Meeting Minutes: October 8, 2026

MINUTES

The Faculty Senate met on Thursday October 8, 2026, in French Admin Conference Room 324F and via Zoom. Sixty-two (62) senators were present, six (6) vacancies with twenty-three (23) absent, and twenty-six (26) non-voting participants. The meeting was called to order by Ryan Thomas, Senate Chair-Elect, at 4:06 pm

Guest Presentation: Sharyl Kammerzell, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer

Guest Presentation: Matthew Skinner, Vice President of Finance and Business Services

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1. Call to order 4:06 pm
2. Approval of minutes from September 24, 2026, Faculty Senate meeting (PDF)
   • Approved by unanimous consent
3. Additions or changes to the agenda
   • None
4. Updates
   1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Committee
      1. Faculty Senate Chair – C. Horne Not present
      2. Chair-Elect – R. Thomas
      3. Immediate Past Chair – K. Roberts
      4. Executive Secretary – M. Hudelson
   2. Board of Regents – T. Klein
   3. Legislative Representative – S. Bollens
5. Information Items
6. Agenda Items
   1. Action Items
      1. (Item #2026.09.24_637_Steering) Proposed University Centers and Institutes (C/I) Governance Policy (Exhibits 637A, 637B, 637C, *637D, *637E)
         • * These items have been updated
         • Motion approved; 46 approve, 6 reject
      2. (Item #2026.09.24_608_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibits 608B, 608C)
         • Motion approved; 52 approve, 0 reject
      3. (Item #2026.09.24_639_CRP) Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin No. 1, Courses (Exhibit 639A)
         • Motion approved; 56 approve, 0 reject
      4. (Item #2026.09.24_640_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 1. Courses (Exhibit 640A)
         • Motion approved; 54 approve, 0 reject
      5. (Item #2026.09.24_641_CRP) Professional Health Sciences Major Change Bulletin No. 1, Courses (Exhibit 641A)
         • Motion approved; 51 approve, 0 reject
      6. (Item #2026.09.24_642_CRP) UCORE Renewals and Changes approved by the UCORE Committee Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 642A)
         • Motion approved; 53 approved, 0 reject
   2. Discussion Items
      1. (Item #2026.10.08_644_FAC) Proposed update to the Faculty Manual Section III.D.9 Process for Tenure and Advancement in Rank (Exhibit 644A)
      2. (Item #2026.10.08_645_GSC) Proposal for retroactive inclusion of Food Technologies graduate certificate in Data Analytics and Sustainability within the approved M.S. in Food Manufacturing Technologies Program (Exhibits 645A, 645B)
      3. (Item #2026.10.08_646_GSC) Proposed Revisions to Graduate School Policy and Procedures to align certain graduate credit limits at nine credits. (Exhibits 646A, 646B)
      4. (Item #2026.10.08_647_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 1, Requirements (Exhibit 647A)
7. Constituent Concerns
8. Adjournment 4:43 pm