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President’s ReportFaculty Senate Meeting

February 26, 2015

February 26, 2015 President's Report 1

Colleges• CASB Website is up: casb.mst.edu• Associate Dean for Research and External

Relations: Yinfa Ma.• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Kate

Drowne.

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Colleges• CEC Website is up: cec.mst.edu• Associate Dean for Research and External

Relations: Bruce McMillin.• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: John

Meyers.

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Special Assistant to the ProvostMelanie Mormile

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Faculty Senate Officers• Bruce McMillin (Parliamentarian).• Steven Grant (Secretary).• Melanie Mormile (President-Elect).• Martin Bohner (President).• Mark Fitch (Past President).

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More about this in the RP&A report.

EDUC -> DSCC Social Sciences

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Bylaw Changes

• Taskforce met again and yesterday came up with a draft.

• Members are: Martin Bohner, Kate Drowne, David Enke, Gregory Gelles, Barbara Hale, Suzanna Long, Robert Marley.

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Title IX (Faculty as Accused)

• Special FS Meeting was on February 19.• Two motions passed:• Support of the Bowman letter.• Concerns about the Title IX procedures.

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Nominations for Panelist Pool• Three days ago, provost asked FS officers

to provide names of at least 15 faculty nominees.

• Deadline for nominations is tomorrow.• I have asked department chairs to send

me names.• Mandatory training session is on March

19-20 in Columbia.

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