May 14, 2026

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Time

3:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.

Location

RWEC 101

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

 

Agenda

Meeting Agenda

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for April 23, 2026

 

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MATERIALS 

 

Institutional Reports  

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley)

  • University President’s Report (Jesse Peters)

  • Provost’s Report (Jose Coll)

  • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon)

Consideration of Old Business

 

New Business

1. Honors Committee hiatus

  • Memo from Associate Provost Sylva

2. 2026-27 Faculty Senate officer elections

  • President
  • Vice-President: Ricardo Pelegrin
  • Secretary
  • At-large members (2): Steve Scheck

 

Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements

1. Freedom of Expression Policy proposal (Craig Ashford)

2. Okta login system (Michael Ellis)

3. Budget presentation and discussion (Kwabena Boakye)

4. Textbook Affordability Council perspective on Follett’s Access Program (Lainie Allen)

5. Call for future business

6. Announcements

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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