May 1, 2024 Minutes

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

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May 1, 2024

3:15pm-4:30pm

I.            Call to Order 

a.      Meeting was called to order at 3:16pm.

II.            Approval of FS Minutes from April 17, 2024

a.      Chris Posbergh moves to approve. Michael Walach seconds. Minutes are approved. 

III.            FYI Items 

a.      SmartBuy rollout has been postponed. For those of you who missed the training, the following information will be on the SmartBuy website: https://www.montana.edu/ubs/smartbuymsu/

i.      Targeted training videos of each process

ii.      Written guides of each process

iii.      Buying and paying guide

iv.      Recording of the Overview Training

b.      Commencement 

i.      May 10th at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 

1.      10:00am Ceremony (processional begins at 9:40am) 

A.      Note: “We are no longer asking for RSVP for the ceremonies. If you plan to attend the morning ceremony, please arrive in full regalia by 9:25am in the North Tunnel of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse” 

B.      Colleges: 

i.      Arts and Architecture 

ii.      Jake Jabs College of Business 

iii.      Letters and Sciences 

iv.      Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing 

2.      2:30pm Ceremony (Processional begins at 2:10pm) 

A.      Note: “We are no longer asking for RSVP for the ceremonies. If you plan to attend the afternoon ceremony, please arrive in full regalia by 1:55pm in the North Tunnel of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse” 

B.      Colleges: 

i.      Agriculture 

ii.      Education, Health, and Human Development 

iii.      Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering 

iv.      Gallatin College 

IV.            New Business

a.      Conferring Degrees  

i.      Rob Maher moves to approve. Doug Downs seconds. None opposed. No abstentions. Approved. 

V.            Undergraduate Courses and Programs 

a.      Courses – First Reading

i.      ACT 281: Group Fitness Certification

ii.      HEE 275: Curriculum and design for Teaching Health Enhancement

b.      Courses – Second Reading

i.      HEE 341 : Methods of Health Education 2

ii.       HEE 360 : Youth Movement Science

iii.       M 140 : College Math for Healthcare

iv.      M 170 : Supplemental Instruction in Trigonometry for Calculus

v.       PSYX 194 : Psychology Pathways

c.       Course Changes – Second Reading

i.      ACT 282 : Personal Trainer Certification

1.      Change in credits from one to two

ii.      ECP 122 : Wilderness First Responder

1.      Changes align with CCN course

A.      Change in rubric from ACT

B.      Change in number from 267

iii.      ECP 123 : Wilderness First Responder

1.      Changes align with ECP 122 change

2.      Change in rubric from ACT

3.      Change in number from 278

iv.      EIND 477 : Applied Statistical Quality Control with Python

1.      Title change from Quality Management Systems

2.      Changes to learning outcomes and description

d.      Program Changes – First Reading

i.      KINH-BS : Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - Health and Fitness Option

e.      Programs – Second Reading

i.      -CTS : Certificate of Technical Studies in Behavioral Health

f.        Chris Posbergh moves to suspend the rules and move the first readings of the courses only to the second. Doug Downs seconds. 

i.      Clarifying we are only moving courses forward, not programs or program changes. 

1.      One opposed. One abstention. Motion passes. 

VI.            Senator Open Discussion

a.      Thank you Colter. You’ve done a good job. 

b.      Colter thanks Stephanie McCalla.

  VII.            Public Comment 

a.      Provost Mokwa: Thank you for your work on this senate. We wouldn’t have shared governance on campus without you. Thank you to Colter and Stephanie for the way you support and represent faculty. 

VIII.            Closed Session 

IX.            Adjourn 

a.      Dough Downs moves to approve. Chris Posbergh seconds. Meeting adjourned at 3:45pm.