Provost Report Dr. Robert J. Marley Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Faculty Senate Meeting February 18, 2016

Agenda COACHE Survey Update Interim Vice Provost for Research Update Vice Provost and Dean Resource Update Power Stability Issues

www.coache.org What is COACHE? COACHE is the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. It is a Harvard-based consortium made up of leaders at colleges, universities and systems . The goal of COACHE is to identify drivers for faculty retention and success. www.coache.org

COACH Survey Update COACHE survey is a four campus effort with UMKC participating last year.  UMC, UMSL, and Missouri S & T will participate this year. Initiative will be part of an on-going evaluation and survey will be administered again in approximately three years. Results will be used by the Faculty Recruitment and Retention Council in cooperation with the Provost’s office to identify and implement constructive policies and procedures. Link to COACHE FAQ is on the Provost webpage (www.coache.gse.Harvard.edu/faq).

COACH Survey Update (cont’d) All COACHE modules are included in the survey.  There were no plans to customize for any other purpose. FRCC support: Communication of key items to faculty addressing issues outlined above Routine reminders to faculty encouraging them to participate in the survey – sent using the all-fac list-serve from Provost office

Vice Provost Research Update Charge to Phil Whitefield to seek input from multiple constituencies and construct “straw man” concept What position could be in future including reporting and structural aspects

Vice Provost Research Update Outcome will influence Interim appointment and search Negotiations underway Difficult to provide a precise time-frame

Vice Provost and Dean Resource Update Following procedure suggested by CEC Chairs To Determine responsibilities of Dean’s Offices in funding activities Determine “right size” for this responsibility Determine sources Consider appointment of Interim Task Force to be named

Power Stability Issues Caused by squirrels in the substation Engineer installed squirrel guards There may be damage to the transformers (if so, scheduled power outages will be arranged for repair/replacement) Facilities is looking at relocating substation (will be rebuilt and enclosed)

Division Updates

College of Arts, Sciences, and Business Diana Ahmad (History and Political Science) has been selected as a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education Military Science is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Army ROTC program Dr. Paula Lutz (former dean and professor) and Julie E. Maurer (History ‘96) were presented with Awards of Professional Distinction at December 19 Commencement ceremony Nicholas Leventis (Chemistry) has received funds totaling $69,648 from Tufts University for the project entitled, “SNM: Low-cost, Large-Scale Nanomanufacturing of Superinsulating Aerogels and Lightweight, Mechanically-Strong Aerogels”

College of Engineering and Computing Cast Iron Division of the American Foundry Society Division Council has selected Missouri S&T’s Materials Science and Engineering as winner of the Group Service Award. This award recognizes Missouri S&T for their years of dedication to AFS and the Cast Iron Division. The award will be presented as part of the AFS Recognition Luncheon on April 17 at the 120th Metalcasting Congress in Minneapolis, MN. SPIE 3D Best Paper Award Winner - Junjie Luo, Luke Gilbert, Douglas A. Bristow, Robert G. Landers, Jonathan T. Goldstein, Augustine M. Urbas, Edward C. Kinzel “Additive Manufacturing of Glass for Optical Applications,” SPIE LASE, Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, 9738-28, February 13th  2016. This paper was recognized for its innovative development of a laser process to produce transparent fused quartz structures by additive manufacturing techniques and thereby expanding the material base for 3D printing.

College of Engineering and Computing (cont’d) Reception for Dr. Joel Burken to celebrate his recent Curators Professorship February 3rd from 2pm – 4pm in the Butler-Carlton atrium

Office of Undergraduate Studies President’s Advising Summit - March 18, 2016 from 10:00am–4:00pm Keynote speaker is Dr. Jenny Bloom, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Higher Education Leadership Master’s Degree Program at Florida Atlantic University and Co-Founder of Appreciative Advising & Appreciative Education Movements. Hit the Ground Running – July 10th – 29th, 2016 Consists of Math, Chemistry*, English & a Student Success Course Students Register for HGR when they attend PRO Scholarships are available Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol - March 15th, 2016 20 students with 16 projects have been selected to participate in this event. Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference Application Process is Open and is due March 8th, 2016 Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences Program Application Process is Open and is due March 1st, 2016

Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Degrees awarded for FS 2015 201 Graduate Certificates 318 Master’s 40 PhD Graduate Leadership Development Program (GLDP) 8 students in 2016 cohort Started at Mizzou February 11-12 Thesis/Dissertation Boot Camps: March 4-11 April 29-May 6 Writing workshops: Grammar – Feb. 24 Punctuation – March 24 Sentence Style – April 21 Citations – May 12

Enrollment Management Thank you to everyone that helped with the February 15 Open House February 27 – PRO advising begins for Fall 2016 freshmen Several upcoming events that we are hosting on campus: February 20 VEX Robotics State Championship February 21-23 Out-of-State High School Counselor Fly-in March 5 FIRST Robotics State Championship

Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY16 activities year-to-date (November) Number of funded proposals up 37% for a total of 145 Total dollars is $16.8M which is down 9% Number of new proposals submitted is up 1.3% at 232 Total dollars is $66.2M which is down 13% Number of active awards is down by 4% at 591 Total expenditures is $16.9M which is down 2.2% Net grant and contract expenditures is $13.2M which is down 5% F&A recovered is $2.3M which is down 12%

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