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Faculty Senate Meeting 

Harrison Hall 123

April 8, 2026

3:15pm-4:30pm

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I.                        Call to Order 

II.                        Approval of FS Minutes from March 25, 2026

III.                        FYI Items 

1.                  Strategic Plan Listening Session for faculty: special additional listening sessions Wed, April 15, 11:00-12:00pm Ballroom D, AND 3:15pm -4:15pm Harrison 123

2.                  Dr. Julia Haggerty gives Provost Distinguished Lecture, April 21, MoR

3.                  Commencement, May 8, 2026

4.                  MUS increase in medical premiums (9.75%), deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums and co-payments. (Employer contribution increase 2.5%).

IV.                        Undergraduate Courses and Programs

1.                  New Courses-Second Read

a.                ARTH 475 : Professional Paper

b.                BIOH 497 : Educational Methods: Human Biology

c.                EQUH 215 : Weanling Training and Development

d.                EQUH 310 : Horsemanship 3

e.                IDSN 193 : Interior Design Study Abroad

f.                 NUTR 420 : Food Innovation & Entrepreneurship

g.                SFBS 452 : State of the Food Environment

2.                  New Courses-First Read

a.                AGED 405 : Building Global Leaders in Agriculture

b.                ARCH 213 : Professional Practice I

c.                HEE 361 : Youth Movement Science II

d.                HLD 401 : Intermediate Peer Mentorship

e.                HLD 403 : Advanced Peer Mentorship

f.                 LEG 498 : Internship

g.                HLD 403 : Advanced Peer Mentorship

h.                PSCI 442 : Environmental Policy and Politics

i.                  PSYX 483 : Psychology of Death and Dying

j.                  WRIT 495 : Writing Field Experience Practicum

3.                  Course Changes-Second Read

a.                PSYX 100IS : Introduction to Psychology

i.               Credit change from 4 to 3

4.                  Course Changes-First Read

a.                FILM 112 :Film Production I

i.               Title change from Aesthetics of Film Production I

b.                FILM 212 :Film Production II

i.               Title change from Aesthetics of Film Production II

c.                GEO 402 : Cellular and Molecular Paleontology

i.               Title change from Molecular Paleontology

d.                HLD 301 : Fundamentals of Peer Mentorship

i.               Rubric and number change from US 460 (US is not an approved rubric)

ii.               Title change from Peer Leadership

iii.               New learning outcomes

5.                  Course Inactivations-First Read

a.                M 065 : Pre-Algebra

i.               M 065 and M 085 have been replaced with M063 and M 090.

b.               M 066 : Pre-Algebra Lab and Study

i.               This course has been replaced by M063.

c.                M 108 : Business Mathematics

i.               This course is no longer a requirement for Gallatin College students, it has been replaced with M105Q.

d.                PSYX 443 : Collective Memory

i.               Retired Fall 2025

6.                  New Programs-Second Read

a.                -BS : Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

b.                -C : Food Security Certificate

7.                  Program Changes-Second Read

a.                BEHA-CTS : Certificate of Technical Studies in Behavioral Health

i.               Reduction in credits from 29 to 18

b.                MEDI-CAS : Medical Assistant

i.               Change in credits

ii.               Change in modality

8.                  Program Changes-First Read

a.                HEEN-BS : Bachelor of Science in Physical Education

i.               Title change from Bachelor of Science in Health Enhancement K-12 Broadfield-Health and Physical Education

b.                MBOA-BS : Bachelor of Science in Microbiology

i.               Title change from Bachelor of Science in Microbiology-Microbiology Option, Microbiology Track

ii.               New learning outcomes

9.                  Program Inactivations-Second Read

a.                AMER-BA : Bachelor of Arts in American Studies

i.               Low enrollment in major

V.                        Graduate Courses and Programs

1.                  New Courses-Second Read

a.                BCH 527 : Introduction to Structural Biology: Transmission Electron Microscopy

b.                PHSX 564 : Current Topics in Space Physics

2.                  New Courses-First Read

a.                EMAN 515 : Industrial Internet of Things

b.                LRES 556 : Earth's Critical Zone

3.                  Course Changes-Second Read

a.                BIOE 526 : Symbiosis for Teachers: Eat, Prey, Love

i.               New learning outcomes

b.                COUN 592 : Independent Study

i.               Rubric change from HDCO

ii.               New learning outcomes

c.                M 518 : Statistics for Teaching

i.               New learning outcomes

d.                M 581 : Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations I

i.               New learning outcomes

e.                NUTR 598 : Internship

i.               Addition of learning outcomes

ii.               Change in modality

f.                 STAT 501 : Intermediate Probability and Statistics

i.               New learning outcomes

g.                STAT 509 : Stochastic Processes

i.               New learning outcomes

h.                STAT 528 : Statistical Quality Control

i.               New learning outcomes

i.                  STAT 578 : Response Surface Methodology

i.               New learning outcomes

4.                  Course Changes-First Read

a.                AGED 592 : Independent Study

i.               New learning outcomes

b.                AGED 594 : Graduate Seminar

i.               New learning outcomes

c.                AGED 598 : Internship

i.               Change in range of credits from 2-12 to 2-8

ii.               New learning outcomes

d.                BIOB 525 : Adv. Cell & Molecular Biology

i.               New learning outcomes

e.                BIOE 585 : Exploring Biology for Teachers

i.               New learning outcomes

f.                 ENTO 510 : Insect Ecology

i.               New learning outcomes

g.                STAT 525 : Biostatistics

i.               New learning outcomes

h.                STAT 537 : Multivariate Analysis I

i.               New learning outcomes

i.                  STAT 598 : Internship

i.               Number change from 576

ii.               New learning outcomes

5.                  Program Changes-Second Read

a.                MSDS-MS : Master of Science in Statistics - Data Science Option

i.               Degree name change from MS in Data Science

ii.               New outcomes

iii.               Changes to program details

VI.                        Public Comment

VII.                        Information Updates

1.                  Student Learning Outcomes policy (second reading)

2.                  Revised Faculty Senate By-Laws (second reading)

3.                  Proposed Ethics and Professionalism policy (second reading)

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

VIII.                        Nominations and voting:  Chair-Elect 

IX.                        Senators’ Open Conversation

X.                        Executive Session: consideration of Honorary Doctorate nomination

XI.                        Adjourn