1. PROVOST’S REPORT March 19, 2015

2. Overview New Vice Provost and Dean Hiring Process Task Force recommendation near completion Special Faculty Meeting to be called

3. Office: –118 Fulton Hall –Kristen Gallagher, Executive Director of Development, begins April 6 Students: –Chelsea Atkins’ photo will be included in the Best of College and High School Photography 2015 Competition sponsored by Photographer’s Forum magazine. –Caron Harada, a biological sciences major and history minor, has been accepted into St. Louis University’s Ph.D. program in biomedical sciences. She has been awarded a full-ride fellowship. UM Research Board: (February) –CASB faculty submitted 7 proposals totaling over $400,000. College of Arts, Sciences, and Business Highlights

4. Engineering Advisory Board (EAB) met in February. College level strategic planning was held and the EAB was renamed to reflect its broader role within CEC as the Engineering and Computer Advisory Board (ECAB). The reporting responsibilities for Freshman Engineering (FE) has now been transferred to CEC. FE is currently investigating changing its name to more accurately reflect its mission for preparing the students for a career in engineering and computing. College of Engineering and Computing

5. University of Missouri Undergraduate Day at the Capitol, March 10 th 16 S&T Students Participating Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference, April 15 th Registration Deadline was March 9 OURE and OURE Fellows Program 190 + OURE Students filled out applications (166 for 2014/2015) 7 OURE Fellows (8 for 2014/2015) Student Design & Experiential Learning Center Advanced Aero Vehicle Group – Airplane o Aero Design West Competition – April 24-26, 2015 Concrete Canoe o ASCE Conference Regional Competition – April 25-26, 2015 Human Powered Vehicle o Human powered Vehicle Challenge West – April 24-26, 215 Steel Bridge o ASCE Conference Regional Competition – April 23-25, 2015 Office of Undergraduate Studies

6. New Strategic Initiative Programs Announced Experience S&T –Campus visit program for prospective domestic doctoral students Dissertation Completion Fellowship –Available to 10 doctoral students who have passed their comprehensive exam by April 30, 2015 –Awardees must defend and submit their library copy by July 29, 2016 –Includes coverage of tuition/fees + $24,000 fellowship for one year Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship –Available to 20 prospective domestic doctoral students –Includes coverage of tuition/fees + $28,000 fellowship for up to 4 years* + $1,250 travel/conference allowance per year + professional development opportunities Office of Graduate Studies

7. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY15 activities year-to-date (January) –Number of funded proposals down 23% for a total of 133 Total dollars is $21.1M which is up 14% –Number of new proposals submitted is up 3% at 325 Total dollars is $96M which is up 33% –Number of active awards is down by 5% at 593 –Total expenditures is $24.5M which is down 12% –Net grant and contract expenditures is $17.9M which is down 15% –F&A recovered is $3.4M which is down 23%

8. Web of Science training, April 1, 2015 Sign up for sessions at: libguides.mst.edu/webofscience Library Survey: 445 completed surveys and a 95% completion rate. Results are forthcoming. FY14: 42 instructional sessions, 1093 students FY15 thus far: 81 instructional session, 1359 students; 21 workshops, 665 students Curtis Laws Wilson Library