MEETING INFORMATION
(First Faculty Senate Meeting in Winter ’24 Term is Tuesday, January 23)
Date
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Time
3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.
This meeting will be held in Zoom format only.
Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/8766137254?pwd=ZS83UlpaVkJRMVM5K0VncENRb1M0Zz09
Agenda
Draft Minutes
Draft Minutes for November 28, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)
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AGENDA MATERIALS
Institutional Reports
- Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
- University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
- Provost’s Report (PDF) (Jose Coll) — extended discussion time allocated
- Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (No report) (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)
Old Business
Feedback from the Divisions on:
1. Tuesday to Thursday swap in 25-26 for Senate business activities.
2. Hidden prerequisites in catalog descriptions and credit counts.
3. What to do with programs with a professional orientation but no explicit accreditation requirements that exceed the 90-credit standard for majors (in the 30/60/90 framework past provosts have advocated).
…and more generally – how is 30/60/90 being managed by academic programs?
4. Continue the discussion on Provost Coll’s concept of eliminating the F/D- grade and replacing it with a NC grade. (also see new business)
Revised catalog copy markup Revised catalog copy clean
New Business
Resolution from the Division of Social Sciences —
“On behalf of the Social Science Division, I am writing to submit the following as an item of New Business for the upcoming December 12th Faculty Senate Meeting: holding a formal vote of endorsement/support for the pending change to the University Grading Scale policy, as presented by Provost Coll last month.” (Becky Philips)
Informational Presentations
Department of English Studies name change to “Department of English” (Robert Troyer)
FYS Assessment Project Presentation Full Report (Leanne Merrill)
Post-traditional students Kristin and Cindy would like to bring to the floor a discussion regarding processes and systems at WOU in relation to equity for post-traditional students in flexible pathways working towards degree completion. Presentation. (Kristin Pratt, Cindy Ryan)
Open Discussion
- Closing discussion items from the floor
- Call for future business items
Announcements
Call for faculty to fill positions on the:
1. University Technology Advisory Committee
2. International Education Committee
3. University Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee
4. Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences
5. University Budget Advisory Committee
If interested, email Steve Scheck
Supplemental documents
College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022
