Faculty Senate Meeting
April 29, 2010
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
–
N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
–
N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/FS.Minutes.02.
18.10.pdf
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
–
N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
FS Officer Elections

RP&A has proposed the following
slate
» President – K.M. Isaac
» President Elect – Michael Davis
» Secretary – James Martin
» Parliamentarian – Mark Fitch
Officer Elections

RP&A has proposed the following slate
» Intercampus Faculty Council (IFC)
– Michael Schulz, K. M. Isaac, Michael Davis
» Missouri Association of Faculty Senates
(MAFS)
– Michael Davis/K.M. Isaac alternate
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
–
N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Report
C. Staff Council Report
D. Student Council
E. Council of Grad. Students
M. Schulz
J. Carney/
K. Wray
W. Jadwin
P. Voss
Ravi Akella
President's Report
BOC luncheon went smoothly thanks to a wonderful
job by Mitsy Daniels
Administrative Review conducted. Summary posted
on web. Detailed results (but not the comment
section) available only to those who responded in
Mitsy Daniel’s office.
Committee on restructuring system-wide awards
formed. Our campus representative is Steve Raper
Budget: 5.2% cut for no tuition increase deal
approved by legislature. BOC approved out-ofstate/graduate tuition (not affected by deal) and
supplemental fee increase
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Report
C. Staff Council Report
D. Student Council
E. Council of Grad. Students
M. Schulz
J. Carney/
K. Wray
W. Jadwin
P. Voss
Ravi Akella
Faculty Senate Report
Warren K. Wray
Provost and Executive Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs
April 29, 2010
Office of
Academic Affairs

Curriculum
» MS in Explosives Engineering approved at the
April meeting of the CBHE.
» Eight proposals submitted in response to UM
System RFP for eLearning initiative (five individual
classes were approved and funded; three
cluster/degree proposals are under review).

Board/Task Force Activities
» Combined meeting of the Blue Sky Task Force
(per Tactical Plan Action 2.4.5) was held April 21.
» Task Force report will be submitted in June.
Office of
Academic Affairs
• Faculty Activities
– Third year review (14 faculty members) in
process.
– Solicitation for Curators’ and Curators’
Teaching Professor forwarded to faculty.
Deadline for submission of nominations is
May 21 to VPAA.
– Phase II pilot for electronic-based student
evaluations of teaching effectiveness in
progress. Report will be made at June or
September Faculty Senate meeting.
Global Learning
Video Communication Center (VCC):

VCC now has an active YouTube channel
(http://youtube.com/mstvcc), which has promos &
example videos of selected classes.

VCC has several classes using "next generation"
WebEx video recordings of coursework, which offer
much higher audio quality and user-friendliness.
Global Learning
Engineering Education Center (EEC):
– Twenty distance courses are offered from the
EEC this semester that also serve Rolla oncampus students.
• EEC Enrollment: A total of 496 students are
being served by EEC St. Louis based faculty
this Spring, including 392 Rolla on-campus
students.
Office of
Graduate Studies

S&T Graduate Fair held on April 15th at the
Havener Center Atrium

Customized Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engr.
graduate program webinar sessions launched for
prospective/admitted students.
Information Technology
Google Apps: Now available as part of the
mst.edu domain http://it.mst.edu/googleapps.html
Windows 7: Being deployed to campus
starting July 2010
Active Data Exchange: Web calendaring
solution available in summer 2010
Information Technology
3rd Annual Teaching & Learning Technologies
Conference: Tremendous success Approximately 115 attendees
http://edtech.mst.edu
Faculty Automated Pages: Now available http://people.mst.edu
eFellows program for the development of blended
learning courses is moving forward http://certi.mst.edu/hottopics.html
International
Affairs

Dr. Ramesh Bharuthram, Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics for the University of the Western Cape
in South Africa visited the S&T campus. He
presided over a TelePresence meeting on March
23rd with representatives from all four University of
Missouri campuses to discuss the University of
Missouri South Africa Program. His visit targeted
faculty interested in research and international
exchange.
Office of Sponsored Programs

FY10 activities through the end of March and a yearover-year comparison are as follows:
» Proposals awarded in total dollars: $39.1M (up 11.7%)
» Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 249
(down 9.5%)
» Proposals submitted in total dollars: $120.3M (down
3.2%)
» Number of proposals submitted: 378 (down 14.3%)
» Research expenditures: $33.2M (up 20.5%)
» F&A recovered: $5.3M (up 10.2%)
» Number of active awards: 615 (up 3.9%)
Congratulations to …

William V. Stoecker, Randy Moss, R. Joe Stanley,
Xiaohe Chen, Kapil Gupta, Bijaya Shrestha, Pavani Jella,
“Automatic Detection of Critical Dermoscopy Features for
Malignant Melanoma Diagnosis,” US Patent 7,689,016,
March 30, 2010

Dr. Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Academy of ScienceSt. Louis Innovation Award, April 22, 2010
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Academic Advising Seminar

Top 10 Things Advisors Should Know
Presented by: Dr. Harvest L. Collier
Monday, May 3 Noon - 1:30pm in Havener Center - Meramec/Gasconade room
Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html
Thursday, April 29 in Jefferson City lawmakers will learn about the unique research
opportunities students have to collaborate with faculty, underscoring higher
education’s role in developing educated citizens and preparing a work force with the
necessary skills to further Missouri’s economic growth. Eleven students were
nominated by faculty research advisors and selected as ambassadors based on
geographical distribution, relevance of the project to the State of Missouri, quality of
the project, and distribution among the four campuses.
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Report
C. Staff Council Report
D. Student Council
E. Council of Grad. Students
M. Schulz
J. Carney/
K. Wray
W. Jadwin
P. Voss
Ravi Akella
Staff Council Report

Wade Jadwin
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Report
C. Staff Council Report
D. Student Council
E. Council of Grad. Students
M. Schulz
J. Carney/
K. Wray
W. Jadwin
P. Voss
Ravi Akella
Student Council
Report


Officer Transitioning
Student Interest Survey
» 1,282 Student took the survey
» Results
Management
Results

How satisfied are you with the current print management
system?

How much did you have left in your account at the end of
last semester?
Smoking Results

Would you support a city ordinance which banned the
act of smoking tobacco in bars in Rolla?

Would you support a city ordinance which banned the
act of smoking tobacco in restaurants in Rolla?
Smoking Results
cont.

Should the campus smoking policy be amended to
eliminate smoking within 20 feet of building doors?

Should the campus have a policy that eliminates
smoking on all areas of campus - indoors and outdoors?
Free Hour
Results

We currently have a designated 'free hour' of no classes
from noon to 1 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Would you support elimination of this 'free hour'?
COC Results

How satisfied are you with the Career Opportunities
Center in helping you reach your educational and career
goals?
Parking Results

In general, how satisfied are you with parking on
campus?
University Police
Results

How safe do you feel on campus?

How satisfied are you with the professionalism of
University Police Officers?
Evaluation
Results

Which do you prefer?
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Report
C. Staff Council Report
D. Student Council
E. Council of Grad. Students
M. Schulz
J. Carney/
K. Wray
W. Jadwin
P. Voss
Ravi Akella
Council of Graduate
Students







Suhas Nerella- on behalf of Ravi Akella
Graduate Research Showcase held on April 12,
2010
95 posters presented in 4 sessions grouped
according to similar disciplines
12 participants from Mizzou
A total of 13 winners (Top 10% in each session)
will share a total scholarship of $2000
Graduate excellence banquet held on April 23,
2010
CGS newsletter, Gradvision released. Web
version available at
http://cgs.mst.edu/newsletter2010.htm
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
–
N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Academic Freedom and Standards (D.6.a)
Hosder, Serhat
Mech. Eng
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2012
Eng, Li Li
Business
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2012
Chin, Yoo-Mi
Economics
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2012
Haynes, Lance
Arts, Lang & Phil
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2011
Dubroff, Dick
Elec & Comp Engr
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2011
Parris, Paul
Physics
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2011
Schlesinger, Mark
Mat, Sci & Engr
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2011
Cotterill, Anne
English & Tech
Comm
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2011
Administrative Review (D.6.b)
Dogan, Fatih
Mat. Sci.
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Luna, Ronaldo
Civil Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Sharpsteen, Don
Psychological Science
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Wilkerson, Ralph
Computer Science
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Budgetary Affairs (D.6.c)
Hale, Barbara
Physics
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Park, Eun Soo
Economics
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Stavropoulos,
Pericles
Chemistry
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
DunnGeo Science & Engineering Faculty (Departments/FS)
Norman, Shari
2011
Cawlfield, Jeff
Geology
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Ragsdale,
Ken
Engr Mgt & Sys Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Insall, Matt
Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty (Graduate Faculty)
2010
Crosbie, Al
Mechanical & Aero Engr
Faculty (Graduate Faculty)
2011
Stephanie
Rostad
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Shyam Barua
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Malott, Steve
Administrative Services
Administration (Chancellor)
2010
Curricula (D.6.d)
TBD
Faculty (Graduate Faculty)
2011
Luechtefeld, Ray
Engr Mgmt & Sys Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Nisbett, Keith
Mech & Aero Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
DSCC(Arts and
Humanities)
2009
DSCC(Engineering)
2009
DSCC(Sciences)
2009
DSCC(Social Sciences)
2009
Facilities Planning (D.6.g)
Wright, David
English
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Roe, Robert
Mathematics
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Sheffield, John
Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Woelk, Klaus
Chemistry
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Madria, Sanjay
Comp. Sci.
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Chowdhury, Badrul
Elec & Comp Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Bieniek, Ron
Physics
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Patton, Marvin
Physical Facilities
Administration
(Chancellor)
2010
David Griffin
Student Council
Students (Student
Council)
2010
Giraj Kandukuri
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Honorary Degrees (D.6.h)
Stutts, Daniel
Mech. Engr.
FS - From Dept.
Nominations
Aug 2011
Meagher, Michael
History
FS - From Dept.
Nominations
Aug 2011
Reddy, Prakash
Chemistry
FS - From Dept.
Nominations
Aug 2011
Venayagamoorthy Elec. Comp. Engr.
Ganesh
FS - From Dept.
Nominations
Aug 2011
Warren K. Wray
Administration
Aug 2010
Provost
Intellectual Property (D.6.j)
Hilmas, Greg
Mat. Sci
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Switzer, Jay
Chemistry
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Dharani, Lokesh
Mech. Engr.
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Potthast, Adam
Arts
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Kosbar, Kurt
Electr. Engr.
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Drewniak, James
Electr. Engr.
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2012
Library and Learning Resources (D.6.k)
Fan, Jun
Electr. Eng
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Adekpedjou, Akim
Mathematics
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Schuman, Tom
Chemistry
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Malone, Edward
English & Tech Comm
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Bruening, Michael
Hist & Poly Sci
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Sheng, Hong
Business Administration
and IT
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
MacSithigh, Geroid
Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Yamilov, Alexi
Physics
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Caitlin Gifford
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Krishna Kolan
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Stewart, Andy
Director of Library
Library
2010
Personnel (D.6.l)
Ferdowsi, Mehdi
Elec. Engr
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2012
Lin, Ying Chou
Business
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2012
Wilemski, Gerry
Physics
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2012
Chariklia SotiriouLeventis
Chemistry
Faculty
(Departments/FS)
2011
Isaac, Tseggai
History and Poly Sci
Faculty (Faculty
Senate)
2011
Chowdury, Badrul
Elec & Comp Engr
Faculty (Faculty
Senate)
2011
Balakrishnan, S.N.
Mech & Aero Engr
Faculty (Graduate
Faculty)
2011
Wade Jadwin
Staff Council
Staff (Staff Council)
2010
Shenethia Manuel
Human Resources
Administration
(Chancellor)
2010
Public Occasions D.6.m
Westenberg, David
Biol Sci
Faculty (General Faculty)
2011
Bieniek, Ron
Physics
Faculty (General Faculty)
2011
Bryant, Richard
Econ
Faculty (General Faculty)
2011
Worsey, Paul
Mining
Faculty (General Faculty)
2012
Burken, Joel
Civil Engr.
Faculty (General Faculty)
2012
SedighSarvestani,
Sahra
El & Cp Eng
Faculty (General Faculty)
2012
Ward, Marianne
Alumni Affairs
Administration (Chancellor)
2010
Mark Potrafka
Student Activities
Administration
2010
Selin Acar
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Alexa Rooney
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Michael Schwartz
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Prabhu Angajala
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Student Affairs (D.6.o)
Frank, Ron
Biology
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Kim, Chang-Soo
Elec. Engr.
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Winiarz, Jeffrey
Chemistry
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2012
Raper, Steve
Engr Mgmt & Sys Engr
Faculty (Departments/FS)
2011
Landers, Robert
Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Stephanie Rostad
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Dominic Clucas
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Marina Jacobe
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Paul Voss
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Shriram Gadekar
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Student Awards and Financial Aids (D.6.m)
Fitch, Stephanie
Business Administration
Faculty (General Faculty)
2010
Newkirk, Joe
MSE
Faculty (General Faculty)
2011
Rovey, Joshua
Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Mullin, Mark
Physical Education
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Roe, Robert
Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Wray, W. Kent
Provost
Administration
2010
Stichnote, Lynn
Student Financial Aid
Administration
2010
Goff, Jay
Enrollment Management
Administration(Chancellor)
2010
Baheirah Khusheim
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Paul Voss
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Bharat Gangichetty
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
D.7.b. Parking , Security and
Traffic Committe
Bristow, Doug
Mech. Engr.
Faculty (Department/FS)
2012
Gertsch, Leslie
Geo, Sci & Engr
Faculty (Department/FS)
2012
Davis, Michael
Economics
Faculty (Department/FS)
2012
Watts, Trent
English
Faculty (Department/FS)
2012
Paige, Robert
Mathematics
Faculty (Department/FS)
2012
Niyogi, Dev
Biological Sciences
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Cox, Norman
Elec & Comp Engr
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Elrod, Cassie
Business Admin & IT
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Hagen, Don
Physics
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Morgan, Jack
English & Tech Comm
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Tien, Jerry
Mining & Nuclear Engr
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Banerjee, Arindam
Mech. Engr.
Faculty (Department/FS)
2011
Packard, James
Director, Phy Facilities
Laughlin, Christy
Director, Univ Police
Administration
Stephanie Rostad
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Paul Voss
Student Council
Students (Student Council)
2010
Jun Wu
Council of Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Council Staff (Staff Council)
2010
Haug, Mary
Staff
Administration
N/A
N/A
D.7.d. Student
Scholastic Appeals
Drallmeier, James
Mech & Aero Engr
Faculty (General Faculty)
2012
Morgan, Ilene
Math/Stat
Faculty (General Faculty)
2011
Fahrenholtz, Bill
Materials Science
& Engr
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Frank, Ron
Biological Sciences
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Martin, James
Psychology
Faculty (Faculty Senate)
2011
Stephanie Rostad
Student Council
Students (Student
Council)
2010
Paul Voss
Student Council
Students (Student
Council)
2010
Rajasekhar Modugu
Council of
Graduate
Students
Students (Council of
Graduate Students)
2010
Grievance Panel and
oversight Committee
Currently serving with terms not expired yet:
Panel: A. Miller
Oversight committee: L. Haynes, R. Bieniek
5 APPLICANTS:
Meggie Cheng, Nuran Ercal, Cihan Dagli, Chaman
Lal Sabharwal, Prakash Reddy
All indicated they would be willing to serve on
either body. Since 4 of the applicants indicated
preference for panel, we will first elect member of
panel and then of oversight committee from same
pool minus the person elected to the panel
Referral to Budgetary Affairs
– Work with the upper administration to
determine the effect of the budget cuts on the
academic and administration units.
Referral to Academic Freedom and
Standards Committee
– The RP&A approved a motion to have the
Academic Freedom & Standards Committee
examining the issue of possible time conflicts
between common finals and students taking
regularly-scheduled classes.
Referral to Student Affairs
Committee
– The RP&A Committee made a referral to the
Student Affairs Committee to examine the
existing procedures for recognizing student
organizations.
– The RP&A Committee made a referral to the
Student Affairs Committee to endorse (or not)
the following statement on academic integrity:
General Version
Academic honesty is essential for the intellectual life of the University.
Faculty members have a special obligation to expect high standards of academic honesty
in all student work. Students have a special obligation to adhere to such standards.
In all academic evaluations of students, the instructor shall assess the student’s
performance and make an academic judgment about the student's grade on that work
and in that course based on the academic standards of the course, including any
standards of academic integrity and/or professional standards for which students have
been provided notice in the course syllabus, other course materials, or other program
materials. In cases where the student fails to meet the academic integrity standards of
the course, the instructor may take that into account in grading the student’s
performance, but only to the extent necessary to make the academic evaluation of the
performance. In such cases the instructor shall report any alleged academic dishonesty
to the Primary Administrative Officer, who is the individual responsible for the
administration of the due process procedures which can lead to sanctions being imposed
against the student for violations of the Conduct Code.
Version Directed to Students (e.g. on Syllabi)
(Adapted from the student Standard of Conduct and Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters,
Sections 200.010 and 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri)
Referral to Personnel Committee
– Draft of documents concerning classroom
intellectual property rights was referred to the
personnel committee for review.
– Professor Neogi also reported to RP&A that
the personnel committee had developed a
proposed policy statement concerning
spousal and relative conflict of interest.
Referral to Curricula Committee
– A policy was recently instituted by the
Columbia campus to accept transfer credit for
military experience and education. The
Curricula Committee was charged with
developing a Missouri S&T policy using
UMC’s policy as a reference.
Report on Administrative Review
Committee
– Professor Mariesa Crow reported that the
survey of those administrations under review
was complete and provided the tabulated
results and comments to Professor Schulz.
Report on Campus Assessment
Committee
– Vice-Provost Schwartz made a request of
RP&A that we elect two representatives to the
Campus Assessment Committee to replace
Professor Isaac, who was stepping down.
RP&A elected Professor Keith Nisbett and
Professor Mark Fitch to serve on the committee
as faculty representatives.
Report on Planned RP&A Retreat
– RP&A adopted a resolution to have a retreat
early in the Fall semester for Faculty Senate
officers and newly-elected chairs of standing
committees.
Report on Instructional Capacity
Taskforce
– A motion was made and passed to forward the
following resolution to Dean Jay Goff:
RP&A has received a briefing by two faculty representatives on the
task force on Student Educational Capacity at S&T. RP&A
commends the committee’s good work in a very difficult task, and
recognizes that there are many issues associated with the mandate of
the committee. After deliberation, the RP&A committee encourages
the taskforce to address, as a prominent part of its final
recommendations, issues concerning faculty shortage and the ability
to attract high-quality graduate students.
Report on Instructional Capacity
Taskforce
– Taskforce on Educational Capacity: Balakrishnan
and Raper were members of this task force,
serving on one or more subcommittees. The
report can be found at the following enrollment
management website:
http://enrollment.mst.edu/capacity/index.html
– The report went through several drafts and
iterations before the final report was issued. The
taskforce will meet with Chancellor Carney on May
4th from 2-4 pm in the Silver & Gold Rm. in the
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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The Curricula Committee report (updated on
April 27) includes:
» 15 Degree Change (DC) forms
» 61 Course Change (CC) forms
» 20 Experimental Course (EC) forms
(informational only)
» Report on transfer credit for military experience
and education
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010

The April 27 updated report only removed
several CC forms that were returned to the
department and should not have been in the
report.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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Several DC forms merit individual attention
and will be presented separately.
First, the Curricula committee moves for the
approval of all of the CC forms in the report.
Curricula Committee
Report
April 29, 2010
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DC 0357 and 0358 Comp Eng & El Eng
Removes FE exam as an assessment
requirement for graduation.
In 1988, Academic Council required senior
assessment; Vice Chancellor specified FE
exam for engineering programs.
Move to Table until June meeting, pending
anticipated policy memorandum from
Provost regarding acceptable senior
assessment options.
Common Engineering
Degree Requirements
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DC 0363 Specifies common requirements
for all engineering programs, to be included
in catalog
Previous common catalog requirements
were eliminated when Schools were
eliminated.
Engineering DSCC has obtained approval
from all engineering programs to this set of
common requirements.
Common Engineering
Degree Requirements
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Wording of catalog entry
Engineering Degrees
All engineering degree programs must be consistent with the following minimum requirements.
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The requirements of the degree program shall consist of 128 - 132 credit hours. Additional
hours may be required for specific choices of electives or Emphasis Areas. Courses that
are at a lower level of coverage than the required courses in the curriculum (e.g. algebra,
trigonometry, Intro to Physics, etc.) may not be counted toward the degree program. An
average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits counted
toward the degree. In addition, an average of at least two grade points per credit hour must
be obtained for all credits taken in the student’s major department.
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The degree program shall include all courses in the Common Engineering Freshman Year,
as listed in the current catalog under the Freshman Engineering Program.
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The degree program shall include a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work as follows:
» Engl 20
» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90
» Econ 121 or 122
» The remaining courses must be chosen from the list of approved humanities/social
sciences courses, published on the website for the Office of Undergraduate Studies
(ugs.mst.edu). Departments may further specify the requirements for these electives.
Common Engineering
Degree Requirements
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Degree programs shall consist of 128-132
credit hours
» Additional hours allowed for specific choices of
electives or Emphasis Areas
» Courses at a lower level than the required
courses do not count toward the degree
program. (e.g. algebra, trig, Intro to Physics,
etc.)
» Cum. gpa of at least 2.0
» Major field gpa of at least 2.0
Common Engineering
Degree Requirements
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Common Freshman Year courses required
Must include 21 hours from following list:
» Engl 20
» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90
» Econ 121 or 122
» 12 hours from approved H/SS list, maintained
by Engineering DSCC, published on website of
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Common Engineering
Degree Requirements
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Differences from previous School of
Engineering requirements
» 128-132 hours, rather than exactly 128
» No FE exam requirement
» No distinction between humanity and social
science courses
» No restriction on skills/performance courses
(art, drama, music, speech, etc.)
» No advanced H/SS requirement
» No free elective requirements
Common Engineering
Degree Requirements
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Wording of catalog entry
Engineering Degrees
All engineering degree programs must be consistent with the following minimum requirements.
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The requirements of the degree program shall consist of 128 - 132 credit hours. Additional
hours may be required for specific choices of electives or Emphasis Areas. Courses that
are at a lower level of coverage than the required courses in the curriculum (e.g. algebra,
trigonometry, Intro to Physics, etc.) may not be counted toward the degree program. An
average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits counted
toward the degree. In addition, an average of at least two grade points per credit hour must
be obtained for all credits taken in the student’s major department.
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The degree program shall include all courses in the Common Engineering Freshman Year,
as listed in the current catalog under the Freshman Engineering Program.
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The degree program shall include a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work as follows:
» Engl 20
» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90
» Econ 121 or 122
» The remaining courses must be chosen from the list of approved humanities/social
sciences courses, published on the website for the Office of Undergraduate Studies
(ugs.mst.edu). Departments may further specify the requirements for these electives.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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DC 0348 and 0349
Changes to BS in Chem. Eng. and BS in
Chem. Eng. with Biochem. Eng. Emphasis
» Catalog statement: A cumulative grade point
average of 2.25 or better is required for
admittance as a chemical engineering major.
» C or better required in all mandatory Chem.
Eng. courses to meet Chem. Eng. degree
requirements.
» Humanity-only elective replaced with H/SS
elective.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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DC 0360 & 0361
Changes to BS in Mech Eng, and
Manufacturing Processes Emphasis area
» Require C or better as degree requirement for
Chem 1, Met Eng 121, Phys 24, Math 204, IDE
50, and programming course.
» Other minor changes
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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Other DCs with minor curriculum changes
» 0346, 0347 El Eng & Comp Eng, replace Hum.
elective with Hum/SocSc elective
» 0350 Changes to Mech. Eng. Emphasis area
» 0351 Changes to Comp. Eng. Emphasis areas
» 0352 Define Energy Conversion Emphasis area
for Mech. Eng.
» 0353, 0355 Changes to Eng. Mgt. Emphasis
areas
» 0354 Changes to BS in Eng. Mgt.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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The Faculty Senate made a referral to the Curricula
Committee to examine a policy to accept transfer credit for
military experience and education. Specifically the
committee was charged to research the sources of the
credits and recommend policies for transferring the credits.
A policy recently instituted by the Columbia campus was
provided as a reference.
The Curricula committee discussed this issue at its April 6
meeting, though only briefly due to the already long
meeting. The committee provides the following
assessment.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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1. The general concept of awarding credit for military
coursework, subject to appropriate quality control
measures, is consistent with our current campus practice
and policy.
2. Our Registrar’s office has already evaluated and is
already accepting ACE recommended transfer equivalency
for college credit courses. As with all transfer credits, the
appropriate department will evaluate courses for specific
course equivalency.
3. The policy approved by the Columbia campus is almost
entirely consistent with our current practice. Documenting
the policy will be a positive step toward clarifying the
practice.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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4. The Columbia policy needs to generally be customized
for our campus. In particular, the following points should be
customized:
(a) For item 1, specific course credit for military experience
should be recommended by our Aerospace Studies and
Military Science programs.
(b) For item 3, the grade requirement for credit by
completion of a subsequent course should be at the
discretion of the appropriate department, rather than fixed
at a C- as in the Columbia policy.
Curricula Committee Report
April 29, 2010
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Conclusion:
» No major policy changes needing Faculty
Senate approval.
» The Registrar’s office is most knowledgeable of
our current practices, and is best equipped to
prepare a policy statement similar to the
Columbia policy.
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Budgetary Affairs
Committee Report
Faculty Senate Meeting
April 29, 2010
Detail of Expense Changes….
Comments/Questions
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There is no projected deficit in FY11. Should
departments/units implement ~5.2% (state funding)
cuts in FY11– to prepare for FY12 deficits?
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Enrollment might be capped, with good students
waiting for admission. What emphasis should be
placed on retention?
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Across the board cuts are favored.
What are the long term consequences?
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Personnel Report
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Spousal and Relative Conflict of Interest:
“No person shall take part in the deliberations on
tenure, promotion, salary raise, and any other situations
dealing with personnel matters of his/her spouse or a
relative by blood or marriage within the second degree.
No person shall take part in evaluating and
recommending candidates for recognition with awards
or titles, administrative or faculty positions in the
department, unit, the campus or the University of
Missouri system if his/her spouse or a relative by blood
or marriage to the second degree is a candidate. For
definition of relatives by blood or marriage see: A.1.
320.040 Nepotism.”
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Classroom Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR):
Committee examined the three documents and the majority
voted yes (yes: 6, abstained: 2) to move forward with CIPR.
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
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RP&A
Curricula
Budgetary Affairs
Administrative Review
Student Affairs
Personnel
ITCC
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
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N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
Instructional Capacity Taskforce Update
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
–
N. Book, Secretary
II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes
III. Election of New Officers
IV. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Adjourn