1. Faculty Senate Report November 19, 2009 Warren K. Wray Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

2. Office of Academic Affairs VP Schwartz attended ABET annual meeting in San Antonio –Meeting focus on accreditation of international programs –Discussion of technology and it’s impact on delivery of course materials (see Horizon 2009 report) –Industrial advisory panel dialogue on students skills and behaviors

3. Curriculum –Proposal for special program in sustainability engineering forwarded to Faculty Senate. –Review of Explosives Engineering MS completed. Proposal returned to UM Academic Affairs for consideration. New Faculty Programs –Working to improve coordination among different opportunities for new faculty facilitated by Vice Provost offices. Office of Academic Affairs

4. Missouri S&T - Enrollment Mgt ServicesFall 2000Fall 2006Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009Fall 2010 WEEKLY ENROLLMENT REPORT(ADMS)(PS) 11/8/199911/8/200511/8/200611/8/200711/8/200811/8/2009 FRESHMENInquiriesBeg. Fr. Inquiries 1710883948554864787269727 HS Jr. Inquiries 98325562738230723643069 Applications 10548831073114713541480 Pending 356181238283284366 Withdrawn Apps 211021 Admitted 69370183186410561109 Cancelled Admits 200102 Denied 3030124 Enrolled 000000 TRANSFERSInquiries 454633475542617567 Applications 6759507572103 Pending 333926555465 Withdrawn Apps 301100 Admitted 311923191737 Cancelled Admits 000000 Denied 010011 Enrolled 000000 GRADUATESInquiries 3602327251448533215 Applications 224113106293125106 Pending 16993852758673 Withdrawn Apps 000000 Admitted 491716142925 Cancelled Admits 000000 Denied 6354108 EnrolledOn Campus 000000 Off Campus 000000 EEC 000000 Total Graduate 000000 ORIENTATIONFreshmenTotal Reservations 09511682104105 TransferTotal Reservations 022004 HOUSING AGREEMENTS***Returning 000000 Beginning Freshmen 00101599856 New Transfers 004101 New Graduates 000000 Waiting List 000000 Waivers-app on file 000100 Greek Housing/CCH 000000 TOTAL in Res Halls 00105609857 4TH WEEK CENSUSBeginning Freshmen 6969771,0511,0561,134 New Transfers 195266276286337 Graduates 348392434467492 TOTAL 1,2391,6351,7611,8091,963

5. Global Learning St. Louis Engineering Education Center (EEC) The EEC is becoming a significant source of classes for Missouri S&T students. The Spring 2010 semester schedule calls for the EEC to send 21 classes to Rolla for both distance and on-campus students including an undergraduate 200 level course for on-campus students only. Departments receiving these classes include: Civil & Architectural Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Management, and Mechanical Engineering.

6. Global Learning Distance and Continuing Education: Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference for 7 th & 8 th grade girls was held on campus Nov. 6, 2009. This conference included participants from 22 schools within a hundred mile radius of Rolla. Deborah Reber, a well known author and inspirational speaker from Seattle, Washington delivered the keynote address. Conference statistics included the following: –493 student participants (7 th & 8 th grade girls) – 40 sponsors (teachers accompanying their group) – 60 volunteer S&T staff and student guides – 46 workshop leaders – 3 career panel leaders – 25 workshops

7. Office of Graduate Studies Organized seminar on “How to write successful graduate research fellowship proposals?” (about 37 attendees) Posters with inquiry cards are being sent to 1600 Graduate and Undergraduate Deans from our feeder schools and Council of Graduate Schools contacts Nominated S&T student for the 2009 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award Graduate certificate in Engineering Mechanics (revised) has been approved.

8. International Affairs The Office of International Affairs is hosting a four-part Academic Ethics/Plagiarism series. The first of four sessions was Missouri S&T Academic Dishonestly Policy, Academic Ethical Considerations for Students led by Dr. Harvest Collier, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Chemistry. The lecture was held October 26 th in 125 Butler Carlton at 6:30 p.m. The remaining three sessions will be as follows: –Monday, November 16 - Plagiarism Workshop hosted by the Missouri S&T Writing Center. Dr. Daniel Reardon, Assistant Director & Acting Director, Writing Center. Location: Campus Support Facilities, Room 114, Time: 3:00 p.m. –Wednesday, November 18 - Importance of Ethics and Moral Standards in Science & Engineering. Dr. Fathi Finaish, Professor & Associate Chair of Aerospace Engineering. Location: Humanities & Social Sciences Building, Room G5, Time: 6:30 p.m. –Wednesday, December 2 - Business & Social Ethics. Dr. Adam Potthast, Assistant Professor, Arts, Languages & Philosophy. Location: Butler Carlton, Room 125, Time: 6:30 p.m.

9. International Affairs Awrence Shaalan, Aramco Student Advisor, visited Missouri S&T on October 11th-14th. He is pleased with the level of attention being given to the 33 Aramco students as well as students’ academic progress. Deidre Serrano, SABIC Student Advisor, visited Missouri S&T on October 28th and 29th. The visit went well including individual time spent with the students and Deidre. She is pleased with the attention being paid to the SABIC students. The International Friends reception was held October 20 and hosted 19 local families and 35 students. Additional community members are needed to participate in the program. This program matches members of the greater Missouri S&T community with recently arrived students. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the world and our international students. The amended contract with King Saud University (Engineering Management) was completed on September 9. On November 2-4, two faculty members from King Saud University were on campus to discuss implementation of the master’s degree program in engineering management which is slated to begin FS2010.

10. Office of Sponsored Programs FY10 activities through October and a year-over-year comparison are as follows: –Proposals awarded in total dollars: $24.3M (up 1.2%) –Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 127 (down 17%) –Proposals submitted in total dollars: $74.7M (up 16.9%) –Number of proposals submitted: 190 (down 9.1%) –Research expenditures: $16.9M (up 28.5%) –F&A recovered: $2.7M (up 13.6%) –Number of active awards: 595 (down 0.8%)

11. Office of Sponsored Programs FY2011 Congressional Funding Requests Submitted to UM System (Listed Alphabetically by PI Name) PITitle Requested Funding ($M) Al-Dahhan Research and Development of Integrated Biorefineries for Multiple Biomass Feedstocks 10 Crow Advanced Military Installations that Integrate Renewable Energy and Advanced Energy Storage Technologies 6 FerdowsiCenter for Testing Advanced Energy Storage Systems5 HilmasUltra-High Temperature Materials for Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicles3 LeuAdvanced Development of Aerospace Fabrication and Assembly Technologies6 Leventis Advanced Polymer Systems for Defense Applications: Power Generation, and Sensing 3 Mishra Waves, Wind and Scavengers: Next Generation Renewable Energy Systems for Naval Applications 4 Sarangapani Locate and Track Explosive Threats With Wireless Sensors and Networks2 Van AkenMaterials by Design: Lightweight Steel for Armor and Munitions Manufacturing8 Zoughi Millimeter Wave Portable Imaging System for Inspection of Aircraft Radome and Other Critical Components 4 Total51

12. Residential Showcase: The students in the Residential College Learning Communities will showcase their class projects during a Residential College Showcase event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, in the Havener Center. The event will include poster displays, student project presentations, and refreshments. All S&T students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol - April 29, 2010, Jefferson Capitol. For more information, visit: http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html. Nominations for Student Ambassadors are due by December 15, 2009http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html Save the Date! 6th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference- April 7, 2010, Missouri S&T Havener Center. For more information, visit: http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrc.html

13. Missouri S&T Curator’s Teaching Summit, Indispensible Advice from our Top Teachers- Missouri S&T’s Curator’s Teaching Professors will be sharing with the rest of the campus faculty through a series of panel discussions this Fall: Mentoring, November 11, 2009, 12:00 pm, Panelists: Larry Gragg, Kent Peaslee, Lawrence Christensen To register, please contact Rachael Riley at 341-4608 or email rileyra@mst.edu. rileyra@mst.edu Fall 2009 Academic Advising Conference Series Guidelines for Dealing with Issues related to Academic Dishonesty Presented by: Dr. Harvest Collier, Office of Undergraduate Studies November 9, 2009 from 12-1:30 PM Missouri/Ozark Room - Havener Center On-Track Academic Success Program Presented by: Dr. Scott Miller and Matt Hume, Undergraduate Advising office December 7, 2009 from 12-1:30 PM Missouri/Ozark Room - Havener Center