1. Faculty Senate Meeting October 18, 2012

2. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

3. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.09.20.12.pdf http://facultysenate.mst.edu/media/campussupport/facultysenate/documents/fsminutes/2013/FS.Minutes.09.20.12.pdf III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

4. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

5. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report S.N. Balakrishnan B.Administrative Reports i) C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report B. Betz D. Student Council R. Beck E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

6. President’s Report October 18, 2012 Faculty Senate Report October 18, 2012

7. Searches VPAA search VPGS search Faculty Senate Report October 18, 2012

8. IFC IFC Retreat September 25th– 26th Faculty Senate Report October 18, 2012

9. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report S.N. Balakrishnan B.Administrative Reports i) C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report B. Betz D. Student Council R. Beck E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

10. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report S.N. Balakrishnan B.Administrative Reports i) C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report B. Betz D. Student Council R. Beck E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

11. Enrollment Management Advising Week for Spring 2013 begins October 22. Joe’SS will be upgraded to v9.0 the weekend of November 16. Changes to Faculty access will be distributed in late October/early November. Open House October 6 was a success. Thank you to everyone that participated.

12. Office of Graduate Studies So far during the Fall 2012 semester, the Graduate Studies Specialists have completed the thesis/dissertation formatting checks and taken in the final library ready copy for 38 students. The deadline for submission of library ready T/D copy for FS12 is November 14 th.

13. Celebration of Nations September 29, 2012 More than 65 countries represented More than 2,000 in attendance Community supported through donations 37 exhibitors – 26 student organizations Parade included floats & marching bands Successful International Idol competition Outreach to local schools, Missouri State Fair & “Know Your World”, Fort Leonard Wood

14. Office of International Affairs International Delegation Visits:  Hunan University of Science & Technology (HUST) visited campus to sign an Articulation Agreement with Missouri S&T.  Representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense visited campus to explore the expansion of a sponsored student program.  Memorandum of Understanding was signed with State Islamic University of Indonesia.  Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Reykjavik University, Iceland.

15. Office of International Affairs Fall 2012 International Enrollment Statistics: Total Enrollment:1044 (954*)  Undergraduate: 262  Masters:329  PhD:356 (*includes on-campus, full-time, non-immigrants) Total international enrollment has increased 2.05% from FS11 to FS12. Total Number of Countries Represented:61 Top 5 countries: China, India, Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Iran (For the first time since the late 1990’s China has surpassed India as the top country of origin for S&T international students.) Intensive English Program  Total Enrollment: 90 students (full & part-time)  Writing Workshop:30 Students

16. Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD ) This is another banner semester for LEAD learning assistance (http://lead.mst.edu/assist). It has set FOUR new records:http://lead.mst.edu/assist 63 different courses with LEAD learning assistance 50 courses with faculty-run LEAD Learning Centers 62 participating LEAD faculty associates 37 trained undergraduate Peer Learning Assistants LEAD has matched two previous records 18 departments/degree programs with LEAD Learning Centers 29 courses provided with LEAD tutoring Additionally, LEAD Learning Centers in introductory Chemistry and Physics have begun operating in the Residential College. LEAD Director Ron Bieniek would like to thank the faculty and departments who are participants in LEAD’s success. Office of Undergraduate Studies

17. Office of Sponsored Programs FY13 activities through the end of August and a year- over-year comparison are as follows: –Proposals awarded in total dollars: $29.4M (up 417.7%) –Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 51 (down 22.7%) –Proposals submitted in total dollars: $14.8M (down 37.1%) –Number of proposals submitted: 50 (down 29.6%) –Research expenditures: $9.1M (down 16.9%) –F&A recovered: $1.5M (down 12.8%) –Number of active awards: 588 (down 3.1%)

18. Congratulations to Dr. John Singler, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Received a grant for $269,956 from National Science Foundation Computational Mathematics Program to: Develop algorithms for complex partial differential equation models to construct ‒ Simplified mathematical models ‒ Feedback control laws Prove accuracy guarantees for the algorithms ‒ We want to know if we can trust the output of the algorithms for very complex problems Office of Sponsored Programs

19. Congratulations to Dr. Yanzhi Zhang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Received a grant for $124,898 from National Science Foundation Computational Mathematics Program to: Study instability of the split-step method (SSM) on spatially varying backgrounds Propose more efficient and reliable modifications on SSM Develop a systematic approach to study the stability in general Apply the SSM to simulate fiber optic telecommunications and Bose-Einstein condensation Office of Sponsored Programs

20. 2012 Faculty Excellence Award 17 Nominations Committee reviewing to make final selection UM Faculty Scholars Program 12 Applications received for participation in program Vice Provost Office for Academic Affairs

21. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report S.N. Balakrishnan B.Administrative Reports i) C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report B. Betz D. Student Council R. Beck E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

22. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report S.N. Balakrishnan B.Administrative Reports i) C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report B. Betz D. Student Council R. Beck E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

23. Student Council Ryan Beck – President Kate Burns – VP External Affairs Tailgate Miners 6-1

24. Student Council Ryan Beck – President Kate Burns – VP External Affairs Student Concerns Parking – Parking forum to be rescheduled Bike Racks on Campus Dead Week Student Council Internal Constitution RSO Process – online form, presentation, efficiency Student Council approved External Funding budgets Direct Student Funding – October 23 rd, November 6 th New Assistant Web Administrator OrgSync - Survey

25. Agenda Campus Reports and Responses A.President’s Report S.N. Balakrishnan B.Administrative Reports i) C. Schrader ii) K. Wray C. Staff Council Report B. Betz D. Student Council R. Beck E. Council of Graduate Students M. Alkazimi

26. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

27. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees A.Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. Davis B.Curricula D. Tauritz

28. Elections Administrative Review Barbara Hale Conflict of Interest Committee Steve Grant RP&A Report October 18, 2012

29. Conflict of Interest Committee At next Bylaws revision, make the Conflict of Interest Committee a Permanent Judicial Committee. It is currently a Special Committee. RP&A Report October 18, 2012

30. IP and Tech Transfer Committee At next Bylaws revision, rename the Intellectual Property Committee the Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Committee and change description to: “(1) This committee is charged with the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures concerning intellectual property and tech transfer. It reviews and makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate, Chancellor and Provost on patent, copyright, and tech transfer matters. (2) The committee consists of seven members of which six are faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate and one is an administrative member appointed annually by the Provost. The faculty members shall serve for two years with three members elected each year. The committee shall be chaired by a faculty member.” RP&A Report October 18, 2012

31. Motion on Committee Restructuring RP&A Proposes that the following changes be made to committee structures at the next Bylaws revision D.6.b. Administrative Review Committee Reduce in size from the current four (4) full-time tenured faculty members to just three (3) full-time tenured faculty members. Change its election time table from “staggered with the election of two faculty members each year” to “staggered with the election of two faculty members one year and one faculty member the other year” RP&A Report October 18, 2012

32. Motion on Committee Restructuring D.6.d. Campus Curricula Committee Remove Graduate Council representative as they haven’t provided one in several years D.6.g. Facilities Planning Reduce the number of Faculty Senate representatives from three (3) to two (2) and reduce the number of department representatives elected by Faculty Senate from four (4) to three (3). RP&A Report October 18, 2012

33. Motion on Committee Restructuring D.7.b. Parking, Security and Traffic Committee Reduce the number of faculty members from twelve (12) to seven (7), reduce the number of undergraduate students from two (2) to one (1), and reduce the number of additional members the Chancellor may appoint from two (2) to one (1). Furthermore, instead of the Chancellor designating one of the faculty committee members as chair, have the committee members elect the chair. RP&A Report October 18, 2012

34. Motion on Committee Restructuring D.7.d. Student Scholastic Appeals Committee and D.7.e. Tuition and Residence Committee Merge the two committees. RP&A Report October 18, 2012

35. Agenda Reports of Standing and Special Committees A.Rules, Procedures and Agenda M. Davis B.Curricula D. Tauritz

36. »6 Degree Change (DC) forms DC 0421 – Update the required courses for the minor in Engineering Management DC 0424 – Update a few of the courses for the B.S. in Applied Mathematics DC 0425 – Update a few of the courses for the B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science emphasis DC 0426 – Add an approved elective for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power and Energy emphasis DC 0427 – Require at least a “C” in EE 391 for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering DC 0428 – Create a Minor in Electrical Engineering Campus Curricula Committee Report October 18, 2012

37. »27 Course Change (CC) forms »16 Experimental Course (EC) forms (informational only) The Campus Curricula Committee moves for the approval of this report’s DC and CC forms. Campus Curricula Committee Report October 18, 2012

38. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

39. Agenda Old Business A.Report on Current Referrals and Actionable Items

40. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

41. Agenda I. Call to Order and Roll Call - Martin Bohner, Secretary II. Approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes III. Campus Reports and Responses IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees V. Old Business VI. New Business and Announcements VII. Adjourn

42. Agenda Adjourn