Minutes from October 27, 2021

1. Welcome and announcements
   1. Ariel Donohue: Academic Diversity Partners have identified metrics to track diversity and inclusion progress in the colleges
   2. Michael Brody: Provost Mokwa to address Faculty Senate on tenurable faculty numbers
2. Approval of minutes from 9/22/21 – postponed for additions to attendance
3. Discussion
   1. Update on Action 3.3.6 – Kristin Blackler, for Campus Sustainability Advisory Council
      1. Charge to adopt a campus sustainability plan, delayed to 2021 with Planning Council and President’s endorsement. Adopted this Fall with leadership support of three broad goals:
         1. Carbon neutral in all emissions categories by 2040
         2. Zero waste by 2035
         3. STARS Platinum certification by 2035 (metrics for all sustainability topics)
      2. CSAC undergoing a change in composition and charge, with seven members providing tactical recommendations and advice to President, task forces to emerge on implementation of the plan
      3. Questions and discussion on steepening the curve/moving up the target years for GHG; MSUAF activity on divesting from fossil fuels; role of faculty in this and subsequent planning and implementation
      4. Discussion after the meeting raised concerns that this framework is not responsive to the SP language in timing or detail.
   2. Update on Action 2.1.2 - Liz Shanahan, for Research Council
      1. Ad hoc committee of Research Council took on this action item. Difficult task, struggled to draw causal lines between MSU’s work and statewide outcomes
      2. Developed internal metrics that are externally facing, covering learning, discovery, and engagement in each Grand Challenge area
         1. Might require enhancements to data collection
         2. Provide exemplars in addition to the quantitative metrics; highlight through awards
      3. Questions and discussion around undergraduate research measurement, graduate measurement, including information on student organizations, internships, and other student involvement in the Grand Challenge areas.
   3. Update on Action 1.2.4 - Craig Ogilvie, for University Graduate Council
      1. Career data is pivotal to understanding the career paths that graduates pursue so that programs can be evaluated and revised if necessary; Academic Analytics provides Alumni Insight
      2. Departments are queued up to review the placement data and redesign their program offerings this Spring, aligned with PC and President’s endorsed delay in timeline
      3. Questions and discussion about privacy and use of placement data
   4. Goal 1.1. Update - Chris directed members to the plan website for the Goal 1.1. Update and offered to discuss one-on-one
4. Other business - none
5. Public comment - none

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