Faculty Senate Agenda
Faculty Senate Meeting
Harrison Hall 123
October 22, 2025
3:15pm-4:30pm
Webex:
https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=mc971f31f3bf366f975530c25197789a7
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of FS Minutes from October 8, 2025
III. FYI Items
a. Annual Founder’s Day faculty award nominations due Nov. 15.
b. Annual Faculty Symposium: Wednesday, October 29, 11:30-1:30PM
“Mapping Success: mentoring and advising pathways to student self-discovery"
c. Faculty Excellence Grant proposals due October 31.
IV. Undergraduate Courses and Programs-Second Read
a. EDU 480 : Personalizing Learning with Competency-Based Education
b. EMEC 456 : The Science and Engineering of Outdoor Sports Gear
V. Undergraduate Courses and Programs-First Reads
a. CSCI 431 : Hypermedia Systems
b. EMAT 352 : Mechanical Engineering Materials
c. LS 398 : Internship: Supervised Professional Experience with Faculty Mentor
VI. Undergraduate Course Changes-Second Read
a. HEE 430 : Instructional Design in Health Enhancement
i. Change in credits from 3 to 1
ii. New learning outcomes
iii. Changes to prereqs
VII. Undergraduate Course Changes-First Read
a. GPHY 329 : Environment and Society
i. Changes to learning outcomes
VIII. Undergraduate Course Inactivations-First Read
a. PHSX 435 : Astrophysics
i. PHSX 435 was converted in 2022 to ASTR 476, which is now an ongoing course.
IX. Undergraduate Program Inactivations
a. FDEN-OPTION : Hospitality Management-Food Enterprises
i. Students did not enroll in this option, but were interested in some of the coursework. A certificate of Food Enterprise is being proposed.
X. Graduate Courses-Second Read
a. EDU 580 : Personalizing Learning with Competency-Based Education
b. EDU 593 : Graduate Study Abroad
XI. Graduate Courses-First Read
a. EIND 594 : Seminar
b. EMEC 556 : The Science and Engineering of Outdoor Sports Gear
c. LRES 538 : Plant Community Ecology of the Northern Rocky Mountains
d. MEDS 516 : Integration I
e. MEDS 517 : Integration II
f. MEDS 518 : Integration III
XII. Graduate Courses Changes-Second Read
a. NRSG 620 : Advanced Pharmacology II-FNP
i. Title changed from Adv Pharm II
ii. New learning outcomes
b. PSYX 505 : Psychology of Teaching and Learning
i. Title changed from Teaching of Psychology
ii. Credit change from 1 to 3
iii. Changes to learning outcomes
XIII. Graduate Courses Inactivations-Second Read
a. GEO 583 : Applied Geological Hydrology
i. Course hasn't been taught since Fall 2007; no faculty member to teach it anymore.
XIV. Graduate Courses Inactivations-First Read
a. CSCI 581 : Computational Thinking Tchrs
i. This course will no longer be offered due to low student enrollment. Both MSSE and the Computer Science department have agreed upon its inactivation.
XV. Graduate Program Changes-Second Read
a. MOSE-MS : Master of Science in Science Education
i. Changes to learning outcomes
XVI. Information Updates
a. Proposed revisions to Research Misconduct Policy; Visit and remarks by Kirk Lubick, MSU Associate Vice President for Research Integrity & Compliance
b. Proposed name change for Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity (CAIRHE) to“Center for American Indian and Rural Health Excellence” (CAIRHE).
c. Council Updates (Grad Council, Budget Council, Research Council, ...)
d. Discussion of First Amendment, free speech in and out of the classroom, and possible special programs
e. Small group conversation: Noteworthy accomplishments for you and your colleagues?
XVII. Senators’ Open Conversation
XVIII. Public Comment
XIX. Adjourn