President’s ReportFaculty Senate Meeting

April 23, 2015

April 23, 2015 President's Report 1

Board of Curators Breakfast• Faculty Senate organized breakfast at the Board of

Curators Meeting in Rolla, April 10.• Thanks to all Faculty Senators who have attended.• Thanks to Barbara Palmer who did a great job in

organizing the breakfast.• Featured program was entitled “Hot Stuff at Missouri

S&T: The Aesthetics and Technical Appeal of Glass”.• Presenters were Richard Brow, Erica Ronchetto, David

Westenberg, Rachel Connell, Mary Reidmeyer, and Taylor Davis.

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Faculty Workload Policy• Last year, IFC presented a Faculty

Workload Policy (FWP) document.• Provost has asked Deans to implement the

FWP.• Deans have asked Departments to

implement the FWP.• CEC seems to be slightly ahead of CASB

with implementation of FWP.

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Bylaw Changes (Dean Search)• Taskforce recommends bylaw changes.• Members: Martin Bohner, Kate Drowne,

David Enke, Gregory Gelles, Barbara Hale, Suzanna Long, Robert Marley.

• Main result: Dean Search Committee consists of AT LEAST 2/3 Faculty.

• Need 20 signatures to take to RP&A.• Will then go to General Faculty Meeting on

May 5.April 23, 2015 President's Report 4

Title IX Strategic Curriculum Committee• Full Committee met again last week.• Members are: Joe Boehm, Martin Bohner (Co-Chair),

Michelle Bresnahan, Tyrone Davidson, Keri DeGraffenreid, Kate Drowne, Ian Ferguson, Pattie Frisbee, Debbie Hickey, Paul Hirtz, Jeanie Hofer, Christine Laughlin, Oyebanjo Lajubutu, Shenethia Manuel (Chair), Alyssa McCarthy, Neil Outar, Roger Parsons, Josh Pribe, Ted Read, Stephen Roberts, Bill Schonberg (Co-Chair), Mary Helen Stoltz, Dan Waddill,

• Subcommittees are: Content, Bystander, Organizational Structure and Support, Online Training.

• Recommends a syllabus statement concerning Title IX.April 23, 2015 President's Report 5

Panelist Pool• Panelist Pool members had training in

Columbia on April 13/14.• Next training in May, again in Columbia.

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Intercampus Faculty Council• Last IFC meeting was one week ago.• IFC will revisit Post Tenure Review.• update: Each campus has appointed

a “Software Specialist”, ours is Melanie Mormile. Other coordinators are Bruce McMillin and Kate Drowne.

• Delay was caused by making the interface more user friendly.

• Now data have to be transferred from FAS.• Will go live hopefully in 2016.April 23, 2015 President's Report 7