MEETING INFORMATION
Date
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time
3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Location
Columbia Room in the Werner University Center
Zoom link: https://wou-edu.zoom.us/j/81141923854
Agenda
Meeting Agenda (DOCX)
Draft Minutes
Draft Minutes for October 23, 2025 (DOCX)
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MATERIALS
Institutional Reports
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Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley)
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University President’s Report (Jesse Peters)
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University Provost’s Report (Jose Coll)
Consideration of Old Business
1. Faculty Senate Bylaws update (Michael Baltzley)
- Clean copy of revised bylaws
- Revised bylaws showing edits
New Business
1. Resolution for creation of an online form for updating name and demographic information (Michael Baltzley)
Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements
1. Call for future business—New Business, Presentations, Discussions
2. Announcements
- Veteran’s Week is this week. Remaining events: Military Football Game, Saturday, Nov. 15th, 1:05 pm Kickoff; Run N’ Ruck 5K, Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 11:00 am (Register Here!)
- Service opportunity on WOU Institutional Review Board (Ethan McMahan): IRB Member Self-Nomination Form: Here
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Math and Nursing 108, Nov. 13-15 and 19-22 at 7:15 pm and Nov. 16 at 2:00 pm.
3. 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.

