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February 25, 2025

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Time

3:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 - 5 p.m.

Due to a simultaneous meeting of the WOU Board of Trustees, this meeting of the Faculty Senate will be held in Zoom-only format. 

Zoom link:

https://zoom.us/j/8766137254?pwd=ZS83UlpaVkJRMVM5K0VncENRb1M0Zz09

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for February 11, 2025 (DOCX) (PDF)

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AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports 

  • Faculty Senate President's Report (Steve Scheck)
  • University President's Report* (Jesse Peters) 
  • Provost's Report* (Jose Coll) 
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (Tad Shannon, Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada)    
  • *See WOU Board of Trustees Feb 25-26, 2025 docket for reports.

Consideration of Old Business - Discussion items

1. Updates on roll-out of submission/review process for modifications to current academic catalog (program actions limited to WOU campus review).  

2. Follow-up discussion on Provost Coll’s recent Instructional Faculty Directive.      

Discussion about configuration, scope of work, types of data necessary for a reactivated Faculty Senate Academic Sustainability Committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the Provost.

Most recent “charter” of previous Academic Sustainability Committee.

Provost's 2-10-2025 memo on Academic Affairs budget pause update.

 New Business -- ongoing discussion items

1. TBA

Informational Presentations 

1. TBA

Open Discussion-Call for Future Business

1.  Call for future business items 

2.  Closing discussion items from the floor

 

 

SUBMIT NEW BUSINESS

Have something you would like to share with or have discussed by Faculty Senate? Use this form to let us know!

VOTING LINK

When there is an active motion during Faculty Senate, current senators can use the link and QR code below to access voting via computer or smartphone.

https://bit.ly/wou-fs-vote

SAVE THE DATE

Executive Committee endorsed events

Academic Excellence Showcase May 29, 2025

 

 

CONTACT US

Faculty Senate President: Stephen Scheck

E-mail: fspresident@mail.wou.edu

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Faculty Senate is to lead faculty in fulfilling their responsibilities in the shared governance of the university and to represent faculty interests to university and community stakeholders. The Faculty Senate serves as a liaison between faculty and administration. Responsibilities include the following:

  • ensuring that academic freedom is encouraged and protected;
  • overseeing curriculum development that promotes student learning in alignment with identified university student learning goals and outcomes;
  • participating in the review and implementation of the strategic plan of the university;
  • informing faculty about university policies, procedures, and substantive changes made by the administration; and
  • making recommendations to faculty and administration on policies to improve the learning environment. 

Documents and Links

Draft Best Practices for Faculty Senators (PDF)

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

3 & 4 Credit Scheduling Guidelines
WOU Faculty Senate Simplified Roberts Rules
Oregon House Bill 2864 – Cultural Competency
WOU Legislature briefing book 2020

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