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Faculty Senate Agenda: October 30, 2025

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday October 30, 2025 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): University Budget and Finance Review – Leslie Brunelli, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration – University Finance & Operations Presentation

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes from the October 16, 2025 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
    2. Legislative Affairs – S. Bollens
    3. Board of Regents – T. Klein
  1. Information Items:
    1. (Item #2025.10.15_556_Steering) Notice of Intent to move the established Department of Social Work from the College of Nursing to the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences (CESHS) (Exhibit 556A, 556B, 556C, 556D)

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 #2025.10.09_551_Steering) Proposal to Discontinue Bachelors of Fine Arts in Art at WSU Tri-Cities (Exhibits 551A, 551B, 551C, 551D, 551E, 551F)
      2. (Item #2025.10.09_552_Steering) Amendments to Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws (Exhibit 552A)
      3. (Item #2025.10.16_553_CoC) Proposal to revise the Faculty Compensation Committee Composition (Exhibit 553A)
      4. (Item #2025.10.16_554_CoC) Recommendation of New Members to Faculty Compensation Committee (Exhibit 554A)
    2. Discussion Items:
      1. (Item #2025.10.09_557_FAC) Proposed Updates to Faculty Manual on Workload (Exhibits 557A, 557B, 557C)
      2. (Item #2025.10.30_558_GSC) Recommended Approval of the Graduate Certificate in Prevention Sciences (Exhibits 558A, 558B)
      3. (Item #2025.10.30_559_Steering) Recommendation to return the University Requirements Petition Subcommittee under the Provost Office (Exhibit 559A)
      4. (Item #2025.10.30_561_AAC) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 3, Requirements (Exhibit 561A)
  1. Constituent Concerns:
  2. Adjournment: