WSU Faculty Senate Agenda November 15, 2018

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY SENATE

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, November 15, 2018 in FSHN T101, Spokane SAC 415, Tri-Cities East 224 and Vancouver VUB 311 at 3:30 p.m.   Meeting Call in: 509-358-7935, Meeting ID 4150

AGENDA

1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Minutes of  November 1, 2018 Meeting (Exhibit A)
3. Announcements.
   1. Information Items.
      1. Minor Change Bulletin #6 (Exhibit B)
      2. The Executive Officers met with the Provost on November 8, 2018
      3. Memorandum on removal of the moratorium on the PhD in American Studies Memo
      4. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved the updated bylaws on American Studies, and these are available on the department’s website  Memo  Bylaws
      5. The Research & Arts Committee has reviewed and approved the 5-year self-study on the Institute for Biological Chemistry
      6. The Research and Arts Committee has reviewed and approved the request to close the Pacific Northwest Center for Mestizo and Indigenous Research and Engagement. This will now be known as the Northwest Collaborative for Mestizo and Indigenous Research and Engagement  Memo  Letter 1    Letter 2
      7. WSU Employee Presidential Scholarship   Flyer Information
   2.  Reports.
      1. Remarks by the Chair-Elect – Greg Crouch
      2. Remarks by Pat Chun, WSU Athletic Director
      3. Remarks by Allison Fisher, Downtown Initiative Coordinator
4. Additions or Changes to the Agenda.
5. Agenda Items.
   1. Action Items
      1. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #4
         (Exhibit X ) D.Call/A.Dimitrov  APPROVED
      2. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Revised Plan for the Master’s in Nursing: Population Health
         Exhibits   Y     Y1)  D.Call/A. Dimitrov  APPROVED
      3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #5
         (Exhibits Z    Z1 ) – K. Hildenbrand APPROVED
   2. Discussion Items.
      1. Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee to approve changes to the Faculty Manual – Professional Leave (Exhibits C     C1  ) D. Yost
      2. Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee to approve changes to the Faculty Manual – Annual Review: Intensive Review, Results (Exhibits D   D1) D. Yost
      3. Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee to approve changes to the Faculty Manual – Annual Review (Exhibits E    E1) D. Yost
      4. Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee to approve changes to the Faculty Manual – Advancement in Rank (Exhibits F      F1) D. Yost
      5. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #5
         (Exhibit G ) D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      6. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #6
         (Exhibits  H    H1 ) – K. Hildenbrand
      7. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Drop MBA Certificates – Stakeholder Leadership, Technology Management (Exhibits I    I1 ) – K. Hildenbrand
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
7. Adjournment.