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WSU Faculty Senate Meeting April 8, 2021

Guest Presenters: President Schulz and Provost Chilton. Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule for 2021-2022. The Faculty Senate Officers met with the president and provost on March 24, 2021. The Faculty Senate Officers met with the provost on April 6, 2021. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved revisions on SBS Bylaws and these are available on the department’s website […]

WSU Faculty Senate March 25, 2021

Guest Presenters: WSU Financial Update by VP Stacy Pearson. Chair-Elect: Christine Horne (elections will be certified 3.24.21). Senate leadership met with the president and provost on March 24, 2021. The Research and Arts Committee approved the interim institute status of the Institute for Northwest Every Futures (INEF) […]

Proposed Unit Name Changes

Notices of Intent for Name Changes Two NOIs for name changes have been brought forward from the Provost’s Office, along with the attached documents: To change Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health to Paul G. Allen School for Global Health Allen School Name NOI Allen School Agreement Allen School Amendment To change Elson […]

Proposed Faculty Manual Changes: Teaching Portfolio and Guiding Principles

The Faculty Affairs Committee in partnership with an ad hoc task force charged with aligning values and practices proposes two changes to the faculty manual. These changes are presented below and detailed in the linked document. Task force members include Laura Griner Hill, Stephen Hines, Louise Parker, Melanie-Angela Neuilly, Katie Cooper, Amanda Boyd, Matt Hudelson, […]

Board of Regents Meeting March 11th and 12th, 2021

Dear Colleagues, The Board of Regents page has been updated with links to the agenda and YouTube videos for next week’s meeting https://facsen.wsu.edu/board-of-regents/ I have also included other relevant links on the page above that pertain to athletics funding and the Faculty Senate ad hoc committee’s statement to the Board. Please use the comment box […]

WSU Faculty Senate March 4, 2021 Agenda

Guest Presenters: Legislative Update by Stephen Bollens, WSU Legislative Representative, Executive Budget Council Update by Celestina Barbosa-Leiker. Faculty Senate Leadership met with President Schulz on February 22, 2021. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved revisions to the bylaws: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Program Bylaws […]

Administration’s Responses to Comments

Email to faculty President/Provost Communication 2/10/21 Discussions with Faculty Senate From February 18, 2021 – Provost Chilton and Chief of Staff Kristina Wilson address constituent concerns over the ONEWSU whitepapers. YouTube Link Discussion begins 26 minutes into the meeting. Written responses to areas of concern We are currently soliciting responses to these areas of concern. […]

Faculty Senate Agenda February 18, 2021

Guest Presenters: No Presenter. Chair Elect Candidate – Christine Horne. The Research and Arts Committee approved the center closure of the Washington State University Monoclonal Antibody Center; an application to establish it as a collaborative unit, rather than center status, will be submitted. Faculty Senate Leadership met with Provost Chilton on February 17, 2021 […]

WSU Faculty Senate Meeting February 4, 2021

Guest Presenters: No Presenter. Minor Change Bulletin #8. Chair Elect Elections. Remarks by the Chair – David Turnbull. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan change on the MA in Criminal Justice (nonthesis). Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan change on the PhD in Criminal Justice […]

WSU Budget Crisis Management Proposal

The Faculty Affairs Committee has created a proposal to create a process for addressing university budget crises through faculty furloughs and/or salary reductions. Please Note: This is NOT a proposal to impose faculty salary reductions or furloughs. This is a proposal to develop a PROCESS by which, in certain defined circumstances (i.e. budgetary crises) and […]