faculty senate meeting march 17, 2011

Faculty Senate Meeting

March 17, 2011

AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call

- James Martin, SecretaryII. Approval of February 17, 2011 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn


- James Martin, SecretaryII. Approval of February 17, 2011 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/fsminutes/2011/FS.Minutes.02.17.11.pdf

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

http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/fsminutes/2011/FS.Minutes.02.17.11.pdf


- James Martin, SecretaryII. Approval of January 20, 2011 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special CommitteesV. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

AgendaCampus Reports and Responses

A. Report from UM Retirement Committee M. DavisB. President’s Report K.M.IsaacC. Administrative Reports J.Carney

K.WrayD. Staff Council Report J.SingletonE. Student Council

M.SchwartzF. Council of Graduate Students

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Update on Retirement Advisory CommitteeMarch 17, 2011

Retirement Plan Options

• Current Defined Benefit Plan (DB) • Defined Contribution Plan (DC) • Combination Plan

– DB: 1.1% * 5-years of Highest Salary * Number of years of service

– DC: 2% from UM + 1% Employee Contribution + 100% match up to 3% of pay

Vote Choices

• We had to select from the following choices:• Option 1: DB• Option 2: DB, but if board wants to mitigate

risk, I support the combo• Option 3: I recommend a change to Combo • Option 4: I recommend change to DC





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Faculty Senate Meeting

March 17, 2011

President’s ReportMarch 17, 2011

RP&A

RP&A discussed revising bylaws to define and formalize the role of the Department Chairs Council (DCC).A document is being drafted in consultation with DCC.


IFC • Retirement benefits: Board of Curators action is expected

by June 2011.

• Presidential search: A town hall meeting was held in Rolla onTue., March 15.Curator Russell, Chancellor Carney, Student curator Laura Confer, Vice President Betsy Rodriguez, and the search firm rep were present to guide the discussion and receive input.Many people spoke and several good suggestion were

given



IFC• Including emeriti on departmental tenure/promotion committees.

Document is with president/UM legal with IFC recommendation.

• Academic appointments/Definition of faculty. Item placed on IFC agenda.

• Degree revocation. Item is placed on IFC agenda.

• Domestic partner coverage. Item is back on IFC agenda. • Faculty rights and responsibilities/civility/collegiality. Discussion

has been initiated.





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• Curriculum− BS IT degree proposal for program in Sri Lanka reviewed and

submitted to Campus Curriculum Committee for consideration and recommendation.

− Proposal for sustainability minor submitted to Campus Curriculum Committee for review and recommendation.

• Strategic Planning and Related Activities– Engineering Advisory Board meeting held in St. Louis, March 3

and 4. Board input obtained on a variety of topics related to academic affairs at S&T.

Office of Academic Affairs

Distance and Continuing Education (DCE) announces:

2011 Summer Camp registration is now open.Camp schedule and online registration available at: http://summer.mst.edu

The following National/International Technical Conferences sponsored by S&T departments are currently scheduled. Watch for additional information.• Innovations in Mining Engineering Rolla

2011• Complex Adaptive Systems Chicago

2012• Systems Engineering Research St. Louis

2012• Symposium on Flexible Automation St. Louis

2012• Case Histories in Geotechnical Engr. Chicago

2013

Global Learning

http://summer.mst.edu/

Global LearningEngineering Education Center (EEC) EEC is contacting graduating seniors on the Rolla

campus to make them aware of S&T graduate degrees available in St. Louis and throughout the US by distance education.

Faculty members are encouraged to talk with their graduating seniors about the benefits of graduate school and to consider distance education with potential employer financing if an on campus graduate degree is not possible.

International Affairs• February travel to the Middle East included a visit to Saudi Aramco, which sponsors 31

undergraduate students for study at Missouri S&T.• Aramco hosted meetings, a reception, and dinner for the family members of current students.• The Aramco-sponsored group cumulatively possesses a GPA greater than 3.5.

Missouri S&T Students Sponsored by ARAMCOSpring Semester 2011

International AffairsInternational Recruitment

• March recruitment includes attending student fairs and university visits in China and South Korea. China now sends more students to the U.S. than any other country, followed by India and South Korea.

Programming/Activities

Dealing with Uncertainty: Current Events in Libya – An Educational Session• An educational session was hosted by the Office of International Affairs and the Office of Counseling

and Disability Support Services which was targeted toward Libyan students. The session was offered in order to provide practical tips to S&T students faced with violence and uncertainty in their home countries.

International Education Day at the Capitol • More than 350 international and domestic students, from all over Missouri, visited the state Capitol

February 16, 2011; 48 students, staff and faculty members from Missouri S&T participated in this event. International students enjoyed this opportunity to learn more about the state government and the department of education.

Celebration of Nations• September 24th is the date for the next Celebration of Nations. Volunteers are being sought to help

with planning. Contact the Office of International Affairs regarding participation.

• March 7, 2011 – Writing Center will award Certificates of recognition to the 5 tutors that are certified as Level II tutors.

• March 16, 2011 from 1-2 p.m. – “Handling Classroom Disruptions” to reserve your spot email [email protected]

• March 16, 2011- Last date to register for the 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference that will be April 6, 2011 http://ugs.mt.edu/ugrc.html

Office of Undergraduate Studies

mailto:[email protected]

http://ugs.mt.edu/ugrc.html

Office of Graduate Studies• Organized the first Chancellor’s Fellows Research Poster

Presentation on Feb. 28th, 2011 from which winners have been selected.

• Organized the “Difficult Dialogues” workshop by the Mizzou theatre group for S&T campus on Feb 28, 2010.

• Receiving good co-operation from the department graduate coordinators and staff to reduce the number of graduate student admission pending files.

• Prepared a draft report of the Graduate Learning Outcomes and submitted it to the Campus Assessment committee for review in Feb 2011.

Office of Sponsored Programs• FY11 activities through the end of February and a year-over-year

comparison are as follows:– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $32.8M (down 12.1%)– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 208 (down

5.1%)– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $85.4M (down 21.8%)– Number of proposals submitted: 356 (up 4.4%)– Research expenditures: $31.9M (up 4.7%)– F&A recovered: $4.9M (up 2.0%)– Number of active awards: 616 (up 0.5%)

Technology Transfer & Economic Development

• 20 Invention Disclosures YTD (down 3)• Patents Issued 3 (down 2)• License Options signed

– Bioactive Glass Technology licensed– Biological H2 Technology licensed

• Royalty Income - $154K (down 46%) • SBTDC business startups – 5 (down 2)• Innovation Park open – 3 tenants





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Council of Graduate Students

• Graduate Research Showcase - April 11th 2011

• UMKC has confirmed their participation

• Graduate Newsletter

• Graduate Excellence Banquet – April 22nd 2011

• Elections

• March general meeting –Dr. Kate Drowne

• Energy Awareness Campaign


- James Martin, SecretaryII. Approval of November 18, 2010 meeting minutesIII. Campus Reports and ResponsesIV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. RP&AB. CurriculumC. Public Occasions

V. Old BusinessVI. New Business and AnnouncementsVII. Adjourn

Language presently in the Student Academic Regulations directs students petitioning for grade changes to inform the VC for Student Affairs. D. Robinson points out that SA has no formal role in such appeals, and suggested that the language should either be excised or reworded. RP&A recommended the following revision to SAR Sec VIII Undergraduate Studies –I.3c:

“A student may request consultation through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs in the event they need clarification on student related policies and procedures”.

Remove: “A student shall inform the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs that a grade appeal is in progress.”

Curricula Committee ReportMarch 17, 2011

The Curricula Committee report includes:» 5 Degree Change (DC) formsDC0377 – Replace FE assessment with Associate Engineering

Manager Certification Exam for Engineering Management BSDC0378/0379 – Make Psych 10 required for Bachelor in

Psychology with Secondary Education Emphasis degreesDC0380 – Modify humanities elective in Computer ScienceDC0385 – Course number update for non-thesis MS in

Explosive Engineering» 20 Course Change (CC) forms» 12 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only)

The Curricula Committee moves for the approval of the DCs and CCs in the report.



A. RP&AB. CurriculumC. Public Occasions-no report




A. RP&AB. PersonnelC. Public Occasions


Agenda

Adjourn

faculty senate meeting march 17, 2011

Documents

meeting minutescampus

adjournagendacampus

dc agendacampus reports

ifc agenda

um retirement committeem

ifc retirement benefits

meeting minutesiii

ifc recommendation