Meeting Minutes: September 19, 2024

Faculty Senate
September 19, 2024
Minutes

The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, September 19, 2024, in Graduate Office
Conference Room 324F and via Zoom. Sixty (60) senators were present with
twenty-five (25) absent, four (4) vacancies and fifteen (15) non-voting members
present. The meeting was called to order by the Senate Chair, Tracy Klein at 4:02
pm.
Guest Presentation: System-Wide welcome and updates from Student Affairs
Leadership

1. Call to Order.
2. Minutes from the April 4, 2024, faculty senate meeting (PDF).
   1. J. Miller moved to approve, L. Fournier seconded: Approve 55/Reject 0
3. Additions or changes to the agenda
4. Announcements
   1. Legislative affairs – Steve Bollens
   2. Information Items
      1. Budget committee vacancy
      2. Tracy Klein appointed Matt Hudelson as Faculty Senate
         Parliamentarian
      3. (Item #2024.08.13_419_Steering) Revisions to Faculty Manual
         Section II.F and Section III (Exhibits 419A, 419B, 419C)
      4. (Item#2024.08.13_420_Steering) Revisions to EPPM Sections
         4, 5.1, 5.3, 13.1.5, 22, 29 (Exhibits 420A, 420B, 420C)
      5. (Item #2024.08.13_421_Steering) Revisions to EPPM Section
         5.2 for NWCCU compliance (Exhibit 421A) (redline version in
         Exhibit 420A)
      6. (Item #2024.04.03_416_AAC) Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
         final NWCCU approval (Exhibit 416L)
      7. (Item #2024.09.19_423_Steering) Report from the Salary Step
         Committee (Exhibit 423A)
5. Reports
   1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Tracy Klein – The faculty
      senate executive officers met with the provost on August 27,
      2024 introducing the Academic Program Review Process.
   2. The Faculty Senate Chair, Tracy Klein will present to the Board
      of Regents on Friday September 20th.
   3. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Secretary, Matt
      Hudelson – Results of Faculty Senate Special Chair Elect
      position. Ken Roberts was elected as Chair-Elect. His term
      begins immediately.
   4. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Tracy Klein – Faculty Senate
      Concerns and Activities Table (Table).
6. Agenda Items
   1. Action Items – None
   2. Discussion Items
      1. (Item #2024.09.19_427_Steering) Recommendation to
         establish a standing Faculty Senate International Affairs
         Committee (Exhibit 427A) No discussion
      2. (Item #2024.09.19_424_Steering) Amendment to the Faculty
         Senate Constitution and Bylaws, incorporating “General
         Procedures & Policies for Senate Meetings” document.
         (Exhibits 424A, 424B, 424C, 424D) No discussion
      3. (Item #2024.09.19_422_AAC) Revisions to Academic
         Regulations 38 and 39 (Exhibit 422A) No discussion
      4. (Item #2024.09.19_426_AAC) Revision to Academic
         Regulation 40 (Exhibit 426A) No discussion
7. Constituent Concerns
   1. Joe Cook – Inquired about Access Center constituent concern
      submitted. The Faculty Senate Chair posted response on website 9/19/24
   2. Caroline Torres – Question on timing of senators taking discussion
      items to constituents? The Faculty Senate Chair provided directive
      that this is the time for these items to be shared your constituents
      for feedback. The next time the items appear on the agenda,
      senators will be requested to vote and will be better prepared for
      discussion if items are taken to constituents.
   3. Jennifer Miller – Thanked the Faculty Senate Chair for providing
      context on the discussion items.
8. Adjournment – 4:33 pm
   1. Matthew G. Hudelson
      1. Executive Secretary, WSU Faculty Senate
      2. Associate Professor, Mathematics
      3. Email: mhudelson@wsu.edu