December 12, 2023

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

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for November 28, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 If you require an accommodation to participate in a WOU event or activity, please notify the Office of Disability Services at least 72 hours in advance: 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu. To request interpreting, TypeWell transcribing, or captioning services, click here.

 

 

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

November 28, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the Columbia Room of the Werner University Center. 

Also available by Zoom

Zoom link:

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for November 14, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 If you require an accommodation to participate in a WOU event or activity, please notify the Office of Disability Services at least 72 hours in advance: 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu. To request interpreting, TypeWell transcribing, or captioning services, click here.

 

 

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

Call for nominations to fill a vacancy on the FS Executive Committee for the remainder of the 23-24 AY

New Business 

No new business

Informational Presentations

The FS Executive Committee wishes to introduce a number of topics that have been forwarded to the committee for initial discussion at the November 28, 2023 Faculty Senate meeting.  Senators are encouraged to attend in person, if able, to engage in these discussions.

Topics:

1. Hidden prerequisites in catalog descriptions and credit counts.

2. 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? 

3. Continue the discussion on Provost Coll’s concept of eliminating the F/D- grade and replacing it with a NC grade.

 

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

November 14, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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 format only

Zoom link:

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for October 24, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 If you require an accommodation to participate in a WOU event or activity, please notify the Office of Disability Services at least 72 hours in advance: 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu. To request interpreting, TypeWell transcribing, or captioning services, click here.

 

 

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

No old business

New Business 

Call for nominations to fill a vacancy on the FS Executive Committee for the remainder of the 23-24 AY

Informational Presentations

Cybersecurity (Michael Ellis)

New Substantive Change requirements from NWCCU (Judy Sylva)

   Presentation            Handout

Process for introducing old business for pre-motion discussion  (Stewart Baker)

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

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

October 24, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Time

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

This meeting be held in the Columbia Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for October 10, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 

If you require an accommodation to participate in a WOU event or activity, please notify the Office of Disability Services at least 72 hours in advance: 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu. To request interpreting, TypeWell transcribing, or captioning services, click here.

 

 

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)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (PDF)  (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business 

2022/2023-38  P15475   Masters of Business Administration Slide deck

June 2023 draft of Emerit Policy — to be continued in fall 2023 (Executive Committee)

2023/2024-01 P15120  BS in Sport Management, Media & Analytics (Zenon Zygmont)

                P15832 Analytics Focus

                P15833 Media Focus

                P15834 Business Focus

New Business 

    No new business

Informational Presentations

 

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

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

June 13, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the WILLAMETTE Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

New divisional Senators are encouraged to attend the May 23rd meeting.

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for May 23, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 

 

AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
  • University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
  • Provost’s Report (PDF) (Rob Winningham)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (No Report)  (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business

  No old business

New Business

2022/2023-38  P15475   Masters of Business Administration Slide deck

June 2023 draft of Emerit Policy — to be continued in fall 2023 (Executive Committee)

Informational Presentations

 No presentations scheduled

 

Open Discussion 

  •   Closing discussion items from the floor
  •   Call for future business items

Announcements 

 

 

Supplemental documents

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

May 23, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the WILLAMETTE Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

New divisional Senators are encouraged to attend the May 23rd meeting.

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for May 9, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 

 

AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
  • University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
  • Provost’s Report (PDF) (Rob Winningham)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (PDF) (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Policy (Judy Silva, Sue Monahan)

HECC info on CPL

New Business

  No new business

Informational Presentations

1. Upcoming Veterans’ Center Memorial Day dinner (Logan Doerfler)

2. Proposal for Spanish-English bilingual courses and free Spanish courses for faculty/staff (Katherine Schmidt) 

3. International Education Committee to give an update on the Office of International Education and Development and the Study Abroad Office (Ya-Fang Cheng)

4. Members of the Strategic Planning Committee to give an overview on next steps (Omar Melchor-Ayala, Malissa Larson, Rian Gayle, Denise Thew)

5. Status briefing on Occupational Therapy program (Sean Roush)

 

Open Discussion 

  Closing discussion items from the floor

  Call for future business items

Announcements 

Looking for the next: 1)  General Education Director (contact Leigh Graziano); 2) Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences (PURE) Director (contact Hillary Fouts); 3) third Faculty member spot on the Academic Sustainability Committee (contact Steve Taylor); and 4) faculty positions on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) (contact Emily Vala-Haynes); Textbook Affordability Initiative Steering Committee is seeking new members for the 2023-2024 academic year (contact Sue Kunda) 

The annual Pastega Awards for Excellence ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.   3:30 – 5:00pm, RWEC 101

2023 Excellence in Scholarship Award: Dr. Isidore Lobnibe

2023 Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Misty Weitzel

2023 Excellence in Service: Dr. Leigh Graziano

 

Supplemental documents

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

May 9, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the WILLAMETTE Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for April 25, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

 

 

AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
  • University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
  • Provost’s Report (PDF) (Rob Winningham)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (no report) (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business

  No old business

New Business

  Credit for Prior Learning Policy (CPL) (Judy Silva, Sue Monahan)

   HECC info on CPL

Informational Presentations

 

Open Discussion 

  Continued conversation about dual format (in person – Zoom) meetings.

  Closing discussion items from the floor

  Call for future business items

Announcements 

Looking for the next: 1)  General Education Director (contact Leigh Graziano); 2) Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences (PURE) Director (contact Hillary Fouts); 3) third Faculty member spot on the Academic Sustainability Committee (contact Steve Taylor); and 4) faculty positions on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) (contact Emily Vala-Haynes); Textbook Affordability Initiative Steering Committee is seeking new members for the 2023-2024 academic year (contact Sue Kunda) 

The annual Pastega Awards for Excellence ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.   3:30pm – 5:00pm, RWEC 101

2023 Excellence in Scholarship Award: Dr. Isidore Lobnibe

2023 Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Misty Weitzel

2023 Excellence in Service: Dr. Leigh Graziano

 

Supplemental documents

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

April 25, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the WILLAMETTE Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for April 11, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
  • University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
  • Provost’s Report (PDF) (Rob Winningham, unable to attend)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (no report) (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business

Activities of the Senate Elections Nominating Committee – vote for executive officers. List of candidates. (Elisa Maroney)

 2022/2023-37 P15289 ASL Studies: Beginner (Kara Gournaris)

New Business

 No new business

Informational Presentations

 Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) (Judy Silva, Katherin Schmidt, Ryan Hickerson)

          Info video to be watched before the Senate meeting.

Open Discussion 

 

Announcements 

Looking for the next: 1)  General Education Director (contact Leigh Graziano); 2) Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences (PURE) Director (contact Hillary Fouts); 3) third Faculty member spot on the Academic Sustainability Committee (contact Steve Taylor); and 4) faculty positions on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) (contact Emily Vala-Haynes).

Academic Excellence Showcase

Dear Campus,

Please consider submitting to WOU Academic Excellence Showcase (AES) today! This year’s AES will be held in person on Thursday, May 25,2023. It is a great way to celebrate WOU students’ best work including research, scholarly work, capstone projects, creative arts, etc. The theme for the event is “Looking to the Future”.

Faculties and staff can submit a request for a session, performance, or event anytime between now and May 1, 2023. Once a session request is submitted, you can notify students to submit their presentations. Please note that there are two submission links: one for session request, and one for student presentations. The submission links can be found below, on the AES website: www.wou.edu/aes, and on the AES poster. On the poster, there is a QR code, scan the code will lead to the submission page. Both faculties/staff and students need to log on the Portal first to s ee the submission page. 

Please help spread the good news, and invite each other to join this one-day WOU celebration to recognize students’ excellent work throughout the year!

Request for Sessions (Faculty and Staff): Submission Link

Presentation Submission (Students): Submission Link

Thank you!

Xiaopeng Gong

Director of PURE (On behalf of the Board and AES Planning Committee)

 

 

Supplemental documents

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

April 11, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the WILLAMETTE Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for March 14, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
  • University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
  • Provost’s Report (PDF) (Rob Winningham, unable to attend)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (no report) (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business

 No old business

New Business

Elections Nominating Committee — Immediate Past President Elisa Maroney   Bylaw language re. Nominating Committee charge-timeline 

 2022/2023-37 P15289 ASL Studies: Beginner (Kara Gournaris)

Informational Presentations

Update to Syllabus Template (Judy Sylva, Logan Doerfler and Julian Elizalde)

Streamlining administrative advising holds on enrolling (Paige Jackson)

Open Discussion 

 

Announcements 

1. Call for applications for the next Director of the General Education program

2. NWCCU site visit Wednesday – Friday, April 12 – 14, 2023. General opening meeting with The Faculty:  Richard Woodcock Education Center Rm 101, 2:00 – 3:00 pm 

 

Supplemental documents

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

March 14, 2023

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Time

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

This meeting will be held in the COLUMBIA Room of the Werner University Center 

Also available by Zoom

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

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for Feb 14, 2023 (DOCX) (PDF)

AGENDA MATERIALS

Institutional Reports

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (PDF) (Steve Scheck)
  • University President’s Report (PDF) (Jesse Peters)
  • Provost’s Report (PDF) (Rob Winningham, unable to attend)
  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (no report) (Cheryl Beaver/Emily Plec)      

Old Business

2022/2023-33    P15307   ASL Studies: Intermediate certificates  Deaf Studies and Professional Studies: ASL Studies

2022/2023-34    P15735   Business Concentration Computer Science

2022/2023-35    P15736  Politics and Governance Concentration Computer Science

2022/2023-36    Merged Senate Bylaws and Charter draft (Gavin Keulks) 

New Business

 Elections Nominating Committee — Immediate Past President Elisa Maroney 

Bylaw language on Nominating Committee

Informational Presentations

      None scheduled

Announcements 

1. Recommendation from the International Education & Services Committee 

Supplemental documents

Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2023 article on public regionals vs. public flagships.

College Restructure Taskforce Final Report December 14, 2022

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