Below is a letter that Sandra Haynes sent to all faculty at WSU Vancouver following the Faculty Assembly meeting on Friday, September 26, 2025. Dear CFR, I truly appreciate your dedication and engagement during these challenging times. WSU Vancouver is a very special place, and I am continually impressed by the resourcefulness, innovative teaching, and […]
From your CFR Chair, Dene Grigar: On Friday, August 29, 2025, CFR held a half-day retreat. A copy of our agenda can be found here. I thought it would be useful to post some of the outcomes from the meeting relating to leadership and other news. We elected Wendy Olson as our Vice-Chair. This means […]
VCAA Christine Portfors met with the College of Arts and Sciences Program Leaders on Monday, August 25, and reported that she had spoken with the rpk Group about some of the concerns posted on the CFR Blog that faculty had about the survey. She is meeting with the group on Tuesday, August 26, to talk […]
Our ByLaws require us to meet at least 13 times during the academic year. All meetings, except the first one, will be help as hybrid, both in the Faculty Office (VCLS 14) and online via Zoom from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2025: NO HYBRID. Half-Day retreat that includes lunch. Interim Chancellor Sandra […]
Interim Chancellor Sandra Haynes responded to my questions this week concerning the process for the forthcoming budget cuts on our campus. She told me that she plans to send out a letter about the plan, possibly today, but said that I could post comments she made in our email exchange in the CFR Blog. Please, […]
Some good news on the political front: Steve Bollens, WSU Faculty Representative to the WA State Legislature, reports today that Governor Bob Ferguson signed the 2025-27 state budget. As the article in The Seattle Times reports, Ferguson signed in $9B in new taxes that will fund the budget over the next four years. “The $78 […]
CFR is hosting a lunch gathering for faculty to have the opportunity to meet and talk with the Interim Chancellor Sandra Haynes, on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Faculty Office in VCLS 14. Food will be served, but please RSVP to dgrigar@wsu.edu if […]