Faculty Senate Motion Logs and Motion Form

Summarized Actions of the Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate uses parliamentary procedure to conduct its business. Action items are recorded in meeting minutes and separately in a motion log. 

For action items passed by the Faculty Senate prior to the 2017-18 academic year, contact the Faculty Senate office.

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2025-2026 Faculty Senate Motion Log

DateSenate Motions
September 29, 2025Certification of New Senators
September 29, 2025Certification of AY 2025-26 Standing Committee Rosters
October 13, 2025Revisions to Requesting Degree Program Moratorium Policy
October 13, 2025CUE GUR Review and PEJ Recommendations Task Force Charge
October 13, 2025Winter 2026 - Spring 2026 Moratorium on CUE Review of New GUR Requests
October 13, 2025Emergency Course Modality Request Memorandum of Understanding
October 27, 2025
Information Item		University Service Committee Appointments
January 12, 2026Certification of Margarita Ruiz Guerrero (WCE) and Steven Sehman (Fairhaven) to Faculty Senate
January 12, 2026Appointment of Bidisha Biswas as AY 2026-27 Faculty Legislative Representative and Faculty Senate Budget Representative
January 12, 2026Agenda Item: Critical AI Literacies Collective Presentation
January 26, 2026Direct Admit to Major Revised Catalog Language
January 26, 2026English Proficiency Test Scores in Undergraduate International Admissions

2024-2025 Faculty Senate Motion Log

DateSenate Motions
September 30, 2024Appointments to President's Sustainability Council
September 30, 2024Certification of New Senators for AY 2024-2026 Term
September 30, 2024Approval of AY 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Committee Rosters
September 30, 2024"Items from the Floor" Proposed Guidance
September 30, 2024 (Electronic Poll)Appointments to the Research and Creative Activities Council
October 14, 2024Certification of Additional Senators for AY 2024-26 Term
October 28, 2024Certification of Senate Appointments and Elections
October 28, 2024Academic Standing (Scholarship Standards) Policies
October 28, 2024PEJ Task Force Revised Charge
November 25, 2024Senate Seat Distribution Discussion
January 13, 2025Appointment of John Gialanella to Faulty Senate
January 13, 2025Appointment of Matthew Miller to President's Sustainability Council (Winter-Spring 2025)
January 13, 2025Faculty Senate Handbook Revisions
January 13, 2025Departmental Vehicle Parking Rate Increase
January 27, 2025Adding Campus Emergency Information to Syllabi Policies
January 27, 2025Resolution No. 2025-01 Reaffirming Faculty Support of Adequate Library Collection Funding
January 27, 2025NTT and Graduate Student Pay Differential
February 10, 20252025 Faculty Senate Election Schedule and Distribution List
February 10, 2025Qualitative Student Course Evaluations (Fairhaven and Ad Hoc Committee)
February 10, 2025Recording Content in Instructional Spaces
February 24, 2025Creating a Task Force on Qualitative Course Evaluations
February 24, 2025Supporting Efforts to Improve Faculty Harassment Reporting Procedures
March 10, 2025Appointment of Patrick Buckley to Faculty Senate
March 17, 2025 (Electronic Vote)Resolution No. 2025-02 Regarding Centralization of Departmental Scholarships
April 7, 2025Spring Quarter Senate Appointments
April 7, 2025Developing Stand-Alone University Policy on Recording In Classrooms
April 21, 2025Endorsing the Resolution Passed by WWU Libraries Faculty Regarding Administration Decisions Impacting Services and Resources 
April 21, 2025Shared Governance Policy
April 21, 2025Attendance and Grading Policies Draft University Catalog Revision
April 21, 2025Motion to Schedule Action Item on Mutual Academic Defense Compacts
April 21, 2025Motion to Schedule Action Item on AAUP Demands to University Administrators
May 5, 2025Faculty Code of Ethics 
May 5, 2025Resolution No. 2025-03 to Establish and Support Mutual Academic Defense Compacts in Defense of Academic Freedom, Free Expression, Institutional Integrity, and the Research Enterprise
May 5, 2025Resolution No. 2025-04 to Defend Higher Education, Western Washington University, and the Western Community by Endorsing AAUP Demands
May 19, 2025Certification of AY 2025-2027 Senators
May 19, 2025Faculty Handbook Revisions: Creation, Elimination, or Merger of a School, College, Academic Department, or Degree Program
June 2, 2025Faculty Handbook Revisions: Minor Changes and Full Approval
June 2, 2025Qualitative Student Course Evaluation Questions
June 2, 2025Certification of Additional AY 2025-2027 Senators
June 2, 2025Election of AY 2025-2026 Officers
June 2, 2025Honoring Senate President Michael Slouber
June 2, 2025Authorizing a Senate Ad Hoc Committee or Task Force on AAUP Demands

2023-2024 Academic Year Faculty Senate Motion Log

Date Senate Motions
Oct. 2, 2023 Faculty Senate charge to revise Faculty Handbook
Oct. 30, 2023 Approval of Faculty Senate Committee Rosters
Nov. 13, 2023 PEJ GUR Proposal Task Force Charge
Nov. 27, 2023 Recommended Review of All Permanently Approved Online/Hybrid Courses for Compliance
Nov. 27, 2023 AS Resolution on Fossil Fuel Divestment
Nov. 27, 2023 Election of Michael Slouber as Senate Vice-President/President Elect
Nov. 27, 2023 UPRC Restructuring
Jan. 16, 2024 Senate Library Committee Membership
Jan. 16, 2024 Senate Library Committee Charge
Jan. 29, 2024 Operational Student Employee's Right to Form a Union and Collectively Bargain
Feb. 26, 2024 Faculty Handbook Revision: Preface and Section One
Feb. 26, 2024 Catalog Revision on Student Academic Freedom
Mar. 11, 2024 Faculty Senate Election Schedule and Distribution List
Apr. 22, 2024 ACC Revised Policy on Credit Hours
Apr. 22, 2024 Faculty Handbook Revision: Constitution
May 20, 2024 Faculty Handbook Revision: Bylaws
May 20, 2024 Certify Senate Election Results 
June 3, 2024 ACC Crosslisting Policy
June 3, 2024 Faculty Senate Executive Council Elections
June 3, 2024 Honoring Senate President Brandon Dupont
June 7, 2024 (Electronic Poll) Revised Research and Creative Activities Bylaws

Previous Faculty Senate Motion Logs

Academic Year Senate Motions Senate President
2022-2023 Motion Log Lysa Rivera/Brandon DuPont
2021-2022 Motion Log Shirin Deylami
2020-2021 Motion Log Jeff Young
2019-2020 Motion Log Jeff Young
2018-2019 Motion Log McNeel Jantzen
2017-2018 Motion Log Allison Giffen