Omkar Ghatpande


2. Graduate Research Showcase• 68 Graduate Students showcased their

research• 29 Faculty Judges including 3 post-docs• $3000 prize money to be awarded

• 1st Place: $500• 2nd Place: $400• 3rd Place: $300


Award Name Department Advisor Title

SESSION 1

1st Place Hamed Kajbaf Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Rosa Y. Zheng Compressed Sensing for 3D SAR Imaging

Systems

2nd Place Varun Paul Geology Dr.David J. Wronkiewicz Carbon dioxide Sequestration Using Sulfate Reducing Bacteria

3rd Place Vishwanath Gandikota Materials Science and Engineering Dr. Yangchuan Xing Continous Flame Synthesis of ZnO

nanorods

3rd PlaceChakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar

Chemistry Dr. Nicholas LeventisFrom Flexible to Hard Polyurethane Aerogels: The Effect of Molecular Functionality vs. Molecular Rigidity

SESSION 2

1st Place Sachin Sharma Physics Dr. Michael Schulz Effect of Coherence on Single Electron Capture of H2 by 75 keV Proton

2nd Place Chrystian Mauricio Posada Nuclear Engineering Dr. Carlos H. Castano Simulation and prototype fabrication of the

electron source for a flat panel X-ray source

3rd Place Edwin Grant Nuclear Engineering Dr. Hyoung-Koo Lee Monte Carlo Simulations of a Flat-Panel Micro X-ray Source

3rd Place Chou Shen Civil and Architectural Engineering Dr. Joon-Ho Choi Smart Control for Ventilation


3. Travel Grant Awarded1. $2000 as Travel Grant2. 10 participants @$200


4. GradVision (CGS Newsletter/Yearbook)• Annual Graduate Student Newletter is

ready to be published• Introduced Memories Section• Interesting Articles


Thank You All!


- Keith Nisbett, SecretaryII. Approval of March 8, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and AgendaB. CurriculaC. Tenure

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

RP&A ReportApril 19, 2012

Officer Elections

RP&A nominates the following slate

President S. N. BalakrishnanRP&A chair Michael DavisPresident-elect Mark FitchSecretary Martin BohnerParliamentarian Melanie Mormile


Domestic Partner Benefits (DPB)Dr. Leona Rubin, University of Missouri-Columbia• Has served as an officer of the Faculty Council

over a long period• Has served on the Intercampus Faculty

Council (IFC) for several years• Is a champion of the University of Missouri

faculty on all 4 campuses• Has a wide range of expertise on DPP


Domestic Partner Benefits (DPB)RP&A motion:Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate of the Missouri University of Science and Technology recommends that domestic partners, both same-sex and opposite-sex, of University of Missouri employees be allowed access in a fiscally responsible manner to all of the same rights, privileges, and benefits to which opposite-sex spouses currently are entitled.

Campus Curricula Committee Report April 19, 2012

The Campus Curricula Committee report includes:» 1 Name Change (NC) formNC15 – Change Chemical & Biological Engineering department’s name to “Chemical & Biochemical Engineering”; the Budgetary Affairs Committee has no objections to the request, provided there are no financial implications (none were noted) and the faculty themselves approve of the name change (presumably without financial reorganization)

The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s NC form.

» 2 Degree Change (DC) formsDC0414 – Change requirements for the BA in

Biological Sciences Secondary Education Emphasis area to make coursework more consistent with state requirements and to reduce the total credit hours from 137 to 131

DC0415 – Create new Creative Writing minor» 15 Course Change (CC) forms» 4 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational

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


At the January 19th 2012 FS meeting, a motion was passed to table the Chemical Engineering CC forms CC8202, CC8203, and CC8204.

The Campus Curricula Committee moves to untable and approve CC forms CC8202, CC8203, and CC8204.


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Tenure Committee Motion

"All members of the campus review committee must attend the review meeting in person or be represented by their departmentally elected alternate. If no alternate is available, the unavailable member may give his/her proxy to another voting member of the committee."

Agenda



Agenda

Adjourn

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