Faculty Senate Agenda: December 7, 2023

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE    

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, December 7, 2023 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote and should be logged into Zoom. Non-senators and community members are not eligible to vote, and should not respond to prompts to participate in Faculty Senate Zoom polls.

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Guest Presentation: WSU Security Update with Chief of Police, Gary Jenkins
  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes from the November 16, 2023 faculty senate meeting (PDF).
  3. Announcements
    1. Information Items
      1. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden presented to the Board of Regents on Friday, November 17th.
      2. The faculty senate executive officers will meet with the Office of the Provost leadership team on Wednesday, December 13th.
      3. (Item #2023.12.07_379_Catalog) Minor Change Bulletin No. 6 (Exhibit 379A).
    2. Reports
      1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden Faculty Senate Concerns and Activities Table (PDF).
  4. Additions or changes to the agenda
  5. Agenda Items
    1. Action Items
      1. (Item #2023.11.16_364_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 2 Requirements (Exhibit 364A).
      2. (Item #2023.11.16_365_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 4 Requirements (Exhibit 365A).
      3. (Item #2023.11.16_366_GSC) Recommended approval of the new Interdisciplinary Robotics and Autonomous Systems (IRAS) Graduate Certificate (Exhibit 366A 366B).
      4. (Item #2023.11.16_367_GSC) Recommended approval of the new Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Exhibit 367A 367B).
      5. (Item #2023.11.16_368_Exec) Proposed changes to Academic Regulation 140 (Exhibit 368A).
      6. (Item #2023.11.16_369_Exec) Amendment to Article III, Section 3, Paragraph D of the Faculty Senate Constitution (Exhibit 369A).
      7. (Item #2023.11.16_352A_GSC) Recommended creation of the Masters of Energy Conscious Construction degree for Pullman and Global Campuses (Exhibit 352A 352B 352C 352D).
      8. (Item #2023.11.16_370_CoC) Faculty Senate Budget Committee vacancy recommendation (Exhibit 370A).
    1. Discussion Items
      1. (Item #2023.12.07_372_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 5 Requirements (Exhibit 372A).
      2. (Item #2023.12.07_373_PHSC) College of Medicine Future Academic Calendar Dates (Exhibit 373A 373B 373C).
      3. (Item #2023.12.07_374_AAC) Proposal to Establish Rule 48, Enrollment Policy to Maintain Eligibility to Enroll (Exhibit 374A).
      4. (Item #2023.12.07_375_FAC) Updates to the Faculty Manual regarding Faculty Categories Section 1.B.1 (Exhibit 375A 375B).
      5. (Item #2023.12.07_376_FAC) Updates to the Faculty Manual regarding Short-Term Faculty in Graduate Education role clarifications Section 1.B.1.d (Exhibit 376A 376B).
      6. (Item #2023.12.07_377_CRP) Graduate Major Change bulletin No. 3 Courses (Exhibit 377A).
      7. (Item #2023.12.07_378_CRP) Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin No. 3 Courses (Exhibit 378A).
  1. Constituent Concerns
  2. Meeting Adjourned