1. Curators’ Teaching Summit “Tac(k)tical Teaching: Strategies for Success for the Millennial Classroom,” Wednesday, Oct. 19, Noon-1 p.m., St. Pat’s Ballroom A, Lunch provided: RSVP to certi@mst.educerti@mst.edu SDELC Significant Activities Kummer Design Center Homecoming Showcase Oct 8 th Formula SAE Team 1 st place Goodyear Challenge Sept 17 th 2 nd place in University of Toronto Shoot Out Oct 1 st SDELC starts OSHA safety training classes for design team students Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) This is a banner semester for LEAD learning assistance (http://lead.mst.edu/assist), which began during the second week of classes. It has set FIVE new records: http://lead.mst.edu/assist 60 different courses with LEAD learning assistance 44 courses with LEAD Learning Centers 58 participating LEAD faculty associates 14 departments (18 degree programs) with faculty-run LEAD Learning Centers 36 trained undergraduate Peer Learning Assistants Director Ron Bieniek would like to thank the faculty and departments who are participants in LEAD success Office of Undergraduate Studies

2. Visited RHIT to recruit graduate students Chancellor’s Fellows Welcome reception attended by 45 students Graduate enrollment for FS2011 is 1850. Office of Graduate Studies

3. Financial Aid Leveraging – Contract with Noel-Levitz to maximize the impact of financial aid awards on enrollment. Task Force on Institutional Scholarships and Need-Based Aid – Cross-campus committee to recommend aid amounts to meet strategic enrollment goals. (October 12 – Mid December) Enrollment Management

4. Celebration of Nations September 24, 2011 More than 80 countries represented More than 1000 in attendance Community supported through donations 45 exhibitors – 27 student organizations Parade included floats & marching bands Successful International Idol competition International students visited almost 60 classrooms in Rolla and St. James

5. Office of Sponsored Programs FY12 activities through the end of September: –Proposals awarded in total dollars: $7.2M –Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 87 –Proposals submitted in total dollars: $23.6M –Number of proposals submitted: 109 –Research expenditures: $14.2M –F&A recovered: $2.2M –Number of active awards: 610

6. Educational Technology Windows 7 is now installed in all classroom computers and half of the CLCs 190 new machines have been installed in CLCs/classrooms –~190 usable, displaced PCs are being redeployed to upgrade older CLCs and other spaces for student use 2011 eFellows are piloting their newly redesigned, blended courses this semester Email upgrade coming this fall UM System is in the process of upgrading email infrastructure and software to Microsoft Exchange 2010 For information: http://goo.gl/Hzfnmhttp://goo.gl/Hzfnm Information Technology