WSU Faculty Senate Meeting October 8, 2020

In order to comply with state guidelines and protect the health of our community, the Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 3:30pm via Zoom only.
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Agenda in Word

Guest Presenters:  Melanie Neuilly, Catherine Cooper,  Jill McClusky – WSU Salary Study  PPT

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes of  September 24, 2020 Meeting (Exhibit A)
  3. Announcements
    1. Information Items
      1. Faculty Senate Officers met with the provost on September 29, 2020
      2. Minor Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit B)
      3. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved new bylaws: These are available on the department’s website   Memo   Bylaws
    2. Reports
      1. Remarks by the Chair – David Turnbull
  4. Additions or Changes to the Agenda
  5. Agenda Items
    1. Action Items
      1. (Item # 2020.09.24_1_Steering)  Recommendation from the Steering Committee to approve the Faculty Senate Committees    (Exhibit 1A) APPROVED
      2. (Item # 2020.09.24_2_AAC )   Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Revision to Rule 15, Credit by Examinations (Exhibit 2A) –D. Handy APPROVED
      3. (Item # 2020.09.24_3_AAC)  Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE Bulletin #1  (Exhibit 3A) –D. Handy APPROVED
      4. (Item # 2020.09.24_4_Provost) Recommendation from the Office of the Provost to change the Spring Academic Calendar for Spring 2021 (Exhibit 4A) APPROVED WITH AMENDMENTS
    2. Discussion Items
      1. (Item # 2020.10.08_5_AAC ) Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Bulletin #1 ( Exhibits 5A    5B ) –D. Handy
      2. (Item # 2020.10.08_6_AAC ) Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Revision to Rule 67, Dropping a Course (Exhibit 6A) –D. Handy
  6. Constituents’ Concerns
  7. Adjournment