TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda 

May 12, 2025

3:00pm, in 601 Rudder and via Zoom (link sent directly to Senators)

 https://facultysenate.tamu.edu

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@tamufacultysenate4044/streams

 

CALL TO ORDER
 
SPEAKER COMMENTS
 
GUEST SPEAKER
 
MINUTES 
 
April 14, 2025 – Minutes – Attachment A
 
CONSENT AGENDA 
 
Graduate Council – 

New Courses 

B.1 COSC 635: Life Cycle Assessment in Building Construction

B.2 COSC 651: Data Science for the Built Environment

B.3 INTA 747: European Politics and Institutions B.4 ISTM 661: Information Architecture for Business

B.5 VIBS 646: Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals

 
Change in Courses - 

B.6 ACCT 612: Partnership and Real Estate Taxation

B.7 BUSH 685: Directed Studies

B.8 FSTC 629: Electron Beam and Ionizing Technologies

B.9 ISTM 681: Seminar

B.10 LAW 743: Cybersecurity Compliance for Maritime

B.11 MATH 603: Methods of Applied Mathematics II

B.12 MPED 804: Pediatric Cardiology

B.13 MPED 814: Pediatric and Adult Immunology Outpatient Care

B.14 MPSY 999: On Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.15 OBGY 807: Clinical Research - OB/GYN

B.16 SURG 851: Vascular Surgery Acting Internship

B.17 VTPP 612: Physiology II

 
New Programs Proposal
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Mathematics
B.18 CERT-CMTS: Computational Technology and Science - Certificate
 
Change in Programs 
Mays Business School
B.19 CERT-BDAT: Business Data Analytics - Certificate
 
Miscellaneous Program Change Request 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

New Courses -

B.20 ECMT 464: Applied Econometrics

B.21 ECON 399: High Impact Experience

B.22 ISTM 326: Designing and Reporting Information

B.23 MARB 424: Estuarine Ecology

B.24 VTPP 222: Great Poisonings of the World

 
Change in Courses-

B.25 ECON 318: Work, Family and Public Policy

B.26 MART 200: Deck Sea Training I: Basic Communications, Navigation and Seamanship

B.27 MATH 152: Engineering Mathematics II

B.28 MATH 172: Calculus II

B.29 RDNG 371: Literature in the Middle Grades for all Children

 
Change in Programs
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Biology
B.30 MINOR-BIOI: Bioinformatics - Minor

Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences 
Department of Mathematics
B.31 BS-APMT-CPS: Applied Mathematics - BS, Computational Science Emphasis
 
W&C Courses

Courses with C – Certification 

Courses with C – Recertification 

B.32 CSCE 482-C: Senior Capstone Design

B.33 CSCE 483-C: Computer Systems Design

B.34 MATH 482-C: Research Seminar

 
Courses with W – Certification 
B.35 MARB 405-W: Marine Parasitology
 
Courses with W – Recertification 

B.36 CSCE 491-W: Research

B.37 ECCB 285-W: Directed Studies

B.38 ECMT 461-W: Economic Data Analysis

B.39 ECON 465-W: Contemporary Economic Issues

B.40 MAST 411-W: International Maritime Culture

B.41 NUEN 303-W: Radiation Detection and Isotope Technology Laboratory

B.42 NURS 411-W: Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

B.43 NURS 461-W: Application of Evidence Based Practice for the RN

B.44 NURS 467-W: Leadership and Management for the RN

B.45 PETE 436-W: Petroleum Technical Presentation II

B.46 PHIL 334-W: Philosophy of Law

B.47 VIBS 489-W: Special Topics in...

 
End of Consent Agenda_____________________________
 
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

COMMITTEE REPORTS
 Core Curriculum Council April Report – Attachment C
 The Council approved the following courses for core curriculum recertification. We recommend approval of these courses by the Faculty Senate.

Recertification for Foundational Component Area: Creative Arts 
B.48 COMM 257-GE: Communication, Religion and the Arts

NEW BUSINESS 

State of the Faculty Senate Address- Speaker Angie Hill Price 

PASSING OF THE GAVEL- Speaker Andrew Klein 

Officer and EC Elections 
Bios for Candidates (WILL be updated after nominations close) 

INFORMATIONAL ITEM
Code of Conduct (Discussion only)

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADJOURN