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 (no report)  (Cheryl Beaver/Tad Shannon)   

Old 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.

New Business 

1. 2023/2024-02 P17980  Principal License Certificate (Alicia Wenzel, Education and Leadership: Master of Science in Education)

2. 2023/2024-03 P17990 Educational Leadership Certificate (Alicia Wenzel, Education and Leadership: Master of Science in Education)

3. 2023/2024-04 P18186 Neuroscience Minor (Michael Baltzley, Natural Sciences & Mathematics: Biology with Jay Schwartz, Psychology)

Informational Presentations 

1. Update on the current national problem with the FAFSA and what it means to WOU students. (Kella Helyer, Director of Financial Aid)

2. Departmental name change: Department of Communication Studies to Department of Communication P17925 

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