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Faculty Senate Meeting 

Harrison 123

November 20, 2024

3:15pm-4:30pm

Webex:

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=md4774ce0e7b2dbe67c1553b26021fcbf

 

I.            Call to Order 

 

II.            Approval of FS Minutes from November 6, 2024

 

III.            FYI Items 

a.      Update on make-up exam policy

b.      Information on Faculty Workshop “Being a Leader” in Spring 2025

i.        40-hour hybrid professional development course

ii.       Registration due by Jan 6, 2025

iii.      Course fee $500

iv.      CFE credits would be available

v.       Contact Duke Elliott (duke.elliott@montana.edu) or Elizabeth Roberts Williamson (elizabeth.roberts@montana.edu) for questions

c.       Honorary Degree Nominees discussed at next meeting (Dec 4)

d.      CFE Canvas workshop, Wednesday December 4, 11-12, Norm Asbjornson Hall 149

 

IV.            Icebreaker and Discussion

 

V.            Information Updates 

a.      Committee updates

i.        Graduate Council

ii.       Academic Council

iii.      Research Council

b.      Jeannette Grey Gilbert, Chief Human Resources Officer of MSU on proposed HR policy changes

c.       Chris Catlett (Director, Central Operations), John How (Director of CPDC) on proposed Enterprise car share

 

VI.            Undergraduate Courses and Programs 

a.      Courses – First Reading

i.        HSTA 474: Fire in America

ii.       SOCI 433: Sociology of Homelessness

b.      Courses – Second Reading

i.        AGTE 422 : Data Analysis and Management for Digital Agriculture

ii.       ARCH 113: Introduction to Architecture Professional Practice & Career

iii.      ARCH 161 : Introduction to Architectural Graphics

iv.      ERTH 462  : Advanced Geomorphology

v.       FILM 353: Advanced Television Production

vi.      HTR 350: Hospitality Purchasing & Cost Control

vii.     HTR 365 : Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the Hospitality Industry

viii.     SOCI 444: Sociology of Trafficking and Erotic Labor

ix.       TE 303: Circuit Construction and Troubleshooting

c.       Course Changes – First Reading

i.       BGEN 499: Senior Thesis/Capstone: Strategy Seminar

1.      Reducing the credits from 4 to 3 and thereby discontinuing the lecture component. Overtime the faculty have found this extra credit/lecture were not adding value. This change also brings the course into alignment with others in the CCN.

ii.      ECIV 308: Construction Practice

1.      Change from lecture and lab to just lecture course. Lab was for blueprints which is no longer required for this class.

iii.      EDEC 450: Language and Literacy in Early Childhood

1.      Title change from Literacy in the EC Classroom

2.      The name of the course was changed to better reflect the content and learning outcomes.

iv.      BIOM 499: Senior Capstone

1.      Change from Biotechnology Capstone

v.      ETCC 499R: Capstone: Construction Engineering Technology

1.      Change from 2 to 3 credits

2.      We are increasing the course credits from 2 to 3 credits as part of an effort to streamline the CET program. The additional credit will be used to primarily cover material on construction documentation that has previously been covered in a separate course. 

vi.      HTR 475: Integrative Hospitality Simulation

1.      Moving from face to face to online

vii.      LARC 331: Planting Design

1.      Change from 1-3 credits to 4 credits

d.      Course Inactivations – First Reading

i.      AGSC 455: Molecular Plant-Microbe & Insect Interactions

1.      No longer offered. Has been replaced with BIOM 465 “Plant-Pathogen Interactions.

ii.      AGSC 465R: Health, Agriculture, Poverty

1.      No longer offered.

iii.      Lack of support/scheduling room for 1-2 credit courses in Coaching minor.

1.      COA 256: Coaching Track and Field

2.      COA 316: Football Coaching Theory

3.      COA 317: Basketball Coaching Theory

4.      COA 318: Soccer Coaching Theory

5.      COA 319: Volleyball Coaching Theory

iv.      CS 145RA: Web Design

1.      CS is not an OCHE approved rubric. Since CS 145RA is cross-listed with MART 145RA, we will delete CS 145RA and keep MART 145RA. The course will continue to be team-taught by an Art Instructor and a CS Instructor.

v.      ECNS 401: Microeconomic Theory

1.      This course was replaced with ECNS 503

vi.      Due to low enrollment for on-campus summer courses and the fact that MSSE is a graduate program and we have changed all rubrics to 500 level courses. The below courses will no longer be offered.

1.      PHSX 401: Physics by Inquiry I

2.      PHSX 402: Physics by Inquiry II

3.      PHSX 403: Physics by Inquiry III

vii.      PSCI 434: International Law

1.      No longer offered

viii.      PSCI 436: Politics of Food & Hunger

1.      No longer offered

e.    Programs – First Reading

i.      -CAS: Hospitality

 

VII.            Graduate Courses and Programs 

a.     Course Changes – Second Reading

i.      AMST 590: Master's Thesis

1.      Credit range changed from 1-10 to 1-9

 

VIII.            Senators’ Open Conversation 

 

IX.            Public Comment 

 

X.            Adjourn