Faculty Senate Agenda: December 5, 2024

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE    

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, December 5 2024 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 (30 minutes): Legislative Update – Glynda Becker Fenter, Vice President External Affairs and Government Relations EAGR Faculty Senate Presentation
  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes from the November 14, 2024 faculty senate meeting (PDF).
  3. Additions or changes to the agenda
  4. Announcements
    1. Legislative affairs – S. Bollens
  5. Reports
  6. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Team
    1. T. Klein, Faculty Senate Chair
    2. E. Shelden, Immediate Past Chair
    3. K. Roberts, Chair Elect
      1. Committee openings and updates (COC)
    4. M. Hudelson, Executive Secretary
      1. Upcoming Faculty Senate Executive elections
  7. Information Items
    1. (Item #2024.11.21_461_AAC) Comments on Grade Inflation and Enrollment Based Budgeting (Exhibit 461A)
  8. Agenda Items
    1. Action Items
      1. (Item#2024.11.14_457_Steering) We direct that the Senate Executives develop and present for signature, an MOU with the President specifying conditions to mitigate the situation surrounding compliance with Academic Rule 60 with specific criteria developed in consultation with the Senate Steering Committee. (Exhibits 234A, 444A, 444B, 444C, 457A, 457B, 457C)
    1. Discussion Items
      1. (Item #2024.12.5_460_AAC) Undergraduate Bulletin No. 4, Requirements (Exhibit 460A)
      2. (Item #2024.12.5_463_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 4, Courses (Exhibit 463A)
      3. (Item #2024.12.5_464_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 4, Courses (Exhibit 464A)
      4. (Item #2024.12.5_458_Steering) Proposed amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws, Article III, Section 4C (Steering Committee), paragraphs 2 and 3. (Exhibit 458A)
      5. (Item #2024.12.5_465_C0C) Recommended approval of the faculty senate committee appointment for vacancy on the Graduate Studies Committee (Exhibit 465A)
  9. Constituent Concerns
  10. Adjournment