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Meeting Minutes: January 16, 2025

MINUTES
The Faculty Senate met on Thursday January 16, 2025, in French Admin Graduate Studies
Conference room 324F and via Zoom. fifty‐four (54) senators were present, four (4) vacancies with thirty‐one (31) absent, and seventeen (17) non‐voting members. The meeting was called to order by Tracy Klein, Senate Chair at 3:55 pm.
Guest Presentation (30 minutes): WSU Access Center Update – Dr. Matthew Jeffries, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Campus Climate and Community Building.

  1. Call to Order: 3:55 pm
  2. Approval of minutes from December 5, 2024, faculty senate meeting (PDF).
    1. Approved by unanimous consent
  3. Additions or changes to the agenda
    1. None
  4. Announcements
    1. A. Legislative affairs –
      1. Session started Monday. Budget and revenue forecasts are unfavorable. Some revenue increases and budget cuts proposed. The session will continue through April. Both the House appropriations and the Senate Ways and Means committee are in support of WSU’s budget, specifically the full funding for faculty and staff.
      2. D. Grigar – There’s something in Fergeson’s budget for cuts for higher education but had heard that Washington State was safe from that. Is that true?
      3. S. Bollens – Fergeson’s budget proposed a 3% reduction for 4‐year institutions and a 6% cut for most other state agencies, notably exception was that community, and technical colleges were spared at a 0% cut.
    2. Reports
      1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair –
        1. T. Klein – I have been primarily focused on the policies that we’ve
          discussed around vaccinations and some of the issues that happened
          around this on the other campuses. Working with Dr. Henry and risk
          management to develop a MOU that will be signed by the president.
          1. Faculty Senate EP43 Update
      2. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Team
        1. E. Shelden, Immediate Past Chair
          1. No update
        2. K. Roberts, Chair Elect
          1. Committee openings and updates (COC)
            1. Acting on final committee openings and discussing 2 others, which will bring us to a full slate of faculty representatives on our committees. Still a little work on student and ex‐officio representation.
            2. Work continues on the two new committees being set‐up.
            3. Work‐load task force coming that will work on pragmatic measures outcomes for the university.
        3. M. Hudelson, Executive Secretary
          1. Upcoming Faculty Senate Executive elections
            1. Elections for next year’s Chair‐elect is open and posted on the website. Eligibility is much more broad this year thanks to the changes to the Constitution and Bylaws.
  5. Information Items
    1. (Item #2024.10.3_435_AAC) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 2, Courses (Exhibit 435A) – Updated bulletin to include Canvas syllabus links
    2. (Item, #202410.3_436_AAC) Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin No. 2, Courses (Exhibit 436A) – Updated bulletin to include Canvas syllabus links
    3. (Item #2024.10.31_449_CRP) Undergraduate Bulletin No. 3, Courses (Exhibit 449A) – Updated bulletin to include Canvas syllabus links
    4. (Item#2024.10.31_450_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 3, Courses (Exhibit 450A) – Updated bulletin to include Canvas syllabus links
    5. (Item #2024.10.03_473_CRP) Minor Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 473A) – Item number correction only, information item originally presented on 10.17.24
    6. (Item#2025.01.16_480_GSC) Suspension of Bioethics Certificate (Exhibits 480A, 480B)
    7. (Item #2025.01.16_481_CRP) Minor Change Bulletin No. 4 (Exhibit 481A)
  6. Agenda Items
    1. Action Items
      1. (Item #2024.12.5_460_AAC) Undergraduate Bulletin No. 4, Requirements (Exhibit 460A)
        1. Motion passed; 50 Approve, 0 Reject
      2. (Item #2024.12.5_463_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 4, Courses (Exhibit 463A)
        1. Motion passed; 52 Approve, 0 Reject
      3. (Item #2024.12.5_464_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 4, Courses (Exhibit 464A)
        1. Motion passed; 53 Approve, 0 Reject
      4. (Item #2024.12.5_465_CoC) Recommended approval of the faculty senate committee appointments for vacancy on the Research and Arts Committee (Exhibit 465A)
        1. Motion passed; 52 Approve, 0 Reject
      5. (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)
        1. Motion passed; 52 Approve, 0 Reject
    2. Discussion Items
      1. (Item #2024.12.12_466_Steering) Proposal to create a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree (Exhibits 466A, 466B, 466C, 466D)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
      2. (Item #2024.12.12_467_PHSC) Proposal to revise College of Medicine Future Academic Calendar dates 2024‐2028 (Exhibits 467A, 467B, 467C)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
      3. (Item #2024.12.20_471_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 5, Courses (Exhibit 471A)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
      4. (Item #2024.12.20_472_CRP) UCORE Renewals and Changes approved by the UCORE Committee Bulletin No. 3 (Exhibit 472A)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
      5. (Item #2025.01.16_474_Steering) Proposal for new EPPM 30 Policy – Determination of Student Location (Exhibit 474A)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
      6. (Item #2025.01.16_478_CoC) Recommended approval of the faculty senate committee appointments for vacancy on the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) and the Library Committee (Exhibit 478A)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
      7. (Item #2025.01.16_479_GSC) Recommended approval of a policy for a new 4+1 policy request Certificate (Exhibits 479A, 479B)
        1. Update document then item moves to action 1/30/2025
      8. (Item #2025.01.16_482_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 5, Requirements (Exhibit 482A)
        1. No discussion, move to action 1/30/2025
  7. Constituent Concerns
    1. J. Miller – Applaud intention around workload task force. Staff are asking if they can have a workload review.
    2. B. Doyle – Please have staff reach out to their Administrative Professional Advisory Council (APAC) representatives.
  8. Adjournment: 4:31 pm
    1. Matthew G. Hudelson
      1. Executive Secretary, WSU Faculty Senate
      2. Associate Professor, Mathematics
      3. Email: mhudelson@wsu.edu

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