Dear Colleagues,
The Restructure Taskforce met on August 10, August 24, and September 14, focusing primarily on process and product. In consultation with Provost Winningham, the Taskforce members determined that additional time was needed in order to provide opportunities for revision and refinement of the proposal after the draft model has been shared with campus stakeholders. To that end, the Taskforce has scheduled listening sessions with the goal of gathering input from impacted employees:

• Wed Oct 19th afternoon, 1 – 4 pm, WUC Columbia Room
• Fri Oct 21st morning 8 – 11 am, WUC Columbia Room

Other smaller group sessions:

• Staff Senate Presentation on October 4th, 10 – 11:30 am
• Faculty Senate Presentation on October 11th, 3:30 – 5 pm
• Coffee chat Q&A on Oct 5th, 8:30 – 9:30 at the Slippery (Main St & N. Monmouth Ave)
• Coffee chat Q&A on Oct 7th, 12:30 – 1:30 pm outside Cafe Allegro (WUC)
• Zoom chat room Q&A (Zoom Link) on Oct 6th, 9-11 am

Our August meetings focused on vetting a suite of possible models according to criteria developed early in the Taskforce’s process. The last meeting of August concluded with widespread consensus supporting one of the models. Further examination of the costs and staffing needs associated with that model was undertaken in preparation for the September meeting.

On September 14, the Taskforce met to review a cost-analysis for the preliminary draft model, and to review the materials that will be presented to stakeholder groups and the wider campus community for feedback beginning September 22.

The Taskforce members wish to reiterate how important your feedback is to informing the proposal we make to the campus and Provost at the conclusion of this process. Though our membership is representative of WOU’s academic administration and divisions, other members of the campus community have insights and experiences that are critical to ensuring the proposed structure works for WOU and the students we serve.

Please join us at the listening session aimed at your stakeholder group and use the anonymous form on our website to share your ideas and concerns at any point in the process.