MEETING INFORMATION
Date
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Time
3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Location
Columbia Room in the Werner University Center
Zoom link: https://wou-edu.zoom.us/j/81141923854
Agenda
Meeting Agenda (DOCX)
Draft Minutes
Draft Minutes for December 11, 2025 (DOCX)
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MATERIALS
Institutional Reports
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Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley)
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University President’s Report (Jesse Peters)
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ASWOU (Confirmation pending)
Consideration of Old Business
1. Educational Leadership Certificate (Alicia Wenzel)
2. Principal License Certificate (Alicia Wenzel)
3. Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (IFS) resolution opposing the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
New Business
1. 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections
Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements
1. Discussion of Graduate Studies Faculty Leadership position
- Statement from Graduate Studies Committee
- Discussed as part of Provost’s Report at Faculty Senate on Oct. 23, 2025
2. Giving Day at the Foundation (David Beasley)
3. Call for future business—New Business, Presentations, Discussions
4. Announcements
- Call for 2 faculty members for the Tuition and Fees Committee. Contact Mike Baltzley (baltzlem@wou.edu) if you are interested.
- Joint Committee on Evaluations is looking for 1 faculty representatives from the College of Education, 1 from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and 1 from the library. Contact Mike Baltzley (baltzlem@wou.edu) if you are interested.
- Please be sure to review the WOU Instructions for ICE on Campus document.
- Presentation to President’s Cabinet regarding WOLF Student Experience Form data.
- Spending and Efficiency in Oregon Public Universities from the HECC.
5. Closing discussion items from the floor
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
Please submit new business items using the following link: https://dev.wou.edu/facultysenate/submit-new-business/
IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR
Curriculum proposals
To provide sufficient time for all the review steps (committee and Faculty Senate), the deadline for submitting curriculum proposals for inclusion in the next academic catalog is the second Thursday of February for course proposals, program changes and new certificates. New programs take longer to process.
See wou.edu/curriculum and the Deadlines and timing page for more specific information.
