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Office of Undergraduate Studies

Office of Undergraduate Studies. Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol – March 4 th , 16 students and 14 projects that will be showcased from campus OURE 2014-2015 OURE applications due April 1

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Office of Undergraduate Studies

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  1. Office of Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol • Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol – March 4th, 16 students and 14 projects that will be showcased from campus OURE • 2014-2015 OURE applications due April 1 • 2014-2015 OURE Fellows application & proposal due March 14 Undergraduate Research Conference • Undergraduate Research Conference is April 16 – Registration Deadline is April 1

  2. Office of Sponsored Programs Summary of FY14 activities through the end of December Proposals awarded in total dollars: $16.8M (down 57.7%) Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 158 (up 17.0%) Proposals submitted in total dollars: $62.6M (down 19.9%) Number of proposals submitted: 265 (up 6.4%) Total expenditures: $22.9M (up 14.7%) Net grant and contract expenditures: $19.3M (up 16.4%) F&A recovered: $4.0M (up 21.5%) Number of active awards: 613 (up 9.1%)

  3. Congratulations to … Yiyu Shi, “CAREER: Opportunistic Through-Silicon-Via Utilization: Device, Circuit, System and Design Automation Perspectives,” National Science Foundation, $400,000.

  4. Curtis Laws Wilson LibraryProgress in Learning Commons Some reference materials re-located and stacks cleared Open space created for sample furniture

  5. Curtis Laws Wilson LibraryTechnology Upgrades • iPads for circulation (anticipated arrival in February) • 10 Old Laptops for circulation replaced • Conference rooms: 202 and 203 being outfitted with projectors and displays (anticipated completion in February)

  6. Curtis Laws Wilson Librarycollection additions • Springer engineering e-books (2005 – 2013) added to the collection • Historical newspapers • Chicago Defender • Chicago Tribune • Guardian & Observer • New York Times Index

  7. Enrollment Management • FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Regional Championship competition at Student Rec Center on March 1. • Switch to 4-digit course numbers scheduled for mid-August. Crosswalk available on the web.

  8. Office of Graduate Studies • Graduate Learning Outcomes Rubric Retreat held on January 17th • Grad Studies staff met with academic graduate staff to review current Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLO) rubrics and submission processes in order to streamline and improve the current system. • Completed the review of 3 new graduate certificates on “Big Data” • Course Renumbering efforts in coordination with the Graduate Faculty President, Registrar’s Office, and Curricula Committee Rep are well under way. • The first official meeting with the students selected for the Graduate Professional Development program held on February 3rd. • New Graduate Student Orientation held on February 5th

  9. Global Learning • Off-campus distance enrollment continues to grow with 2nd week numbers increasing from 879 to 943 including FLW and MSU programs. • Two courses are currently being delivered from the Engineering Education Center (EEC) in St. Louis using adjunct faculty selected and approved by their respective departments. • The 21 courses taught from the EEC serve 368 students in the following areas: • Missouri State University = 7 • Distance throughout US = 95 • Rolla campus = 266

  10. Global Learning • Video Communication Center course production has increased 6% to an all time high with 115 courses being produced for Fall Semester 2014. • FS 2014 is the first time that a standard classroom ( Harris Hall Room 107 ) has been used to receive courses taught by an adjunct faculty member from the Engineering Education Center in St. Louis. This process frees up a video classroom to be used for distance class production.

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