Faculty Senate Minutes

March 22, 2017

3:10 – 4:30 pm

SUB 233

 

Membership

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Babcock, Michael – Chair

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Wilmer, Franke – Chair-Elect

 

Adams, Dean – AR/Art

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Anderson, Christina- AR/FilmPhoto

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Anderson, Ryan- EN/ChemEngr

 

Arnold, Shannon- AG/Ed

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Austin, Eric – LS/PolSci

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Belasco, Eric-Ag/AgEcon

 

Berry, Michael- EN/CivilEng

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Bolte, Jason-AR/Music

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Brown, William-Business

 

Burrows, Mary – ExtensionCampus

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Conrad, Maire- AR/Arch

 

Dratz, Ed- LS/Chem

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Creel, Scott- LS/Ecology

 

Eggert, Norm – Emeritus

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Ewing, Stephanie- AG/LRES

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Greenwood, Mark- LS/Math

 

Haggerty, Julia – LS/Earth

 

Herman, Matthew- LS/NAS

 

Hostetler, Jeff- Gallatin College

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Hughes, Thomas-LS/CellBio

 

Jha, Prashanta-AG/RC

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Koltz, Rebecca-EHHD/HD

 

Larson, Robb-EN/MIE

 

Lu, Chaofu-AG/PSPP

 

Lucas, Dan-ExtensionOffCampus

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Brody, M-EHHD/Ed

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Martin, James-LS/MLL

 

Merzdorf, Christa- LS/CellBio

 

Mosely, Jeff-AG/ARS

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Rebane, Aleks- LS/Physics

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Reidy, Michael- LS/History

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Becker, James – EN/ECE

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Running, Alice – CON

 

Smith, Jessi-LS/Psychology

 

Sterman, Leila-Library

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Thomas, Amy-LS/English

 

Wiedenheft, Blake-AG/Micro

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Yamaguchi, Tomoni- LS/Soc

 

Izurieta, Clem- COE/CS

 

 

 

Alternates

 

Adams, Edward-EN/Civil

 

Amendola, Roberta- EN/MIE

 

Babbitt, Randy-LS/Physics

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Becker, James – EN/ECE

 

Bennett, Robert – LS/English

 

Black, Laura – Business

 

Dlakic, Mensur- AG/Micro

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Ellis, Colter – LS/ Soc

 

Engel, Rick – AG/LRES

 

Gannon, Paul – EN/ChBE

 

Geyer, Lukas – LS/ Math

 

Karczewska, Zuzanna- AR/Arch

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Kevane, Bridget – LS/MLL

 

LeCain, Tim – LS/History

 

Liu, Jian-yi- LS/Earth

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Olson, Bret- AG/ARS

 

Perry, Dustin- AG/AgEd

 

Ricciardelli, Lucia- AR/FilmPhoto

 

Rogers-Stanton, Christine- ED/Ed

 

Shanahan, Elizabeth – LS/PolSci

 

Stock, Wendy-AG/AgEcon

 

Wathen, Cristen- EHHD/HHD

 

Yost, Laurel- AR/Music

 

Young, Scott- Library

 

Zimpel, James- AR/Art

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Wittie, Mike-COE/CS

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Carucci, Larry- Faculty Affairs

 

Other Participants in Attendance

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John Paxton- DH/CS

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Brett Gunnink- Dean/COE

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David Eitle-Sociology

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Robert Mokwa- OAA

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Kirk Branch- DH/English

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Charles Boyer- Dean/COA

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Chris Fastnow- Planning

 

 

 

 

I.       Call to Order

II.      Approval of the March 1st, 2017 meeting: approved

III.     BOR update

·         Western Lands and People Center approved

·         $24M budget reduction had been “downgraded” to $13M, still being discussed

·         Tuition increases are likely

·         Romney Hall renovation proposal has a pulse

·         New Budget allocation model was announced

IV.       Nominee for Faculty Senate Chair-Elect

·         Dr. Abigail Richards, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

o   Christine Anderson moved to suspend the rule to proceed to a vote, Brett Olsen seconded, approved.

o   Bill Brown moved to elect Dr. Richards, Rebecca Koltz seconded, approved.

V.     Updates from CPC and Graduate Council Updates from CPC and Graduate Council

Courses approved FS Steering

•       M 587                            Lie Groups

•       COMX 106                   Communicating in a Dynamic Workplace

Courses Approved by CPC*

•       DDSN 131                            Intro to Drafting and Design

•       HSTA 402                             Sex and Sexuality in America

•       M 476                                    Intro to Topology

•       PSCI 451                               State and Local Policymaking

•       GERM 353                           Cold War Berlin

*These will be voted on by Faculty Senate Steering, unless we hear from senators.

Courses approved by GC*

•       MSSE 503             Integrating Literature into the Science Classroom

•       CHMY 513           Computational Chemistry

•       CSCI 535               Computational Topology

*These will be voted on by Faculty Senate Steering, unless we hear from senators.

VI.     Common Hour Exam Issue- removed from agenda

VII.    B.A. in Computer Science

·         Jason Bolte gave an overview of the College of Arts and Architecture discussions with COE/CS.

·         Mike Wittie moved for discussion of the proposed amendment attached; Christine Anderson seconded. The amendment was opened for discussion. Not voted on.

·         Mike Wittie moved for discussion to partner with only BA generating departments, Scott Creel seconded. The amendment was opened for discussion. One in favor, two abstentions, failed.

IIX.     Annual review form

IX.      Public comment

X.       Adjournment

 

Spring 2017 Faculty Senate meeting schedule – please mark your calendars!

April 5th April 19th

May 3th (All Faculty Meeting)

 

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