University Council Minutes
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
SUB Room 235
Printable Minutes
Members:
Waded Cruzado, Dean Adams, Fran Albrecht, Justin Arndt, Sreekala Bajwa, Matt Caires, Leon Costello, Chris Dobbs, Ariel Donohue, Jonathan Dove, Tracy Ellig, Colter Ellis, Stephanie Erdmann, Chris Fastnow, Stephanie Gray, Jeannette Grey Gilbert, Brett Gunnink, Alison Harmon, Stefani Hicswa, John How, Yves Idzerda, Greg Kegel, Ryan Knutson, Chere LeClair, Ilse-Mari Lee, Terry Leist, Dan Miller, Bob Mokwa, Doralyn Rossmann, Tricia Seifert, Steve Swinford, Kim Obbink, Craig Ogilvie, Kellie Peterson, Sarah Shannon, Cody Stone, Amber Vestal, Kristof Zaba, Jacob Zink
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- Call to Order
President Waded Cruzado
President Cruzado called meeting to order at 8:30am. - Approval of Minutes for November 1, 2023
Terry Leist moved to approve minutes; Dean Isle-Mari Lee seconded. The minutes were approved unanimously. - University Wide Information/Annoucements
President Cruzado shared her gratitude to Dean Dan Miller and Dean Kristof Zaba as they depart their roles. Dan Miller will transition to Dean of International Programs and Global Engagement in January 2024. - Public Comment
There were no public comment offered. - Old Items
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Conflict of Interest Policy Revision
Justin Arndt, Chief Compliance Officer
There was no additional feedback. The policy was approved unanimously.
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- Informational Items
- Sunsetting duplicate Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
Justin Arndt, Chief Compliance Officer
There were two similar policies in both University Police Department and University Human Resources. This will now streamline the policy to be housed in University Human Resources. - Administrative updates to existing policies
Justin Arndt, Chief Compliance Officer
Minor non-substantive edits made for clarity.
- Sunsetting duplicate Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
- Updates
President Cruzado presented a comprehensive 2023 Year in Review of Montana State University.
Campus executives shared around the table updates.
The meeting adjourned at 9:26am.
NOTE: The next University Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, 2024, from 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM in SUB, Room 235.