Agenda I Call to Order and Roll Call B Hale Secretary II Approval of minutes III Campus Reports and Responses IV Reports of Standing and Special Committees V Old Business VI New ID: 780775
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Faculty Senate Meeting September 22, 2016
Slide2AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call - B. Hale, Secretary
II. Approval of minutes
III. Campus
Reports and Responses
IV. Reports
of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old
Business
VI. New
Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Slide3AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll Call
- B. Hale, Secretary
II. Approval of minutes
June 16, 2016
III. Campus
Reports and Responses
IV. Reports
of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old
Business
VI. New
Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Slide4AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of minutes
III. Campus
Reports and Responses
IV. Reports
of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old
Business
VI. New
Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Slide5Agenda Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Fitch for T. Schuman
B. Administrative Reports
i
) Chancellor’s Report
ii) Provost’s Report
C
. Staff Council Report
D
. Student Council
E
. Council of Graduate Students
Slide6President’s Report22 September 20166
Slide7Intercampus Faculty Council (IFC)Post Tenure Review Policy with CRR revisionInitiated partly in response to MO legislature criticismsCRR, current process and practices being reviewed by IFCIntegrate workload, annual review, PTR, and waiver, policiesCurrent CRR on workload, annual review and PTR policies not alignedProvide detail and guidance toward annual and 5 yr
evaluations
Add resources toward PTR rewards and faculty success/assistance
Tom Schuman is the campus IFC representative for PTR review
CRR changes to the campus for comment during fall semester
IFC members 2016-2017
Tom Schuman, Sahra Sedighsarvestani, Mark Fitch
IFC annual retreat is 29-30 September 2016 to discuss coming year objectives
Slide8CampusInformation on the UM System President search: https://www.umsystem.edu/psCampus representative – C. Joe Boehm (staff rep)Email from Joe (8 Sept 16):“As you may have seen we are in the interview phase of the selection process. I am impressed with the quality of candidates presented to us by the search firm to this point. I am also impressed by the passion and conviction of the committee to find the absolute best person to lead the university system. We hope to remain on track to find a replacement for Mr. Wolfe by the end of the year. That said, we are committed to not settle for whomever is available.”
Slide9CampusCommittee elections were held 21 April meetingUnfilled committee positionsUnder today’s agenda item (RP&A)
Slide10Grievance Resolution Panel TrainingConducted by UM Counsel on 31 August 2016AttendeesMarsha Fischer, Mark Van Zandt and Kelly MescherGrievance resolution panel membersGrievance oversight committeeChancellor’s designeeProvost’s officeProvost and Associate Provost for Faculty AffairsProvost and HR Staff
FS President and President elect
Flowchart of grievance process with
weblinks
to be posted on FS website
Slide11Title IX Panelist TrainingConference style training was 9 September 2016“Trauma Informed Investigation”“Policy review & how policy violations are applied to a case”“Applying reasonable and measured sanctions”“Case studies” –OR– “Breakout
for appellate
officers”
CDO/HR/
Div&Incl
and UM System Counsel’s offices present
Attendance (Morning + Afternoon)
10+9 faculty
8+4 admin/staff
8+5 staff
Slide12CampusFemale faculty campus climate report (Dec 2015)Results are posted on Provost website, login protectedhttps://provost.mst.edu/media/administrative/provost/secure/2015_MST_FINAL_REPORT%20(002).pdf Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) SurveySurvey closed 8 April 2016Results were due to campus early summer, then July, …R
esults are on campus
Coache
rep Todd Benson met with FRRC 14 Sept to begin rollout
Slide13Campus Issues (Not Exhaustive…)Bylaws changes and Dean search processCap enrollment, for specific departmentsGraduate student tuition remission‘Fund’ the colleges, i.e., Deans; define fiduciary responsibilitiesFaculty line ownershipShared governance in changes to strategic planVice Provost for ResearchVice Provost of CECSearch Process for next VP and Dean of CEC
Slide14Campus Issues (Not Exhaustive…)Bylaws changes and Dean search processCap enrollment, for specific departmentsGraduate student tuition remission‘Fund’ the colleges, i.e., Deans; define fiduciary responsibilitiesFaculty line ownership
Shared governance in changes to strategic plan
Vice
Provost
for Research
Vice
Provost
of CEC
Search Process for next VP and Dean of
CEC
IBIS visit tentative for 10 Oct 16 or thereabout
Slide15Chancellor Meetings with CEC DepartmentsListening sessions occurred (21 – 22 Sept 16)David RussellDr. Middleton’s COSSitting in: observe and represent SystemAlso: Hasselmann Alumni House Ribbon Cutting (21 Sept)OpportunityPoint out broken systemsPoint out solutions to broken systems
Identify common threads for discussion
Slide16Agenda Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Reports
i
) Chancellor’s Report
ii) Provost’s Report
C
. Staff Council Report
D
. Student Council
E
. Council of Graduate Students
Slide17Campus Update
Slide18Slide19Slide20INVESTING IN FACULTY
Slide21INVESTING IN OUR STUDENTS
Slide22LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Slide23MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Slide24Slide25Slide26Agenda Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Reports
i
) Chancellor’s Report
ii) Provost’s
Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C
. Staff Council Report
D
. Student Council
E
. Council of Graduate Students
Slide27Provost ReportDr. Robert J. MarleyProvost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsFaculty Senate Meeting September 22, 2016
Slide28Call for Faculty Fellow – Provost OfficeProvost’s Quarterly NewsletterDeans’ Resource Task ForceGraduate Studies Review-October 31-November 2, 2016
Agenda
Slide29Office of Sponsored Programs AuditAdministration RetirementsDivision Updates posted http://facultysenate.mst.edu/reports/provostreport/
Agenda
Slide30Agenda Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Reports
i
) Chancellor’s Report
ii) Provost’s Report
C
. Staff Council
Report, B. Abner
D
. Student Council
E
. Council of Graduate Students
Slide31Staff Day Thank YouFall Staff Appreciation DayStaff Council
Slide32Agenda Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Reports
i
) Chancellor’s Report
ii) Provost’s Report
C
. Staff Council Report
D
. Student
Council, M. Hale
E
. Council of Graduate Students
Slide33Agenda Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report
B. Administrative Reports
i
) Chancellor’s Report
ii) Provost’s Report
C
. Staff Council Report
D
. Student Council
E
. Council of Graduate
Students, S. Anandan
Slide34Council of Graduate students reportWe appreciate the work done by Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty Senate and the Administration in introducing tuition waivers for PhD students!
Working with Office of Graduate studies on
an FAQ list
to be put on the website.
We are in the process of confirming department representatives. First rep. meeting on October 7.
Ignite Rolla:
Looking for speakers.
Theme: Breaking Barriers
Date: October 25
Working with Office of International Affairs to resolve issues which International Students face while
applying for Co-ops
.
Slide35AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business and Announcements
VIII. Adjourn
Slide36Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Curricula Committee, K. Kosbar for I. Morgan
B.
Information Technology/Computing
C. RP&A
Slide37CCC Meetings16 August5 October (upcoming)Committee Activity2 Degree change requests (DC forms)18 Course change requests (CC forms)4 Experimental course requests (EC forms)
Slide38Degree Changes RequestedFile #146.12 Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences BAFile #14.3 Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering MSCourse Changes Requested:File #2160.1 Ceramic Engineering 3220: Phase EquilibriaFile #519.1 Ceramic Engineering 3240: Applied Glass Forming
File #1040.4 Chemical Engineering 2100: Chemical Engineering Material & Energy Balances
File #797.1 Chemical Engineering 4220: Biochemical Reactor Laboratory
File #4310 Chemical Engineering 5220: Intermediate Engineering Thermodynamics
File #4314 Electrical Engineering 5345: PLC Motion Control
File #4325 Explosives Engineering 6464: Advanced Blast Vibration Analysis and
Prediction
Slide39Course Changes Requested:File #363.1 Geological Engineering 5556: Renewable Energy SystemsFile #4309 Mechanical Engineering 6481: Advanced Topics in Decision and ControlFile #4321 Metallurgical Engineering 3410: Applied Metal FormingFile #4317 Mining Engineering 6712: Managing Social and Environmental Risks in Mining (Intro to Responsible Mining)File# 4315 Mining Engineering 6912: Simulation of Mining Systems
File #4316 Mining Engineering 6923:
Geostatistics
File #215.1 Music 4010: Symphonic Bands
File #1671.1 Petroleum Engineering 4311: Reservoir Characterization
File #2544.1 Philosophy 3223: Bioethics
File #1772.1 Philosophy 3225: Engineering Ethics
File #2281.1 Philosophy 3235: Business
Ethics
Slide40Curriculum committee moves for FS to approve the DC and CC form actionsDiscussion: Questions or comments?
Slide41Informational OnlyExperimental Courses Approved to be ScheduledFile #4318 Education 2001.001: Introduction of STEM EducationFile #4322 English 2001.001: Graphic NovelFile #4307 Explosives Engineering 6001.002: High Speed Imaging Methods in Explosives EngineeringFile #4323 Petroleum Engineering 4001.001: Well Plugging and Abandonment
Slide42Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Curricula Committee, K. Kosbar for I. Morgan
B.
Information Technology/Computing
C. RP&A
Slide43Officers for 2016/17 academic yearChair - Thomas
Vojta
Vice
Chair - John
Singler
Research Computing Subcommittee – Richard Dawes
eLearning Subcommittee – Jeff Schramm
Computer Security Subcommittee – Daniel
Tauritz
Campus moves from Blackboard to Canvas
Fall 2016: both Canvas and Blackboard available
Blackboard license expires Dec 31, 2016
Spring 2017: all courses on Canvas only
Remove content from blackboard before Dec
31
!! (e.g. for accreditation purposes)
EdTech
provides Canvas training and assistance with content migration
Computer security
Two-factor authentication coming this fall
ITCC Report to Faculty Senate, September 2016
Slide44Research ComputingBackup generator for HPC cluster installed and running
Large HPC upgrade under way, test machines are on campus
RTD (Research and Technology
Development) conference on campus earlier this month
CIO Search
CIO search started …
Further IT updates
Ongoing personnel issues, 44% staff turnover since 2013
BPM 1204: restricting faculty purchases of IT equipment, ITCC involved in developing process
ITCC Report to Faculty Senate, September 2016
Slide45Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Curricula Committee, K. Kosbar for I. Morgan
B.
Information Technology/Computing
C.
Rules, Procedures & Agenda, M. Fitch
Slide46RP&ACommittee elections for unfilled committee positionsAcademic Freedom & Standards (1 Position, 2 yr. term)Facilities Planning (1 position, 2 year term)Intellectual Property/Tech Transfer (1 position to fill remaining year of Runar
Nygaard’s
term)
Grievance Resolution Panel (2 positions)
Parking, Security & Traffic (2 positions, 2 yr. term)
Conflict of Interest (2 positions to serve remainder of terms vacated by retirements)
Slide47RP&AElect Faculty Senate member to Grievance Oversight Panel Relevant part of CRR 370.010There will be a Faculty Council/Senate Oversight Committee (OC), whose purpose will be to monitor the Grievance process as neutral observers and provide feedback on the process to the Faculty Council or Faculty Senate, the faculty and the Provost's and Chancellor's Office.The OC will consist of 3-5 tenured faculty appointed by Faculty Council or Faculty Senate for up to three year staggered terms.Chair of the OC will be a member of the Faculty Council or Faculty Senate.
Slide48AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn Regular Session
Slide49AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn Regular Session
Slide50AgendaI. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Approval of minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn Regular Session
Slide51Agenda
Adjourn