Faculty Senate Meeting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025  
3:30 - 5:15 p.m. 

Senate Chamber, Old Capitol

 

Agenda

I. Call to Order

II. Approvals 

  1. Meeting Agenda - Decision
  2. Faculty Senate Minutes (October 28, 2025) - Decision
  3. Committee Appointments (Roxanna Curto, Chair, Committee on Committees) - Decision
    • Joel Geerling (Neurology) to fill the unexpired term of Ted Abel (Neuroscience & Pharmacology) on the Faculty Senate, 2026-28
    • Matthew Arndt (Music) to fill the unexpired term of John Wadsworth (Rehabilitation & Counselor Education) on the Faculty Staff Parking Appeals Committee, Spring 2026
    • Erik Krohn (Computer Science) to fill the unexpired term of John Wadsworth (Rehabilitation & Counselor Education) on the Parking and Transportation Committee, Spring 2026
    • Julie Koch (Psychological & Quantitative Foundations) to fill the unexpired term of Sarah Vigmostad (Biomedical Engineering) on the Committee on Elections, Spring 2026
  4. Faculty Senate Elections 2026 Vacancy Tally (Craig Just) - Decision 

 III. New Business

  • Kevin Kregel, Executive Vice President and Provost
  • Brent Gage, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Strategy
  • Executive Session:*  Senator Discussion with Pete Matthes, Senior Advisor to the President and Vice President for External Relations
  • Ethics in Research Policy (Craig Just) - Decision
  • President's Report (Craig Just)

IV.   From the Floor

V.   Announcements 

  • The next Faculty Council meeting will be Tuesday, January 27, 3:30-5:15 pm, Executive Boardroom (2390), University Capitol Centre
  • The next Faculty Senate meeting will be Tuesday, February 10, 3:30-5:15 pm, Senate Chamber, Old Capitol

VI.   Adjournment 

*During Executive Session, only Senators and invited guests remain in the room. Everyone else will be asked to leave until the executive session ends.