MEETING INFORMATION
Date
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Time
3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Due to the simultaneous meeting of the WOU Board of Trustees, this meeting will be held in Zoom-only format.
Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/8766137254?pwd=ZS83UlpaVkJRMVM5K0VncENRb1M0Zz09
Agenda
Draft Minutes
Draft Minutes for January 23, 2024 (DOCX) (PDF)
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AGENDA MATERIALS
Institutional Reports
- Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
- University President’s Report (no report) (Jesse Peters)
- Provost’s Report (no report) (Jose Coll)
- Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (oral report) (Cheryl Beaver/Tad Shannon)
Old Business
Faculty Emerit Policy.
Since the January 23, 2024 meeting with in-Senate edits (see draft), the Executive Committee has received some feedback that the original language of divisional PRCs having authority to decline to review an application with stated reasons and and it moves no further should stand as originally drafted. Exec Committee asks Senators to resolve this conflict of approaches in the current edited draft. Product of today’s discussion will be forwarded on to the Provost for formal University review and policy adoption.
New Business
1. The Executive Committee recommends that Faculty Senate adopt Thursday as the official day for Faculty Senate-related business. Current Bylaws of the Faculty Senate modified to reflect this change.
Informational Presentations
1. Academic Curriculum Development, Review & Approval Policy. The work group continues to meet to work on policy and the underlying procedures guideline. Today this group wishes to present a draft for the recommended policy document and solicits feedback on this policy. (Judy Sylva, Amanda Smith, Tad Shannon)
Link for faculty feedback on the overarching policy statement. Actual operational processes document will come later.
Open Discussion
- Call for future business items
- Closing discussion items from the floor
Announcements
Call for faculty to fill positions on the:
1. International Education Committee
2. University Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee
3. Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences
4. University Budget Advisory Committee
If interested, email Steve Scheck
Supplemental documents
Considerations for Equity for post-traditional students presentation December 12. 2023
College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022
