Post I read in the MP Daily News that you are discussing possibly requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for students. I strongly support this idea — but it must be made clear that students need to be current on those vaccinations. The bottom line is that the vaccines are moving into “flu vaccine” status — the formulation […]
Post There is a huge gap for professors in different ranks and different departments. Many professors are paid less than assistant or associate professors. For example, the department of mathematics and statistics covers more than 20% total teaching credits in college of art and sciences, the professors in the department are the lowest paid professors […]
Guest Presentation: Information Technology Services Review (PDF) Sasi Pillay, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Michael Walters, Assistant Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Tony Opheim, Associate Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Officer. Faculty Senate Officers will meet with university leadership on November 28th, 2022 […]
Guest Presentation: Enrollment Management (PDF) Saichi Oba, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management. Faculty Senate Officers met with university leadership on October 11th, 2022. Minor Change Bulletin No. 3. Field Research Safety Guide. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair Christine Horne. Undergraduate & Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 2 […]
Post REQUEST 1: Please have the doors to the Faculty Hoteling Rooms in SPARK left unlocked. The calendar system for booking the hoteling and conference rooms in SPARK is not currently working. This has lead to several problems: The only way to book a Faculty Hoteling Room is to go to the room itself, hope […]
Post I have noticed and experiencing this semester an increasing number of break-downs with equipment and video-conferencing connections. In my case, this is mostly in Webster and Spark. They are usually resolved promptly, but it is time for WSU to pay more attention to maintenance of classroom equipment. Michael Tsatsomeros Mathematics & Statistics Response Please […]
I contacted Chief Gary Jenkins to learn more about the precipitating events and response. As you are all probably aware, a few years ago allegations of sexual misconduct were made against a sergeant in the WSU police force. The three command staff at the time conducted an internal investigation. Subsequently, WSU investigated the command staff […]
Post There is concern from faculty and graduate students about the football game within the week, and the blocking of parking spaces. For some of our faculty and graduate students this poses a problem as there are, for example, night labs till 10pm. We were wondering whether those who are required to be on campus […]
Forum Post What is the University Doing to Addressing Culture in the WSU police Department After Resignations? Over the summer, the top 3 officials in the WSU police force left over mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations. What is WSU doing to change the culture of the police department? All top 3 officials in the department […]
Guest Presentation: WSU Student Affairs & Student Care. Ellen Taylor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Jenna Hyatt, Dean of Students & Assistant Vice Chancellor. Student Well-Being Presentation (PDF) Faculty Senate Officers will meet with university leadership on October 11th, 2022. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair Christine Horne […]