MEETING INFORMATION
Date
Thursday, June 11, 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
Draft Minutes
Draft Minutes for May 14, 2026
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MATERIALS
Institutional Reports
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Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley); Board of Trustees Stakeholder Update; Athletic Spending Comparison; Registrar responses to requested changes to Curriculog and Experience
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University President’s Report (Jesse Peters)
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Provost’s Report (Randi Storch)
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Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon)
Consideration of Old Business
1. Gen Ed Learning Outcomes (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)
2. Honors Committee hiatus
- Memo from Associate Provost Sylva
3. 2026-27 Faculty Senate officer elections
- Vice-President: Ricardo Pelegrin
- At-large member: Steve Scheck
New Business
1. Suspension of Faculty Senate bylaws to allow Instructional Faculty to serve as Faculty Senate President (Baltzley)
2. 2026-27 Faculty Senate officer elections
Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements
1. Digital Accessibility Presentation and Compliance Expectations (Emily Herb, Dan Rockwell)
2. Textbook Affordability Council perspective on Follett’s Access Program (Lainie Allen)
3. Online Education Committee report (slides, pdf)
4. Call for future business
5. Announcements
- Graduation!! Gather at the Pacific Room between 9:15-9:30 tomorrow
- 2026-27 Smith Fine Arts Series schedule released
7. Closing discussion items from the floor
- 2026-27 Faculty Senate meeting location(s)
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.
