2025-2026 Senate Speaker Schedule

DateTopic Speaker 1Speaker 2
September 18, 2025Digital AccessibilityHolly Ashkannejhad, Director,
Title IX Coordinator, Compliance & Civil Rights
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October 2, 2025WSU System DesignPresident Elizabeth CantwellProvost T. Chris Riley-Tillman
October 16, 2025Compliance & RiskSharyl Kammerzell, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer--
October 30, 2025
University Budget & Finance Review Leslie Brunelli, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration--
November 13, 2025Faculty Affairs UpdateDouglas Call, Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs--
December 4, 2025Legislative UpdateGlynda Becker Fenter,
Vice President External Affairs and Government Relations;
Jake Dowd, Director Federal Relations
Chris Mulick, Sr. Director, State Relations;
Connor Haggerty, Asst. Director State Relations
January 15, 2026
Introduction to 3-year Bachelor's DegreeWilliam B. Davis, Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement & University Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)--
January 29, 2026Records Retention & State Legislative UpdateKenyah Thomas, Office of Policy and GovernanceStephen Bollens
WSU Faculty Representative to the State Legislature
February 12, 2026Access Center UpdateMatthew Jeffries, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Accommodations and Disability ResourcesDr. Heather Case, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Care Case Management
February 26, 2026WSU Enrollment UpdateSaichi Oba, Vice Provost of Enrollment Management Andrew Brewick, Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
March 12, 2026WSU System Design UpdateProvost T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Provost and Executive Vice President--
April 2, 2026WSU Access and Opportunity UpdateLisa Guerrero, Vice Provost for Access and Opportunity--
April 16, 2026WSU Presidential UpdatePresident Elizabeth Cantwell--