October 23, 2024 Minutes

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Harrison 123

October 23, 2024

3:15pm-4:30pm

I.            Call to Order

a.      Meeting called to order at 3:18pm

II.            Approval of FS Minutes from October 9, 2024

a.      Clemente Izurieta moves to approve. Doug Downs seconds. None opposed. No abstentions. Approved.

III.            FYI Items

a.      President Search Committee Announcement

i.      Specific Faculty Senate/Faculty listening session: Monday Nov 4, 2024 at 3:15 pm in the SUB Alumni Legacy Lounge

1.      Zoom link

2.      Please attend if you can, or send an alternate. This is important.

3.      Think about:

a.      Talking points

b.      Characteristics or qualifications

4.      Committee members, some members of the BOR, search firm.

5.      Can distribute the Zoom link to your faculty.

b.      Two new appointees to the Honorary Degree Committee: Mary Cloninger from Letters & Science and Brittney Stephenson from Jabs College of Business

c.       MSU 2024 Faculty Symposium - Engage to Empower, Friday, October 25, 2024, 12-2 in NAH Inspiration Hall

d.      Department of Defense Early Career and Young Investigator Programs, Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 11:00 am, Zoom

e.      Margot Lee Shetterly at MSU, Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 6-8 pm, SUB Ballrooms

IV.            Information Updates

a.      Committee updates

i.      Graduate Council

ii.      Academic (Dean’s) Council

b.      Randy Crandall, Parking Services

V.            New Business

a.      Parking update-Lieutenant Randy Crandall

i.      Randy.crandall@montana.edu, extension 1202

ii.      Now Parking and Transportation Services

iii.      Launched shuttle service

iv.      Staffing has increased

v.      What we could have done better

1.      Better messaging

2.      More time to make permit decisions

vi.      Questions

1.      It takes time to check five different lots for available spaces.

a.      Only Bobcat has five lots. Can use the shuttle to get from the far away lots to center of campus.

2.      Handicap parking is moving further out? 

a.      Added 10 ADA spots in the parking garage.

b.      More will be added when construction is finished.

c.       Shuttles are ADA compliant and there are 31 ADA spots in the lots 20 and 25 

3.      If you need to leave and come back, 20 and 25 is too far. Is there a possibility that some spots could be reserved for faculty?

a.      Not just a faculty problem. Students have the same problem. 

b.      No, we can’t reserve spots for faculty. The fees are how we fund the Parking and Transportation Services. 

4.      Does Parking handle bicycling issues also?

a.      Yes. 

b.      Would like to add more covered bicycle parking.

5.      If you have more questions, please email Randy.

b.      Institute for National Security Research and Education (INSRE) proposal – first reading

i.      Ann Marie Reinhold, Mark Sharpe, Ben Dalke

ii.      Questions

1.      Proposal seems mostly structural/organizational?

a.      Enrich and build the internal capacity on campus. Strengthening from the inside. 

b.      Bring in support we need to manage the grants

2.      What units are involved?

a.      Mechanical Engineering, Milltech, Cyber Security, Photonics, Computer Engineering, etc. Would like to expand that. A lot of work to be done.

3.      Hard to find space on campus to store sensitive data. Will this program have support for these short term, lower funded projects?

a.      Yes, that is exactly it. 

4.      How broadly defined is “security”?

a.       Security is defined broadly in INSRE – ranging from the cybersecurity efforts that we are leading in the SECL to food security to military strategy. I can provide more info as needed.

5.      Where is this in the approval process?

a.      Will go back to BOR after it is approved here. 

6.      Can we call for a vote now, or do we need to wait two weeks. Need to motion to suspend the rules. 

iii.      Kevin Amende moves to suspend the rules and vote today. Kevin McPhee seconds. 

1.      Not comfortable with suspending the rules. 

2.      We do have quorum. 

3.      9 for suspending. 12 opposed. Motion does not pass. It will have second read at the next meeting.

VI.            Undergraduate Courses and Programs 

a.      Courses—First Reading 

i.      CSCI 118: School of Computing Introduction

ii.      GEO 401: Phylogenetics

b.      Courses – Second Reading

i.      EDSP 410: Supporting Diverse Learners Through Collaboration

ii.      EDSP 434: Behavioral Principles of Teaching & Learning

iii.      EDSP 464: Methods of Instruction for Students with High Incidence Disabilities

iv.      EDSP 498: Internship: Special Education

v.      EIND 415: Smart Manufacturing

vi.      HSTA 403: Plants and Power in American History

vii.      HSTA 410: Disease in America

viii.      PHL 340 : American Pragmatism

c.       Course Changes – Second Reading

i.      MUSI 112IA : Choir: Tenor Bass Choir 

1.      Title change from Choir: University Chorus 

2.      Updating the title to this more specific name will facilitate registration by students into the correct ensembles.

ii.      MUSI 212IA : University Chorale 

1.      Title changed from Choir II

a.      Updating the title to this more specific name will facilitate registration by students into the correct ensembles.

b.      Due to CCN, title will be Choir II: University Chorale. Waiting on reply before making changes. 

iii.      NUTR 401 : Nutrition Assessment/Counsel

1.      Credit change from 3 credits lecture, to 2 credits lecture, 1 credit lab

2.      As dietetics practice evolves into more hands on assessment and intervention strategies included but not limited to taking blood pressures, physical exams, and tube feeding placement it is imperative that students are provided ample opportunities to practice these skills outside of the classroom.

d.      Course Inactivations – Second Reading

i.      PSCI 414 : Drug Trafficking and Governance in the Americas

1.      Per Political Science Department Heads Dr. David Parker and Dr. Eric Austin, PSCI 414: Drug Trafficking and Governance in the Americas will be removed from the major program and catalog due to a lack of need for this course in the current curriculum and available faculty to offer it.

2.      Eric Austin noted that the faculty with the requisite expertise have retired and they cannot offer these courses anymore. They are also not required courses for the major.

ii.      PSCI 415 : The Political Economy of Energy

1.      Per Political Science Department Heads Dr. David Parker and Dr. Eric Austin, PSCI 415: The Political Economy of Energy will be removed from the major program and catalog due to a lack of need for this course in the current curriculum and available faculty to offer it.

e.      Program Changes – Second Reading

i.      BEID-BS : Bachelor of Science in Technology Education -Applied Technology Management

1.      Title changed from Technology Education Industrial Technology Option

2.      This title change is in keeping with our peer institutions with similar programs. We have found that our graduates struggle to get interviews because employers do not understand what our program is as we are still using an Antiquated name (industrial Technology). This old Title is a hold over from the 1960’s when technology education was called industrial arts.

ii.      HMHR-BS : BS in Hospitality Management: Hotel & Restaurant Management

1.      Title change from Hospitality Management

VII.            Graduate Courses and Programs 

a.      Courses – First Reading

i.      AMST 575: Professional Paper

ii.       GPHY 571: Data Science for Climate and Sustainability Analysis

iii.       HDFS 525: Family Finance and Resource Management: Teaching & Outreach

iv.       HDFS 530: Culinary and Nutrition Instruction in Family and Consumer Sciences

b.      Courses – Second Reading

i.      GPHY 508: Advanced Geospatial Analysis for Earth Sciences

ii.      NASX 516: Buffalo Food System - Spring & Summer Seasons

iii.      NASX 517: Buffalo Food System - Fall & Winter Seasons

c.       Program Changes – Second Reading

i.      MTSI-MS: MS in Materials Science and Engineering

1.      Title change from Materials Science 

2.      The proposed name change from Materials Science to Materials Science and Engineering is motivated by a strong preference expressed by both students and faculty in the program, as well as a desire for the program name to more accurately represent the cross-college (CLS and NACOE) nature of the program's participants and curriculum.

VIII.            Senators’ Open Conversation 

a.      (Tim McDermott) Faculty desperation/frustration on housing. Other university offers housing assistance. Long term loans. Median cost does not match starting salaries. Other universities are able to figure this out. 

b.      (Steve Stowers) Presidential search process. Email about the committee. 3 TT faculty on committee. 6 out 22 people on the committee are faculty and students. They are underrepresented. Commissioner appointed these people. 

i.      Presidential Search Advisory Committee

1.    Chair: Clayton Christian, Commissioner of Higher Education 

2.    Joyce Dombrouski, MUS Regent 

3.    Dean Folkvord, MUS Regent 

4.    Stefani Hicswa, Chancellor of Montana State University Billings 

5.    Sean Chandler, President Aaniiih Nakoda College 

6.    Steven Swinford, MSU Vice President for Student Success 

7.    Sarah Shannon, MSU Dean Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing 

8.    Megan Lasso, MSU Associate Vice President University Budgets & Financial Services 

9.    Jovanka Voyich, MSU professor and head of the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology 

10. Chere LeClair, MSU Teaching Professor School of Architecture 

11. Stephanie McCalla, MSU Associate Professor Chemical & Biochemical Engineering 

12. Sarah Stoneback, MSU Associate Professor School of Music 

13. Korrin Fagenstrom, MSU Senior Associate Director University Student Housing 

14. Joseph Shaw, MSU Distinguished Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering 

15. Leon Costello, MSU Director of Athletics 

16. Nancy Seleski, MSU Alumni Foundation 

17. Madisan Chavez, MSU Graduate Student 

18. Jacob Zink, MSU Student 

19. David Kelsey, MSU Extension Advisory Committee Member 

20. Ryan McCormick, MAES Advisory Board Member 

21. Michael Sanderson, Sanderson Stewart Transportation & Engineering 

22. Garrett Leach, Next Frontier Capital 

23. Alan Deibert, MSU MilTech and Applied Research Lab Executive Director

c.       Would like more info on the dental insurance issue. 

i.      They are coming November 6th. 

IX.            Public Comment

a.      None

X.            Adjourn

a.      Scott McCalla moves to adjourn. Karie Orendorff Seconds. Adjourned at 4:32.