{"id":633,"date":"2015-04-15T16:24:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T16:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/demo\/?page_id=633"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:44:26","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; 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