Faculty Senate

Council of Deans

Update 9-15-07

Functions:

  1. Ensures adherence to the highest standards of academic excellence.

  2. Provides a forum for communication among its members. Members collectively discuss issues of concern to the institution, such as strategic planning, reconfiguration, budgets, curricula, personnel, and interactions across colleges and campuses.

  3. Advises the Provost and Executive Vice President on appropriate courses of action relevant to the functioning of the Institution, particularly in regard to academic affairs.

Composition and Tenure:

  1. Deans of the following areas: Agriculture and Home Economics, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering and Architecture, Graduate School, Intercollegiate College of Nursing, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. (X)

  2. Chancellors of the following urban campuses: WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver. (X)

  3. Director of Libraries. (X)

  4. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. (X)

  5. Provost and Executive Vice President, who serves as chair. (X)

Responsible to: The Provost and Executive Vice President

Committee Membership:
Bates, Bob (X) Chair, Provost and Executive Vice President

Bernado, Daniel (X)

Dean, Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sci

Spangenberg, Eric (X)

Dean, Business

 Oaks, Muriel (X)

Dean, Distance & Professional Education

Mitchell, Judy (X)

Dean, Education

Claiborn, Candis (X)

Dean, Engineering and Architecture

Fox, Linda Kirk (X)

Dean, Extension

Grimes, Howard (X)

Dean, Graduate School

Walker, Libby (X)

Interim Dean, Honors College

Lear, Erich (X)

Dean, Liberal Arts

Butterfield, Patricia (X)

Dean, Nursing

Kehrer, James (X)

Dean, Pharmacy

Griswold, Michael (X)

Dean, Sciences

Bayly, Warwick (X)

Dean, Veterinary Medicine

Pritcher, Brian (X)

Chancellor, WSU Spokane

Carwein, Vicky (X)

Chancellor, WSU Tri-Cities

Dengerink, Harold (X)

Chancellor, WSU Vancouver

Starratt, Jay (X)

Director, Libraries

_______________ (X)

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

 

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