Faculty Senate

From important lab work and data collection to evaluating research, teaching and offering diverse perspectives on scholarship, postdocs enrich the academic environment and advance WSU’s land grant mission.

PULLMAN, Wash. – A forum on campus planning and parking will be presented by the Office of the President and the Faculty Senate, 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31,  in FSHN T-101.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Nominations of faculty to serve on the Faculty Status Committee will be accepted until Monday, March 27, by committee members Dick Gomulkiewicz and Courtney Meehan.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Faculty Senate moved on Nov. 17 to support the Nov. 14 letter of President Kirk Schulz giving “unwavering support of diversity and inclusion” at Washington State University.

By Sheila Converse, Faculty Senate

PULLMAN, Wash. – Recent updates to the Faculty Manual include abridged annual reviews, elimination of the Hearing Committee Panel and more.

PULLMAN, Wash. – About one-third of non-tenure track faculty (NTTF) at Washington State University responded to a survey about working conditions that was initiated by a faculty senate task force last fall. Findings and recommendations are expected to be reported to the provosts, senate and NTTFs as early as next week and then shared with the university community.

PULLMAN, Wash. – With proposed changes to the annual review process in the works, there is renewed interest recently in the work of the Washington State University Faculty Senate. Much information can be found on its website at http://facsen.wsu.edu/.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Faculty Senate and Office of the Provost will sponsor town hall meetings noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, and Tuesday, Sept. 15, in CUE 518, about the proposed revision to faculty annual review.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Seven faculty members are being sought to serve on the Faculty Senate’s Committee on Committees.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Faculty Senate added a meeting in each semester of 2014-15 to better meet Washington State University’s curricular needs and plans to continue with that schedule of 11 meetings a year.