February 12, 2026

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Time

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

Location

107 Hamersly Library

Please note: Another exciting new room location!!

Zoom link: https://wou-edu.zoom.us/j/81141923854

Agenda

Meeting Agenda (DOCX)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for January 8, 2026 (DOCX)

Draft Minutes for January 22, 2026 (DOCX)

 

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MATERIALS

Institutional Reports 

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley)

  • University Provost’s Report (Jose Coll)

  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon) (HB 4142: PDF and link; IFS Testimony regarding HB 4142)

Consideration of Old Business

1. None

New Business

1. 2026-27 Faculty Senate officer elections

Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements

1. Admissions update (Paige Jackson)

2. Academic Sustainability Committee update (Steve Scheck)

3. Curriculum system changes (Amy Clark)

4. Student petition for WOU to declare us as a sanctuary campus (Jacob Prater)

5. Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions

6. Announcements

  • Academic Excellence Showcase, May 28th
  •  There are currently art exhibits in 
    1.   Hamersly Library 2nd Floor Gallery
    2.   Cannon Gallery of Art in Campbell Hall
    3.   ITC Flux Space
    4.   WUC Featured Student Gallery

7. 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/

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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.

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