Faculty Senate Meeting June 19, 2014. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II.Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes.

Faculty Senate Meeting June 19, 2014

Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II.Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II.Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.04.17.14.pdf III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Melanie Mormile, Secretary II.Approval of April 17, 2014 meeting minutes III.Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report Mark Fitch B.Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

President’s Report June 19, 2014 Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014

Intercampus Faculty Council: IFC Task Force on workload policy report to Chairs IT security training modules sent to IFC (only?) yesterday Course Sharing Proposals: hoped 15 courses, received 17 proposals for 29 courses, funded 25. Fitness for Duty policy in draft form Discussions: post-tenure and post-full professor retirement in place, ideas of additional promotion Tonight, 5 of 11 President’s Awards to S&T faculty Elmore, Cross-Cultural Engagement Dawes, Early Career Excellence Crow, Leadership Ma, Mentoring Gregg, Jefferson Award Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014

Intercampus Faculty Council: Title IX: all are mandated reporters, task force working on training and interpretation of President’s order State appropriation good (+5%), or maybe not (Governor, veto override, revenue growth reality), System says: 1-1.5% increase to general pool $18 million strategic funding expected available 2% cut for strategic match expected Merit increases from 3% budget reallocation IFC promoting in-dep’t transparency in evaluation and merit raises; ‘productive’ oft excludes service, instead do not promote useless volunteerism Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014

Intercampus Faculty Council: System continues to push patents as component of dossier, IFC replies no ban on patent inclusion Some IFC members dislike President’s “Flagship University” April BOC received ‘report’ on administrative hiring (Chronicle article): UM spends 77% of budget on “core mission”, peers: 72% Last 5 years, 19.6% degree ↑ at 3.7% ↓ in $/degree UM overall 51% of employees academic, public research universities average 47% Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014

Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014 Chart from President Wolfe’s April BOC presentation

Cumulative Growth in Academic and Staff headcount to Student FTE over previous 5 years 13.5% 4.7% - 2.5% Chart from President Wolfe’s April BOC presentation Limited Raises and Instituted Hiring Freezes System-wide, 2002 to 2012, student-to-faculty ratio increased from 17.4 to 19.7 Deferred Plant Maintenance and Renewal: Backlog of M&R needs increased $479M between 2008 and 2013 Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014

Low Administrative Cost in Peer Group – Benchmarked to Other Public Flagships in Recent WSJ Article & SEC AAU Members Source: Avg. 2009-2011 Academic and Administrative Support as % of Total Expenditures from IPEDS AAU Median

Our People – System and Campuses Staff by Function, Campus to CampusUMKC 1260; 15% UMSL 930; 11% UM 430; 5% MU 5160; 60% S&T 850; 10%

Campus: Enrollment growth. June 16 data vs. last year: +132 freshmen (+ 105 PRO tomorrow), >10% growth -35 transfers, ~14% shrink +20 grad (total 97 admit, 35 on campus), 26% growth 1471/1354 = 8.6% increase Overall enrollment up 2-3% estimated No dep’t capacity values, some, esp. in ABS, have room IT working on 7-yr gradebook retention Deans: Tenure (Policy) Committee P&T process back from General Counsel, edits not principles and process, instead making wording more lawyeresque Two proposed amendments to CRR with RP&A, special Gen Fac meeting next week expected Faculty Senate Report June 19, 2014

Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report Mark Fitch B.Administrative Reports i) K. Krishnamurthy for C. Schrader ii) K. Krishnamurthy for K. Wray C. Staff Council Report S. Lewis D. Student Council – No Report R. Jacobsen E. Council of Graduate Students E. Ronchetto

Campus Update Dr. K. Krishnamurthy Faculty Senate June 19, 2014

Student Affairs UM System Title IX initiative underway S&Tep In Bystander Intervention Program launched Tuesday May Commencement

Finance and Administration Geothermal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Street on the north side of Havener

University Advancement Charitable giving and alumni participation is up Survey of donor satisfaction RFP for marketing services Battle of the Brains 2014

University Advancement Marketing Presentations 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, June 27 Educational Marketing Group Turner Room – Havener Center 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, July 1 Ologie Turner Room – Havener Center 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 160over90 Turner Room – Havener Center 9-10 a.m. Monday, July 7 SimpsonScarborough Room 124 Butler-Carlton Visit calendar.mst.edu or contact Andy Careaga, director of communications

Human Resource Services, Affirmative Action, Diversity & Inclusion Supervisor and Manager workshop Faculty offer letter template Lunch and Learn Series Staff Day 2014

Strategic Planning FY15 strategic plan update available July 1 28 actions completed in FY14 Plan format redesigned and compressed Annual progress report available Aug. 1

Thanks! Any questions?

Office of International Affairs On April 21, 2014 the International Affairs Associate Director, James Monahan, visited American University in Dubai (AUD) to strengthen our cooperative agreement with them. David Zdvorak (Jr., Civil Engineering – pictured far right) received a Clinton scholarship for a semester abroad at AUD and met the former U.S. President while studying in Dubai.

In April, S&T hosted nine students from the Universiti Malaysia Pahang for a Student Mobility Program. Top students were chosen for the program to introduce them to graduate studies at an American university. Office of International Affairs UMP students pose with S&T student ambassador Sarah Pavlowsky outside Parker Hall.

Preregistration numbers for Fall 2014 are up about 6%. Largest increase is at the master’s degree level. New Fall 2014 freshmen class estimated at 1,294 compared to 1,263 last year (+2.4%). Academic index anticipated to rise: –ACT average increase from 27.9 to 28.3. –High school GPA increase from 3.81 to 3.84. Enrollment Management

Technical Editing: –Sixteen more documents (a 26% increase) were submitted for technical editing during the Spring 2014 semester (46) than were submitted during the Spring 2013 semester (62). –Fifteen of seventeen respondents rated the editing services we provide as either “Excellent” or “Great.” (Two did not respond.) Tutoring: –35 of 36 respondents either “Strongly Agree” or “Agree” that they would recommend our tutoring services to others. Office of Graduate Studies

The “Parent Program” of the Geotechnics Graduate Certificate was successfully changed from the Geological Engineering Program to the Geotechnics ME Program. Over 475 admission files were processed during the month of May, 2014.

Hit the Ground Running (HGR) Program runs from July 13 th – August 1 st Student Design and Experiential Learning Center (SDELC) FSAE: Formula Car, 12 th place overall in Michigan out of 120 teams. HPV: Human Powered Vehicle, 3 rd place at HPVC West in California, 4 th Place at HPVC East in Orlando. AAVG: Advanced Aero Vehicle Group, Heavy Lift Airplane, 4 th place at SAE West in Ft. Worth Steel Bridge: First place at Regional Competition in Stillwater, OK. 2 nd fastest build time and 3 rd best cost at Nationals but only 35 th overall out of 47 teams. MRDT: Mars Rover Design Team: 2 nd place overall at the International University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, UT. First place was taken by the Hyperion Team from Poland – So S&T has the best rover in North America! Office of Undergraduate Studies

South-Central Regional Professional Development Center (SC RPDC) New Buildings in Collaborative Initiative ‒ SC RPDC has increased regional buildings in this project for the 2014-15 year from 32 to 46. ‒ The initiative is designed to improve learning outcomes for all students. ‒ The focus is on collaborative data teams, assessment, and instructional practice. New Director for SC RPDC ‒ Mary Ann Burns has been hired as the new Director at SC RPDC. ‒ She was previously employed at the Department of Education, and led the statewide implementation of the Missouri Professional Learning Project. ‒ She began her duties June 1. Office of Undergraduate Studies

Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY14 activities through the end of April –Proposals awarded in total dollars: $24.2M (down 47%) –Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 235 (up 9%) –Proposals submitted in total dollars: $109.6M (down 9%) –Number of proposals submitted: 462 (up 11%) –Total expenditures: $35M (up 4%) –Net grant and contract expenditures: $28.2M (up 3%) –F&A recovered: $5.6M (up 8%) –Number of active awards: 627 (up 16%)

Congratulations to … Jie Gao, a member of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering is one of 34 junior faculty members in the nation to win the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for the proposal entitled “Spontaneous Emission Engineering with Optical Metamaterials.”

Staff Council Sara Lewis is now Chair through the rest of the year and next Currently sending out nominations for next years council to replace members who are stepping down Voted in favor of amended Student Council Gender Identity and Gender Expression Motion Hosted open presentation for Staff to hear System present task force recommendations for Reimagining our University Experience Focusing on wrapping up rest of current year- smoking survey, professional development opportunities, elections

S&T Springfield Cardinals day enjoyed by many Staff Day 2014 was a huge success. New professional development and wellness initiatives were popular and favored. Congrats to Service Award Recipients and Staff Excellence Award Winners: Jan Buhlinger Spirit Award Reciepient: Jesse Singleton  Salute A Veteran Blood Drive June 27 and June 30th Vicki Brooks, security officer in university police Kevin Crowley, custodian for Thomas Jefferson Hall Brooke Durbin, programmer analyst in enrollment management Diane Hagni, office support associate in undergraduate studies Oscar Kemp, police lieutenant in university police Randall Lewis, tech II in mechanical and aerospace engineering Lynn Shelton, senior office support assistant in the registrar’s office Amber Stienbarger, office support assistant IV in development Sherry Vance, student support specialist I in admissions

Election Results (May 2014 – May 2015) – Erica Ronchetto; President Materials Science and Engineering – PhD – Yao Cheng; Vice President Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – PhD – Krutika Karthik; Secretary Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering – MS – Basu Lamichhane; Treasurer Physics – PhD Council of Graduate Students

Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees A.RP&A M. Fitch for S. N. Balakrishnan B.Curricula D. Tauritz C.ITCC – No report T. Vojta D.Personnel L. Acar E.Effective Teaching T. Philpot F.IP&Tech Transfer K. M. Isaac G.Student Awards and Financial Aid H.Administrative Review B. Hale for S. N. Balakrishnan I.Budgetary Affairs B. Hale

»19 Degree Change (DC) forms File 7.6: course renumbering update of the MS in Applied Mathematics File 146.1: update of the BA in Biological Sciences to reflect current course offerings as well as for course renumbering purposes File 147.1: update of the BS in Biological Sciences, primarily to require Biostatistics Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

File 25.1: update of the Computer Engineering Minor, changing some of the course requirements File 149.14: update of the BS in Ceramic Engineering, including removal of the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination graduation requirement File 152.4: update of the BS in Civil Engineering, including for course renumbering purposes File 155.1: update of the BS in Electrical Engineering to reflect new courses, enhance clarity, and for course renumbering purposes Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

File 231.2: course renumbering update of the Electrical Engineering Minor File 225: PhD in Explosives Engineering DC form formality (received prior FS approval in February 2013) File 157.1: History BA course renumbering update File 85.3: Math PhD update to clarify which research hours will need to be 6099 as opposed to 5099 Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

File 86.25: Mechanical Engineering BS update to allow Matlab for programming elective, remove IDE 220 as an emphasis area elective, and replace free electives with more targeted breadth electives File 94.1: change the name of the Minor in Mineral Process Engineering to Mineral Processing File 104.1: update of the BS in Nuclear Engineering, including for course renumbering purposes File 105.1: course renumbering update of the Minor in Nuclear Engineering Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

File 235: new, interdisciplinary Humanitarian Engineering and Science Minor, housed in Geological Science and Engineering department, but with a campus wide advisory committee formed by the VPUGS File 192.1: course renumbering update of the BA in Psychology File 132.5: update of the Technical Communication BS to expand elective course options File 181.5: course renumbering update of the Minor in Technical Communications Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

»97 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. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

»1 Name Change (NC) form The Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering (GSE) proposes changing its name to the Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering (GGPE). The Budgetary Affairs Committee has approved this NC form. The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s NC form. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

Current Experimental Course (EC) policy: An EC form must be submitted before an experimental course is to be offered. EC forms approved Spring 2009 or later allow the course to be offered twice at any time during the following three year period. After an experimental course has been offered twice, a CC form may be submitted to request a permanent course number. Proposed EC policy: An EC form must be submitted before an experimental course is to be offered. An EC form allows an experimental course to be offered unlimited times during the five year period following its approval. A CC form may be submitted to request a permanent course number, if that course has been offered experimentally at least two times during the preceding five year period. The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this proposed EC policy. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

The 2014-2015 Campus Curricula Committee members have elected Dr. Thomas Schuman as their chair, who accepted the position. The new committee and chair appointments are effective August 1 st 2014. Campus Curricula Committee Report June 19, 2014

Personnel Committee Personnel Committee has considered three issues related to the NTT faculty. Hiring Promotion Termination

Committee found out that there's an inconsistency in the intent of having NTT faculty and details of these processes. CRR 310.035.H clearly states that NTT faculty appointments are usually 1- year contracts and cannot be more that 3 years. (This clause conveys a short-term association.)

310.035.E states a hiring process that are (almost) identical to the tenured/tenure- track faculty. 310.035.F states qualifications that are (almost) identical to the tenured/tenure- track faculty. 310.035.I states performance evaluation procedures that are (almost) identical to the tenured/tenure-track faculty. (These clauses convey long-term associations.)

310.035.K states a detailed (336 words) promotion process that's similar to the tenured/tenured-track faculty. (This clause also conveys a long-term association.)

310.035.J states the termination process as a 3-month notice or less time under extenuating circumstances. (This clause clearly conveys a short- term association.)

The Personnel Committee's sentiment was that the inclusion of more protective steps during the termination would make the NTT and the regular faculty processes practically identical. (In that case, the only difference becomes the range of their responsibilities.)

Committee decided to: 1) simplify the hiring and the promotion processes, 2) strengthen the termination process slightly by requiring an explanation, and 3) stress the point that the intent of hiring NTT faculty is to have short-term solutions to teaching and research needs, and tenured faculty should be sought for long-term strategic goals.

Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Committee The Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Committee did not meet during AY14

Student Awards and Financial Aids Committee The Student Awards and Financial Aids Committee did not meet during AY14

Faculty Senate Meeting June 19, 2014 Budgetary Affairs Committee Report

FY14 Revenue Summary FY15 – Estimated 4.5 1.1 95.2 26.6 4.1 125.3 In lieu of undergraduate resident fee increase. 68.62.9

GeoTh. (1.8), Chem E (0.8) & M&R critical repairs (0.2) 0.8 13.5 ‐1.1+.6 ‐0.5 32.3% 1.3 0.3 0.2 ‐0.8 5.9 65.8 21.2 125.1 0.2 part time fac. GTA positions, reorganization, strategic init. Match. (See next slide.) New acquisition maint & util., M&R, insurance Cost dollars => start up 8.4 8.6 2% raise 4.1 125.3 Strategic Initiatives _____________________________

$M Total $8.4M Additional Strategic Plan InvestmentsFY2015:

cost?cost? $4.3M $5.9M Amounts estimated. SUMMARY/COMMENTS FY14Rate Balance:$3.7 M Growing end of year balances FY15 State Income? FY13: $56.0M FY07: $14.9M Will graduate enrollment increase be sustained? FY15 Rate Balance:Enrollment ? FY15 Dean’s offices FY15 new items (SI match, new fac. positions, reorganization) Thanks to Carol Heddinghaus for providing budget numbers, analysis and help. Reorg. $2.0M FY15 Reorganization: $2.0M

Agenda Adjourn

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