Faculty Senate > Steering Committee

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.
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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, Christine HorneProfessor Executive CommitteeSpokane20252026
Faculty Senate Chair Elect, Ryan ThomasProfessorExecutive CommitteePullman20252026
Faculty Senate Past Chair, Ken RobertsProfessor Executive CommitteeVancouver20252026
Faculty Senate Executive Secretary, Matt HudelsonAssociate Professor Executive CommitteePullman 20202026
Faculty Senate Committee Chairs
John BarberProfessor Academic Affairs CommitteePullman20252028
Joe CompeauProfessorAdmissions & Enrollment Committee Chair Pullman20242027
Pending notification--Budget Committee Chair ------
Shawna HerzogProfessor Faculty Affairs Committee Pullman 20252028
Laura LavineProfessorFaculty Compensation CommitteePullman20252028
Pending notification--Graduate Studies Committee ------
Dogan GursoyRegents ProfessorInternational Affairs CommitteePullman20252028
Wei PengProfessorLibrary CommitteePullman20222028
Andrew StorferProfessor Professional Health Sciences CommitteePullman20252028
Jonah FirestoneAssociate Professor Research & Arts Committee Tri-Cities20222028
Faculty Senate Campus Representatives
Kahlil Simeon-RoseAssociate Professor (TT)WSU Everett Representative Everett20262028
Pending notification(CT)WSU Everett Representative Everett----
John RollProfessor (TT)WSU Spokane Representative Spokane 20242027
Ayesha AhmedAssociate Professor (CT)WSU Spokane Representative Spokane 20232028
Yonas DemissieAssistant Professor (TT)WSU Tri-Cities Representative Tri- Cities 20212027
Pending Notification(CT)WSU Tri-Cities Representative Tri-Cities ----
Dene GrigarProfessor (TT)WSU Vancouver Representative Vancouver20252028
Nanette ThrushTeaching Assistant Professor (CT)WSU Vancouver Representative Vancouver20252028
Faculty Senate Legislative Representative
Stephen Bollens Director & ProfessorFaculty Senate Legislative Representative Vancouver20242027