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Faculty Senate Agenda: March 20, 2025

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE    

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, March 20, 2025 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 (15 minutes per speaker):

State Legislative Update – Stephen Bollens, Faculty Legislative Representative with updates on the current State Legislative session

Information Technology Update – Tony Opheim, Vice President for Information Services & Chief Information Officer, and Jacqueline Southwick, Systems Communication & Customer Experience Director

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes from the February 27, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting (PDF).
  3. Additions or changes to the agenda
  4. Announcements
    1. Board of Regents Update – J. McDonald
      1. Board of Regents Update round 2 – Athletics
  5. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Committee
    1. T. Klein, Faculty Senate Chair
    2. E. Shelden, Immediate Past Chair
    3. K. Roberts, Chair Elect
      1. Committee openings (COC)
    4. M. Hudelson, Executive Secretary
      1. Faculty Senate Executives elections update
  6. Information Items
    1. Shared Governance Commitment
  7. Agenda Items
    1. Action Items
      1. (Item #2025.02.27_490_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Requirements (Exhibit 490A)
      2. (Item #2025.02.27_493_FAC) Proposed changes to the Faculty Manual, Section III.C.7 regarding Annual Review of Faculty (Exhibits 493A, 493B)
      3. (Item #2025.02.27_494_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibit 494A)
      4. (Item #2025.02.27_495_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibit 495A)
      5. (Item #2025.02.27_496A_CRP) UCORE Renewals and Changes approved by the UCORE Committee – Bulletin No. 4, Courses (Exhibit 496A)
      6. (Item #2025.02.27_497_AAC) Undergraduate and Major Change Bulletin No. 8, Requirements (Exhibit 497A)
    1. Discussion Items
      1. (Item 2025.03.20_498_GSC) Proposed amendments to the Graduate School Policies and Procedures Manual regarding professional master’s degrees (Exhibits 498A, 498B, 498C, 498D)
      2. (Item #2025.03.20_499_FAC) Proposed amendments to the Faculty Manual Section II.F.3 regarding Conduct Regulations (Exhibits 499A, 499B, 499C)
      3. (Item #2025.03.20_500_FAC) Proposed amendments to the Faculty Manual Section I.A.3 regarding the Process of Choosing Chairs and Directors (Exhibits 500A, 500B, 500C, 500D)
      4. (Item #2025.03.20_427_CoC) Proposed International Affairs Committee membership composition language and initial membership (Exhibits 427A, 427B, 427C, 427D)
      5. (Item #2025.03.20_501_CoC) Recommended Faculty Senate Committee Members for a second term (Exhibit 501A)
      6. (Item #2025.03.20_502_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 8, Courses (Exhibit 502A)
      7. (Item #2025.03.20_503_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 8, Courses (Exhibit 503A)
      8. (Item #2025.03.20_504_CRP) UCORE Renewals and Changes approved by the UCORE Committee – Bulletin No. 5 (Exhibit 504A)
      9. (Item #2025.03.20_505_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 9, Requirements (Exhibit 505A)
      10. (Item #2025.03.20_506_FAC) Proposed insertion to the Faculty Manual Section I.B.1., Description of Community Faculty (Exhibits 506A, 506B)
      11. (Item #2025.03.20_507_FAC) Proposed amendment to the Faculty Manual Section I.B.4., Short-Term Faculty description (Exhibits 507A, 507B, 507C)
  8. Constituent Concerns:
  9. Adjournment: