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Faculty Senate Agenda: February 15, 2024

WSU International Programs Review with Ambassador (Ret.) Asif Chaudhry, Vice President for International Programs & Vice Chancellor, WSU Pullman and Paul Whitney, Associate Vice President of International Programs. The faculty senate executive officers will meet with the Office of the Provost on Tuesday, February 20th. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden will present to the Board of Regents on Friday, March 8th.

Faculty Senate Agenda: February 1, 2024

COACHE Satisfaction Survey Update with Senior Vice Provost, Doug Call. The faculty senate executive officers met with President Schulz and Provost Chilton on Tuesday, January 23rd. The Faculty Senate Chair, Eric Shelden will present to the Board of Regents on Friday, March 8th. Proposed Faculty Manual updates regarding faculty categories (Section 1.B.1) and clarification on the role of short-term faculty in graduate education.

Meeting Minutes: October 24, 2013

Faculty Senate MinutesMeeting NotesOctober 24, 2013 The Faculty Senate was called to order by Robert Rosenman, Chair on Thursday October 24, 2013, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. with twenty-four (24 ) members were present, twenty-four (24) absent and eight (8) nonvoting members present. No quorum. Minutes of October 10, 2013 Meeting will be put […]

Meeting Minutes: October 10.2013

Faculty Senate Minutes Regular Meeting October 10, 2013 The Faculty Senate was called to order by Robert Rosenman, Chair on Thursday October 10, 2013, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. Twenty-nine (29) members were present with twenty-one (21) absent and nine (9) nonvoting members present. Minutes of September 26, 2013 Meeting were approved as circulated. […]

Meeting Minutes: September 26, 2013

Faculty Senate Minutes Regular Meeting September 26, 2013 The Faculty Senate was called to order by Robert Rosenman, Chair on Thursday September 26, 2013, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. Twenty-nine (29) members were present with eighteen (18) absent and eleven (11) nonvoting members present. Minutes of April 11, 2013 Meeting were approved as circulated. […]

Faculty Senate Chair New Year Update

Welcome back to WSU for 2024. I hope you had a great break and a chance to recharge. It’s been an exciting start to the calendar year. Below is an update on the status of a number of issues, but first I hope you will join me in extending thanks to both the WSU and […]

Childcare Subsidy for Faculty & Staff?

Forum Post I was a little surprised to read in recent emails from the Provost that “the University has already agreed to create a variety of new programs for ASEs, including a new child and dependent care subsidy program unavailable to any other WSU employee group.” Childcare is an issue in the WSU community and […]

Frustration About Increased Insurance Premiums

Forum Post With the increase in cost to subscriber premiums, the combined two years of salary increases for some faculty members has been completely erased and more. This can be seen in the first paystubs of 2024. ~Anonymous Faculty Response The Faculty Senate Executive Officers have been notified of this forum post and will respond […]

Meeting Minutes: April 16, 2015

Faculty Senate MinutesRegular MeetingApril 16, 2015 The Faculty Senate was called to order by Craig Parks Chair on Thursday April 16, 2015, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. forty-four (44) members were present with eleven (11) absent and ten (10) nonvoting members present. I move that the University Faculty recommend to the President and the […]

Meeting Minutes: April 2, 2015

Faculty Senate MinutesRegular MeetingApril 2, 2015 The Faculty Senate was called to order by Richard Zack, Chair-Elect on Thursday April 2, 2015, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. Thirty-eight (38) members were present with seventeen (17) absent and ten (10) nonvoting members present. Minutes of March 12, 2015 meeting were approved as circulated and with […]