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Faculty Senate Agenda: April 2, 2026

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

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Guest Presentation: WSU Access & Opportunity Update – Lisa Guerrero, Vice Provost for Access & Opportunity

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes from the March 12, 2026, Faculty Senate meeting (PDF)
  3. Additions or changes to the agenda
  4. Updates
    1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Committee
      1. Faculty Senate Chair – K. Roberts
      2. Immediate Past Chair – T. Klein
      3. Chair Elect – C. Horne
      4. Executive Secretary – M. Hudelson
    1. Board of Regents – T. Klein
    2. Legislative Update – S. Bollens
  1. Information Items:
    1. (Item #2026.04.02_613_CRP) Minor Change Bulletin No. 6 (Exhibit 613A)

Note for agenda items: Senators are encouraged to bring questions about discussion items to the Senate meeting. You are also welcome to contact committee chairs if you have specific questions that they would like addressed before the senate meeting. Additionally, senators are encouraged to ask questions about exhibits before items are advanced to action items.

  1. Agenda Items:
    1. Action Items:
      1. (Item #2026.03.12_607_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibit 607A)
      2. (Item #2026.03.12_608_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibit 608A)
      3. (Item #2026.03.12_609_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 9, Requirements (Exhibit 609A, 609B)
      4. (Item #2026.03.12_610_GSC) Proposal to create MS in Food Manufacturing Technology for WSU Global (Exhibits 610A, 610B, 610C, 610D, 610E, 610F)
    1. Discussion Items:
      1. (Item #2026.04.02_617_GSC) Proposal to Rename Experimental Psychology Plan to Psychological Sciences (Exhibits 617A, 617B, 617C, 617D, 617E)
      2. (Item #2026.04.02_611_Steering) Proposed 2026 – 2027 Faculty Senate meeting schedule (Exhibit 611A, 611B)
      3. (Item #2026.04.02_612_Steering) Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee for the Steering Committee to carry out all necessary Faculty Senate functions during the period of May 16, 2026, through August 15, 2026.
      4. (Item #2026.04.02_614_CoC) Recommendations for Committee Membership 2026 – 2027 (Exhibit 614A)
      5. (Item #2026.04.02_615_AAC) Proposal to Extend Bachelors’ of Science (BS) in Computer Engineering to WSU Everett (Exhibits 615A, 615B, 615C, 615D, 615E, 615F, 615G, 615H, 615I)
      6. (Item #2026.04.02_616_GSC) Proposal to Discontinue MS in Natural Resources (Exhibits 616A, 616B)
      7. (Item #2026.04.02_618_GSC) Proposal to Establish a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Statistics (Exhibits 618A, 618B)
      8. (Item #2026.04.02_619_FAC) Proposed Updates to Faculty Manual Section III.D.7 Annual Review of Faculty (619A, 619B, 619C)
      9. (Item #2026.04.02_620_GSC) Proposal to Establish a MS in Artificial Intelligence (Exhibits 620A, 620B, 620C, 620D, 620E, 620F, 620G, 620H, 620I, 620J, 620K)
      10. (Item #2026.04.02_621_AAC) Recommended update to AR105 Administrative Changes to Final Grades (Exhibit 621A)
      11. (Item #2026.04.02_622_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 10, Requirements (Exhibit 622A)
      12. (Item #2026.04.02_623_CRP) UCORE Changes approved by the UCORE Committee – Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 623A)
      13. (Item #2026.04.02_624_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 8, Courses (Exhibit 624A)
      14. (Item #2026.04.02_625_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 8, Courses (Exhibit 625A)
      15. (Item #2026.04.02_626_FAC) Updates to Faculty Manual Section III.D.8 Process for Tenure and Advancement in Rank (Exhibits 626A, 626B, 626C, 626D)
      16. (Item #2026.04.02_627_FAC) New Faculty Manual Section III.D.8 Faculty Promotion and Tenure Dossier (Exhibits 627A, 627B)
      17. (Item #2026.04.02_628_FAC) Updates to Faculty Manual Section III.D.1 Part-Time Faculty (Exhibits 628A, 628B, 628C)
      18. (Item #2026.04.02_629_FAC) Updates to Faculty Manual Section I.B Tracks and Titles (Exhibit 629A, 629B, 629C)
      19. Approval of Undergraduate Degrees: I move that the university faculty recommend to the president and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating class, those undergraduate students who have completed degree requirements and whose names remain on the “Official List of Degree Candidates” be advanced to the degrees set above their names as members of the classes of Spring 2026, Summer 2026, and Fall 2026.
      20. Approval of Graduate and Professional Degrees: I move that the university faculty recommend to the president and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating class, those graduate and professional students who have completed degree requirements and whose names remain on the “Official List of Degree Candidates” be advanced to the degrees set above their names as members of the classes of Spring 2026, Summer 2026, and Fall 2026.
  1. Constituent Concerns:
  2. Adjournment: