Faculty Senate Documents

2022-23 Senate Resolutions and Documents

• Faculty Senate Resolution on the Core Curriculum
• Handbook Revision Faculty Senate/AFC Response – May 18, 2023

2022-23 Presentations

• Mines Compensation Strategy – May 9, 2023

2021-22 Senate Resolutions and Documents

• Faculty Senate letter to Faculty October 8 Incident
• Mines Online Resolution 4/26/22

2021-22 Presentations

• Updates from the Core Curriculum Committee 10/26/21
• Online Learning Experience Updates 11/23/21
• Mines’ Ombudsperson Proposal Overview 11/23/21 
• Vacation and Sick Leave Presentation with links from M. Ulrich 1/25/22
• Teach@Mines Presentation from W. Adams 2/22/22
• E&I Update to Faculty Senate from Werner Kuhr 3/8/22

• Business in Design – Scott Houser
• Discovery @ Mines – Allison Caster
• Mirror Mentoring at Mines – Andres Guerra
• Prep for Success in Undergraduate Research – Andrew Herring
• Supporting Student Chapters – Neal Sullivan
• Environmental Leadership Lab – Joe Horan, Shannon Mancus
• Money Matters – Andrew Pederson
• Sustainable Energy at Mines – Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco
• Nuggets – Jeffrey King
• Graduate Student Signature Experience – Roel Snieder, Kamini Singha
• Immersive Gaming – Elizabeth Holley

2020-21 Senate Resolutions and Documents

• IDP Faculty Recommendation 4/28/2021

2020-21 Presentations

• Mines@150 Review by President Paul Johnson 26Jan2021
• Signature Student Experience 08Sept2020
• COSM Orientation 15Sept2020
• Library Committee Update 15Sept2020
• Proposed Electronic Evaluations 27Oct2020
• ITS Updates to Faculty Senate 27Oct2020
• COVID Faculty Guidance 10Nov2020
• Mines Online Strategy 24Nov2020

The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors for the Colorado School of Mines Foundation approved a one-time grant to support Colorado School of Mines in achieving its MINES@150 strategic plan goals.  Through the President’s Office, $500K of those funds are being made available for a program driven by the Mines Faculty Senate.  This program is intended to increase faculty participation in MINES@150 efforts and the funding will support MINES@150 student signature initiatives conceived and delivered by Mines Academic Faculty.  Select Request for Proposals below to review the Background and Summary of Process Requirements.

• RFP Mines Signature Student Faculty Senate Funding 2020-21
• Proposal Worksheet
• Evaluation Rubric
• Expression of Interest Proposals
• FAQ
• Zoom Session Recording, Access Passcode: Mines@150
• Accepted Proposal Summaries

Timeline:

Nov. 2nd by 5pm – Expression of Interest due via email to senate@mines.edu
Nov. 9th 12-2pm – Proposal Assistance Session
Nov. 12th 3-5pm – Proposal Assistance Session
Nov. 30th by 5pm – Final Proposals due 
Jan. 26th – Accepted Proposals announced

Thank you to those that participated in this round of Mines@150: Student Signature Experience.

The following proposals have been accepted: 

• “Mirror Mentoring at Mines”, Lead: Andres Guerra
• “Business in Design”, Lead: Scott Houser
• “World-Class Graduate and Professional Education”, Lead: Roelof Snieder
• “The Money Matters Center”, Lead: Becky Lafrancois
• “Nuggets Badging”, Lead: Jeffrey King
• “Immersive Gaming”, Lead: Elizabeth Holley
• “M-Days”, Lead: Neal Sullivan
• “Discovery@Mines”, Lead: Allison Caster
• “Preparation for Success and Excellence in Undergraduate Research”, Lead: Andrew Herring
• “Institute for Energy Efficient Communities with Flexible Loads”, Lead: Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco
• “Environmental Leadership Lab and Environmental Scholars Program”, Lead: Shannon Mancus
• “Supporting Student Chapters”, Lead: Neal Sullivan

Under Development.

Under Development.

• Multiyear Contracts for Mines Teaching Faculty and Library Faculty Memo – 13Mar2018
• Revised Climate Change Statement – 27Feb2018
• Memorandum Library Renovation 2017 – 12Dec2017
• Multiyear Contract Analysis – 11Nov2017

• Promotion and Tenure Statistics – Provost Response – 26July2017
• Memo on Productivity/Workload Proposal – Provost Response – 28April2017
• Senate Evaluation Committee Recommendations – 18April2017
• Memo on Evaluations and Term Limits to Department Leadership – 17April2017
• Memo on Productivity/Workload Proposal – 11April2017
• Memo on Senate Concerns Regarding BSE Proposal – CECS Dean and Acting EDS DD Response – 7April2017
• Memo on Emeritus Faculty – Provost Response – 29Mar2017
• Senate Statement on Immigration – 28Feb2017
• Memo on Emeritus Faculty – 28Feb2017
• Research Task Force recommendations on the VPRTT position – 27Feb2017
• Slides from AAUP chapter formation meeting – 22Feb2017
• Suggested Laboratory and Studio Student Evaluation Statements – 15Feb2017
• Memo on Senate Concerns Regarding BSE Proposal – 15Feb2017
• Climate Change Statement – 14Feb2017
• Aspirations and Values of the Mines Faculty – 14Feb2017
• Memo on Communications Across the Campus at Mines – Endorsed by Faculty Senate – 14Feb2017
• Memo on Faculty Evaluation Concerns – Provost Response – 13Feb2017
• Memo on Faculty Evaluation Concerns – 14Jan2017
• Memo on Faculty Salary Concerns – Provost Response – 11Jan2017
• Memo on Faculty Salary Concerns – 19Dec2016
• Memo on Expanding International Opportunities for Students – 16Dec2016