- The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, October 21st, 2021 in Lighty 403 and via Zoom. Sixty-six (66) members were present with sixteen (16) absent and eleven (11) nonvoting members present. Call to Order by D. Call, Chair at 3:53pm
- Approval of Minutes from the October 7, 2021 Meeting
- Approved with Unanimous Consent
- Announcements
- Information Items.
- Faculty Senate Officers will meet with the president and provost on October 25th, 2021.
- Minor Change Bulletin No. 3 (Exhibit 117). – E. Lopez
- Covid-19 Webpage link: The dashboard has been supplied – https://wsu.edu/covid-19/covid-cases/
- An upcoming speaker will be forthcoming to address student, staff and faculty accommodations.
- Request for Stacey Pearson to address faculty senate.
- Reports
- Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair Doug Call
- Student vaccination data above 90% on all campuses
- Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair Doug Call
- Information Items.
- Additions or Changes to the Agenda.
- No additions or changes
- Agenda Items.
- Discussion Items.
- (Item # 2021.10.21_113_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibits 113A 113B). – E. Lopez
- No discussion
- (Item # 2021.10.21_114_AAC) Proposal to Extend the Certificate in Core Competencies in Spanish Language and Culture to Vancouver (Exhibit 114A 114B). E. Lopez
- No discussion
- (Item # 2021.10.21_115_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rules 114c, 115c, 116c, and 117c (Exhibit 115A). – E. Lopez
- Concern: Regarding the timeliness of this proposal effective fall 2021. -C. Capan
- Response: The revised rules attached were prompted by new regulation enacted by the Washington state legislature requiring compliance of the revised rules by Fall 2021. -E. Lopez
- (Item # 2021.10.21_116_AAC) Proposal to Establish a new subcommittee for Faculty Senate under AAC (Exhibits 116A 116B). – E. Lopez
- Concern: Regarding the composition, tenure and formation of this new subcommittee. -C. Capan.
- Response: The positions on this subcommittee are included on Exhibit 116B. Member representation does not include member outside of Pullman at this time. – E. Lopez.
- (Item # 2021.10.21_118_GSC) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 118A). – G. Wayman / E. Nicol
- Concern: Regarding the clarity for the pre-requisites for this course and the restoration of the course within the School of the environment.
- Response: The course proposal is much closer to a revised course than a restored course and meets all the criteria that was established before prior to its removal. -G. Wayman
- (Item # 2021.10.21_119_GSC) Revision to the MA in English, Emphasis in Literary Studies (Exhibit 119A 119B). – G. Wayman / E. Nicol
- No discussion
- (Item # 2021.10.21_113_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibits 113A 113B). – E. Lopez
- Action Items.
- (Item # 2021.10.7_108_AAC) Undergraduate & Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 108A 108B). – E. Lopez
- Concerns: Regarding the course vs. lab requirements and course name as it relates to UCORE
- Response: Not all UCORE courses are required to include a lab component. UCORE classes can transfer between degrees regardless of degree track. -E. Lopez.
- Motion Carried. 61 approve 0 reject
- (Item # 2021.10.7_109_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rule 66 (Exhibit 109A). – E. Lopez
- Motion Carried. 58 approve 0 reject
- (Item # 2021.10.7_110_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rule 25 (Exhibit 110A). – E. Lopez
- Motion Carried. 60 approve 0 reject
- (Item # 2021.10.7_111_GSC) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 111A). – G. Wayman
- Motion Carried. 59 approve 0 reject
- (Item # 2021.10.7_108_AAC) Undergraduate & Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 108A 108B). – E. Lopez
- Discussion Items.
- Constituent Concerns.
- Football coach hiring concerns. -K. Andersen & J. Mageo
- Hybrid approach to Faculty Senate meeting and considerations for in-person and remote faculty senate meetings. -A. Goodman
- Career Track professional leave concern as it relates to WSUU Extension team members. -D. Llewellyn
- Meeting adjourned at 4:17 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew Hudelson, Faculty Senate Executive Secretary
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