TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda 

February 10, 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

Joe Pettibon II, Vice President for Planning, Assessment and Strategy 

MINUTES 

January 13, 2025 – Minutes – Attachment A

CONSENT AGENDA 

Graduate Council – 

New Courses 

B.1 EDAD 632: Doctoral Socialization, Identity, and Writing Seminar

B.2 EDCI 740: Theoretical and Practical Research in Curriculum and Instruction

B.3 EDCI 741: Developing Research Proposals

B.4 NURS 662: Acute Care Practitioner Practicum I

B.5 NURS 663: Acute Care Practitioner Practicum II

B.6 NURS 665: Acute Care Practitioner Practicum III

B.7 NURS 680: Diagnostic Procedures for Acute and Critical Settings

Change in Courses – 

B.8   DCED 622: Collaborative Composition

B.9   DCED 671: Modern Dance I

B.10 DCED 672: Modern Dance II

B.11 DCED 673: Modern Dance III

B.12 MGMT 630: Behavior in Organizations

B.13 MGMT 650: Human Relations and Collective Bargaining in Industry

B.14 NURS 630: Teaching and Learning Theory

B.15 PETE 668: RSVR Non-PETE Assets - Geothermal Energy, Compressed Gas Energy Storage, Carbon  Sequestration

 B.16 VIZA 615: Computer Animation

 B.17 VIZA 691: Research

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Communication & Journalism 

B.18 BA-COMM/MA-COMM-LEN: Communication - 5-Year Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Communication

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of English

B.19 BA-ENGL/MA-ENGL-LEN: English - 5-Year Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Philosophy

B.20 BA-PHIL/MA-PHIL-LEN: Philosophy - 5-Year Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Philosophy

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Communication & Journalism 

B. 21 BA-TCMS/MA-COMM-LEN: Telecommunication Media Studies - 5-year Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Communication

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Communication & Journalism 

B.22 BS-COMM/MA-COMM-LEN: Communication - 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Arts in Communication

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Geography

BS.23 BS-GIST/MS-GEOG-GGE: Geographic Information Science and Technology - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Geography

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Oceanography 

BS.24 BS-OCNG/MOS-OCST-GOC: Oceanography - BS - 5-Year Bachelor of Science/Master of Ocean Science and Technology

Change in Programs 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Communication & Journalism 

BS.25 BS-TCMS/MA-COMM-LEN: Telecommunication Media Studies - 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Arts in Communication

Change in Programs – Inactivation Proposal 

College of Arts and Sciences 

Department of Geography 

BS.26 BS/MWM-ENGS/WMHS/--GWM: Environmental Geoscience - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Water Management in Water Management and Hydrological Science

Miscellaneous Program Change Request 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

None – UCC does not meet in January 

New Courses 

None

W&C Courses

Courses with C – Certification 

NONE

Courses with C – Recertification 

NONE

Courses with W – Certification 

Courses with W – Recertification 

B.30 CHEN 433-W: Chemical Engineering Laboratory II

B.31 COMM 471-W: Media, Health and Medicine

B.32 VIBS 310-W: Biomedical Writing

End of Consent Agenda_____________________________

UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Core Curriculum Council January Report – Attachment C

New Core Curriculum Certification:

Foundational Core Component Area:  Language, Philosophy, and Culture 

 B.33 RUSS 355-GE: Contemporary Russia in Its Own Films

Foundational Core Component Area: Cultural Discourse (CD) Designation:

B.34 AFST 225-CD: Reframing Public Memory - Texas and the African American

B.35 GLST 209-CD: Languages in the United States

B.36 PHLT 303-CD: Social Context of Population Health

B.37 WGST 205-CD: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies

NEW BUSINESS

None

INFORMATIONAL ITEM

Code of Conduct 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADJOURN