Spread Pay Task Force proposal met with concern at Faculty Senate
More than 500 University of Idaho faculty members enjoy the benefits of spread pay, but some members of Faculty Senate aren”t sure it is best for the university as a […]
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Faculty Senate debates adding first-year law program in Boise
As it is now at the University of Idaho, law students must spend their first year in Moscow before considering the option to move to the Boise law school, but […]
Speeding up the process – Faculty Senate approves changes to disciplinary hearing process
On the agenda at last week”s Faculty Senate meeting was a vote on the recommended changes to the process of hearing cases of violations to the Student Code of Conduct. […]
Bblearn discussion moves forward in Faculty Senate
ASUI Faculty Senate Representative Lindsey LaPrath stood before Faculty Senate this week, prepared to review the resolution she had first proposed months before. The ASUI Representative first presented the issue […]
Value of athletes – Athletics representative speaks for student athletes before Faculty Senate
While Faculty Athletics Representative and Associate Professor of Sociology Brian Wolf said athletes can be both a joy and a pain to teach, they are important to higher education. “We […]
Hrdlicka the science guy – Patrick Hrdlicka shares his past, present, hopes for the future
Sitting in his office wearing a Darth Vader t-shirt, Patrick Hrdlicka revealed his dream job – to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” franchise. “Sitting […]
Faculty Senate approves new student evaluation forms
Faculty Senate approved a new version of student evaluations that focuses on narrative feedback rather than a numerical form at their meeting this week. With the approval from Faculty Senate, […]
Backed into a corner – Faculty Senate discusses problems with employee supervisor training modules
Members of the University of Idaho faculty voiced their grievances regarding the new training modules for employees and supervisors at the Jan. 26 meeting of Faculty Senate. “It certainly has […]
A look forward – Second University Faculty Meeting reviews UI goals and visions for the future
At the second University Faculty Meeting of the 2015-2016 academic year, University of Idaho President Chuck Staben recalled the visions for the university he mentioned at the first meeting. “We […]
Showing her practical side – Jodie Nicotra brings her English background to the table at Faculty Senate
When Jodie Nicotra was in college, she was a double major in English and biology, even though her first love was always English. “My parents said, “You need to do […]