DATE: September 16, 2026
TO: Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Julien Panetier, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – SEPTEMBER 22
The first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2026-2027 academic year is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, at 11:30 a.m. in Old Union Hall.
The agenda is:
1. Approval of Minutes of the April 21, 2026 meeting
2. Faculty Obituaries
a. Prof. Laura Palanker Musselman, Biological Sciences
b. Prof. Emeritus Howard H. Pattee, Systems Science & Industrial Engineering
c. Prof. Emeritus Mark Reisinger, Geography
d. Prof. S. Sriram, School of Management
3. Election of 2026- 2027 Faculty Senate Officers. The Nominating Committee of the Faculty Senate presents the following nominees:
Vice Chair (2026-2027 term) – Melissa Hardesty, CCPA, Social Work
Secretary (2026-2027 term) – Emily Leppien, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
4. Reports
5. Curriculum items (PRC)
a. New Graduate Program Proposal: Sustainability Leadership and Policy Certificate
b. Discontinuation: Family Psychiatric Mental Health CNS, DNP
6. New Business
a. Formation of a new standing committee on Credit for Prior Learning
7. Upcoming Senate Meetings:
- Full Faculty / Faculty Senate meeting: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Faculty Senate meeting: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
8. Faculty Senate- Open floor (time permitting)
9. Adjournment