The Faculty Senate standing committees and their subcommittees have been assigned functions by the Senate to enable the Senate to carry out its purposes.
Senate Steering Committee
Senate Steering Committee is composed of the chairs and co-chairs of the senate committees, along with the senate Executive Committee.
Academic Affairs Committee
Chair – Paul Buckley
ptbuckley@wsu.edu
ptbuckley@wsu.edu
Budget Committee
Chair – Li Xu
li.xu3@wsu.edu
li.xu3@wsu.edu
Committee On Committees
Chair – Christine Horne
chorne@wsu.edu
chorne@wsu.edu
Faculty Affairs Committee
Chair – Judi McDonald
jmcdonald1@wsu.edu
jmcdonald1@wsu.edu
Faculty Compensation Committee
Chair – Laura Lavine
lavine@wsu.edu
lavine@wsu.edu
Graduate Studies Committee
Chair – Ryan Thomas
ryan_thomas@wsu.edu
ryan_thomas@wsu.edu
International Affairs Committee
Chair – Dogan Gursoy
dgursoy@wsu.edu
dgursoy@wsu.edu
Library Committee
Chair – Thomas Rotolo
rotolo@wsu.edu
rotolo@wsu.edu
Professional Health Sciences Committee
Chair – Kathryn Meier
kmeier@wsu.edu
kmeier@wsu.edu
Syllabus Subcommittee
Chair – Krista Nishida
krista_nishida@wsu.edu
krista_nishida@wsu.edu
Faculty Senate Joint Committees
Distinguished Faculty Address Committee
Chair – Susmita Bose sbose@wsu.edu
Each year the University recognizes the work of one faculty member whose achievements in research, scholarship, and teaching place that person in the front ranks of their discipline. In partnership with the Office of the Provost, this committee is responsible for providing their recommendation for the recipient of this award.
Each year the University recognizes the work of one faculty member whose achievements in research, scholarship, and teaching place that person in the front ranks of their discipline. In partnership with the Office of the Provost, this committee is responsible for providing their recommendation for the recipient of this award.
General Education Visioning Committee
Co-Chair – Bill Davis wbdavis@wsu.edu
Co-Chair – Kara Whitman kmwhitman@wsu.edu
Nearly every undergraduate student at WSU participates in our general education curriculum (UCORE). Now nearly 15 years old, UCORE is not fully addressing the needs of today’s students. Led by Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement Bill Davis, and Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor Kara Whitman, the recently established General Education Visioning Committee is launching a three-year process to modernize our general education curriculum.
Co-Chair – Kara Whitman kmwhitman@wsu.edu
Nearly every undergraduate student at WSU participates in our general education curriculum (UCORE). Now nearly 15 years old, UCORE is not fully addressing the needs of today’s students. Led by Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement Bill Davis, and Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor Kara Whitman, the recently established General Education Visioning Committee is launching a three-year process to modernize our general education curriculum.