AGENDA OF THE FACULTY SENATE
http://www.wwu.edu/facultysenate

April 8, 2013

 

 

4:00

CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Minutes of  March 11, 2013 (Exhibit A)

  • Senate President Karen Stout:  Reports and Announcements

 

4:10

REPORTS:

  • University President
  • Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Legislative Representative
  • UFWW President
  • ASVP-Academics 

4:30

PRESENTATION:  New Travel Recommendations - Brian Sullivan, Assistant Vice-President,
    Business and Financial Affairs; Wanna VanCuren,  Director Financial Systems; Sally McKechnie,
    Director of Business Services

4:45

MINUTES FROM SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES (Exhibit B)


Committee

Date

          Topic

Academic Coordinating Commission

3/5/2013

CISS program approved (FAQs attached); MOTIONS: add member to Calendar Cte; remove 225 credit requirement for second BA; approve posthumous degree

University Planning & Resources Council

Postponed minutes:  1/30/2013 and 2/13/2013, minor edits

University Planning & Resources Council

3/6/2013

 2013 Divisional Budget Proposals: Overview

University Planning & Resources Council

3/13/2013

BFA Proposal for Parking Services

Senate Library Committee

2/27/13

Mark Greenberg; Hearsey scholarships; current initiatives; library space utilization

 

 

4:50

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION:  Internationalizing Western:  Vicki Hamblin,Director, Center for International Studies; Shannon Dubenion-Smith, Modern & Classical Languages

 

5:25

APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS – Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Officer


Senate nominees from Areas:
A   (CST:NatSci:): Andreas Riemann, Physics/Astron;  Spencer Anthony-Cahill, Chemistry; Amites Sarkar, Mathematics  1 vacancy
B   (CHSS:SocSci): Keith Russell, PEHR; Jim Graham, Psychology.   1 vacancy 
C   (CHSS:Human.): Sean Murphy, Liberal Studies;  Amanda Eurich, History. 1 vacancy 

Johann Neem (At-Large as Senate President 2013/2014)

D   (CFPA): Nolan Dennett, Theatre & Dance 
E   (CBE): David Gilbertson, Accounting  
F   (Fair): Babafemi Akinrinade, Fairhaven  
H   (Woodring):  Trula Nicholas, Human Services
Ballots open on Blackboard for the all-faculty vote this week.


To Academic Technology Committee:  Chris Sandvig, CBE representative, 2013-2015
Don Burgess, SMATE, for Paula Dagnon, Elementary Ed, SprQtr

 

5:30            CONSTITUENT CONCERNS
5:35           FACULTY CAUCUS
5:45            ADJOURNMENT