Faculty Senate Meeting
January 23, 2014
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Melanie Mormile, Secretary
II.
Approval of November 14, 2013 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 November 14, 2013 meeting minutes
http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2014/FS.Minutes.11.14.13.pdf
II.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Campus Reports and Responses
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Old Business
New Business and Announcements
Adjourn
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Melanie Mormile, Secretary
II.
Approval of November 14, 2013 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
M. Fitch
B. Administrative Reports
i) W. Branson for C. Schrader
ii) J. Cawlfield for K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report
N. Weaver
D. Student Council
A. Koesterer
E. Council of Graduate Students
K. Limmer
Faculty Senate Report
January 23, 2014
President’s Report
January 23, 2014
Faculty Senate Report
January 23, 2014
Intercampus Faculty Council:
• IFC Task Force on workload policy draft report: focus on
department chair education
• PeopeleSquish is not the future
• 5-yr grade book retention in the works
Campus:
• Experiential learning definition from VPUS, asked AF&S and
CCC to ponder
• Experiential learning proposed as HLC Quality Initiative
• Dean search committees include nominees by FS President
• Speaking of Deans: Bylaw revision…
• by ad hoc committee, or
• by the many Standing Committees?
Faculty Senate:
• J. Werner archiving resolutions
Faculty Senate Report
January 23, 2014
Not in the Agenda (CRR 300.030 D.4.c.(2):
“Agenda of the Faculty Senate meetings are
distributed to all faculty members no later than
one week in advance of the meetings.”
• Suspend the order of the day to include
committee report by Student Affairs
Committee?
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
M. Fitch
B. Administrative Reports
i) W. Branson for C. Schrader
ii) J. Cawlfield for K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report
N. Weaver
D. Student Council
A. Koesterer
E. Council of Graduate Students
K. Limmer
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
M. Fitch
B. Administrative Reports
i) W. Branson for C. Schrader
ii) J. Cawlfield for K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report
N. Weaver
D. Student Council
A. Koesterer
E. Council of Graduate Students
K. Limmer
Enrollment Management
• First freshman PRO registration day for
Fall 2014 is February 22.
• A new “Smart Card” will replace the
current ID Card. Details will be
available during the Spring Semester.
• Course renumbering is on schedule and
cut-over will occur in August 2014.
Enrollment Management
• The Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients
for Fall 2014 have been identified, 40%
are female.
• Financial Aid has secured an $80,000
grant for an Institutional Work Study
program to target low-income freshmen.
Will work similar to Federal Work Study.
Global Learning
• Psychology is the latest department to offer a
MS degree to distance students with an MS in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
• Enrollment in distance courses (including FLW
and MSU) continues to increase with 750
projected for Spring 2014 at the close of
registration as compared to 742 in Spring 2013.
Office of Graduate Studies
•
•
•
•
Vicki Hudgins, Graduate Studies Specialist, celebrated her 41st year at
Missouri S&T on December 18th.
The number of documents submitted and completed for technical
editing increased from 47 in FS12 to 56 in FS13 (a 16% increase).
42 theses and 36 dissertations were formatted during the FS13
semester for a total of 78 papers checked and processed.
Unofficial Fall 2013 graduation numbers: 31 PhD, 233 Masters, 157
graduate certificates. (The Office of Graduate Studies has until January 13th to clear
final graduation reports and the Office of the Registrar will not release official numbers until
the end of January.)
Office of Sponsored Programs
• Summary of FY14 activities through the end of November
– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $15.9M (down 59.4%)
– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 140 (up
13.8%)
– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $58.6M (down 12.2%)
– Number of proposals submitted: 234 (up 13.0%)
– Total expenditures: $19.3M (up 12.6%)
– Net grant and contract expenditures: $15.8M (up 14.3%)
– F&A recovered: $3.3M (up 16.4%)
– Number of active awards: 610 (up 9.7%)
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
M. Fitch
B. Administrative Reports
i) W. Branson for C. Schrader
ii) J. Cawlfield for K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report
N. Weaver
D. Student Council
A. Koesterer
E. Council of Graduate Students
K. Limmer
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
M. Fitch
B. Administrative Reports
i) W. Branson for C. Schrader
ii) J. Cawlfield for K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report
N. Weaver
D. Student Council
A. Koesterer
E. Council of Graduate Students
K. Limmer
Student Council
Winter Retreat
• Sunday, January 26th
• Highlighting what we accomplished last
semester
• Brainstorming what we need to improve
on for the future executive members
• StrengthsQuest
• Student Survey
Student Council
Turf Campaign
Template #5: General Student
DRAFT 1.03.2014
Dear INSERT NAME,
Every student knows that sometimes it’s a good idea to get out of the classroom and onto the playing field, whether you’re an intercollegiate
athlete, an intramural athlete – or just someone who enjoys cheering for your friends. That’s why I hope you’ll join me in supporting a project
that’s all about teamwork.
Last fall our Student Council voted to fund 75 percent of the cost of installing turf at Allgood-Bailey Stadium and the intramural field with student
activity fees. I’m proud that our student body has stepped up to help Missouri S&T create first-rate facilities for our student-athletes and
intramural program.
The $2.4 million turf project has three funding sources:
$1.8 million from student activity fees
$300,000 from the university (Geothermal Energy Project reinvestment funds)
$300,000 from private donors (the balance we still need to raise)
I’m excited to share that four alumni from Tulsa (Keith Bailey, ME’64, Steve Malcolm, CE’70, Kristie Gibson, EMgt’74, and John Gibson, EMgt’74)
were so impressed with the student commitment to this project that they established a $150,000 challenge match encouraging other alumni and
friends to contribute. The Tulsa Turf Team Challenge is matching every dollar donated to the turf project until we reach our $300,000 goal. This
means we can get there in half the time – at twice the speed!
I’m asking you as a fellow Miner to consider a gift to support this project. Every gift makes a difference – and every gift will be matched thanks to
the Tulsa Turf Team Challenge. Please visit give.mst.edu to make an online gift, or complete the attached form and return it with your
contribution.
Please join us in this Miner Nation project.
Ashley Koesterer
Student Body President
Student Council
Student Body President Packet
• Presidential Packets Available on January
21st
• Campaigning Begins on February 10th
• Presidential Debate on February 11th at
6:30 PM in the Havener Center
• Campus voting begins February 24th
• Campus voting ends on February 28th
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
M. Fitch
B. Administrative Reports
i) W. Branson for C. Schrader
ii) J. Cawlfield for K. Wray
C. Staff Council Report
N. Weaver
D. Student Council
A. Koesterer
E. Council of Graduate Students K. Limmer
Ignite Rolla
“enlighten us, but make it quick”
• Wednesday Feb 26, 6pm
• ~12 speakers with 5 minute talks
– Students, staff, faculty, and community members
• Engage the S&T and Rolla community
• Research and technology
focus, but the talk can be
about anything the speaker
is passionate about: work,
interests, or hobbies
Graduate Education Week
in Missouri
April 5-12, 2014
• Graduate Research Showcase
– Thursday April 10
– Requesting Faculty Judges (March)
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Melanie Mormile, Secretary
II.
Approval of November 14, 2013 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
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan
B. Curricula
C. Student Affairs
D. Tauritz
A. Pringle
Faculty Senate Report
January 23, 2014
RP&A Report
January 23, 2014
Faculty Senate Report
Referral 1
Experiential learning (info shared by VPUS) to CCC
asking their opinion about implementation
Motion to seek input from the Campus Curriculum
Committee (CCC) in regards to their opinion about
implementing experiential learning into the
undergraduate curriculum was passed.
Faculty Senate Report
Referral 2
Experiential learning (info shared by VPUS) to AF&S
asking their opinion about standards
Motion that the Academic Freedoms and Standards
(AF&S) Committee establish the standards involved
in experiential learning passed. This would set the
basis of what would define experiential learning.
Faculty Senate Report
Referral 3
Rule changes on Deans to RP&A
Motion was made to refer the revision of the CRR in
regards to the role of Deans in the promotion and
tenure process to the Tenure Committee. The
revisions would be due in April 2014.
Agenda
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan
B. Curricula
D. Tauritz
C. Student Affairs
A. Pringle
Campus Curricula Committee
Report January 23, 2014
Course Renumbering Initiative
» CC form freeze terminated
» All new DC/CC/EC forms submitted effective FS2014
or thereafter should solely use 4-digit numbers
» All graduate degree programs which still need to
update 3-digit references need to do so ASAP!
Campus Curricula Committee
Report January 23, 2014
Course Renumbering Initiative (cont.)
» Motion approved by Graduate Faculty:
“Graduate students will by default be allowed to count
a maximum of 6 credit hours of 3000 level courses
towards their graduate degree programs, and no
credit hours of 1000 or 2000 level courses. Individual
departments may further restrict the number of 3000
level courses and specific 4000 level courses
counting towards their graduate degree programs.”
Departments need to submit DC forms as appropriate
in light of this policy change.
Campus Curricula Committee
Report January 23, 2014
» 35 Degree Change (DC) forms
Updates primarily due to address course renumbering
and new graduate faculty policy.
» 7 Course Change (CC) forms
» 13 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational
only)
The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the
approval of this report’s DC and CC forms.
Agenda
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Rules, Procedures and Agenda S. N. Balakrishnan
B. Curricula
D. Tauritz
C. Student Affairs
A. Pringle
Student Affairs Committee
Report to Faculty Senate
January 23, 2014
Common Exams
Common Exams SP2013 and FS2013
4:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
7:30
Spring (32)
2 exams (math)
18 exams
6 exams
1 exam (math)
6 exams (math)
4:00
5:00
6:00
Fall (29)
2 exams (math)
18 exams
2 exams
7:30
7 exams (math)
6:00 exams: Eng Mgt 137 and Civ Eng 50
Some of the 5:00 exams lasted more than one hour.
 Some courses allow no exceptions and no makeup exams.
 Some faculty penalize students who miss class because of an
exam.
 Some courses make limited accommodations for students with
conflicts.
Department Chairs Subcommittee August 2013
Summary of Recommendations:
1. Keep common exams.
2. One hour across the week should be reserved for common
exams. Suggested times: 7:00 am, 12:00 pm (MWF), and 5:00
pm. Need at least three days a week.
3. If a class is scheduled during a common exam time, the
instructor of the class that conflicts with the common exam should
be prepared to accommodate the students taking the common
exam.
4. Flagging the conflicts as prerequisites are flagged in order to
send information to students and instructors is not feasible. This
also would require that the instructors and students resolve the
issue on a case-by-case basis.
Common Exams, Spring 2013
February
21
ML King Day
28
22
23
24
25
26
29
30
1
2
4
5
Math 14 5:00 pm
12
6
31
Math 22 7:30 pm
7 Chem 1 5:00-6:00
Math 15 5:00 pm
14
8
9
15
16
21
Chem 1 5:00-6:00
28 Math 204 7:30
Math 15 5:00 pm
7
22
23
1
2
8
14
Spring Recess
21 Chem 1 5:00-6:00
Math 22 7:30 pm
28
Spring Break
4
Math 204 7:30
11
Math 15 5:00 pm
18
Math 22 final 7:00-9
25 Chem 1 5:00-6:00
Math 6 4:00-6:00
2 Math 204 7:30
Math 15 5:00 pm
9
15
Spring Recess
22
Math 4 Final 4:00-6:00
29
Spring Break
5
9 Mid.
Sem.
16
16
11
18
March
25
4
11
18
April
25
Spring Break
1
8
15
22
May
29
6
13 Finals Week
19
Physics 24 5:00-6:15
26
Eng Mgt 137 6:00-7:00
5
Math 14 5:00 pm
12
19
Physics 24 5:00-6:15
26
Spring Break
2
13
Civ Eng 50 6:00-7:30
20
Physics 23 5:00-6:00
27
6
13
Civ Eng 50 6:00-7:30
20
9 Eng Mgt 137 6:00-7
Math 14 5:00 pm
16
27
Spring Break
3
Physics 23 5:00-6:00
10
Civ Eng 50 6:00-7:30
17
23
Physics 24 5:00-6:15
30
24
Physics 23 5:00-6:00
1
7
Math 14 5:00 pm
14
8
Civ Eng 50 6:00-7:30
15
23
30
6
12
13
19
20
26
27
3
4
10
11
17
18
Common Exams, Fall 2013
September
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
2
Labor Day
92
3
4
6
7
10
Math 14 5:00
17
Physics 24 5:00-6:15
24
Eng Mgt 137 6:00-8:00
1
11
IDE 50 5:00-6:30
18
Physics 23 5:00-6:00
25
5
Math 15 5:00
12
13
14
19
Math 22 7:30 Thurs?
26 Math 204 7:30
Math 15 5:00
3
20
21
27
28
4
5
8
Math 14 5:00
15
Physics 24 5:00-6:15
22
Math 4 Final 4:00-6:00
29 Math 14 5:00
Eng Mgt 137 6:00-8:00
5
9
IDE 50 5:00-6:30
16
Physics 23 5:00-6:00
23
10
11
12
17
Math 22 7:30 Thurs?
24 Math 204 7:30
Math 15 5:00
31
Math 22 7:30
7
18
19
25
26
1
2
8
9
14
Math 6 4:00-6:00
21 Math 204 7:30
Math 15 5:00
28 Thanksgiving
15
16
22
23
29 Thanksgiving
30
5
6
7
12
13
14
16
23
October
30
7
14
21
November
28
4
30
18
12
Physics 24 5:00-6:15
19
6
IDE 50 5:00-6:30
13
Physics 23 5:00-6:00
20
25 Thanksgiving
26 Thanksgiving
27 Thanksgiving
2
3 Math 22 7:30
Math 14 5:00
10
4
IDE 50 5:00-6:30
11
11
December
2
9 Finals Week
The SAC submits the following motion:
1. The period from 5:00-6:00 pm daily be reserved for
common exams.
2. If a class or other required academic activity is scheduled
during common exam time, the instructor of the class that
conflicts with the common exam will provide
accommodations for the students taking the common exam.
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Melanie Mormile, Secretary
II.
Approval of November 14, 2013 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
Old Business
A. Report on Current Referrals and Actionable Items
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Melanie Mormile, Secretary
II.
Approval of November 14, 2013 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 November 14, 2013 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
Adjourn