Guest Presentation: Employee Assistance Program Overview & WSU Health / Wellness Benefits
· Darrow Brown, Workforce Support & Development Program Director
· Ann Monroe, WSU Director, Benefits
Minutes
The faculty Senate met on Thursday, January 19, 2023, in French 130D and via Zoom. Sixty- five (65) senators were present with twenty-one (21) absent and twenty- four (24) non-voting members present. The meeting was called to order by Chair, Christine Horne at 4:00pm
- Call to Order.
- Approval of minutes from the December 8, 2022 faculty senate meeting (PDF)
- Announcements
- Information Items
- The faculty senate officers met with the university president & provost on January 11th, 2023.
- Athletics gaming issue follow up.
- Legislative update and priority
- COACHE survey
- Indigenous student support
- Sustainability group update and pending report.
- The faculty senate chair will report to the board of regents on January 27th. 2023.
- (Item #2023.01.12_262_Catalog) EQJS Summary Bulletin for CAHNRS, No. 1 (Exhibit 262A).
- (Item #2023.01.12_263_Catalog) EQJS Summary Bulletin for CAS No. 1,2,3 (Exhibit 263A, 263B 263C).
- (Item #2023.01.12_264_Catalog) EQJS Summary Bulletin for COM, No. 1 (Exhibit 264A).
- (Item #2023.01.12_265_Catalog) EQJS Summary Bulletin for VCEA, No. 1 (Exhibit 265A).
- (Item #2023.01.12_266_Catalog) EQJS Summary Bulletin for ESFCOM, No. 1 (Exhibit 266A).
- (Item #2023.01.12_267_Catalog) EQJS Summary Bulletin for CVM, No. 1 (Exhibit 267A).
- (Item #2023.01.12_268_Steering) Extension of the Syllabus Requirements Pilot (Exhibit 268A 268B).
- (Item #2023.01.12_269_Registrar) Minor Change Bulletin No. 6 (Exhibit 269A).
- (Item #2023.01.12_270_GSC) Approval of Clinical Psychology, PhD, Bylaws (Exhibit 270A 270B).
- (Item #2023.01.12_277_Steering) Executive Policy 33 Reference Item (Exhibit 277A).
- The faculty senate officers met with the university president & provost on January 11th, 2023.
- Reports
- Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Christine Horne
- Faculty Senate Concerns & Activities Table 01.19.23 (PDF).
- Then & Now: Legislative affordability initiatives have cut college debt | WSU Government Relations (Exhibit A).
- Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Secretary, Matthew Hudelson
- Announcement of senate executive election procedures
- Formal nominations for the faculty senate executive positions open on January 19, 2023.
- New Executive Nomination Site now open
- Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Christine Horne
- Information Items
- Additions or changes to the agenda
- Agenda Items
- Action items
- (Item #2022.11.17_246_Catalog) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 5, item No. 1 [Civil Engineering Course 545 removed] (Exhibit 246A).
- Approved; 58 approved; 0 reject.
- (Item #2022.12.08_254_AAC) Undergraduate & Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 6 (Exhibit 254A 254B). -D. Grigar
- Approved; 57 approved; 0 reject.
- (Item #2022.12.08_256_GSC) Change the Graduate Plan for PhD in Clinical Psychology (Exhibit 256A 256B). -E. Nicol / G. Wayman
- Approved; 61 approved; 0 reject.
- (Item #2022.12.08_257_Registrar) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 6 (Exhibit 257A).
- Approved; 61 approved; 1 reject.
- (Item #2022.12.08_260_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 7 (Exhibit 260A
260B). -D. Grigar- Approved; 59 approved; 3 reject
- (Item #2022.11.17_246_Catalog) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 5, item No. 1 [Civil Engineering Course 545 removed] (Exhibit 246A).
- Discussion Items
- (Item #2023.01.12_261_PHSC) Professional Health Sciences Major Change Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 261A 261B). -J. Mattoon
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.01.12_271_FAC) Proposed amendments to sections VII and XIII and insertion of section XIV of the Faculty Senate Bylaws (Exhibit 271A). -J. McDonald
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.01.12_272_GSC) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 7 (Exhibit 272A). -E. Nicol / G. Wayman
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.01.12_273_AAC) Proposal to Establish the Bachelor of Science Degree in Cybersecurity (Exhibit 273A 273B). -D. Grigar / K. Sivakumar
- This degree does have interest at WSU Vancouver. -A. Dimitrov
- (Item #2023.01.12_274_AAC) Proposal to Create a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences (Exhibit 274A 274B 274C). -D. Drigar / K. Meier
- Third- and fourth-year curriculum and consideration for overlap of other undergraduate degree programs. -A. Goodman
- Human Science and pharmaceutical science is at the core design of the course program that does not overlap with any other undergraduate degree programs. -K. Meier / M. Leid
- (Item #2023.01.12_275_CoC) Recommendation of Professional Health Sciences Committee Member, Jose Pares-Avila (Exhibit 275A). -E. Shelden
- No discussion
- Item #2023.01.12_276_SSC) Establishment of a University Syllabus (Exhibit 276A) -C. Stratton
- Will grading be a part of the university wide syllabus. -J. Bonzo
- The syllabus component is a separate component from the grading component which will be discussed at a different time. -C. Horne
- (Item #2023.01.12_261_PHSC) Professional Health Sciences Major Change Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 261A 261B). -J. Mattoon
- Action items
- Constituent Concerns
- GBT chat bot and how potential banning may affect future policy / proposals. -A Dimitrov / D. Grigar
- Tri-Cities Academic Portfolio and resource review managed by third-party consultant RPK Group and consideration for the $350,000 cost of this analysis. If enrollment does not improve on the Tri-Cities campus, there is a concern on the cost / benefit analysis of the third party consultant and program viability analysis. -P. Skilton
- January 17th Insider budgeting tool and 6% budget cut proposals as it relates to campuses and colleges. In tandem with enrollment and revenue declines, there is concern for athletic spending and athletic department debt. -L. Premo
- Comment relating to the President’s report to the faculty senate two years ago and his commitment to a budget repayment plan/ intention to report back on the debt situation in the athletics department. -V. Walden
- Eric Roalson – Rules regarding hourly employees. -E. Roalson
- Resource link for the questions about non-student hourly workers: https://modernization.wsu.edu/nonpermanent-positions/ -D. Call
- Michael McDonnell – Post doc salary and overtime eligibility concerns
- Meeting Adjourned: 4:45pm
Respectfully submitted,
Matt Hudelson, Executive Secretary
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