MATERIALS

Institutional Reports 

• Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley): Campus Private and Reserved signs; Draft of a revised indirect cost recovery policy

• University Provost’s Report: Program Review and Office of Academic Effectiveness Update (Judy Sylva and Jessica Murfin)

• Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin)

Consideration of Old Business

1. Endorsement of Statement from Graduate Studies Committee

New Business

1. 2026-27 Faculty Senate officer elections

Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements

1.Rights and Responsibilities in the 2026 Social Climate (Craig Ashford and Mike Hanson)

2. Call for future business—New Business, Presentations, Discussions

3. Announcements

• Paw Point Store: Student Engagement initiative where students earn Paw Points for attending events. If you want your event to be part of this initiative, check out the flyer here.
• Fight Hunger Games: On March 7, 2026, from 9 am to 9 pm, the Werner University Center will be filled with board games and video game stations and snacks! The inaugural WOU Fight Hunger Games is a food drive for the WOU Food Pantry. Admission is a donation of non-perishable, non-expired food, in any amount.
• “The Nature of Things: WOU Art & Design Faculty Biennial” reception is today from 4-6 in the Cannon Art Gallery.

4. Closing discussion items from the floor

NEW BUSINESS ITEMS

Please submit new business items using the following link: https://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.