February 27, 2026

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL

MINUTES

February 27, 2026

2:30 p.m.

Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Voting:  Jackie Mosley, Garry McDonald, Chris Schulte, Laurence Hare, Judith Anne Garretson Folse, Timothy Yeager, Matthew Ganio, Manuel Rossetti, Megan Hull, Ellen Urton, Muskan Taori, and Rhett Hutchins

Non-Voting:  Suzanne Kenner, Gina Daugherty, and Lisa Kulczak  

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Voting:  Ethel Goodstein, Cory Butts, Kevin Hall, and Chris Goering

Non-Voting:  Ed Bengtson, Lindsey Aloia, and Tiffany Murphy

 

GUESTS:  Shane Barker and Tim Killian

 

Chair Matt Ganio called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

 

 

I. The minutes for the January 23, 2026, meeting were approved.

 

 

II. Old Business:

  1. None

 

III. New Business:

The following programs on the CIM Program Report were reviewed by the Council.  The approved program proposals will be forwarded for consideration at the Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for March 11, 2026.

 

  1. Program Proposals
    Additional details on program proposals can be viewed at:  https://nextcatalog.uark.edu/programadmin/.  Search for the program(s) you want to view.  If the program is still in workflow, you will see a date and time of Undergraduate Council approval in the Approval Pathalong the RH side of the page.  If the program has completed all approval steps and is "at rest", you can still view prior proposals by clicking on the links in the History section along the RH side of the page.

 

  1. Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – EVMG-M – Event Management Minor

    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS – Human Development and Family Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science

    3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-CHLF – Human Development and Family Sciences: Child Life Concentration

    4. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-LFSP – Human Development and Family Sciences: Lifespan Development in Diverse Contexts Concentration

    5. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – NUTR-M – Human Nutrition Minor

 

  1. Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
    1. None

  1. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA – History, Bachelor of Arts

    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science – PLSCBA – Political Science, Bachelor of Arts

    3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Philosophy – PHILBA – Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts

 

  1. Sam M. Walton College of Business

    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of Finance – WFIN-M – Financial Management/Investment Minor for Business Majors

    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of Finance – WRME-M – Risk Management/Real Estate/Banking Minor for Business Majors

 

  1. College of Education and Health Professions
    1. None

  1. College of Engineering
    1. None

  1. Honors College
    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Honors College, Department of Honors Dean – HNRS Admission Reqs – Honors College Admission Requirements

 

     B. Consent Agenda

The proposals for ECON 21003, ECON 22003, ECON 210H3, and ECON 220H3 were pulled from today’s agenda by the college during the meeting.  All other course proposals were approved without opposition. The approved courses listed on the CIM Course Report (minus the four listed above) will be forwarded for consideration at the Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for March 11, 2026.

1. Course Proposals (PDF Report)
Additional details on course proposals can be viewed at:  
https://nextcatalog.uark.edu/courseadmin/.   Search for the course(s) you want to view.  If the course is still in workflow, you will see a date and time of Undergraduate Council approval in the Approval Pathalong the RH side of the page.  If the course has completed all approval steps and is "at rest", you can still view prior proposals by clicking on the links in the History section along the RH side of the page.

 

IV. Additional Items/Announcements:

  1. Undergraduate Council Website Archiving Update

         Archiving is complete for the site; 3 full years of agendas/minutes retained on a rolling schedule, with prior years accessible on the Wayback
         Machine.  University Libraries to begin work to archive the Undergraduate Council website in the university’s institutional repository,
         ScholarWorks.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:11 p.m.

 

 

Next Meeting: March 20, 2026 (agenda deadline is March 6, 2026)