2026 - 2027
Faculty Senate Agenda
September 2026
I. Call to Order: Chair, Christian Goering
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Reports
1. Christian Goering, Faculty Senate Chair
2. Indrajeet Chaubey, Provost
3. Faculty Affairs Update, Anna Zajicek, Vice-Provost of Faculty Affairs
4. Strategic Plan 150 Foward, Indrajeet Chaubey (Provost), Margaret McCabe (Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation), & Kevin Hall (Director of Transformation Management)
5. Passkey Registration, UITS: Shelby Hanson and Chris Terry
V. Old Business
- None
VI. New Business
- None
VII. Consent Agenda:
1. Course Change Proposals—including undergraduate courses approved by the Undergraduate Council on August 28, 2026, and graduate courses approved by the Graduate Council on August 20, 2026. Details related to course changes may be viewed at: https://nextcatalog.uark.edu/courseleaf/approve. Under the “Your Role” field, select Faculty Senate.(1_coursechanges_report_09092026).
2. Undergraduate Program Change Proposals approved by the Undergraduate Council on August 28, 2026. Details related to program changes may be viewed at: https://nextcatalog.uark.edu/courseleaf/approve. Under the “Your Role” field, select Faculty Senate.
a. None
3. Graduate Program Change Proposals approved by the Graduate Council on August 20,
2026. Details related to program changes may be viewed at: http://nextcatalog.uark.edu/courseleaf/approve/. Under the “Your Role” field, select Faculty Senate.
(2_programchanges_report_09092026).
a. Proposed graduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of Engineering Dean – ENGRME – Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering.
VIII. Announcements:
- Faculty Senate Executive Committee and Campus Council Elections
IX. Adjourn
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