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 […]

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UI Faculty Senate approves curriculum changes
A host of curriculum changes including two course name changes and four certificates were approved by the UI Faculty Senate Tuesday

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate approved several changes to the UI curriculum at their meeting Tuesday afternoon. These changes were unanimously supported and passed with little discussion by the […]

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2019-20 Academic Year will begin a week later
Following approval by the president and faculty, next academic year will begin a week later than usual

The next academic year will begin on Aug. 26, 2019, a week later than usual. The move approved by the Faculty Senate in October will keep the winter break and […]

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Two new minors will be available at UI
Following a vote by Faculty senate, new minors in sales management and philosophy, politics and economics will be added to the curriculum

The University of Idaho Faculty Senate approved the addition of two new minors to the curriculum at UI during their meeting Tuesday afternoon. The new minors are a sales management […]