faculty senate meeting february 20, 2014

Faculty Senate Meeting

February 20, 2014

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Melanie Mormile, SecretaryII. Approval of January 23, 2014 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Betsy Rodriguez (Vice President Human

Resources, UM System)V. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn


- Melanie Mormile, SecretaryII. Approval of January 24, 2014 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.01.23.14.pdf

III. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Betsy Rodriquez (Vice President Human Resources, UM System)V. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.01.23.14.pdf

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.01.23.14.pdf


- Melanie Mormile, SecretaryII. Approval of January 24, 2014 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Betsy Rodriguez (Vice President Human Resources, UM System)V. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

Agenda Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report M. FitchB. Administrative Reports

i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray

C. Staff Council Report N. Weaver

D. Student Council A. Koesterer

E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer

President’s Report

February 20, 2014

Faculty Senate Report

February 20, 2014

Intercampus Faculty Council:• IFC Task Force on workload policy draft report to Faculty

Senate soon• 7-yr grade book retention moving to implementation, FS rep

requested by Provost• FAS to remain ‘live’ until at least end of July

Campus:• Enrollment growth. Feb 15 data: up 12% vs 2/15/2013 • Deans: Administrative Planning Committee FS representation

• See Provost’s web site!• Academic Planning Subcommittee, Mark Fitch• Non-Academic Planning Subcommittee, Tom Schuman• Open forum 5 March

• Deans: Tenure (Policy) Committee asked to consider P&T process with Deans


February 20, 2014



i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol• Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol – March 4th, 16

students and 14 projects that will be showcased from campus

OURE• 2014-2015 OURE applications due April 1• 2014-2015 OURE Fellows application & proposal due March 14

Undergraduate Research Conference• Undergraduate Research Conference is April 16 – Registration

Deadline is April 1

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Office of Sponsored Programs• Summary of FY14 activities through the end of December

– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $16.8M (down 57.7%)– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 158 (up

17.0%)– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $62.6M (down 19.9%)– Number of proposals submitted: 265 (up 6.4%)– Total expenditures: $22.9M (up 14.7%)– Net grant and contract expenditures: $19.3M (up 16.4%)– F&A recovered: $4.0M (up 21.5%)– Number of active awards: 613 (up 9.1%)

Congratulations to …Yiyu Shi, “CAREER: Opportunistic Through-Silicon-Via Utilization: Device, Circuit, System and Design Automation Perspectives,” National Science Foundation, $400,000.

Curtis Laws Wilson LibraryProgress in Learning Commons

• Some reference materials re-located and stacks cleared

• Open space created for sample furniture

Curtis Laws Wilson LibraryTechnology Upgrades

• iPads for circulation (anticipated arrival in February)

• 10 Old Laptops for circulation replaced• Conference rooms: 202 and 203 being

outfitted with projectors and displays (anticipated completion in February)

Curtis Laws Wilson Librarycollection additions

• Springer engineering e-books (2005 – 2013) added to the collection

• Historical newspapers– Chicago Defender– Chicago Tribune– Guardian & Observer– New York Times Index

• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Regional Championship competition at Student Rec Center on March 1.

• Switch to 4-digit course numbers scheduled for mid-August. Crosswalk available on the web.

Enrollment Management

• Graduate Learning Outcomes Rubric Retreat held on January 17th– Grad Studies staff met with academic graduate staff to

review current Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLO) rubrics and submission processes in order to streamline and improve the current system.

• Completed the review of 3 new graduate certificates on “Big Data”

• Course Renumbering efforts in coordination with the Graduate Faculty President, Registrar’s Office, and Curricula Committee Rep are well under way.

• The first official meeting with the students selected for the Graduate Professional Development program held on February 3rd.

• New Graduate Student Orientation held on February 5th

Office of Graduate Studies

Global Learning• Off-campus distance enrollment continues to grow with 2nd week numbers increasing from 879 to 943 including FLW and MSU programs.

• Two courses are currently being delivered from the Engineering Education Center (EEC) in St. Louis using adjunct faculty selected and approved by their respective departments.

• The 21 courses taught from the EEC serve 368 students in the following areas:

– Missouri State University = 7– Distance throughout US = 95– Rolla campus = 266

Global Learning

• Video Communication Center course production has increased 6% to an all time high with 115 courses being produced for Fall Semester 2014.

• FS 2014 is the first time that a standard classroom ( Harris Hall Room 107 ) has been used to receive courses taught by an adjunct faculty member from the Engineering Education Center in St. Louis. This process frees up a video classroom to be used for distance class production.



i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




Student Council

Missouri University of Science and Technology Student Council

RESOLUTION 1314R1

A BILL ADDING GENDER IDENTITY/EXPRESSION TO THE

NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY WHEREAS, gender non-conforming students often face a hostile and unwelcoming campus climate; and WHEREAS, transgender and gender non-conforming students are often unsure as to whether or not their identities are affirmed by Missouri University of Science and Technology institutionally; and WHEREAS, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a welcoming community dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of all students; and WHEREAS, the Missouri University of Science and Technology non-discrimination policy currently includes sexual orientation; and WHEREAS, the language in the non-discrimination policy does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression; and WHEREAS, gender identity is defined as the gender with which an individual person identifies, which may or may not be at odds with their sex-assigned-at-birth; and WHEREAS, gender expression is defined as the outward presentation of one’s gender which may be perceived by others to be at odds with an individual’s sex-assigned-at-birth; and WHEREAS, 623 United States colleges have non-discrimination policies covering “gender identity and expression” including Rockhurst University; and WHEREAS, Missouri University of Science and Technology has shown its commitment to the inclusion of the LGBT community by its creation and funding of an LGBTQIA Programs and Services Coordinator and as well as LGBTQIA Resources; and WHEREAS, including the phrase “gender identity and expression” in the non-discrimination policy clarifies Missouri University of Science and Technology’s resolve to support all of its students; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that all Student Organization Constitutions must include Gender Identity and Gender Expression in their non-discrimination clause; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Student Council of Missouri University of Science and Technology, urge Chancellor Schrader as well as the Board of Curators to approve and update the University and University System’s non-discrimination policy to include the language “gender identity and expression”

• Student Body Presidential Elections– Open on Monday, February 24th at 8:00 AM– Close on Friday, February 28th at 4:00 PM– The new President will be announced once

the elections are closed– It is through OrgSync this year– Please spread the word to all students

Student Council



i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




• Wednesday Feb 26, 6pm

• St Pat’s Ballroom C• Free event (limited to

100 attendees)• Designed to engage the

S&T and Rolla community

• Combination of 12 and 6 minute talks– Students, staff, faculty,

and community members

• Research, technology, community development, personal and social topics

More information about the event at: cgs.mst.edu


- Melanie Mormile, SecretaryII. Approval of January 23, 2014 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Betsy Rodriguez (Vice President Human Resources, UM System)V. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. BalakrishnanB. Curricula D. TauritzC. ITCC T. VojtaD. Personnel Committee – No report L. Acar

RP&A Report

February 20, 2014


February 20, 2014

Referral 1

RP&A refers to the Tenure committee consideration of issues of propriety in the P&T process.

a) Should there be information provided to P&T committees at all levels on best practices, guidelines, or even training, and if so what materials should be provided/used?

b) Should there be penalties and a process for faculty who flagrantly violate confidentiality or otherwise inappropriately attempt to affect the process?


Referral 2

Experiential learning (info shared by VPUS) to AF&S asking their opinion about standards

Motion that the Academic Freedoms and Standards (AF&S) Committee consider the CCC document that describes the implementation-related issues on experiential learning was passed.


Referral 3

Experiential learning (info shared by VPUS) to AF&S asking their opinion about standards

Motion that the Academic Freedoms and Standards (AF&S) Committee consider CCC document that describes the implementation-related issues on experiential learning was passed.

Description of B.A., and B.S. standards

CCC will develop a draft set of standards for the B.S. degrees and present to RP&A for subsequent referral to the AF&S for consideration.

The RP&A committee formed an adhoc bylaws committee consisting of Martin Bohner, Mark Fitch, and Daniel Tauritz to review any necessary changes to the bylaws regarding bringing back deans and that all standing committees are to report back to the ad hoc committee on any implications of bringing back the deans that they see in the purview of their committees.

» 26 Course Change (CC) forms

» 1 Experimental Course (EC) form (informational only)

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

Campus Curricula Committee Report February 20, 2014

• Personal Backups:CrashPlan personal data backup solution (http://www.crashplan.com)Data on your desktop or laptop backed up to the cloud, unlimited storage25 user proof of concept starting, no cost to user during POC OPEN SLOTS STILL AVAILABLE

Update on data center consolidation: Data centers within UM System will be consolidated into 2 large shared centersColumbia Telecom data center will be one of theseSecond campus will be selected soon (within this semester)There should be minimal impacts on faculty and students

New Campus license for Adobe: Acrobat Professional available to users at no costCreative Cloud (Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, …) for $100 per year and user

Research Technology day (Sep 2014): New and improved format focusing on (i) High-performance computing, (ii)

Visualization, (iii) Additive manufacturing (3D printing and more)

ITCC Report to Faculty Senate, February 2014

http://www.crashplan.com/



Increased storage space (file system): user volumes / home directories 25GB, max 50GBdepartmental volumes 200GB, max 1TBresearch volumes 500GB, max 1TBGoogle drive 30 GB per user (+unlimited Google docs)

Further IT updates: Research support team now has 4 full-time staffLibrary will get redundant 10G connection + 11 new AC wireless access pointsPhase 2 of wireless update under way (increase coverage in classrooms)

Learning Management Systems / Blackboard: Committee lead by Jeff Schramm is evaluating Blackboard + competing productsDecision possibly by end of semester. Get involved!!

Faculty Accomplishment System: Product has been chosen: Faculty 180 by company Data 180Wayne Huebner is campus champion for implementation. Get involved!!

ITCC Report to Faculty Senate, February 2014

Agenda Old Business

A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable ItemsB. Common Exams Motion

Postponed motion from Student Affairs Committee:“1. The period from 5:00 – 6:00 PM daily be reserved for common exams.2. If a class or other required academic activity is scheduled during common exam time, the instructor of the class that conflicts with the common exam will provide accommodations for the students taking the common exam.”

Old Business

1. The period from 5:00 – 6:00 PM daily be reserved for common exams.2. If a class or other required academic activity is scheduled during common exam time, the instructor of the class that conflicts with the common exam will provide accommodations for the students taking the common exam. Common exams = listed in

schedule of classes Classes may be scheduled 5-6

pm Accommodation not specified

LH Amendment: The Rules, Procedures, and Agenda

committee shall monitor the enactment of this motion and report to the Senate, in June and November of 2014, the number of common exams that are given during the proposed common exam period. The Committee is also to monitor and identify to the Senate those classes that continue to give common exams at times that conflict with other classes and the manner, if any, in which students who face such conflicts are accommodated.

Agenda

Adjourn

faculty senate meeting february 20, 2014

Documents

staff council report

fitchadministrative

limmeragenda campus

adjournagenda campus

meeting minutes campus

student council

responses presidents

council of graduate