Dear All: The faculty senate greatly appreciates the efforts of the Board of Regents in conducting the recent and extensive listening sessions with all campuses. A summary of these sessions (PDF) and a letter from the Board of Regents Chair, Lisa Keohokalole Schauer (PDF), has been posted to the “Highlights” section of the Faculty Senate […]
MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in French 130D and via Zoom. Fifty-four (54) senators were present with twenty-nine (29) absent, five (5) vacancies and twenty-one (21) non-voting members present. The meeting was called to order by the Senate Chair, Eric Shelden at 4:05 pm. Guest Presentation: Institutional Research Review with […]
Forum Post Why is “Pomp and Circumstance” no longer played at Commencement for our graduating seniors, who are expected to seat themselves in silence, whereas it is played for the commencement platform–mostly administrators? It sends the wrong message, because the administrators are not the ones being honored at Commencement. Please honor our graduating seniors. I’ve […]
Forum Post It seems really tone-deaf to me to have a Provost search on top of the Chancellor of Pullman position. This will grow our already byzantine upper administration while we are repeatedly asked to give back college level funds. ~Anonymous Faculty Response The Faculty Senate Executive Officers have been notified of this forum post […]
Institutional Research Review with Executive Director of Institutional Research, Stephanie Kane. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden presented to the Board of Regents on Friday, March 8th. The faculty senate executive officers met with the President and Provost on Tuesday, March 19th.
Faculty Senate Minutes Regular Meeting April 8, 2021 The Faculty Senate met Thursday, April 8, 2021 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Approval of Undergraduate and Professional Degrees (Becky Bitter): (Item# 2021.04.08_94_Registrar) I move that the University Faculty recommend to the President and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating […]
Guest Presentation: New Academic Year Welcome President Kirk Schulz, WSU System Provost Elizabeth Chilton, Executive Vice President & Chancellor, WSU Pullman https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3253/2022/09/2022.09.22-Faculty-Senate-Update-vPublic.pdf https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3253/2022/09/Revised-Memorandum-Salary-Equity-Process-August-2022.pdf Minutes Call to Order. 4:05pm. The faculty Senate met on Thursday, September 22, 2022 in Lighty 403 and via Zoom. Seventy-two (72) senators were present with nine (9) absent and twenty-two (22) […]
I hope you all had a great spring break last week. A few updates and reminders from Faculty Senate: 1. A few weeks ago, Exec asked Vice Provost of Enrollment Management Saichi Oba and Director of Admissions Andrew Brewick to update the Senate on efforts and progress toward addressing enrollment issues. Their response can be found […]
MINUTES Guest Presentation: University Budget & Finance Review with Leslie Brunelli, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration (PDF) Call to Order at 4:11pm Approval of minutes from the February 15, 2024 faculty senate meeting (PDF). Announcements Information Items The faculty senate executive officers met with the Office of the Provost on Tuesday, February 20th. […]
MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in French 130D and via Zoom. Fifty-five (55) senators were present with twenty-eight (28) absent, five (5) vacancies and twenty-two (22) non-voting members present. The meeting was called to order by the Senate Chair, Eric Shelden at 4:00 pm. Guest Presentation: WSU International Programs […]
MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, February 1, 2024, in French 130D and via Zoom. Sixty-one (61) senators were present with twenty-nine (29) absent and twelve (12) non-voting members present. The meeting was called to order by the Senate Chair, Eric Shelden at 3:58 pm. Guest Presentation: COACHE Satisfaction Survey Update with Senior Vice […]
Forum Post In Part II of the ‘misinformation’ series, we specifically address WSU’s research enterprise. President Schulz lauded our recent 3% increase in R&D and movement up one position in the HERD rankings. We argue that these accomplishments fall far short of expectations and do little to reinvigorate our stagnant research enterprise. Once again, the […]
Institutional Research Review with Executive Director of Institutional Research, Stephanie Kane. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden presented to the Board of Regents on Friday, March 8th. The faculty senate executive officers met with the President and Provost on Tuesday, March 19th.
Forum Post Dear Colleagues, Recent posts on the Faculty Senate Forum have raised concerns about WSU and its leadership but are themselves flawed. Overall, the concerns are understandable, and more is needed from our leadership. However, as representatives of higher education, it is essential that we apply objectivity and critical thinking to these issues before […]
Forum Post Perhaps the most accurate reflection of an institution’s values is how it chooses to allocate resources. The Administration aims for budget transparency and provides individual Senators the opportunity to have their voices heard on important advisory committees such as the University’s Athletic Budget Oversight Committee and the Athletic Program Advisory Committee (among others). […]
Forum Post As we strive to recruit and retain high-quality faculty and staff at WSU, I urge the consideration of two impactful policies – tuition waivers for dependents of employees and facilitated access to campus childcare. Many peer institutions offer tuition remission benefits for dependents of faculty and staff. This is a powerful recruitment tool, […]
Forum Post Dear Colleagues, By now, you no doubt have heard much about a group of senior faculty who are highlighting the pervasive, systemic, and long standing concerns that plague the WSU System. In a series of forthcoming posts, we will systematically explain these concerns and address the responses provided by President Schulz and the […]
Forum Post Please provide detailed tables (not charts) for the last 5 years, at a minimum, showing the following: The income, expenditures, and outflows of each unit (assuming a unit is in the black). This includes each instructional unit, professional unit (e.g., nursing, the medical school, and the vet school), athletics, administration, facilities, parking, housing […]
Dear Colleagues, In recent days there have been several news articles in which faculty concerns have been raised about WSU’s trajectory and leadership. The text of these concerns have been posted to the faculty senate forum website here, along with responses made by the president (PDF) and Board of Regents (PDF). I hope these resources […]
University Budget & Finance Review with Leslie Brunelli, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration. Ballots for the Faculty Senate Chair-Elect Executive Election were released on February 26th and are due on at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 19th. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden will present to the Board of Regents on Friday, March 8th.