X/F Grading

--- Senate should stay aggressive on this matter, if Univ. Counsel has a concern he should address the senate as a whole

Faculty Search

Loose candidates because of the system prevents timely notification

Faculty Development

Need to re-instate International Travel $ and more funding for Research

Tuition Assistance

Need Administration to substantially contribute – Foundation has the funds

Foundation has 17 million

Faculty line

As faculty leave, the line needs to be used to hire new faculty—often the chair is not even consulted when the line is taken away.

More equalizing between funding for big/small department/programs

DSI

Senate has felt this is of questionable academic merit

Faculty should re-consider the faculty controlled funds that are awarded to runners-up

Grievance

Need ombudsman/mediator

Need data/records for, (b) grievances –topic/ outcome etc

Faculty Workload

Move from 40-40-20 to something more reflective of roles assumed by Faculty with heavy service commitments.

Service award

There should be a $$ award for Service and there is for teaching/research

Blogs

President / Provost must have

College of Fine Arts

Matrix/Merit evaluation in light of WSU becoming Research Inst.  – some disciplines have MFA as terminal degree

Questions of validity of creative activity on local, natins and international levels.

Lack of technology support across the board for ALL faculty

Plagiarism

Should move to understand why it is so common among students and how to effectively screen for it

Shock-net

What will replace it—faculty use black board at home and need something like it

Senate

Lots of wheel spinning – concern with only small issues

More face to face discussion with Provost etc

More “Business “meeting structure

Written reports   from President

Proposals—submit written proposal with recommendations followed by brief discussion/questions and then VOTE

Have EXC serve as liason between administration & Faculty

Communications/update all colleges to ensure appropriate policy awareness/compliance, eg SPTE and External reviews

Need data/records for (a) searches – hired # interviewed, (b) grievances –topic outcome&(c) policies  -- topic who proposed, implemented etc.

Re-consider 75 day semester

Is Selected admission working

More dialogue between Faculty/Administration – discussion forums with”topics”, perhaps speakers/panel discussions.

Low attendance at Senate meetings – suggest a survey as to the reasons

Too many people asking the same questions.

Senate must get involved with governance and NOT praise all administrators transparency.

All budgets should be available to all faculty