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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 […]
University of Idaho Faculty Senate passed a proposal Tuesday approving a Master of Science in groundwater hydrology, a program that will provide specialized training in addressing the state’s water needs. The new graduate program at UI stemmed from requests by the Idaho Department of Water Resources […]
Faculty Senate discussed changes to the University of Idaho budget model which will shift away from the prior, increment-based model. The proposed hybrid model would utilize a combination of fixed […]
University of Idaho Director of Human Resources Brandi Terwilliger detailed how COVID-19 continues to impact faculty members on campus, highlighting incoming benefits and remote learning in a Faculty Senate meeting […]