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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

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SAVE THE DATE

Executive Committee endorsed events

 

CONTACT US

Faculty Senate President: Stephen Scheck

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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