Current Agenda

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TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

August 11, 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

July 14, 2025 – Minutes –Attachment A

CONSENT AGENDA

Graduate Council –

New Courses

B.1 BUAD 651: Contemporary Business Topics

B.2 NURS 662: Acute Care Practitioner Practicum I

B.3 NURS 663: Acute Care Practitioner Practicum II

B.4 NURS 665: Acute Care Practitioner Practicum III

B.5 NURS 680: Diagnostic Procedures for Acute and Critical Settings

B.6 VIBS 644: One Health Toxicology

B.7 VTPB 684: Professional Internship

Change in Courses –

B.8 BESL 617: Evaluation of Programs with Bilingual and Language Minority Students K-12

B.9 ECEN 744: Scientific Machine Learning

B.10 HLTH 690: Theory of Research in the Discipline

B.11 NURS 631: Curriculum Foundations for Health Care Professionals

B.12 NURS 671: Pre-Clinical Essentials for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Change in Courses – Inactivation Proposal

None

New Programs Proposal

College of Nursing

B.13 CERT-AGNP: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Certificate

New Programs Proposal – Pending UCC approval

College of Engineering

Master of Science, Cybersecurity, ENG

New Programs Proposal – Pending UCC approval

College of Medicine

Master of Science in Genetic Counseling, COM

Change in Programs

College of Arts & Sciences

Department of Economics

B.14 PHD-ECON: Doctor of Philosophy in Economics

Miscellaneous Program Change Request

B.15 Nursing - GR Courses Not Taught - Bulk Inactivation

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

New Courses –

B.16 ENSS 305: Systems and Futures Thinking for Socio-Environmental Sustainability

B.16 ESST 202: Humanities Approaches to the Environment

Change in Courses –

B.17 AGCJ 301: Media Production in Agriculture and Life Sciences

B.18 AGCJ 308: Agricultural Photography

B.19 AGCJ 355: Digital Storytelling in Agriculture and Life Sciences I

B.20 AGEC 430: Macroeconomics of Agriculture

B.21 ALEC 450: Global Social Issues in Agriculture

B.22 ARCH 489: Special Topics in...

B.23 ASTR 285: Directed Studies

B.24 ASTR 289: Special Topics in…

B.25 ASTR 485: Directed Studies

B.26 ASTR 489: Special Topics in…

B.27 HMGT 336: Evaluation and Measurement of Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Services

B.28 HMGT 353: Food and Beverage Management

B.29 HMGT 401: Entrepreneurship in Hospitality, Tourism and Events

B.30 HORT 450: Processing Coffee and High-Value Horticultural Crops

B.31 NUTR 366: Nutrients and the Human Body I

B.32 PHYS 285: Directed Studies

B.33 PHYS 289: Special Topics in...

B.34 PHYS 485: Directed Studies

B.35 PHYS 489: Special Topics in...

New Programs

College of Arts and Sciences

B.36 BS-ESST: Environmental and Sustainability Studies - BS

New Programs Proposal – Pending UCC approval

College of Education and Human Development

Bachelor of Science in Coaching and Teaching in Secondary Education, CEHD

New Programs Proposal – Pending UCC approval

College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies

Bachelor of Science in Maritime Operations, MSMS (Galveston)

Change in Programs

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Anthropology

B.37 MINOR-ARCA: Archaeology - Minor

Change in Programs

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Anthropology

B.38 MINOR-NARC: Nautical Archaeology - Minor

Change in Programs

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Anthropology

B.39 MINOR-MEDA: Medical Anthropology - Minor

Change in Programs – Inactivation Proposal

None

W&C Courses

Courses with C – Certification

None

Courses with C – Recertification

None

Courses with W – Certification

None

Courses with W – Recertification

B.40 HLTH 415-W: Health Education Methodology

B.41 PBSI 471-W: Research Writing in Neuroscience

End of Consent Agenda_____________________________

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

COMMITTEE REPORTS

None

NEW BUSINESS

Code of Conduct - Attachment D1

Student Rule – Rule 7.2.1.3 and 7..1.3.1 – Non-Birthing Student Rule – Attachment D2

INFORMATIONAL ITEM

Acknowledgment of service

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADJOURN

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