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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 […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday, November 5, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Faculty Senate is conducting an election for the Faculty Senate Legislative Representative. The Senate Legislative Representative monitors legislation that affects faculty, keeps Faculty Senate informed of legislative activity, facilitates faculty […]

MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in French Admin Conference Room 324F and via Zoom. Fifty-seven (57) senators were present, six (6) vacancies, twenty-six (26) absent, […]

Faculty Senate Meeting – September 24, 2026 MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in French Admin Conference Room 324F and via Zoom. Fifty-seven (57) senators were […]

Minutes The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Faculty Senate Conference Room French Admin 344B and via Zoom. Sixty-seven (67) senators were present, two (2) vacancies, with […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday, October 22, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Welcome back to a new academic year! I’d like to update you on what Senate has been doing over the summer.  The Senate Executive Committee wants Senate to be functioning […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday, October 8, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post I sense that WSU, like many other universities, is steadily retreating from diversity. I also sense that this retreat is only partly, not entirely, driven by “anti-woke” politics […]

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 […]

January 1, 2026 updates to the Faculty Manual July 1, 2026 updates to the Faculty Manual

Forum Post Over decades, we have admired the dedication of hundreds of colleagues as they built a thriving WSU Vancouver Campus serving the people of Southwest Washington. Instructors have trained […]

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 […]

Minutes The Faculty Senate met on Thursday April 2, 2026, in Faculty Senate Conference Room French Admin 344B and via Zoom. Fifty-six (56) senators were present, two (2) vacancies with […]

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 […]

MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday March 12, 2026, in Faculty Senate Conference Room French Admin 344B and via Zoom. Fifty-eight (58) senators were present, two (2) vacancies with […]