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On behalf of the Faculty Senate, welcome to the 2025-26 academic year at WSU! If you are a new faculty member, welcome to WSU!  We are so glad you have […]

As the academic year is winding down, the Faculty Senate will continue to be available for consultation and decision-making during the summer through our Faculty Executive team and our Steering […]

The Faculty Senate will meet from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday dates listed below. Fall 2026 Meeting Dates: Spring 2027 Meeting Dates

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the accrediting body for WSU, has approved the offering of bachelor’s degrees with as few as 90 credits (V714).  The State of […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday April 16, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday April 2, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post I am writing to voice faculty concerns about the stability of graduate education in light of ongoing university budget constraints. As we approach the typical April timeline for […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday March 12, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday February 26, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post Within the faculty manual, Section III.D.5. Criteria for Review of Faculty, under the section “Operational Principles,” Subsection “Other”, The following text appears: Other Section I.B.3 defines the career-track […]

Forum Post I am writing to voice concerns and questions related to the cancellation of the Turnitin AI Detection software and the memo circulated on Wednesday. Faculty have shared a […]

Forum Post Our faculty recently reviewed the proposed changes to academic regulation 114 regarding the 90-credit bachelor’s degree, and several concerns were raised. While some of these points were discussed […]

This academic year has brought changes to fiscal management across colleges, departments, and other units.  One of these changes is a recently implemented tax on carry forward accounts.  A carry […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday February 12, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post Many of us (I think) have just learned of the proposed change in bachelor’s degree credit number at WSU from 120 to 90. This is a shocking development […]

The second semester of the academic year is off and running.  I hope everyone was able to get some well-deserved down time over the break.  There is a lot happening […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday January 29, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post I noticed that the most recent Provost’s memo on Annual Reviews (https://provost.wsu.edu/documents/2017/08/instructions-faculty-and-administrative-professional-annual-reviews.pdf/) contained the following language: “If the reviewed faculty member teaches at least one Global Campus course, […]

Forum Post It was recently relayed that WSU will start taxing F&A accounts in 2026. It is our opinion that this policy will have a strong negative impact on the […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday January 15, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]