PULLMAN — WSU faculty, staff and students will have a chance to learn about the progress of the University Budget Committee and to share their ideas and ask questions during two public forums, noon-1 p.m., and 5:15-6:15 p.m.,Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the CUB Auditorium. Anyone wishing to submit a question in advance may do so at […]
Preliminary results show WSU’s academic affairs program prioritization (A2P2) is right on target for the goal of reducing academic courses by 20 percent. “Units have done a great job of making some hard decisions,” said Larry James, associate executive vice president, while presenting preliminary results to the Faculty Senate Thursday afternoon. Zeroing in on the […]
Staff job openings will be held vacant and new academic programs, degrees and courses won’t be added as WSU responds to a request from President Elson S. Floyd to prepare for economic uncertainty in the coming fiscal year. Except for emergency/essential positions, administrative/professional jobs won’t be filled or added. Nor will promotions be granted, […]
Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins, in his Update for Faculty/Staff, announced May 17 that the university:* will not make any across-the-board cuts at the beginning of the biennium on July 1. * will add to the state’s 3.2 percent increase in the salary pool. Through use of local funds the university will bring the […]
The Faculty Senate recently completed a faculty salary study, comparing Washington State University’s pay levels with those of 19 peer universities. The conclusion, said Robert Rosenman, professor of economics who chaired the study committee, is that WSU faculty are “horribly underpaid.”WSU President V. Lane Rawlins and Faculty Senate President Chuck Pezeshki agree.“We fell from about […]