2026 – 2027 Senate Speaker Schedule

DateTopic Speaker 1Speaker 2
September 24, 2026President Elizabeth CantwellProvost T. Chris Riley-Tillman
October 8, 2026Compliance & RiskSharyl Kammerzell, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & Risk Officer
October 22, 2026WSU CommunicationsPam Scott, Vice President for System Communications and Strategy
November 5, 2026
Statewide CampusesSandra Haynes, Executive Vice President
November 19, 2026Academic Affairs Organization & General Education Reform UpdateBill Davis, Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement & University Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)Samantha Swindell, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Kara Whitman, Co-Chair General Education Reform Committee
December 10, 2026Student Success - NISS UpdateProvost T. Chris Riley-Tillman
January 14, 2027
WSU Budget UpdateLeslie Brunelli, Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations
January 28, 2027WSU Health Sciences UpdateSpeakers Forthcoming
February 11, 2027WSU Faculty Affairs & DevelopmentKatie Cooper, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development
February 25, 2027Legislative UpdateGlynda Becker-Fenter
March 11, 2027Graduate School UpdateTammy Berry, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
April 1, 2027WSU GlobalDave Cillay, Chancellor of Global Campus
April 15, 2027End of Year AddressPresident Elizabeth CantwellProvost T. Chris Riley-Tillman