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Torrey Lawrence, the University of Idaho interim provost and executive vice president, announced student, faculty and staff survey responses showed 17% prefer no spring break next semester, 40% prefer no change to the current schedule, 42% prefer a delayed […]
Spring Break Schedule Changes The University COVID-19 Committee is currently revising a list of calendar options for next semester, some of which would entirely remove spring break, according to meeting attachments. After options are finalized, […]
ASUI proposed Election Day holiday An ASUI bill to make Election Day a University of Idaho holiday was discussed in the Sept. 22 Faculty Senate meeting. If Election Day becomes a campus holiday, UI may need to add an extra instructional day to the fall semester, […]
Faculty Senate meets weekly throughout the academic year and reports to University of Idaho faculty and regents. Talking points, agendas and links to meetings are available on the Faculty Senate website.
Faculty Senate held their final 2019-2020 session meeting on May 5 through a Zoom conference call. Sustainable Financial Model (SFM) The SFM Working Group was tasked in Oct. 2019 with […]
The Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Committee (IPEC) updated Faculty Senate on their conclusion of the Academic Program Prioritization (APP) process. The APP began as Idaho’s State Board of Education required […]
Throughout the spread of COVID-19 within the state, the University of Idaho made the decision to move to online instruction indefinitely and postpone commencement this semester. At the same time, […]
Faculty Senate held their weekly meeting on March 31 through a Zoom conference call for their second virtual meeting. Big-ticket items: Budget Cuts Provost John Wiencek updated the Senate on […]
During Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, University of Idaho Vice Provost for Faculty Torrey Lawrence informed attendees that classes will move online March 23 and 24. The movement to online classes […]
Faculty Senate met March 3 for their weekly meeting at the University of Idaho. Big-ticket items: Library budget update Budget, inflation and continuing subscriptions are among the library’s main challenges, […]