  {"id":241699,"date":"2025-09-22T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/?p=241699"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:19:46","slug":"october-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/2025\/09\/22\/october-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"October 9, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;23px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;494px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px||20px|||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Bakbak One&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Date<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e02b20\">Thursday, October 9, 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e02b20\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>3:15 &#8211; 5:15 p.m.<br \/>Business 3:30 &#8211; 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Columbia Room<\/strong> in the Werner University Center<\/h3>\n<h3><span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-weight: normal\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Zoom link: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854\">https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/8766137254?pwd=ZS83UlpaVkJRMVM5K0VncENRb1M0Zz09\" style=\"font-size: 14px\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Meeting Agenda (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1VVSTXqdVd_3JZNBb_ukrSkSRKdlqekte\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=102916772422044873718&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">DOCX<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Gi45SMQFB0S4DGrZVa8OGRVMb5T5y1Op\/view?usp=drive_link\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Draft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Draft Minutes for June 10, 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1UWAVQ5sGhir-DdFQdZCNrNecZXtctxvd\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=102916772422044873718&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">DOCX<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1yIb7VMEDq7PSSYYpD84qyehWxDzyWi-Z\/view?usp=sharing\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd0Bo9tlQwET-zGIVx-MNY6tIw5JqN6UKj96b7H6M5DluF_1w\/viewform?gxids=7628\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online request form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">das@wou.edu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;753.7px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Abhaya Libre,Aboreto,ABeeZee&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">MATERIALS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Institutional Reports<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Faculty Senate President&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AqEKdLYKeR77zMpuJc7KLp8WhXvg75mA\/view?usp=sharing\">Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University President\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Report<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University Provost\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1f2UeYsh3q3XySRXjCzC770D0rK2C0qun\/view?usp=sharing\">Report<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Jose Coll)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>IFS Senators\u2019<span>\u00a0<\/span>Report<span>\u00a0<\/span>(Tad Shannon, Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Consideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>No old business<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 20px\">New Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No old business<\/p>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>1. <\/b>Faculty Senate bylaws changes (Mike Baltzley)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nominating Committee May 13, 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hbDLN17F1LQxnptJwr38zbQzMEsysOlD\/view?usp=drive_link\">report<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Election dates<\/li>\n<li>Senator allocations to divisions<\/li>\n<li>Committee structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> How to handle new service requests in light of new WLU structure (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/174EskbKGMf-8tBeXPmT321gVUYhbkYFuAUokAftbZK8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Digital Accessibility Policy<\/a> (Emily Herb)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Call for future business\u2014New Business, Presentations, Discussions (Mike Baltzley)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/p>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n<p>Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/files\/2015\/07\/divide1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/files\/2015\/07\/divide1.jpg\" alt=\"divide\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2018\" width=\"556\" height=\"8\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"deadlines\"><\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: black\">Curriculum proposals<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">To provide sufficient time for all the review steps (committee and Faculty Senate), the deadline for submitting curriculum proposals for inclusion in the next academic catalog is the second Thursday of February for course proposals, program changes and new certificates. 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