Join us in congratulating Dr. Steve Bollens as the re-elected WSU Faculty Legislative Representative for an additional three-year term from 2024–27. The Washington State Faculty Legislative Representative is responsible for serving both as an institutional and statewide faculty advocate through the designated representation on the Council of Faculty. Steve Bollens brings 31 years of experience as a faculty member and 23 years of experience as an administrator in higher education, with the past 19 of these years being spent at WSU. Over the course of his career, Steve has made many professional trips to Olympia and Washington, D.C. to visit with state and federal legislators, their staff, and/or agency personnel to discuss matters of interest and concern to WSU.
Having served in this position in Olympia for the past several years, Steve Bollens explained, “I now have very deep and strong working relationships with key legislators, staffers, and others, such that I can be even more effective going forward.” Steve’s motivation in pursuing this position, is to serve the needs of the faculty, students and staff. We are grateful for Steve Bollen’s continued commitment to serving Washington State University as the Faculty Legislative Representative.
