October 9, 2025

MEETING INFORMATION

Date

Thursday, October 9, 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) (PDF)

Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes for June 10, 2025 (DOCX) (PDF)

 

 

“If you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the online request form at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or das@wou.edu. QR Code to online request form:

 

 

 

MATERIALS

Institutional Reports 

  • Faculty Senate President’s Report (Michael Baltzley)

  • University President’s Report (Jesse Peters)

  • University Provost’s Report (Jose Coll)

  • IFS Senators’ Report (Tad Shannon, Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada)

Consideration of Old Business

No old business

New Business

No old business

Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements

1. Faculty Senate bylaws changes (Mike Baltzley)

  • Nominating Committee May 13, 2025 report
  • Election dates
  • Senator allocations to divisions
  • Committee structure

2. How to handle new service requests in light of new WLU structure (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)

3. Digital Accessibility Policy (Emily Herb)

4. Call for future business—New Business, Presentations, Discussions (Mike Baltzley)

5. Announcements

6. 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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