Faculty Senate Meeting December 7, 2017

Call to Order and Roll Call S. Corns, Secretary Agenda Call to Order and Roll Call S. Corns, Secretary 2

II. Approval of Minutes November 9, 2017 Agenda II. Approval of Minutes November 9, 2017 3

Agenda III. Campus Reports A. Staff Council, J. Cook for S. Dees 4

Staff Council Report December 7, 2017 GRACE Donation Drive Staff Council Scholarship Recipients Policy Updates from UM System 5

Agenda III. Campus Reports B. Student Council, J. Merz for S. Thomas 6

Student Council Report for Faculty Senate We are continuing work on the student fitness center project Distributing the strategic plan draft to students for feedback Working with the provost office to help make the student center on JoeSS more user friendly Adjusting some of the links on the main screen for more compatability Working on creating a system approved card payment system for student organizations 7

Agenda III. Campus Reports C. Council of Graduate Students, P. Bhowmik 8

Open Education Resource Taskforce Graduate Research Showcase On going issue New Tax Bill Lab Safety Training Open Education Resource Taskforce Next Event Travel Grants Graduate Research Showcase 9

Agenda IV. President’s Report S. Sedigh Sarvestani 10

University of Missouri System News PwC report on Assessment of Administrative Performance and Process Improvement has been delivered. Eight-week assessment focused only on UM System and the Columbia campus Two operating models are being considered for administrative services Core management Strategic management Policies under review Extension of probationary period Student medical leave 11

UM Legislative Priorities for 2018 UM System requests $456 million in core funding: $419 million in continuance of core operations appropriated in FY18. Combining core and fully funding on-going high demand line item programs $10 million MU Medical School Partnership $2 million UMKC/MSU Pharmacy Doctorate Program $21 million in performance funding to invest in programs of excellence to recognize the UM System met all five performance measures this year. Funding for new high demand programs and partnerships $1.5 million UMKC School of Dentistry Satellite at MSSU $1 million Missouri S&T and MSU Engineering Expansion $1 million Missouri S&T Programs in Clay County 12

Intercampus Faculty Council Last meeting was on Nov. 28 Current initiatives include Review of policies related to NTT faculty Review of procedures related to teaching evaluations Dr. Larry Gragg represents our campus IFC met with the Board of Curators earlier this morning Board meeting is at UMSL, today and tomorrow This was the first interaction of the entirety of the Board with the entirety of IFC Emphasis was on better communication between Board and faculty of all four campuses 13

Campus Strategic planning is in Progress Dr. Richard Dawes and I represent Faculty Senate Draft is available at: http://provost.mst.edu/new-strategic-plan. Two open forums took place earlier this week. Deadline has been postponed to Dec. 21. 14

Campus Review of bylaws to be initiated in the near future. Nominations are invited for special committee. Sarah Kent has been retained by the Chancellor’s Office to review CRR, and will be assisting the committee with review of bylaws. Public Occasions committee has been asked to investigate shortening Thanksgiving break and adding a break earlier in the fall semester. 15

V. Diversity and Inclusion and Title IX N. Outar Agenda V. Diversity and Inclusion and Title IX N. Outar 16

VI. Reports of Standing Committees A. Budgetary Affairs Agenda VI. Reports of Standing Committees A. Budgetary Affairs M. Fitch for B. Hale 17

Budgetary Affairs Committee Report Faculty Senate Meeting December 7, 2017 18

FY17 / FY18 Projection Budget Summaries (More details are in the October 19th BAC report.) 2 . Summary of Retention Efforts 19

* Cuba Plain and Lisa Cerney, October 19, 2017

* Cuba Plain and Lisa Cerney, October 19, 2017 21

SUMMARY OF FY16-FY17 FACULTY RETENTION EFFORTS * Cuba Plain and Lisa Cerney, December 6, 2017 22

VI. Reports of Standing Committees B. Administrative Review A. Hurson Agenda VI. Reports of Standing Committees B. Administrative Review A. Hurson 23

Administrative Review Committee 2017-2018 members: Ali Hurson, Chair Bih-Ru Lea Kelly Liu V.A. Samaranayake

Table of Contents Last presentation Time table Next steps

Presented at previous Faculty Senate meeting Faculty Bylaws (300.030 D.6.b) – duties and formation of committee Who will review Who will be reviewed

Who Will Be Reviewed Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment Vice Provost Academic Support Vice Provost Global Learning Vice Provost Research, and Vice Provost Graduate Studies

Time table Action Item Date(s) Collection of job descriptions November 10 Development of questionnaires December 1st Dissemination of questionnaires to senate for review/approval December 15 Collection of statements of accomplishments 2nd week of January Final approval of questionnaires January 25 Administration of survey February 15 – March 15 Presentation of results to Senate officers 1st week of April

Next steps Dissemination of questionnaires to senate for review/approval and Final approval of questionnaires

Agenda V. Reports of Standing Committees C. Tenure Policy Committee G. Cohen 30

VII. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor’s Report - NO REPORTS Agenda VII. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor’s Report - NO REPORTS 31

VII. Administrative Reports A. Provost’s Report -NO REPORT Agenda VII. Administrative Reports A. Provost’s Report -NO REPORT 32

Agenda VIII. New Business 33

Agenda IX. Adjourn 34