1. President’s Report
Dr. Michael Bruening, Faculty Senate President

2. Recent Actions Graduate Student Tuition Waivers/Policy II-26 Committee
Committee has begun its work
Certificate Approval Processes
CCC to propose Graduate and Undergraduate processes

3. Graduation Rates Source: US News and World Report 2019 via Kurt Kosbar
School Name
Cost & Earning Potential
Graduation Rate (%)
Acceptance Rate (%)
Student:Faculty Ratio
Class Size (%)
Tuition/yr (thousand $)
Avg. Alum Starting Salary (thousand $)
4-year
6-year
ACT/SAT Percentile (average)
Under 20 Students
20-50 Students
Over 50 Students
Extremely selective, extremely low stu:fac ratio, much more expensive than S&T
Cal Tech 52 81 79 92 8 99 3 67 23 10
MIT 80 85 93 7 70 19 11
More selective, lower stu:fac ratio, much more expensive than S&T
Stevens Inst. of Tech 69 42 83 44 97 38 53 9
RPI 54 68 61 82 43 95 13 36 12
WPI 51 86 48 65 24
Similar students, lower stu:fac ratio, much more expensive than S&T
IL Tech 32 90 50 40
FL Inst of Tech 58 63 87 15
Clarkson U 49 64 72 66 31 17
Much more selective, higher stu:fac ratio, comparable cost to S&T
Georgia Tech 39 98 22 35 26
Similar students, similar stu:fac ratio, almost twice the cost of S&T
CO School of Mines 55 77 56 16 20
MS&T 84 28
Similar graduation rates, similar students, lower stu:fac ratio, higher cost than S&T
NJ Tech 33 62 5
MI Tech 74 46 41
Less Selective, lower stu:fac ratio, similar cost to S&T
NM Inst of Mining & Tech 60
U of AL Hunt 57
Source: US News and World Report 2019 via Kurt Kosbar

4. Missouri S&T Rank among 15 comparator institutions
4-Year Graduation Rate (23%): 13
6-Year Graduation Rate (64%): 11
Over-performing areas:
Alumni Starting Salary ($67k): 8
ACT/SAT percentile rank (90th): 9
Under-performing areas:
Student-to-Faculty Ratio (20:1): 14
Classes under 20 students (28%): 13
Classes over 50 students (23%): 14
Admissions acceptance Rate (84%): 15

5. Historical Trends 2006 2012 2018 6-year grad rate 63% 67% 64%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
14:1
17:1
20:1
Classes under 20 students
41%
34%
28%
Classes over 50 students
14%
17%
23%
Sources: 2006, 2012: S&T Common Data Sets, 2018: US News

6. Intercampus Faculty Council (IFC)
Last IFC meeting, November 2
Mid-Career Faculty Task Force
Our campus representatives: Larry Gragg and Dave Westenberg
Department Chairs
Possible CRR changes forthcoming to clarify selection, duties, term length (current CRR )
Project Unify
UM System effort to streamline shared IT resources, e.g., Canvas, Starfish, PeopleSoft

7. Chancellor Search Update
Search Website:
From Tim McIntosh:
246 Individuals have been contacted (50 from nominations)
“We are encouraged by the responses to our efforts thus far, both in terms of the quality of the candidates expressing interest, and the quantity of individuals wanting to learn more. The list of candidates wanting to be considered is promising.”
Attracted to emphasis being placed on advancing research efforts.
Search is on track, and we are “positive we will have a strong set of candidates from diverse backgrounds to interview.”

8. Chancellor Search Forthcoming search committee meetings: Timeline:
Today: First look at the pool so far, provide feedback on calibrating candidates
December 4: Initial discussion of candidates
Timeline:
“Airport” interviews before Christmas
Campus visits end of January

9. Distinguished Professor Search
Search web page, nominate candidates:
$10M of $260M UM System investment
Open discipline search for national academy-quality faculty member
$1M startup, $40k/year continuing support
Salary from existing vacant lines
Deans are hiring authorities
Associate deans Lueking and Mormile are starting the search process
No timeline or application deadline so far

10. Upcoming Events Chief Diversity Officer candidate forums in December
Dec. 4: General Faculty Meeting, 3 p.m., BCH 125
Dec. 5: Chancellor’s Holiday Brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, Hasselmann Alumni House
Dec. 15: Commencement, 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (click the link for scheduled department times)

11. Faculty Awards Ceremony, Dec. 4
Faculty Excellence Award:
Doug Bristow
Richard Dawes
Xinhua Liang
Zhaozheng Yin
Faculty Service Award:
Mark Fitch
Irina Ivliyeva
Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani
Faculty Research Award:
Mohamed Elgawady
Ulrich Jentschura
Jonathan Kimball
Julia Medvedeva
John Myers
Fiona Nah
Jonghyun Park
Fateme Rezaei

12. Faculty Awards Ceremony, Dec. 4
Faculty Teaching Award:
Amber Henslee
Sarah Hercula
Gary Mueller
Julie Semon
Jeffrey Smith
Greg Story
Dave Westenberg
Faculty Achievement Award:
Darin Finke
Sheryl Hodges
Amardeep Kaur
Merilee Krueger
Jossalyn Larson
Nicolas Libre
36% of t/t-t awards to Faculty Senators or Officers