<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDate<\/strong><\/h3>\nThursday, February 26, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nTime<\/strong><\/h3>\n3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n101 Richard Woodcock Education Center<\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd we’ll be in a different room next time!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nZoom link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nAgenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDraft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\nDraft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nMATERIALS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nInstitutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConsideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\nNew Business<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Updated resolution<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- American Sign Language Studies: Culture Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- American Sign Language Studies: Linguistics Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Beginner Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Intermediate Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Corrections Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Minor, Criminal Justice Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Juvenile Justice Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Law Enforcement Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Specialization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8), M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Education, M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Educational Leadership Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Jazz Studies Minor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Music Therapy Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n\n- President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Vice-President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Secretary<\/span><\/li>\n
- At-large members (2): Steve Scheck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\nInformational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n\n- Academic Excellence Showcase, Thursday, May 28th<\/li>\n
- Fall Kick-Off Week Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Panel conversation, Q&A, and a reception in the Willamette Room on Thursday, March 5th with Ryan Topper to discuss his new book Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature<\/em><\/li>\n
- Women of Culture Celebration on Wednesday, March 4th. Vendor market from 10-2, top floor of the WUC. Dinner with a guest speaker, Makana Waikiki, 6-8 in the Columbia Room<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\nCurriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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. New programs take longer to process.<\/p>\n
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Date<\/strong><\/h3>\nThursday, February 26, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nTime<\/strong><\/h3>\n3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n101 Richard Woodcock Education Center<\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd we’ll be in a different room next time!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nZoom link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nAgenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDraft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\nDraft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nMATERIALS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nInstitutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConsideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\nNew Business<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Updated resolution<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- American Sign Language Studies: Culture Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- American Sign Language Studies: Linguistics Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Beginner Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Intermediate Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Corrections Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Minor, Criminal Justice Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Juvenile Justice Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Law Enforcement Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Specialization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8), M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Education, M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Educational Leadership Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Jazz Studies Minor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Music Therapy Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n\n- President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Vice-President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Secretary<\/span><\/li>\n
- At-large members (2): Steve Scheck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\nInformational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n\n- Academic Excellence Showcase, Thursday, May 28th<\/li>\n
- Fall Kick-Off Week Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Panel conversation, Q&A, and a reception in the Willamette Room on Thursday, March 5th with Ryan Topper to discuss his new book Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature<\/em><\/li>\n
- Women of Culture Celebration on Wednesday, March 4th. Vendor market from 10-2, top floor of the WUC. Dinner with a guest speaker, Makana Waikiki, 6-8 in the Columbia Room<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\nCurriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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. New programs take longer to process.<\/p>\n
See wou.edu\/curriculum<\/a> and the Deadlines and timing<\/a> page for more specific information.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n101 Richard Woodcock Education Center<\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd we’ll be in a different room next time!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nZoom link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nAgenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDraft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\nDraft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nMATERIALS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nInstitutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConsideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\nNew Business<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Updated resolution<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- American Sign Language Studies: Culture Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- American Sign Language Studies: Linguistics Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Beginner Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Intermediate Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Corrections Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Minor, Criminal Justice Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Juvenile Justice Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Law Enforcement Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Specialization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8), M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Education, M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Educational Leadership Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Jazz Studies Minor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Music Therapy Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n\n- President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Vice-President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Secretary<\/span><\/li>\n
- At-large members (2): Steve Scheck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\nInformational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n\n- Academic Excellence Showcase, Thursday, May 28th<\/li>\n
- Fall Kick-Off Week Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Panel conversation, Q&A, and a reception in the Willamette Room on Thursday, March 5th with Ryan Topper to discuss his new book Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature<\/em><\/li>\n
- Women of Culture Celebration on Wednesday, March 4th. Vendor market from 10-2, top floor of the WUC. Dinner with a guest speaker, Makana Waikiki, 6-8 in the Columbia Room<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\nCurriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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. New programs take longer to process.<\/p>\n
See wou.edu\/curriculum<\/a> and the Deadlines and timing<\/a> page for more specific information.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Business 3:30 – 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
101 Richard Woodcock Education Center<\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd we’ll be in a different room next time!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nZoom link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nAgenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDraft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\nDraft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nMATERIALS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nInstitutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConsideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\nNew Business<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Updated resolution<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- American Sign Language Studies: Culture Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- American Sign Language Studies: Linguistics Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Beginner Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Intermediate Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Corrections Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Minor, Criminal Justice Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Juvenile Justice Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Law Enforcement Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Specialization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8), M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Education, M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Educational Leadership Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Jazz Studies Minor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Music Therapy Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n\n- President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Vice-President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Secretary<\/span><\/li>\n
- At-large members (2): Steve Scheck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\nInformational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n\n- Academic Excellence Showcase, Thursday, May 28th<\/li>\n
- Fall Kick-Off Week Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Panel conversation, Q&A, and a reception in the Willamette Room on Thursday, March 5th with Ryan Topper to discuss his new book Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature<\/em><\/li>\n
- Women of Culture Celebration on Wednesday, March 4th. Vendor market from 10-2, top floor of the WUC. Dinner with a guest speaker, Makana Waikiki, 6-8 in the Columbia Room<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\nCurriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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. New programs take longer to process.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nZoom link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nAgenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDraft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\nDraft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nMATERIALS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nInstitutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConsideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\nNew Business<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Updated resolution<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- American Sign Language Studies: Culture Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- American Sign Language Studies: Linguistics Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Beginner Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Intermediate Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Corrections Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Minor, Criminal Justice Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Juvenile Justice Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Law Enforcement Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Specialization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8), M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Education, M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Educational Leadership Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Jazz Studies Minor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Music Therapy Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n\n- President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Vice-President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Secretary<\/span><\/li>\n
- At-large members (2): Steve Scheck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\nInformational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n\n- Academic Excellence Showcase, Thursday, May 28th<\/li>\n
- Fall Kick-Off Week Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Panel conversation, Q&A, and a reception in the Willamette Room on Thursday, March 5th with Ryan Topper to discuss his new book Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature<\/em><\/li>\n
- Women of Culture Celebration on Wednesday, March 4th. Vendor market from 10-2, top floor of the WUC. Dinner with a guest speaker, Makana Waikiki, 6-8 in the Columbia Room<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\nCurriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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. New programs take longer to process.<\/p>\n
See wou.edu\/curriculum<\/a> and the Deadlines and timing<\/a> page for more specific information.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/strong><\/h3>\nZoom link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81141923854<\/a><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nAgenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nDraft Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\nDraft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nMATERIALS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nInstitutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConsideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\nNew Business<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Updated resolution<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- American Sign Language Studies: Culture Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- American Sign Language Studies: Linguistics Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Beginner Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- ASL Studies: Intermediate Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Corrections Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Forensic Anthropology Minor, Criminal Justice Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Juvenile Justice Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Law Enforcement Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8) Specialization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-8), M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Education, M.S.Ed.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- STEM Educational Leadership Certificate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Jazz Studies Minor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Music Therapy Concentration<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n\n- President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Vice-President<\/span><\/li>\n
- Secretary<\/span><\/li>\n
- At-large members (2): Steve Scheck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\nInformational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n\n- Academic Excellence Showcase, Thursday, May 28th<\/li>\n
- Fall Kick-Off Week Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Panel conversation, Q&A, and a reception in the Willamette Room on Thursday, March 5th with Ryan Topper to discuss his new book Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature<\/em><\/li>\n
- Women of Culture Celebration on Wednesday, March 4th. Vendor market from 10-2, top floor of the WUC. Dinner with a guest speaker, Makana Waikiki, 6-8 in the Columbia Room<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\nCurriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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. New programs take longer to process.<\/p>\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\n Meeting Agenda (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n Draft Minutes for February 12, 2026 (DOCX<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIf you would like to request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, please complete the<\/span> online request form<\/span><\/a> at least three (3) business days in advance. If you have questions, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at 503-838-8250 or <\/span>das@wou.edu<\/span>. QR Code to online request form:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” min_height=”753.7px” custom_margin=”-10px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” inline_fonts=”Abhaya Libre,Aboreto,ABeeZee” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n 1. <\/strong>None<\/p>\n New Business<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/b> Faculty Publications at WOU Bookstore<\/a> (Kim Jensen)<\/span><\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>American Sign Language <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Brent Redpath)<\/span><\/p>\n 3.<\/b> Canadian Studies Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (David Doellinger)<\/span><\/p>\n 4.<\/b> Criminal Justice Sciences <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Misty Weitzel)<\/span><\/p>\n 5.<\/b> Elementary Mathematics Specialization and STEM Education <\/span>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Gregory Zobel)<\/span><\/p>\n 6.<\/b> Interpreting Studies: Educational Interpreting Certificate <\/span><\/a>Drop Major, Degree, or Graduate Certificate<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Elisa Maroney)<\/span><\/p>\n 7.<\/b> Department of Music <\/span>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposals (Daniel Tankersley)<\/span><\/p>\n 8.<\/b> Pre-Education Non-licensure Concentration <\/span><\/a>Drop Concentration, Minor, or Other Programs<\/span><\/i> Proposal (Laura Ellingson-Sayen)<\/span><\/p>\n 9.<\/b> 2025-26 Faculty Senate officer elections<\/span><\/p>\n 1. <\/b>General Education Learning Outcome Assessment<\/a> (Melanie Landon-Hays and Jay Schwartz)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> Call for future business: New Business, Presentations, Discussions<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> Announcements<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> Closing discussion items from the floor<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Please submit new business items using the following link: https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/submit-new-business\/<\/p>\n 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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Institutional Reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Faculty Senate President’s Report<\/a> (Michael Baltzley)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
University President\u2019s<\/span> Report<\/span>\u00a0(Jesse Peters)<\/span><\/h4>\n
Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Report (IFS) (Ricardo Pelegrin, Tad Shannon<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Consideration of Old Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Informational Presentations, Open Discussions, Committee Reports, Announcements <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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NEW BUSINESS ITEMS<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>IMPORTANT DEADLINES THIS YEAR<\/h2>\n
Curriculum proposals<\/h3>\n
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