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October 9, 2025

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Time

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

Location

Columbia Room in the Werner University Center

Zoom link: 

Agenda

Meeting Agenda:

The meeting agenda will be set at the Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting on Oct. 2, 2025.

Please submit agenda item requests using this link or by emailing Michael Baltzley at fspresident@mail.wou.edu.

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for June 10, 2025 coming soon

 

 

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MATERIALS

Institutional Reports 

  • Faculty Senate President's Report (Michael Baltzley)
  • University President’s Report (Jesse Peters)
  • University Provost’s Report (Jose Coll)
  • Additional Reports

Consideration of Old Business - Discussion items

No old business

New Business

Coming soon

Announcements - Informational Presentations 

1. 

2. 

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

 

 

CONTACT US

Faculty Senate President: Michael Baltzley

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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