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Back for the spring semester, Faculty Senate discussed a proposal for paid parental leave for faculty and staff members and addressed the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. Parental leave UI […]
Faculty Senate discussed shortened staff applications and the use of COVID-19 kits on campus at their Tuesday meeting. Staff recruitment Brandi Terwilliger, director of human resources, presented recruitment enhancement updates. Terwilliger […]
Faculty Senate members raised issues with what additional measures could be done for COVID-19 on campus when it comes to students being sick. Faculty Senator Deborah Throne was the first to ask this question, citing that many of her students are out sick. “The student […]
Members of Faculty Senate disagreed on required feedback for promotions this past Tuesday. Difficulties in staff retention and preserving university archives were also highlighted. Feedback on faculty Feedback from faculty, staff and students is required for professors seeking promotion and tenure. Torrey Lawrence, provost and […]
Faculty Senate reviewed University of Idaho’s progress to a higher research classification and a review of accreditation coming up in Spring 2022. R1 Research Status Christopher T. Nomura, the vice president for research and economic development, presented on about UI’s […]
On Tuesday, University of Idaho Faculty Senate discussed plans to leave Blackboard Learn, as well as enrollment, COVID-19 and Title IX. The plan to leave Blackboard Learn comes with a […]
University of Idaho Faculty Senate presented a new version of the emergency withdrawal policy on Tuesday, shifting away from the prior iteration that would have increased the number of credits. […]
The University of Idaho Faculty Senate passed two separate polices, both of which will implement changes to standing committees at the university, the Admissions Committee and the Committee on Promotion […]
University of Idaho Faculty Senate continued discussions Tuesday on emergency policies that would ease academic restrictions on students. The senate previously debated the merits of two proposed policies to temporarily alter standards for both incoming and established students. The first emergency policy proposed was a change to admissions standards. […]
The University of Idaho Faculty Senate passed a proposal Tuesday implementing a new University Assessment and Accreditation Committee to review the university’s academic institutions. Accreditation functions as a means of quality control, ensuring academic and co-curricular standards are met and in compliance […]