Inter-Campus Faculty Council (IFC) Retreat UMKC IFC Representatives Viviana Grieco, 2016-2019 Jake Marszalek, 2017-2020 Linda Mitchell, 2017-2018 9/19/2017 IFC Report

What is IFC? A liaison committee between the President the four campus faculties. Brings to the President representative views of the four campus faculties on such problems as the President wishes to bring to the IFC. Composed of 12 faculty members holding regular academic staff positions. Three members shall be elected from each of the four campuses. https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/aa/faculty/ifc 9/19/2017 IFC Report

President’s Budget Comments Need to cut nondiscretionary spending (currently at $300 million) Need to share benefits of cuts with faculty Recognizes low relative compensation of MU System faculty (currently lowest 20%) Poaching problem Need to recognize faculty who stay with merit raises Also need COLA raises Need to educate public about what faculty do Faculty Roadshow 9/19/2017 IFC Report

UM Vision Statement and Compacts President wants feedback from campuses IFC noted teaching/instruction is not explicitly included 9/19/2017 IFC Report

Communications/Government Relations In the process of final interviews for hiring a government relations officer Viviana has been sole faculty rep on search committee IFC reps have been involved in the final interviews 9/19/2017 IFC Report

NTT Faculty Need to update CRR’s regarding recent changes in NTT’s e.g., some older CRR’s don’t even address NTT’s IFC taskforce Each campus provides one IFC rep (Jake) and two volunteers At least one NTT volunteer Volunteers? Find relevant campus bylaws affected 9/19/2017 IFC Report

Incentivizing Faculty Identifying/Incentivizing Outstanding Teaching Salary Adjustments After Tenure IFC wants to guarantee healthy increases for promotion Wants to reward good years 9/19/2017 IFC Report

Intercampus Course Sharing System wants to promote course sharing Efficiencies Broaden opportunities Viviana is the IFC point-person 9/19/2017 IFC Report

Open Educational Resources (OER) OER are materials that the instructor may retain, reuse, remix, and redistribute Control costs for students < $40/course Want to incentivize faculty What would? 9/19/2017 IFC Report

Other Issues Title IX Review Administrative Performance and Process Improvement Opportunities UM System-ness Student Success Taskforce 9/19/2017 IFC Report

Contact Us mitchellli@umkc.edu marszalekj@umkc.edu griecov@umkc.edu 9/19/2017 IFC Report