Steering Committee
Composition
- The Executive Committee including the chair, chair-elect, past chair and executive secretary of the Faculty Senate shall, ipso facto, be members and officers of the Steering Committee. (X)
- One senator from each of the campuses specifically allotted one or more senators and the chairs of the following committees: Academic Affairs, Admissions & Enrollment, Budget, Faculty Affairs, Graduate Studies, Professional Health Sciences, and Research and Arts. Note that when there are multiple senators representing a campus, or co-chairs of a committee, they are all welcome to attend the Steering Committee meetings, but each campus or committee shall only have one vote. (X)
- The Faculty Senate Legislative Representative. (X)
Function
- Deals with matters relating to agenda, referral, voting, and elections.
- Acts as an emergency advisory council to the President.
- May serve as Summer Executive Committee to carry out functions delegated to it by the Senate.
Additional notes
- Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
- Reports to: Faculty Senate.
- Principal Assistant, Beth Doyle serves as administrative support to the Faculty Senate Steering Committee.
| Name | Rank | Constituency | Location | Start Term | End Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering Committee Chair, Ken Roberts | Professor | Executive Committee | Spokane | 2025 | 2026 |
| Faculty Senate Chair Elect, Christine Horne | Professor | Executive Committee | Pullman | 2025 | 2026 |
| Faculty Senate Past Chair, Tracy Klein | Professor | Executive Committee | Vancouver | 2025 | 2026 |
| Faculty Senate Executive Secretary, Matt Hudelson | Associate Professor | Executive Committee | Pullman | 2020 | 2026 |
| Faculty Senate Committee Chairs | |||||
| Paul Buckley | Associate Professor | Academic Affairs Committee | Pullman | 2025 | 2028 |
| Joe Compeau | Professor | Admissions & Enrollment Committee Chair | Pullman | 2024 | 2027 |
| Eric Shelden | Associate Professor | Budget Committee Chair | Pullman | 2025 | 2026 |
| Judi McDonald | Professor | Faculty Affairs Committee | Pullman | 2021 | 2027 |
| Laura Lavine | Professor | Faculty Compensation Committee | Pullman | 2025 | 2028 |
| Ryan Thomas | Associate Professor | Graduate Studies Committee | Pullman | 2023 | 2026 |
| Dogan Gursoy | Regents Professor | International Affairs Committee | Pullman | 2025 | 2028 |
| Thomas Rotolo | Professor | Library Committee | Pullman | 2020 | 2026 |
| Kathryn Meier | Professor | Professional Health Sciences Committee | Spokane | 2023 | 2026 |
| Jonah Firestone | Associate Professor | Research & Arts Committee | Tri-Cities | 2022 | 2028 |
| Faculty Senate Campus Representatives | |||||
| Shannon Calderone proxy for Kahlil Simeon-Rose | Associate Professor (TT) Associate Professor (TT) | WSU Everett Representative | Everett | 2025 2026 | 2026 2028 |
| Gordon Taub | Associate Professor (CT) | WSU Everett Representative | Everett | 2023 | 2026 |
| John Roll | Professor (TT) | WSU Spokane Representative | Spokane | 2024 | 2027 |
| Ayesha Ahmed | Associate Professor (CT) | WSU Spokane Representative | Spokane | 2023 | 2028 |
| Yonas Demissie | Assistant Professor (TT) | WSU Tri-Cities Representative | Tri- Cities | 2021 | 2027 |
| Pending Notification | (CT) | WSU Tri-Cities Representative | Tri-Cities | -- | -- |
| Dene Grigar | Professor (TT) | WSU Vancouver Representative | Vancouver | 2025 | 2028 |
| Nanette Thrush | Teaching Assistant Professor (CT) | WSU Vancouver Representative | Vancouver | 2025 | 2028 |
| Faculty Senate Legislative Representative | |||||
| Stephen Bollens | Director & Professor | Faculty Senate Legislative Representative | Vancouver | 2024 | 2027 |