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Faculty Senate Meeting

Harrison Hall 123

February 18, 2026

3:15pm-4:30pm

 

Senators

Represents

Attended

Maher, Rob

Chair

x

Downs, Doug

Chair-Elect

x

Barrett, Campbell

Extension/Off campus

R

Bartkowski, Ania

EHHD/Counseling

R

Bradley, Star

Library

X

Boles, Jennifer

AR/Film and Photography

R

Brennan, Alison

EHHD/HDCH

x

Cowan, Susanne

AR/Architecture

x

Davey, Blair

LS/Math

x

Goosey, Hayes

Extension/On campus

x

Hammersla, Marg

MRJCON

x

Johnson, Erick

EN/Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

x

Kunze, Anja

EN/Electrical and Computer Engineering

x

Lauchnor, Ellen

EN/Civil Engineering

R

Leary, Myleen

Business

x

Little, Jeannie

AR/Music

R

Mumey, Brendan

EN/Computer Science

x

Myers, Carrie

EHHD/Education

R

Nordby, Kim

Gallatin College

x

Palmer, Cara

LS/Psychology

x

Posbergh, Chris

AG/Animal & Range Sciences

x

Rushing, Sara

LS/Political Science

x

Shirely, Beth

LS/English

R

Swenson, Isaac

AG/Ag Econ

x

Thorsen, Maggie

LS/Sociology & Anthropology

R

Tomayko, Emily

EHHD/FSNK

x

Ulrich, Danielle

LS/Ecology

R

 

Alternates

Represents

Attended

Li, Hua

LS/Modern Languages

x

Ostberg, Kirsten

AG/PSPP

x

 

Others in Attendance

Represents

Attended

Sobek, Durward

Academic Affairs

x

Hameline, Cassia

Center for Faculty Excellence

R

McCalla, Stephanie

Faculty Affairs

x

Pajunen, Taylor

Students Against Genocide

X

Henderson, Jonah

Students Against Genocide

X

Sellinger, Elaine

Students Against Genocide

X

Evans, Maisie

Students Against Genocide

X

Verrill, Nolan

Students Against Genocide

X

Sutherland, Katie

Strategic Planning

X

Moyce, Sally

Strategic Planning

X

Shehryar, Omar

Strategic Planning

X

 

I.        Call to Order: 3:16 pm

II.       Approval of FS Minutes from February 4, 2026, Chris Posbergh moved for approval, Hayes Goosey, seconded, approved.

III.      FYI Items 

1.       MSU Outreach and Engagement Seed Grants Funding. Deadline for proposal submission April 5, 2026 (funding starts July 1)

2.       Presentation “How to succeed in the age of AI,” Philip Brittan, GSOC advisory board member, Feb. 18 (today), 5-7PM, Barnard 103.

3.       Students Against Genocide, Teach-In, Sunday, Feb. 22, 6PM Pilgrim UCC Church

4.       Strategic Plan Listening Session for faculty:  Tues, March 10, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

IV.      Undergraduate Courses and Programs

1.       New Courses-Second Read

a.       ACTG 493 : Study Abroad

b.       EQUS 219 : Foaling Management

2.       New Courses-First Read

a.       BMKT 480 : Marketing Analytics & Consumer Insights

b.       CSCI 174 : Artificial Intelligence for Everyone

c.        ECIV 467 : Steel Bridge Design/Build

d.       EQUH 220 : Yearling Training and Development

e.       MUSI 194 : Musical Pathways

f.        SFBS 295 : Practicum: Food Upcycling for Community Food Security

3.       Course Changes-Second Read

a.       AHMA 209 : Patient Care Across the Lifespan: Aging, Disability, and Home Health

i.        Title change from Geriatric Care

b.       CHTH 443 : Program Planning and Evaluation for Community Health

i.        Title change from Program Evaluation for Community Health

ii.       Changes to learning outcomes

c.       COA 395 : Practicum: Coaching Application

i.        Credit change from 1-2 to 1-3

d.      COA 405 : Advanced Concepts in Coaching

i.        Changes to learning outcomes

e.       PHSX 499R : Senior Capstone Seminar

i.        Changes to learning outcomes

4.       Course changes-First Read

a.       ACT 282 : Personal Trainer Certification

i.        Credit change from 2 to 1

b.       ARTH 302 : Survey of Hellenistic Art

i.         Title change from Survey of Ancient Art

c.        CHTH 210 : Foundations of Community and Public Health

i.         Title change from Foundations in Community Health

ii.        New learning outcomes

d.        HTH 455 : Ethics of Community Health

i.         Title change from The Ethic of Care

ii.        Changes to learning outcomes

e.        HTR 298 : Hospitality Management Internship

i.        New learning outcomes

ii.       Change in mode of delivery

f.       MCH 103 : Intro to Computer Aided Manufacturing

i.        Title change from Lvl 1 Level 1 Immerse 2Learn

ii.       Change in credits from 2 to 3

iii.      New learning outcomes

g.       SFBS 429 : Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Food and Health

i.        New learning outcomes

V.       Graduate Courses and Programs

1.       Course Changes-Second Read

a.       NUTR 528 : Advanced Food Systems Management in Dietetics

i.        Credit change from 3 to 2

ii.        Changes to learning outcomes

2.       Course Changes-First Read

a.       Rubric change from HDCO to COUN

i.          COUN 505 : Professional Issues in School Counseling

ii.         COUN 506 : School Counseling Programs

iii.        COUN 524 : Crisis Counseling: Theory and Practice

iv.        COUN 525 : Counseling Children & Adolescents

v.         COUN 526 : Adventure Counseling

vi.        COUN 530 : Mind-Body Well-Being Self-Care

vii.       COUN 540 : Mental Health, Identity Development, and Understanding

viii.      COUN 550 : Counseling Research and Evaluation

ix.       COUN 551 : Appraisal

x.        COUN 554 : Develop Theory Across Lifespan

xi.       COUN 558 : Career Counseling

a.       New learning outcomes

xii.      COUN 564 : Diagnosis and Mental Health

a.       Changes to learning outcome verbs

b.       ERTH 516 : Geology of the Northern Rocky Mountains

i.         Title change from North Rocky Mtn Geology

ii.        Changes to outcomes

c.        ERTH 524 : K-14 Earth System Science

i.         Changes to learning outcomes

d.       FILM 512 : SNHF Sound

i.         Change in number from 581

ii.        Title change

e.       LRES 525 : Applied Remote Sensing

i.         Credit change from 2 to 1

f.         M 505 : Principles of Mathematical Analysis

i.         New learning outcomes

g.       M 512 : Geometry & Algebraic Topology

i.         New learning outcomes

h.       NUTR 540 : Nutrition Education and Counseling

i.         New learning outcomes

i.         PHSX 511 : Astronomy for Teachers

i.        Changes to learning outcomes

ii.        Change in mode of delivery

j.         PHSX 571 : Electric Circuits and Magnetism for Teachers

i.         Changes to learning outcomes

k.        PHSX 579 : Special Relativity for Teachers

i.         Changes to learning outcomes

l.        PHSX 584 : Physics by Inquiry: Light & Color for Teachers

i.        Changes to learning outcomes

m.     PHSX 597 : Physics of Sustainable Energy for Teachers

i.         Title change from Physics of Renewable Energy for Teachers

n.       PSPP 521 : Plant Science for Teachers: It Grows on You

i.         New learning outcomes

o.       SFBS 552 : State of the Food Environment

i.         New learning outcomes

p.       STAT 536 : Time Series Analysis

i.         New learning outcomes

3.       Course Inactivations-First Read

a.       MB 536 : Exploring Microbiology

i.        No longer taught due to lack of demand. Related programs are okay with the inactivation.

VI.      Public Comment

1.       Taylor Pajunen- Students against Genocide

2.       Jonah Henderson- Students against Genocide

3.       Durward Sobek – Academic Affairs

VII.     Information Updates

1.       Strategic Planning Process – Kate Sutherland, Omar Shehryar, Sally Moyce

2.       Faculty Senate By-Laws revisions

3.       Council Updates (University Council, Grad Council, Research Council, ...)

4.       Policy revision process reminders

VIII.    Senators’ Open Conversation

1.       Sabbatical Applications success rate: Brennan Mumey

2.       Faculty concerns over MSU policy on immigration enforcement: Rob Maher

IX.      Adjourn: Susanne Cowan moved for adjournment. 4:29 pm