Meeting Minutes: February 29, 2024

MINUTES 

Guest Presentation: University Budget & Finance Review with Leslie Brunelli, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration (PDF)

1. Call to Order at 4:11pm
2. Approval of minutes from the February 15, 2024 faculty senate meeting (PDF).
3. Announcements
   1. Information Items
      1. The faculty senate executive officers met with the Office of the Provost on Tuesday, February 20th.
      2. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden will present to the Board of Regents on Friday, March 8th.
4. Reports
   1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair Eric Shelden
      1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden Faculty Senate Concerns and Activities Table (PDF).
      2. The Faculty Senate Executive Election Candidate Statements are posted on the faculty senate webpage.
      3. Ballots for the Faculty Senate Chair-Elect Executive Election were released on February 26th and are due on at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 19th.
5. Additions or changes to the agenda
6. Agenda Items
   1. Action Items
      1. (Item #2024.02.15_389_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rule 68, Withdrawal from a Course (Exhibit 389A).
         1. Approved; 56 approved, 0 rejected
      2. (Item #2024.02.15_392_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 7 requirements (Exhibit 392A).
         1. Approved; 58 approved, 0 rejected
   2. Discussion Items
      1. (Item #2024.02.29_393_GSC) Recommended approval to establish a Master of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (MVAP) Degree program (Exhibit 393A 393B 393C 393D 393E 393F).
         • No discussion   
      2. (Item #2024.02.29_394_Steering) Recommendation to extend the Ad Hoc Salary Step Committee term to May 30th, 2024 (Exhibit 394A).
         • No discussion
      3. (Item #2024.02.29_395_Steering) Recommendation to permanently establish the course review process as piloted during 2023 – 2024 (exhibit 395A).
         • No discussion
7. Constituent Concerns
   1. Feedback from Murrow college: concerns regarding the tuition waiver and access for faculty -T. Simmons
   2. R1 concerns as a research university and sustainability-Jin Liu
   3. Concerns for unit level ability to recruit and retain students. -C. Moore
   4. Media and WSU response to the letter that was submitted. -D. Gursoy
   5. 260 faculty signed a letter that was posted on the constituent concerns-V. Walden
   6. Questions about the credibility of the letter and vote on whether or not we should discuss this issue.
8. Meeting Adjourned 4:39pm