faculty senate meeting april 29, 2010

Faculty Senate Meeting

April 29, 2010

Agenda

I. Call to Order and Roll Call– N. Book, Secretary

II. Approval of February 18, 2010 meeting minutes

III. Election of New Officers

IV. Campus Reports and Responses

V. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

VI. Old Business

VII. New Business and Announcements

VIII. Adjourn

Agenda



http://facultysenate.mst.edu/documents/FS.Minutes.02.18.10.pdf




VI. Old Business


VIII. Adjourn



Agenda






VI. Old Business


VIII. Adjourn

FS Officer Elections

RP&A has proposed the following slate» President – K.M. Isaac» President Elect – Michael Davis» Secretary – James Martin» Parliamentarian – Mark Fitch

Officer Elections RP&A has proposed the following slate

» Intercampus Faculty Council (IFC)– Michael Schulz, K. M. Isaac, Michael Davis

» Missouri Association of Faculty Senates (MAFS)

– Michael Davis/K.M. Isaac alternate

Agenda






VI. Old Business


VIII. Adjourn

Agenda

Campus Reports and ResponsesA. President’s Report M.

Schulz

B. Administrative Report J. Carney/

K. Wray

C. Staff Council Report W. Jadwin

D. Student Council P. Voss

E. Council of Grad. Students Ravi Akella

BOC luncheon went smoothly thanks to a wonderful job by Mitsy Daniels

Administrative Review conducted. Summary posted on web. Detailed results (but not the comment section) available only to those who responded in Mitsy Daniel’s office.

Committee on restructuring system-wide awards formed. Our campus representative is Steve Raper

Budget: 5.2% cut for no tuition increase deal approved by legislature. BOC approved out-of-state/graduate tuition (not affected by deal) and supplemental fee increase

President's Report

Agenda


Schulz


K. Wray




Faculty Senate ReportWarren K. Wray

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

April 29, 2010

Curriculum» MS in Explosives Engineering approved at the

April meeting of the CBHE.» Eight proposals submitted in response to UM

System RFP for eLearning initiative (five individual classes were approved and funded; three cluster/degree proposals are under review).

Board/Task Force Activities» Combined meeting of the Blue Sky Task Force

(per Tactical Plan Action 2.4.5) was held April 21. » Task Force report will be submitted in June.

Office of Academic Affairs

• Faculty Activities– Third year review (14 faculty members) in

process.– Solicitation for Curators’ and Curators’

Teaching Professor forwarded to faculty. Deadline for submission of nominations is May 21 to VPAA.

– Phase II pilot for electronic-based student evaluations of teaching effectiveness in progress. Report will be made at June or September Faculty Senate meeting.

Office of Academic Affairs

Video Communication Center (VCC):

VCC now has an active YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/mstvcc), which has promos & example videos of selected classes.

VCC has several classes using "next generation" WebEx video recordings of coursework, which offer much higher audio quality and user-friendliness.

Global Learning

http://youtube.com/mstvcc

Global LearningEngineering Education Center (EEC):

– Twenty distance courses are offered from the EEC this semester that also serve Rolla on-campus students.

• EEC Enrollment: A total of 496 students are being served by EEC St. Louis based faculty this Spring, including 392 Rolla on-campus students.

S&T Graduate Fair held on April 15th at the Havener Center Atrium

Customized Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engr. graduate program webinar sessions launched for prospective/admitted students.

Office of Graduate Studies

Google Apps: Now available as part of the mst.edu domain - http://it.mst.edu/googleapps.html

Windows 7: Being deployed to campus starting July 2010

Active Data Exchange: Web calendaring solution available in summer 2010

Information Technology

http://it.mst.edu/googleapps.html

Information Technology3rd Annual Teaching & Learning Technologies

Conference: Tremendous success - Approximately 115 attendees http://edtech.mst.edu

Faculty Automated Pages: Now available - http://people.mst.edu

eFellows program for the development of blended learning courses is moving forward - http://certi.mst.edu/hottopics.html

http://edtech.mst.edu/

http://people.mst.edu/

http://certi.mst.edu/hottopics.html

International Affairs

Dr. Ramesh Bharuthram, Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academics for the University of the Western Cape in South Africa visited the S&T campus. He presided over a TelePresence meeting on March 23rd with representatives from all four University of Missouri campuses to discuss the University of Missouri South Africa Program. His visit targeted faculty interested in research and international exchange.

Office of Sponsored Programs FY10 activities through the end of March and a year-

over-year comparison are as follows:

» Proposals awarded in total dollars: $39.1M (up 11.7%)

» Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 249 (down 9.5%)

» Proposals submitted in total dollars: $120.3M (down 3.2%)

» Number of proposals submitted: 378 (down 14.3%)

» Research expenditures: $33.2M (up 20.5%)

» F&A recovered: $5.3M (up 10.2%)

» Number of active awards: 615 (up 3.9%)

Congratulations to …

William V. Stoecker, Randy Moss, R. Joe Stanley, Xiaohe Chen, Kapil Gupta, Bijaya Shrestha, Pavani Jella, “Automatic Detection of Critical Dermoscopy Features for Malignant Melanoma Diagnosis,” US Patent 7,689,016, March 30, 2010

Dr. Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Academy of Science-St. Louis Innovation Award, April 22, 2010

Academic Advising Seminar Top 10 Things Advisors Should Know

Presented by: Dr. Harvest L. CollierMonday, May 3 Noon - 1:30pm in Havener Center - Meramec/Gasconade room

Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html

Thursday, April 29 in Jefferson City lawmakers will learn about the unique research

opportunities students have to collaborate with faculty, underscoring higher

education’s role in developing educated citizens and preparing a work force with the

necessary skills to further Missouri’s economic growth. Eleven students were

nominated by faculty research advisors and selected as ambassadors based on

geographical distribution, relevance of the project to the State of Missouri, quality of

the project, and distribution among the four campuses.

Office of Undergraduate Studies

http://ugs.mst.edu/ugrdc.html

Agenda


Schulz


K. Wray




Staff Council Report Wade Jadwin

Agenda


Schulz


K. Wray




Student Council Report

Officer Transitioning Student Interest Survey

» 1,282 Student took the survey» Results

Print Management

Results How satisfied are you with the current print management

system?

How much did you have left in your account at the end of last semester?

Smoking Results Would you support a city ordinance which banned the

act of smoking tobacco in bars in Rolla?

Would you support a city ordinance which banned the

act of smoking tobacco in restaurants in Rolla?

Smoking Results cont.

Should the campus smoking policy be amended to eliminate smoking within 20 feet of building doors?

Should the campus have a policy that eliminates

smoking on all areas of campus - indoors and outdoors?

Free Hour Results

We currently have a designated 'free hour' of no classes from noon to 1 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Would you support elimination of this 'free hour'?

COC Results

How satisfied are you with the Career Opportunities Center in helping you reach your educational and career goals?

Parking Results

In general, how satisfied are you with parking on campus?

University Police Results

How safe do you feel on campus?

How satisfied are you with the professionalism of University Police Officers?

Teaching Evaluation

Results

Which do you prefer?

Agenda


Schulz


K. Wray




Council of Graduate Students

Suhas Nerella- on behalf of Ravi Akella Graduate Research Showcase held on April 12,

2010 95 posters presented in 4 sessions grouped

according to similar disciplines 12 participants from Mizzou A total of 13 winners (Top 10% in each session) will

share a total scholarship of $2000 Graduate excellence banquet held on April 23, 2010 CGS newsletter, Gradvision released. Web version

available at http://cgs.mst.edu/newsletter2010.htm CGS Executive members for 2010-11 were elected

http://cgs.mst.edu/newsletter2010.htm

Agenda






VI. Old Business


VIII. Adjourn

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

RP&A Curricula Budgetary Affairs Administrative Review Student Affairs Personnel ITCC

Academic Freedom and Standards (D.6.a)Hosder, Serhat Mech. Eng Faculty

(Departments/FS)2012

Eng, Li Li Business Faculty (Departments/FS)

2012

Chin, Yoo-Mi Economics Faculty (Departments/FS)

2012

Haynes, Lance Arts, Lang & Phil Faculty (Departments/FS)

2011

Dubroff, Dick Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Departments/FS)

2011

Parris, Paul Physics Faculty (Departments/FS)

2011

Schlesinger, Mark Mat, Sci & Engr Faculty (Departments/FS)

2011

Cotterill, Anne English & Tech Comm

Faculty (Departments/FS)

2011

Administrative Review (D.6.b)Dogan, Fatih Mat. Sci. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Luna, Ronaldo Civil Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Sharpsteen, Don Psychological Science Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Wilkerson, Ralph Computer Science Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Budgetary Affairs (D.6.c)Hale, Barbara Physics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Park, Eun Soo Economics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Stavropoulos, Pericles

Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011

Dunn-Norman, Shari

Geo Science & Engineering Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011

Cawlfield, Jeff Geology Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Ragsdale, Ken Engr Mgt & Sys Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Insall, Matt Mathematics & Statistics Faculty (Graduate Faculty) 2010

Crosbie, Al Mechanical & Aero Engr Faculty (Graduate Faculty) 2011

Stephanie Rostad

Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Shyam Barua Council of Graduate Students

Students (Council of Graduate Students)

2010

Malott, Steve Administrative Services Administration (Chancellor) 2010

Curricula (D.6.d)TBD Faculty (Graduate Faculty) 2011

Luechtefeld, Ray Engr Mgmt & Sys Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Nisbett, Keith Mech & Aero Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

DSCC(Arts and Humanities)

2009

DSCC(Engineering) 2009

DSCC(Sciences) 2009

DSCC(Social Sciences) 2009

Facilities Planning (D.6.g)Wright, David English Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Roe, Robert Mathematics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Sheffield, John Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011

Woelk, Klaus Chemistry Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Madria, Sanjay Comp. Sci. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Chowdhury, Badrul Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Bieniek, Ron Physics Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Patton, Marvin Physical Facilities Administration (Chancellor)

2010

David Griffin Student Council Students (Student Council)

2010

Giraj Kandukuri Council of Graduate Students


2010

Honorary Degrees (D.6.h)Stutts, Daniel Mech. Engr. FS - From Dept.

NominationsAug 2011

Meagher, Michael History FS - From Dept. Nominations

Aug 2011

Reddy, Prakash Chemistry FS - From Dept. Nominations

Aug 2011

VenayagamoorthyGanesh

Elec. Comp. Engr. FS - From Dept. Nominations

Aug 2011

Warren K. Wray Provost Administration Aug 2010

Intellectual Property (D.6.j)Hilmas, Greg Mat. Sci Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Switzer, Jay Chemistry Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Dharani, Lokesh Mech. Engr. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Potthast, Adam Arts Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Kosbar, Kurt Electr. Engr. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Drewniak, James Electr. Engr. Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2012

Library and Learning Resources (D.6.k)Fan, Jun Electr. Eng Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Adekpedjou, Akim Mathematics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Schuman, Tom Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Malone, Edward English & Tech Comm Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Bruening, Michael Hist & Poly Sci Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011

Sheng, Hong Business Administration and IT


MacSithigh, Geroid Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


Yamilov, Alexi Physics Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011

Caitlin Gifford Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Krishna Kolan Council of Graduate Students


2010

Stewart, Andy Director of Library Library 2010

Personnel (D.6.l)Ferdowsi, Mehdi Elec. Engr Faculty

(Departments/FS) 2012

Lin, Ying Chou Business Faculty (Departments/FS)

2012

Wilemski, Gerry Physics Faculty (Departments/FS)

2012

Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis

Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS)

2011

Isaac, Tseggai History and Poly Sci Faculty (Faculty Senate)

2011

Chowdury, Badrul Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Faculty Senate)

2011

Balakrishnan, S.N. Mech & Aero Engr Faculty (Graduate Faculty)

2011

Wade Jadwin Staff Council Staff (Staff Council) 2010

Shenethia Manuel Human Resources Administration (Chancellor)

2010

Public Occasions D.6.mWestenberg, David Biol Sci Faculty (General Faculty) 2011

Bieniek, Ron Physics Faculty (General Faculty) 2011

Bryant, Richard Econ Faculty (General Faculty) 2011

Worsey, Paul Mining Faculty (General Faculty) 2012

Burken, Joel Civil Engr. Faculty (General Faculty) 2012

SedighSarvestani, Sahra

El & Cp Eng Faculty (General Faculty) 2012

Ward, Marianne Alumni Affairs Administration (Chancellor) 2010

Mark Potrafka Student Activities Administration 2010

Selin Acar Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Alexa Rooney Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Michael Schwartz Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Prabhu Angajala Council of Graduate Students


2010

Student Affairs (D.6.o)Frank, Ron Biology Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Kim, Chang-Soo Elec. Engr. Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Winiarz, Jeffrey Chemistry Faculty (Departments/FS) 2012

Raper, Steve Engr Mgmt & Sys Engr Faculty (Departments/FS) 2011

Landers, Robert Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Stephanie Rostad Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Dominic Clucas Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Marina Jacobe Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Paul Voss Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010

Shriram Gadekar Council of Graduate Students


2010

Student Awards and Financial Aids (D.6.m)Fitch, Stephanie Business Administration Faculty (General Faculty) 2010

Newkirk, Joe MSE Faculty (General Faculty) 2011

Rovey, Joshua Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


Mullin, Mark Physical Education Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Roe, Robert Mathematics & Statistics Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Wray, W. Kent Provost Administration 2010

Stichnote, Lynn Student Financial Aid Administration 2010

Goff, Jay Enrollment Management Administration(Chancellor) 2010

Baheirah Khusheim Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010


Bharat Gangichetty Council of Graduate Students


2010

Bristow, Doug Mech. Engr. Faculty (Department/FS) 2012

Gertsch, Leslie Geo, Sci & Engr Faculty (Department/FS) 2012

Davis, Michael Economics Faculty (Department/FS) 2012

Watts, Trent English Faculty (Department/FS) 2012

Paige, Robert Mathematics Faculty (Department/FS) 2012

Niyogi, Dev Biological Sciences Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Cox, Norman Elec & Comp Engr Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Elrod, Cassie Business Admin & IT Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Hagen, Don Physics Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Morgan, Jack English & Tech Comm Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Tien, Jerry Mining & Nuclear Engr Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Banerjee, Arindam Mech. Engr. Faculty (Department/FS) 2011

Packard, James Director, Phy Facilities Administration N/A

Laughlin, Christy Director, Univ Police Administration N/A

Stephanie Rostad Student Council Students (Student Council) 2010


Jun Wu Council of Graduate Students


2010

Haug, Mary Staff Council Staff (Staff Council) 2010

D.7.b. Parking , Security and Traffic Committe

D.7.d. Student Scholastic Appeals

Drallmeier, James Mech & Aero Engr Faculty (General Faculty) 2012

Morgan, Ilene Math/Stat Faculty (General Faculty) 2011

Fahrenholtz, Bill Materials Science & Engr


Frank, Ron Biological Sciences Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Martin, James Psychology Faculty (Faculty Senate) 2011

Stephanie Rostad Student Council Students (Student Council)

2010

Paul Voss Student Council Students (Student Council)

2010

Rajasekhar Modugu Council of Graduate Students


2010

Grievance Panel and oversight Committee

Currently serving with terms not expired yet:Panel: A. MillerOversight committee: L. Haynes, R. Bieniek

5 APPLICANTS:

Meggie Cheng, Nuran Ercal, Cihan Dagli, Chaman Lal Sabharwal, Prakash Reddy

All indicated they would be willing to serve on either body. Since 4 of the applicants indicated preference for panel, we will first elect member of panel and then of oversight committee from same pool minus the person elected to the panel

Referral to Budgetary Affairs

– Work with the upper administration to determine the effect of the budget cuts on the academic and administration units.

Referral to Academic Freedom and Standards Committee

– The RP&A approved a motion to have the Academic Freedom & Standards Committee examining the issue of possible time conflicts between common finals and students taking regularly-scheduled classes.

Referral to Student Affairs Committee

– The RP&A Committee made a referral to the Student Affairs Committee to examine the existing procedures for recognizing student organizations.

– The RP&A Committee made a referral to the Student Affairs Committee to endorse (or not) the following statement on academic integrity:

General Version

Academic honesty is essential for the intellectual life of the University.

Faculty members have a special obligation to expect high standards of academic honesty in all student work. Students have a special obligation to adhere to such standards.

In all academic evaluations of students, the instructor shall assess the student’s performance and make an academic judgment about the student's grade on that work and in that course based on the academic standards of the course, including any standards of academic integrity and/or professional standards for which students have been provided notice in the course syllabus, other course materials, or other program materials. In cases where the student fails to meet the academic integrity standards of the course, the instructor may take that into account in grading the student’s performance, but only to the extent necessary to make the academic evaluation of the performance. In such cases the instructor shall report any alleged academic dishonesty to the Primary Administrative Officer, who is the individual responsible for the administration of the due process procedures which can lead to sanctions being imposed against the student for violations of the Conduct Code.

Version Directed to Students (e.g. on Syllabi)

(Adapted from the student Standard of Conduct and Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters, Sections 200.010 and 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri)

Referral to Personnel Committee

– Draft of documents concerning classroom intellectual property rights was referred to the personnel committee for review.

– Professor Neogi also reported to RP&A that the personnel committee had developed a proposed policy statement concerning spousal and relative conflict of interest.

Referral to Curricula Committee

– A policy was recently instituted by the Columbia campus to accept transfer credit for military experience and education. The Curricula Committee was charged with developing a Missouri S&T policy using UMC’s policy as a reference.

Report on Administrative Review Committee

– Professor Mariesa Crow reported that the survey of those administrations under review was complete and provided the tabulated results and comments to Professor Schulz.

Report on Campus Assessment Committee

– Vice-Provost Schwartz made a request of RP&A that we elect two representatives to the Campus Assessment Committee to replace Professor Isaac, who was stepping down. RP&A elected Professor Keith Nisbett and Professor Mark Fitch to serve on the committee as faculty representatives.

Report on Planned RP&A Retreat

– RP&A adopted a resolution to have a retreat early in the Fall semester for Faculty Senate officers and newly-elected chairs of standing committees.

Report on Instructional Capacity Taskforce

– A motion was made and passed to forward the following resolution to Dean Jay Goff:

RP&A has received a briefing by two faculty representatives on the task force on Student Educational Capacity at S&T. RP&A commends the committee’s good work in a very difficult task, and recognizes that there are many issues associated with the mandate of the committee. After deliberation, the RP&A committee encourages the taskforce to address, as a prominent part of its final recommendations, issues concerning faculty shortage and the ability to attract high-quality graduate students.

Report on Instructional Capacity Taskforce

– Taskforce on Educational Capacity: Balakrishnan and Raper were members of this task force, serving on one or more subcommittees. The report can be found at the following enrollment management website: http://enrollment.mst.edu/capacity/index.html

– The report went through several drafts and iterations before the final report was issued. The taskforce will meet with Chancellor Carney on May 4th from 2-4 pm in the Silver & Gold Rm. in the Havener Center.

http://enrollment.mst.edu/capacity/index.html

Curricula Committee ReportApril 29, 2010

The Curricula Committee report (updated on April 27) includes:» 15 Degree Change (DC) forms» 61 Course Change (CC) forms» 20 Experimental Course (EC) forms

(informational only)» Report on transfer credit for military experience

and education


The April 27 updated report only removed several CC forms that were returned to the department and should not have been in the report.


Several DC forms merit individual attention and will be presented separately.

First, the Curricula committee moves for the approval of all of the CC forms in the report.

Curricula Committee Report

April 29, 2010 DC 0357 and 0358 Comp Eng & El Eng Removes FE exam as an assessment

requirement for graduation. In 1988, Academic Council required senior

assessment; Vice Chancellor specified FE exam for engineering programs.

Move to Table until June meeting, pending anticipated policy memorandum from Provost regarding acceptable senior assessment options.

Common Engineering Degree Requirements

DC 0363 Specifies common requirements for all engineering programs, to be included in catalog

Previous common catalog requirements were eliminated when Schools were eliminated.

Engineering DSCC has obtained approval from all engineering programs to this set of common requirements.


Wording of catalog entryEngineering Degrees

All engineering degree programs must be consistent with the following minimum requirements. The requirements of the degree program shall consist of 128 - 132 credit hours. Additional

hours may be required for specific choices of electives or Emphasis Areas. Courses that are at a lower level of coverage than the required courses in the curriculum (e.g. algebra, trigonometry, Intro to Physics, etc.) may not be counted toward the degree program. An average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits counted toward the degree. In addition, an average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits taken in the student’s major department.

The degree program shall include all courses in the Common Engineering Freshman Year, as listed in the current catalog under the Freshman Engineering Program.

The degree program shall include a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work as follows:» Engl 20» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90» Econ 121 or 122» The remaining courses must be chosen from the list of approved humanities/social

sciences courses, published on the website for the Office of Undergraduate Studies (ugs.mst.edu). Departments may further specify the requirements for these electives.


Degree programs shall consist of 128-132 credit hours» Additional hours allowed for specific choices of

electives or Emphasis Areas» Courses at a lower level than the required

courses do not count toward the degree program. (e.g. algebra, trig, Intro to Physics, etc.)

» Cum. gpa of at least 2.0» Major field gpa of at least 2.0


Common Freshman Year courses required Must include 21 hours from following list:

» Engl 20» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90» Econ 121 or 122» 12 hours from approved H/SS list, maintained

by Engineering DSCC, published on website of Office of Undergraduate Studies


Differences from previous School of Engineering requirements» 128-132 hours, rather than exactly 128» No FE exam requirement» No distinction between humanity and social

science courses» No restriction on skills/performance courses

(art, drama, music, speech, etc.)» No advanced H/SS requirement» No free elective requirements


Wording of catalog entryEngineering Degrees

All engineering degree programs must be consistent with the following minimum requirements. The requirements of the degree program shall consist of 128 - 132 credit hours. Additional

hours may be required for specific choices of electives or Emphasis Areas. Courses that are at a lower level of coverage than the required courses in the curriculum (e.g. algebra, trigonometry, Intro to Physics, etc.) may not be counted toward the degree program. An average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits counted toward the degree. In addition, an average of at least two grade points per credit hour must be obtained for all credits taken in the student’s major department.

The degree program shall include all courses in the Common Engineering Freshman Year, as listed in the current catalog under the Freshman Engineering Program.

The degree program shall include a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work as follows:» Engl 20» Hist 112, 175, 176, or Pol Sc 90» Econ 121 or 122» The remaining courses must be chosen from the list of approved humanities/social

sciences courses, published on the website for the Office of Undergraduate Studies (ugs.mst.edu). Departments may further specify the requirements for these electives.


DC 0348 and 0349 Changes to BS in Chem. Eng. and BS in

Chem. Eng. with Biochem. Eng. Emphasis» Catalog statement: A cumulative grade point

average of 2.25 or better is required for admittance as a chemical engineering major.

» C or better required in all mandatory Chem. Eng. courses to meet Chem. Eng. degree requirements.

» Humanity-only elective replaced with H/SS elective.


DC 0360 & 0361 Changes to BS in Mech Eng, and

Manufacturing Processes Emphasis area» Require C or better as degree requirement for

Chem 1, Met Eng 121, Phys 24, Math 204, IDE 50, and programming course.

» Other minor changes


Other DCs with minor curriculum changes» 0346, 0347 El Eng & Comp Eng, replace Hum.

elective with Hum/SocSc elective» 0350 Changes to Mech. Eng. Emphasis area» 0351 Changes to Comp. Eng. Emphasis areas» 0352 Define Energy Conversion Emphasis area

for Mech. Eng. » 0353, 0355 Changes to Eng. Mgt. Emphasis

areas» 0354 Changes to BS in Eng. Mgt.


The Faculty Senate made a referral to the Curricula Committee to examine a policy to accept transfer credit for military experience and education. Specifically the committee was charged to research the sources of the credits and recommend policies for transferring the credits. A policy recently instituted by the Columbia campus was provided as a reference.

The Curricula committee discussed this issue at its April 6 meeting, though only briefly due to the already long meeting. The committee provides the following assessment.


1. The general concept of awarding credit for military coursework, subject to appropriate quality control measures, is consistent with our current campus practice and policy.

2. Our Registrar’s office has already evaluated and is already accepting ACE recommended transfer equivalency for college credit courses. As with all transfer credits, the appropriate department will evaluate courses for specific course equivalency.

3. The policy approved by the Columbia campus is almost entirely consistent with our current practice. Documenting the policy will be a positive step toward clarifying the practice.


4. The Columbia policy needs to generally be customized for our campus. In particular, the following points should be customized:

(a) For item 1, specific course credit for military experience should be recommended by our Aerospace Studies and Military Science programs.

(b) For item 3, the grade requirement for credit by completion of a subsequent course should be at the discretion of the appropriate department, rather than fixed at a C- as in the Columbia policy.


Conclusion:

» No major policy changes needing Faculty Senate approval.

» The Registrar’s office is most knowledgeable of our current practices, and is best equipped to prepare a policy statement similar to the Columbia policy.

Budgetary Affairs Budgetary Affairs Committee ReportCommittee Report

Faculty Senate MeetingFaculty Senate Meeting April 29, 2010 April 29, 2010

Detail of Expense Changes….

Comments/Questions

There is no projected deficit in FY11. Should departments/units implement ~5.2% (state funding)

cuts in FY11– to prepare for FY12 deficits?

Enrollment might be capped, with good students

waiting for admission. What emphasis should be

placed on retention?

Across the board cuts are favored.

What are the long term consequences?

Personnel Report Spousal and Relative Conflict of Interest:

“No person shall take part in the deliberations on tenure, promotion, salary raise, and any other situations dealing with personnel matters of his/her spouse or a relative by blood or marriage within the second degree. No person shall take part in evaluating and recommending candidates for recognition with awards or titles, administrative or faculty positions in the department, unit, the campus or the University of Missouri system if his/her spouse or a relative by blood or marriage to the second degree is a candidate. For definition of relatives by blood or marriage see: A.1. 320.040 Nepotism.”

Classroom Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR): Committee examined the three documents and the majority voted yes (yes: 6, abstained: 2) to move forward with CIPR.

Agenda






VI. Old BusinessInstructional Capacity Taskforce Update


VIII. Adjourn

Agenda






VI. Old Business


VIII. Adjourn

Adjourn

faculty senate meeting april 29, 2010

Documents

new business

adjournagendacampus

staff council report

administrative report

pd of new officersiv

task force report

meeting minutesiii

roll calln