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On 2/6/2020 we received notifications from WSU Transportation Services proposing that parking rates should increase. The justification for this increase was centered around a need to generate an additional $4.8 M over 8 years to cover “capital maintenance and repair projects”. I have several concerns: First, according to transportation’s publicly available budget, they already account […]

This was forwarded to me about the recently announced increases in parking rates on Campus: “I know faculty senate loves parking issues; However, it seems to me that faculty senate is the only way there is push back on raising prices. When the university is providing 1.5% raises and then raising parking in some instances […]

Dear Faculty Senate and Senate Steering, Most of you are likely aware of the allegations that former provost Mitzi Montoya was the victim of gender bias.  These allegations are outlined in the recent news article in the Whitman County Watch (https://whitmancountywatch.com/2020/02/10/former-wsu-provost-emails-describe-sexist-feedback-administrative-power-struggles/). Faculty senate leadership spoke with President Schulz, who has authorized an external investigation into these […]

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, February 20, 2020 in FSHN T101, Spokane SCRS 222, Tri-Cities TEST 228 and Vancouver VUB 311 at 3:30 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting Phone one-tap: US: +16465588656,,531048448# or +17207072699,,531048448# Meeting URL: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/531048448 Join by Telephone For higher quality, dial a number based on your current location. Dial: US: +1 646 […]

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, February 6, 2020 in FSHN T101, Spokane SCRS 222, Tri-Cities TEST 228 and Vancouver VUB 311 at 3:30 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting Phone one-tap: US: +16465588656,,526015570# or +17207072699,,526015570# Meeting URL: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/526015570 Join by Telephone For higher quality, dial a number based on your current location. Dial: US: +1 646 […]

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, January 23, 2020 in FSHN T101, Spokane SCRS 222, Tri-Cities TEST 228 and Vancouver VUB 311 at 3:30 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting Phone one-tap: US: +17207072699,,865594143# or +16465588656,,865594143# Meeting URL: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/865594143 Join by Telephone For higher quality, dial a number based on your current location. Dial: US: +1 720 […]

As we now have a committee and a consultant dedicated to reviewing EP-29 and the the relationship between and among the campuses, I would like to state the following concern: it is naive, dysfunctional, and (in some cases) crazy-making to insist that academic-unit leadership reside in Pullman without any input from that leadership concerning the […]

With a firm in the process of calculating solutions to our system and clarifying EP 29 it seems difficult to communicate to incoming candidates the state of affairs at WSU. Shouldn’t we solidify and clarify the reporting structure prior to the search for a provost? Wouldn’t it be best to be able to establish and […]

The following is an update from Dan Nordquist in the Office of Research Support and Operations based on our April 2019 Town Hall.  Please comment on any or all parts of this update and we will forward. Greg I just wanted to let you know that I got the next round of updates in and […]

  Agenda for September 27, 2012 – April 11, 2013 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE 344 FRENCH ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ZIP 1038, PHONE 335-8350, FAX 335-3983 The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday September 27, 2012 in FSHN T101, Spokane SNRS 119, Tricities TEST 228 and Vancouver VCSL 308J at 3:30 p.m. AGENDA: I. Call to Order. […]