President’s ReportFaculty Senate Meeting

March 19, 2015

March 19, 2015 President's Report 1

Faculty Senate Officers• Michael Bruening (Parliamentarian).• Barbara Hale (Secretary).• Steven Grant (President-Elect).• Martin Bohner (President).• Mark Fitch (Past President).

March 19, 2015 President's Report 2

Bylaw Changes

• Taskforce presented draft to Chancellor.• Members are: Martin Bohner, Kate

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

March 19, 2015 President's Report 3

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, Sustainability, and Curricular Infusion.

January 29, 2015 President's Report 4

Panelist Pool• Panelist Pool members were invited.• Training was supposed to be today and

tomorrow, but it was cancelled.• System said: training maybe in April,

maybe in end of semester, maybe after semester?

• IFC complained about delay.• IFC suggested decentralized training.

March 19, 2015 President's Report 5

Intercampus Faculty Council• Last IFC meeting was one week ago in

Columbia.• Both S&T motions were presented to IFC.• MU discussed Bowman letter and they will

have a special meeting and discussion on the topic with outside consultant on April 7.

• UMKC and UMSL discussed Bowman letter but did not agree with it.

March 19, 2015 President's Report 6

Intercampus Faculty Council• IFC established a preliminary review panel

for policy questions and concerns.• Subcommittee will report to full IFC on a

regular basis.• S&T’s representative on this panel is

Steven Grant.• delay was discussed.

March 19, 2015 President's Report 7

Academic Calendar changes• UMKC proposed two academic calendar

changes. • Start the semester the first Monday on or

after August 18.• Separate fall break into two events, MT

and WThF.• Please send feedback to me before IFC

discusses these two proposals further.

March 19, 2015 President's Report 8

Board of Curators• Curators Chair Don Cupps declares this

year “The Year of the Student”.• April 9/10 is the Rolla Board of Curators

Meeting.• Faculty Senate organizes breakfast on

Friday, April 10, 8 – 8:45 am.• Please RSVP by March 31 to Barbara

Palmer (bpalmer).

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