Plus and minus grades approved by university faculty
The controversial proposal to bring plus and minus grades to UI sparked impassioned discussion

The proposal to implement a grading system that includes plus and minus grades was passed at the University Faculty Meeting Wednesday afternoon. The proposal still needs to be approved by […]

Faculty Senate hears proposal to streamline tenure and promotion procedures
The current procedures for faculty to receive promotions or tenure is obscured by a complex web of policy, a new proposal aims to unravel the web

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate discussed a proposal to change tenure and promotion policies for university faculty members during its meeting Tuesday. Policy coordinator Elizabeth Brandt and vice-provost Torrey […]

Faculty Senate: Administrative review a faculty matter
The UI Faculty Senate approved changes to the administrative review process, not including staff, as the changes were previously amended

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate revisited the discussion it tabled last week about administrative review and came to a decision at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. After some discussion, new […]

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Administrative review policy sent back for revisions
After hearing concerns from several members, the UI Faculty Senate sent back an administrative review policy for revisions

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate discussed a set of revisions to the faculty-staff handbook addressing administrative evaluations at its Tuesday meeting. Faculty Senate Secretary Liz Brandt said the policy […]

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Handbook loophole addressed by update
Faculty Senate addressed potentially problematic wording in the Faculty Staff Handbook at its Tuesday meeting

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate approved updates to the Faculty Senate Handbook at their Tuesday meeting. Matthew Wesley, the executive director of human relations at UI, introduced the proposed […]

Staben fields questions on Bennett campus notifications
UI President Chuck Staben, in a rare appearance before Faculty Senate, fields questions about campus notifications on journalism professor Denise Bennett

University of Idaho President Chuck Staben and Provost John Wiencek attended Tuesday’s faculty senate meeting to discuss the Jan. 30 Vandal Alert alerting students, staff and faculty to call 911 […]

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Wiencek: budget cuts are coming
A structural deficit caused by declining enrollment has to be addressed by spending cuts, UI provost John Wiencek said before the UI Faculty Senate

University of Idaho Provost John Wiencek led a discussion with the Faculty Senate Tuesday about budget cuts that will be taking place in the coming fiscal year. Wiencek said the […]