faculty senate meeting january 24, 2013

Faculty Senate Meeting

January 24, 2013

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of November 15, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. General Counsel’s AddressV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn


- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of November 15, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.11.15.12.pdf

III. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. General Counsel’s AddressV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old Business VII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.11.15.12.pdf



- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of November 15, 2012 meeting minutes

III. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. General Counsel’s AddressV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

Agenda Campus Reports and Responses

A. President’s Report S.N. BalakrishnanB. Administrative Reports

i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray

C. Staff Council Report B. Betz

D. Student Council R. Beck

E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

President’s Report

January 24, 2013

Faculty Senate ReportJanuary 24, 2013

Searches

New CIO, Mr. Greg Smith

VPAA , VPUS candidates will have open forums in a few weeks –Look for announcements in e-connection


IFC IFC meeting on January 23rd

• Replacement to FAS is being considered; software available

in market being looked at. Focus groups on different

campuses provided inputs.

• New position: UM System Vice President for Academic

Affairs, Research and Economic Development.

• Bond issue seems to have good support in Jefferson City.

• Strategic Planning: System trying come up with 3 to 5 metrics

for new funding from a list of 9.


IFC(continued) • System level strategy statement has been refined in terms of

how they can be better with comparative institutions.




i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray




Strategic Planning• January 16, 2013 - Donors Targeted Brainstorming Ideation Session• January 31, 2013 – Undergraduate Targeted Brainstorming Ideation Session• January 31, 2013 – Graduate Distance On-Line Students Targeted Brainstorming

Ideation Session• February 1, 2013 – Employer Targeted Brainstorming Ideation Session• February 7, 2013 – Research-Based Graduate Students Targeted Brainstorming

Ideation Session• February 7, 2013 – Research Investors Targeted Brainstorming Ideation Session• February 1 – 15 will hold 7 sessions with degree awarding academic department

groupings (working on scheduling those)• Will schedule an Undergraduate Targeted Brainstorming Ideation Session in the

evening• February 26 the Strategic Planning Coalition will hold a Prioritization Session• March 12 Innosight Training Date

• June 1 is targeted completion date

Office of International Affairs• Spring semester began January 22nd with orientation,

placement testing and registration.

• English Language Proficiency testing for new students was conducted January 15th and results and recommendations were forwarded to campus administrators on January 18th.

Office of International Affairs

• 11 new sponsored students from Thailand arrived January 12th. We hosted 4 representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy who traveled with the arriving students.

• 4 new Brazil Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP) students arrived this week. Missouri S&T will host a total of 15 BSMP students for SP2013.

• Spring 2013 enrollment first day of classes was up 2.7% (6,111) on-campus and 12.3% (742) off-campus. Total enrollment is up 3.6% (6,853).

• First freshman PRO registration day for Fall 2013 is February 23.

Enrollment Management

• Bridgette Betz is the new Director of Student Financial Assistance, replacing Lynn Stichnote.

• $28.8 M of total financial aid disbursed for Spring 2013, an increase of 11.2% from last year.

Enrollment Management

Office of Sponsored Programs• FY13 activities through the end of December and a year-

over-year comparison are as follows:– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $39.8M (up 239.4%)– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 135

(down 3.6%)– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $78.1M (up 8.1%)– Number of proposals submitted: 249 (up 4.6%)– Research expenditures: $19.9M (down 9.1%)– F&A recovered: $3.3M (down 8.4%)– Number of active awards: 562 (down 4.3%)

Congratulations to …

Sriram Chellappan, “CAREER: Human Behavior Assessment from Internet Usage: Foundations, Applications and Algorithms,” National Science Foundation, $428,409.

Congratulations to …

• Joel Burken, “Assemblies for Use in Evaluating Subsurface Contamination and Related Methods,” US Patent Number 8,286,511, October 16, 2012.

• Delbert Day, “Scaffolds with Trace Elements for Tissue Regeneration in Mammals,” US Patent Number 8,287,896,‡ October 16, 2012.

‡ Currently licensed on an exclusive basis to Mo-Sci Corporation for use in humans and to Redi-Heal LLC for veterinary uses.



i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray

C. Staff Council Report – No report B. BetzD. Student Council

R. BeckE. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi



i) C. Schrader

ii) K. Wray





- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of November 15, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. General Counsel’s AddressV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesVI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

Agenda General Counsel’s Address

Stephen J. OwensGeneral Counsel of the University of Missouri System


- Martin Bohner, SecretaryII. Approval of November 15, 2012 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. General Counsel’s AddressV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees VI. Old BusinessVII. New Business and AnnouncementsVIII. Adjourn

Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. DavisB. Curricula D. TauritzC. Public Occasions J. BurkenD. Academic Freedom and Standards F. ErcalE. ITCC D. Wunsch

Referral

• Referred to Personnel: • Revised NTT Promotion Policies from UM Legal.

RP&A ReportJanuary 24, 2013

Information Item

• The RP&A committee had extensive discussions about the IT issues brought up at the last meeting.

RP&A ReportJanuary 24, 2013

» 12 Degree Change (DC) formsDC 0417 – Add Emgt 213 to the required Emgt core courses for the BS in Engineering ManagementDC 0419 – Reduce EMSE technical electives by 3 credit hours for the BS in Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering Emphasis AreaDC 0420 – Reduce General Emphasis area requirements by 3 credit hours for the BS in Engineering Management, General Emphasis AreaDC 0429 – Modify free elective footnotes in catalog for BS in Engineering Management

Campus Curricula Committee Report January 24, 2013

DC 0432 – Update the required and elective course lists for the minor in Sustainable BusinessDC 0433 – Create a minor in Computer EngineeringDC 0435 – Allow Hist 310 Seminar as alternative to Hist 397 Senior Thesis for BA in History senior capstoneDC 0436 – Update the elective course list for the BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry Emphasis AreaDC 0437 – Allow Hist 310 Seminar as alternative to Hist 397 Senior Thesis for BA in History, Secondary Education, senior capstoneDC 0438 – Create a minor in Entrepreneurship


DC 0439 – Minor changes to model schedule and electives for BS in Petroleum EngineeringDC 0441 – Create a minor in Electronic and Social Commerce» 35 Course Change (CC) forms» 11 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational

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

Announcement: curricula form deadlines posted at:http://registrar.mst.edu/currcom/deadlines/


http://registrar.mst.edu/currcom/deadlines/

http://registrar.mst.edu/currcom/deadlines/

FALL SEMESTER 2013International Student Orientation August 6, TuesdayFreshman Orientation Begins August 11, SundayTransfer Student Orientation August 15, ThursdayOpen Registration Ends August 18, SundayFall semester opens 8:00 a.m. August 19, MondayClasswork begins 8:00 a.m. August 19, MondayLabor Day Holiday September 2, MondayOpen House September 28, SaturdayHomecoming October 11/12, Fri/SatMid-Semester October 12, SaturdayOpen House November 2, SaturdayThanksgiving vacation begins 8:00 a.m. November 24, SundayThanksgiving vacation ends 8:00 a.m. December 2, MondayLast Class Day December 6, FridayFinal Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. December 9, MondayFinal Examinations end 6:00 p.m. December 13, FridayFall Semester closes 6:00 p.m. December 13, FridayDecember Commencement December 14, Saturday

International Student Orientation January 13, MondayOpen Registration Ends January 19, SundayMartin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Holiday January 20, MondaySpring semester opens 8:00 a.m. January 21, TuesdayClasswork begins 8:00 a.m. January 21, TuesdayOpen House(Presidents’ Day) February 17, MondaySpring Recess begins 8:00 a.m. March 13, ThursdayMid-Semester March 15, SaturdaySpring Recess ends 8:00 a.m. March 17, MondaySpring Break begins 8:00 a.m. March 23, SundaySpring Break ends 8:00 a.m. March 31, MondayOpen House (Good Friday) April 18, Friday Last Class Day May 9, FridayFinal Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. May 12, MondayFinal Examinations end 6:00 p.m. May 16, FridaySpring Semester closes 6:00 p.m. May 16, FridayMay Commencement – Graduate Ceremony May 16, FridayMay Commencement - Undergraduate Ceremony May 17, Saturday

SPRING SEMESTER 2014

Open Registration Ends June 1, SundaySummer session opens 8:00 a.m. June 2, MondayClasswork begins 8:00 a.m. June 2, MondayIndependence Day Holiday (Observed) July 4, FridayFinal Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. July 24, ThursdayFinal Examinations end 12:30 p.m. July 25, FridaySummer Sessions close 12:30 p.m. July 25, Friday

SUMMER SEMESTER 2014

Academic Forgiveness Policy The Missouri University of Science and Technology has an academic forgiveness policy to enable those students who did not perform adequately in their undergraduate enrollment at Missouri S&T to be given a second chance to pursue their undergraduate academic goals. Students returning to Missouri S&T to pursue an undergraduate degree after an extended absence may request permission to remove one academic term from future degree and GPA considerations. Academic forgiveness is a policy of Missouri University of Science and Technology and as such may not be recognized by outside institutions or agencies.

*Submitted 2/17/11 by Registrar’s Office, Revised 5/12/12 by Retention Comm Revised 1/16/13 by AF&S committee.

EligibilityTo be eligible for academic forgiveness consideration, students must meet these requirements:• Students must have not been enrolled as degree-seeking at Missouri University of Science and

Technology or any other University of Missouri System campus for four or more consecutive years. • Students must not have graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology. • Students must be admitted as degree-seeking and have earned a minimum of 12.0 credits hours

with at least a 2.5 GPA of record for those hours at Missouri University of Science and Technology within the past 12 months.

Academic Forgiveness Policy

Conditions

Academic forgiveness is based on the following conditions:

• All courses and credits taken during the chosen term will be removed from consideration for GPA and degree requirements. Students may not combine individual courses from multiple terms to compose the semester dropped.

• All courses and grades for the chosen term will remain on the student’s academic record with a notation showing that those hours and grades will not count toward cumulative hours, nor GPA, nor can they be used to fulfill any degree requirements.

• Forgiveness may be applied only to an academic term completed prior to the student’s extended absence.

• Students may only be granted academic forgiveness once.

• Degree requirements met during the dropped term must be repeated.

• To be eligible for a degree, students must complete a minimum of 24 credits at Missouri University of Science and Technology after readmission.

• Academic forgiveness only applies to Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate courses and is not applicable to transfer work or graduate work.

• Only students who are readmitted to a degree program at the undergraduate level at Missouri University of Science and Technology are eligible to apply for forgiveness.

• Academic Forgiveness must be approved by the primary academic department on a case-by-case basis.

Academic Forgiveness Policy

Procedures

• Students should discuss their desire to pursue academic forgiveness with an academic advisor in the primary department to which they have been admitted.

• Students should submit an Application for Academic Forgiveness form to the Registrar’s Office.

• For the term approved for academic forgiveness, a note will appear on the transcript.

ITCC Report to FS

Donald Wunsch131 EECH x [email protected]

Response to ITCC Referral from 11/15/2012

• Computer Security incidents gave impetus to concerns expressed at FS

• Actually, ITCC and IT were prescient and proactive w.r.t. these issues (see upcoming slides)

• RP&A has recommended that ITCC have a standing FS agenda item (as needed) to keep the Faculty current on ITCC / IT issues

• ITCC has agreed to this– http://

facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/rpa/minutes/2013/RPA-DraftMinutes14Jan2013.pdf

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/rpa/minutes/2013/RPA-DraftMinutes14Jan2013.pdf



ITCC Deliberations, Resolutions• From FS 6/16/2011 http://

facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2011/FS.Minutes.06.16.11.pdf

• Don Wunsch gave a report on e-mail privacy, e-Learning initiatives, upgrade to MS Exchange Server 2010 and e-mail archiving.

• The ITCC recommended the following motion be approved: • "The Faculty Senate recognizes that computer security problems are never guaranteed to be

avoidable. Therefore we recommend that the university adopt a perspective of learning from problems rather than assigning blame. We also recommend that individuals with responsibilities for the protection of sensitive data seek the involvement of professionals to ensure that safety is provided. Furthermore, guidance to accomplish this should be provided to people with such responsibilities."

• The motion passed unanimously. • Details can be found at the following link: • http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/2011/ITCCFSReport061611.ppt

• Based on a case study of mistakes made at UNC-Charlotte




ITCC Deliberations, Resolutions• FS 6/17/10 (approved w minor changes FS 9/16/10)

The ITCC Committee submitted a report regarding: 1) The process for the University to gain access to information on University-owned computers that are possessed by faculty (Authorized Access Policy) and 2) Concerns about the unique technological needs of the S&T campus being met by the shared services initiative. The report can be found at the following link: http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/ITCCFSReport06.17.ppt http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/ITCC.ForseeSharedServiceSlides.pptx

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/ITCCFSReport06.17.ppt

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/ITCCFSReport06.17.ppt

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/ITCC.ForseeSharedServiceSlides.pptx

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/itcc/ITCC.ForseeSharedServiceSlides.pptx

ITCC Deliberations, Resolutions• Detailed deliberations on latest Computer Security incidents

• 10/17/12 http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/itcc/2013/ITCC%20Meeting%20minutes%2010%2017%2012.pdf

• 11/14/12 http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/itcc/2013/Nov12meetingminutes%20(3).pdf

• MOTION: The ITCC insists that filtering of outbout spam begin ASAP, and requests a report on this at the next meeting or sooner.

• IT will work with the ITCC Comp Security subcommittee to get further feedback. (ITCC received this at January meeting.)

• Also have shared concerns re BPM 911

• ITCC Computer Security Subcommittee is also actively engaged with IT on a regular basis (and has been since 2003).

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/itcc/2013/ITCC%20Meeting%20minutes%2010%2017%2012.pdf



http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/itcc/2013/Nov12meetingminutes%20(3).pdf



ITCC Deliberations, Resolutions

• http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/itcc/2013/January2013minutes.pdf

• Motion: Computer Security is a strategic resource for this campus and a locally-based strength for the whole UM System. The current strategic planning process should consider enhancing computer security resources located at Missouri S&T to be responsive to needs of the whole system as well as supporting computer security research and data management.

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/itcc/2013/January2013minutes.pdf



Agenda Old Business

A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable Items

Agenda

Adjourn

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