Faculty Senate Agenda
Faculty Senate Meeting
Harrison Hall 123
October 8, 2025
3:15pm-4:30pm
Webex:
https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m3e04c778ba3092e8e2c63543ae81fbb3
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of FS Minutes from September 24, 2025
III. FYI Items
a. Annual Founder’s Day faculty award nominations due Nov. 15.
b. Veterans Park dedication, Friday, Oct. 10, 3PM
c. AIH outdoor arbor opening, Monday, Oct. 13, 11AM
d. Academic advising for SP26 starts, Monday, Oct. 13
e. Provost Lecture, Virginia Bratton, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7PM (MoR)
IV. Undergraduate Courses and Programs
a. New Courses-Second Read
i. ECIV 453 : Transportation Safety
ii. ECIV 458 : Traffic Flow Fundamentals
iii. LS 335 : Food, War, and Migration: Eating Across Cultures in an Age of Turmoil
iv. LSCI 420 : International Angling and Fisheries Research
b. New Courses-First Read
i. EDU 480 : Personalizing Learning with Competency-Based Education
ii. EMEC 456 : The Science and Engineering of Outdoor Sports Gear
c. Course Changes-Second Read
iii. HDFS 337 : Personal and Family Finance I
1. Major changes to learning outcomes
iv. HDFS 419 : STEAM: Clothing & Textiles Instruction in FCS
v. HDFS 494 : Seminar/Workshop
1. Major changes to learning outcomes
vi. KIN 330 : Motor Learning and Control
1. Major changes to learning outcomes
vii. MAS 110 : DAF Heritage and Values I
1. Title change from Department of the Air Force (DAF) Professionalism
2. Changes to learning outcomes
d. Course Changes-First Read
viii. HEE 430 : Instructional Design in Health Enhancement
1. Change in credits from 3 to 1
2. New learning outcomes
3. Changes to prereqs
e. Program Changes-Second Read
i. ARTG-BFA : Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
1. Title changed from Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art-Graphic Design Option
2. Clean up of and small changes to program details
ii. ARTS-BFA : Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
1. Title changed from Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art-Graphic Design Option
2. Clean up of and small changes to program details
iii. SFHD-BS : Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems - Sustainable Food Systems Option
1. New learning outcomes
2. Changes to program details
f. Program Inactivations-First Read
i. FDEN-OPTION : Hospitality Management-Food Enterprises
1. Students did not enroll in this option but were interested in some of the coursework. A certificate of Food Enterprise is being proposed.
V. Graduate Courses and Programs
a. New Courses-First Read
i. EDU 580 : Personalizing Learning with Competency-Based Education
ii. EDU 593 : Graduate Study Abroad
b. Course Changes-First Read
i. NRSG 620 : Advanced Pharmacology II-FNP
1. Title changed from Adv Pharm II
2. New learning outcomes
ii. PSYX 505 : Psychology of Teaching and Learning
1. Title changed from Teaching of Psychology
2. Credit change from 1 to 3
3. Changes to learning outcomes
c. Course Inactivations-First Read
i. GEO 583 : Applied Geological Hydrology
1. Course hasn't been taught since Fall 2007; no faculty member to teach it anymore.
d. Program Changes-First Read
i. MOSE-MS : Master of Science in Science Education
1. Changes to learning outcomes
VI. Information Updates
a. Visit and remarks by Dr. Alison Harmon, MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development
b. Council Updates (Grad Council, University Council, Research Council, ...)
c. Faculty Senate orientation and introductions:
(9/24: Letters & Science , Ag , EHHD)
10/8: Engineering, Arts & Architecture, Nursing, Business, Extension
d. Small group conversation: Noteworthy accomplishments for you and your colleagues?
VII. Senators’ Open Conversation
VIII. Public Comment
IX. Adjourn