Guest Presentation: Native American Relations & Programs (PDF).
- Zoe Higheagle Strong, Vice Provost for Native American Relations & Programs; Tribal Liaison to the WSU President
Minutes
The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, March 23, 2023, in French 130D and via Zoom. Fifty-nine (59) senators were present with twenty-six (26) absent and seventeen (17) non-voting members present. The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Christine Horne at 3:59 pm.
- Call to Order at 3:59 pm
- Approval of minutes from the March 2, 2023 faculty senate meeting (PDF).
- Approved
- Announcements
- Information Items
- The faculty senate officers met with the president and provost on Monday, March 20, 2023.
- The faculty senate chair will present to the board of regents on May 5th, 2023.
- (Item #2023.03.23_311_Exec) Faculty Senate Executive Election Announcement (Exhibit 311A 311B).
- (Item #2023.03.23_304_AAC) Minor Change Bulletin No. 9 (Exhibit 304A).
- (Item #2023.03.23_312_Exec) Request notification for the Masters of Nursing to be placed in moratorium (Exhibit 312A).
- Reports
- Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Christine Horne
- Information Items
- Additions or changes to the agenda
- Agenda Items
- Action items
- (Item #2023.03.02_293_Exec) Proposed Amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution: Article II, Section 4 (Exhibit 293A). -M. Hudelson
- Approved; 47 approved; 0 rejected.
- (Item #2023.03.02_294_PHSC) Professional Health Sciences Major Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 294A 294B). -J. Mattoon
- Approved; 51 approved; 0 rejected.
- (Item #2023.03.02_295_GSC) Graduate School Policies and Procedures (Exhibit 295A 295B 295C). -E. Nicol / G. Wayman
- Comment: ABD waiver considerations -J. McEwen
- Response: Additional considerations for the timeframe and the ABD waiver may be adjusted, feedback is always welcome. -T. Barry
- Comment: Considerations for the time limit for the public presentation and the question-and-answer period total for no longer than 2.5 hours. -H. Jansen
- Response: The 2.5 hour maximum for the exam and public presentation was determined by prior guidelines and can be adjusted for consistent departmental process for public vs. private presentations. Having a longer presentation would need to be an exception according to this policy based on the GSC discussion.
- Approved; 44 approved; 3 rejected.
- (Item #2023.03.02_297_AAC) Undergraduate & Professional Major change Bulletin No. 11 (Exhibit 297A 297B). -P. Sekhar
- Approved. 48 approved; 0 rejected.
- (Item #2023.03.02_298_AAC) UCORE Changes Approve by the UCORE Committee Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 298A). -P. Sekhar
- Approved; 48 approved; 0 rejected.
- (Item #2023.03.02_299_AAC) Proposal to Establish Rule 60, Student Vaccination Requirements (Exhibit 299A). -P. Sekhar
- Comment: Could there be an exhaustive list that identifies the colleges that do require the vaccination? -J. Miller
- Response: We can work to provide an exhaustive list. -P. Sekhar
- Approved; 50 approved; 1 rejected.
- (Item #2023.03.02_300_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rule 50 (Exhibit 300A). -P. Sekhar
- Approved; 51 approved; 0 reject.
- (Item #2023.03.02_301_AdHoc) Proposal for a Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Step Salary Structure Committee (Exhibit 301A). -A. Felsot / N. Devarie-Baez
- Proposal for some slight changes – amendment recommendation
- Near the end under proposed members strike proposed; strike resident, replace with WSU. Justification –the changed text is more informative and not open to interpretation of who is resident.
- Amy Meredith seconded this amendment.
- Amendment Approved; 48 approved; 0 rejected.
- Main Item Approved; 49 approved; 0 rejected.
- Proposal for some slight changes – amendment recommendation
- (Item #2023.03.02_293_Exec) Proposed Amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution: Article II, Section 4 (Exhibit 293A). -M. Hudelson
- Discussion Items
- (Item #2023.03.23_302_AAC) Proposal to change the degree names of the BA in Fine Art and the BFA in Fine Art (Exhibit 302A 302B). -P. Sekhar
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_303_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rules 38 – 41 and Rule 70 (Exhibit 303A). -P. Sekhar
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_217_AAC) Amended Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 217C* 217D* 217A 217B). -P. Sekhar
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_305_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section II (Exhibit 305A 305B 305C). -J. McDonald
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_306_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section III.C.7 on Salary Increases (Exhibit 306A 306B). -J. McDonald
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_307_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section II.D Ethics in Public Service (Exhibit 307A 307B). -J. McDonald
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_308_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section III.D.7 through III.D.10 (Exhibit 308A 308B 308C). -J. McDonald
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_309_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section V (Exhibit 309A 309B). -J. McDonald
- Comment: Equity lens tool request for clarity-A. Dimitrov
- (Item #2023.03.23_310_Catalog) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 12 (Exhibit 310A 310B).
- Music education degree. -R. David
- (Item #2023.03.23_313_AAC) Proposal to Discontinue the BA in Computer Science (Exhibit 313A 313B 313C). P. Sekhar
- No discussion
- (Item #2023.03.23_302_AAC) Proposal to change the degree names of the BA in Fine Art and the BFA in Fine Art (Exhibit 302A 302B). -P. Sekhar
- Action items
- Constituent Concerns
- Lightbulbs -J. McEwin
- Comment: Faculty request for annual reviews for campus administrators. -P. Sekhar
- Response: The deans, chancellors, and vice-provosts are all receiving annual reviews. -L. Hill
- Meeting Adjourned: 4:35 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Matt Hudelson,
Faculty Senate Executive Secretary
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