Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor
• September 12, 2019
Higher education is constantly changing, and the Faculty Senate is figuring out how Eastern can keep up competitively.
Michael Dobbs, a professor in the school of business, presented the information he...
Eastern Provost Jay Gatrell delivered Eastern’s tenth day enrollment numbers, conveying a message of overall positivity and growth, to the Faculty Senate Tuesday.
Gatrell reported to the senate that...
The Faculty Senate is scheduled to meet at 2:00 p.m. in room 4440 of Booth Library Tuesday afternoon.
No agenda had been posted as of 8:00 p.m. Monday evening and the content of the meeting is unknown.
The...
Eastern’s Provost Jay Gatrell said the Academic Affairs office is suspending the University Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning (CASL) for the next year in order to have a discussion surrounding...
Three committee positions still need to be filled after the Faculty Senate election results came in on Tuesday, and the Senate approved a candidate for another position despite the write-in candidate not...
Faculty members have until March 26 to vote in the Faculty Senate election, which includes voting for changes to the Faculty Senate constitution.
Jeff Stowell, the vice chair for the Faculty Senate, announced...
Replacing the elevators in McAfee Gym and the Student Services Building along with other significant projects are expected to take place during the summer semester.
Tim Zimmer, the director of facilities...
The Faculty Senate will hear presentations from three guest speakers and will continue discussion for the Think Tank project at its Tuesday meeting.
The meeting will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 4440...
Discussion regarding the proposal of a university think tank continued at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday.
The idea of a think tank originated from a recommendation proposed by the Workgroup No. 8...
The Faculty Senate discussed revisions to the internal governing policy for Textbook Rental and voted to put proposed changes to the Senate Constitution on the election ballot for faculty to vote on.
Jeff...
The Faculty Senate approved a proposal that created a dedicated seat on the Senate for Annually Contracted Faculty.
The position will be a three-year term with all ACFs voting in the Senate election...
The Faculty Senate discussed the possibility of implementing virtual desktops in areas across campus including academic departments and administration offices, with some exceptions.
Joshua Awalt, the...
