Modifying morale – Faculty Senate addresses concerns about morale and Code of Conduct
University of Idaho Faculty Senate Chair Liz Brandt said at the start of the year, faculty expressed to her concerns about low faculty and staff morale.
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The price of market value – Compensation Task Force plans to base staff salaries on market values
At Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, the University of Idaho’s Compensation Task Force presented a plan to create a tool to bring staff salaries up to market value. “According to our […]
Brandt rises to the occasion – Law professor Liz Brandt to Chair Faculty Senate
Liz Brandt has been at the University of Idaho since 1988. She was the representative for the College of Law on Faculty Senate and Vice Chair last academic year when […]
Replacing a justice – The recent death of a Supreme Court justice generates fruitless political debate
The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has caused a clash between political parties in the past few weeks. Scalia was renowned for his outspoken nature and republican […]
Safe rides for students – ASUI passes bill to fund taxi service on trial basis
ASUI Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would pay for a trial run of a free weekend taxi service for students. The bill allocates $720 from the senate budget to […]
Safe Campus Act stirs controversy – Greek houses oppose U.S. Senate bill
“Safe” might be in the title, but to Alex Roberts, University of Idaho Coordinator for Student Conduct, the Safe Campus Act has misleading terminology. The U.S. Senate bill aims to […]
Plan to prioritize – Provost Wiencek reviews Focus for the Future process
Learning from last year”s Focus For the Future process, Provost and Executive Vice President John Wiencek intends to improve communication and clarity through a new program prioritization committee composed of […]
Fisher seeks efficiency
ASUI Senate to vote on eliminating multiple positions If the bills proposed by ASUI President Nate Fisher at last week’s meeting pass through Senate on Wednesday, it would mean the […]
A promising future
Good ideas on the horizon in ASUI with Cowan, Holman For this year’s ASUI presidential elections, the student body was fortunate to have great candidates. No matter who won, the […]
New evaluation criteria
Faculty Senate votes to adopt new course evaluation form Faculty Senate voted 12-8 Tuesday to approve a new course evaluation form. Andrew Brewick, of the Teaching and Advising Committee, presented […]