Faculty Senate Agenda: October 8, 2026

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday, October 8, 2026 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: Sharyl Kammerzell, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer

Guest Presentation: Matthew Skinner, Vice President of Finance and Business Services

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes from the September 24, 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 – C. Horne
      2. Chair-Elect – R. Thomas
      3. Immediate Past Chair – K. Roberts
      4. Executive Secretary – M. Hudelson
   2. Board of Regents – T. Klein
   3. Legislative Update – S. Bollens
5. Information Items:

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 you would like addressed before the senate meeting. Additionally, senators are encouraged to ask questions about exhibits before items are advanced to action items.

6. Agenda Items:
   1. Action Items:
      1. (Item #2026.09.24_637_Steering) Proposed University Centers and Institutes (C/I) Governance Policy (Exhibit 637A, 637B, 637C, *637D, *637E)
         • * These items have been updated
      2. (Item #2026.09.24_608_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibits 608B, 608C)
      3. (Item #2026.09.24_639_CRP) Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin No. 1, Courses (Exhibit 639A)
      4. (Item #2026.09.24_640_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 1, Courses (Exhibit 640A)
      5. (Item #2026.09.24_641_CRP) Professional Health Sciences Major Change Bulletin No. 1 (641A)
      6. (Item #2026.09.24_642_CRP) UCORE Renewals and Changes approved by the UCORE Committee Bulletin No. 1 (Exhibit 642A)
   2. Discussion Items:
      1. (Item #2026.10.08_644_FAC) Proposal to update to Faculty Manual Section III.D.9 Process for Tenure and Advancement in Rank (Exhibit 644A)
      2. (Item #2026.10.08_645_GSC) Proposal for retroactive inclusion of the Food Technologies and Data Analytics and Sustainability graduate certificates within the approved Master of Science in Food Manufacturing Technologies program (Exhibits 645A, 645B)
      3. (Item #2026.10.08_646_GSC) Proposed revisions to Graduate School Policy and Procedures to align certain graduate credit limits at nine credits (Exhibits 646A, 646B)
      4. (Item #2026.10.08_647_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 1, Requirements (Exhibit 647A)

7. Constituent Concerns:
8. Adjournment: