Faculty Senate Agenda: September 24, 2026

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday September 24, 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: WSU Leadership Update – President Elizabeth Cantwell & Provost T. Chris Riley-Tillman

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes from the April 16, 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:
   1. Items approved by Steering Committee during summer session
      1. (Item #2026.05.26_632_Steering) Fall 2026 Faculty Salary Increase Process (Exhibit 632A)
         1. Requested incorrect reference to 2027 be corrected to 2026.
         2. Motion approved as amended; 8 Approve, 0 Reject
   2. Information items received during summer session
      1. (Item #2026.09.24_633_Steering) Published UPPM 60.56 Faculty and Administrative Professional Leave Policy (Exhibit 633A)
      2. (Item #2026.09.24_634_Steering) New Administrative Policies, WAC rules and revisions approved between January 2026 and July 2026 (Exhibit 634A)
      3. (Item #2026.09.24_635_Steering) Suspension of Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Exhibit 636A)
   3. Additional Information Items
      1. Christine Horne appointed Matt Hudelson as Faculty Senate Parliamentarian

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:
   2. Discussion Items:
      1. (Item #2026.09.24_637_Steering) Proposed University Centers and Institutes (C/I) Governance Policy (Exhibit 637A)
      2. (Item #2026.09.24_608_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 7, Courses (Exhibits 608B, 608C)

7. Constituent Concerns:
8. Adjournment: