Wednesday, April 1, 2026

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
SUB, Alumni Legacy Lounge
Printable Minutes

 

Members:

Brock Tessman, Dean Adams, Fran Albrecht, Justin Arndt, Richard Badenhausen, Sreekala Bajwa, Mike Becker, Matt Caires, Leon Costello, Chris Dobbs, Stephanie Erdmann, Stephanie Gray, Jeannette Grey Gilbert, Brian Gillespie, Brett Gunnink, Alison Harmon, Debbie Haynes, Stefani Hicswa, John How, Greg Kegel, Ryan Knutson, Chere LeClair, Kayla Lee, Terry Leist, Rob Maher, Bob Mokwa, Sally Mudiamu, Doralyn Rossmann, Tricia Seifert, Steve Swinford, Kim Obbink, Kellie Peterson, Sarah Shannon, Cody Stone, Will Thomas, James Tobin, Lenny Triem, Brad White

 

  1. Call to Order

      Meeting called to order at 8:31am

  2. Approval of Minutes for March 4, 2025.

    Motion to approve minutes by Sreekala Bajwa
    Second by Dean Adams
    Unanimous Approval

  3. University Wide Information/Announcements

Strong finish to the semester

AI Faculty Symposium last week – number of faculty from across the state attended

Powwow last week – such energy and positive environment

 

  1. Public Comment (30 minutes)

    1. Blake Lindemann - -EPA funded program (Environmental Justice Center) - provided technical writing and grant writing for tribal nations in regards to accessing environmental grants
    2. John Fitzgibbon - - Snowpack drought in Montana solutions
    3. Maya Hanlon - - Wildfire some and air pollution on campus
  2. Old Items

      1. Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), or Drone Policy
        Justin Arndt, Chief Compliance Officer

        Motion to approve the policy made by Rob Maher
        Second by John How
        Unanimous Approval

  3. New Items
    1. Student Code of Conduct Policy
      Matt Caires, Dean of Students 
      Bill McKenney, Associate Dean of Students


      Presented a PowerPoint w/Q&A and Discussion
    2. Medical Amnesty
      Matt Caires, Dean of Students 
      Bill McKenney, Associate Dean of Students
      Jennifer Glad, Associate Legal Counsel
       
      Presented a PowerPoint w/Q&A and Discussion
  4. Information Items

    1. MSU Billings Presentation
      Stefani Hicswa, Chancellor

      PowerPoint and Presentation
    2. What leaders should know and prepare for with Edify - MSU's new Institutional Data Warehouse (IDW) implementation
      Luke Shalewski, Director, University Data and Analytics

      Resentation tabled until the May meeting
    3. Health Professions Advising Name CHange
      Durward Sobek, Vice Provost

      PowerPoint and Presentation 

  5. Updates
  1. Adjourn

Meeting adjourned at: 10:02am

            

NOTE:  NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 @ 8:30 AM, SUB ALUMNI LEGACY LOUNGE