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Fall Address Handout Text Version

…(Graphic: Aerial photo of campus) FALL ADDRESS AUGUST 12, 2026 Speaker Bios (Graphics: This section is accompanied by photos of each speaker.) Gabriel Fonseca President, Staff Senate Dr. Gabriel Fonseca serves as Staff Senate president and the executive director of Student Engagement & Belonging, where he works to build students into leaders and foster a…

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Senators

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WSU Policies and Procedures: 2.10 / Program Discontinuance

… to discontinue a program must be recognized as a basic tool in the university's efforts to fulfill its mission. When faced with the necessity of program discontinuance, the faculty of Wichita State University must take a positive stance toward the issues involved. Any action requiring program discontinuance must be contained and directed in ways acceptable …

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March 24, 2026 Agenda

University Staff Senate March 24, 2026 | 3:30pm-5:00pm | Woolsey Hall 135 Call to Order Approval of Minutes – Electronic Announcements New Business Open / As Arises Old Business Listening Session Overview (thus far) SB 244 Policy Constituent Concern Open/As Arises Senate Committee Updates (each committee will share updates and review goals for the year with …

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Faculty, staff virtual town hall on Thursday

A live YouTube virtual faculty and staff town hall will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13. This is an opportunity to hear and interact with President Rick Muma and Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Shirley Lefever. The event will be moderated by the presidents of the Faculty, UP and USS senates. Faculty and staff who want to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/05/09/faculty-staff-virtual-town-hall-on-thursday/

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Executive Committee

…At Large Shirlene Small LAS Social Sciences 3280 25 shirlene.small@wichita.edu At Large Roy Myose Aerospace Engineering 5935 44 roy.myose@wichita.edu Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

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1819exc

…At-Large Whitney Bailey Applied Studies 3343 16 whitney.bailey@wichita.edu At-Large Perlekar Tamtam Engineering 5321 83 perlekar.tamtam@wichita.edu Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

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Executive Committee

…At Large Shirlene Small LAS Social Sciences 3280 25 shirlene.small@wichita.edu At Large Jeff Pulaski Art & Design 7712 67 jeff.pulaski1@wichita.edu Ex Officio Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/facultysenate/2223exec.php

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1819exc

…At Large Shirlene Small LAS Social Sciences 3280 25 shirlene.small@wichita.edu At Large Jolynn Dowling Nursing 3610 41 jolynn.dowling@wichta.edu Ex Officio Vacant Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

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Executive Committee

…At Large Rhonda Williams Nursing 5754 41 rhonda.williams@wichita.edu Ex Officio Denise Celestin Performing Arts 3047 101 denise.celestin@wichita.edu Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

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2122exc

…17 neal.allen@wichita.edu At Large Roy Myose Aerospace Engineering 5935 44 roy.myose@wichita.edu Ex Officio Jeff Pulaski Art & Design 7712 67 jeff.pulaski1@wichita.edu Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

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Muether chosen as associate vice provost for faculty affairs

Dr. Mathew Muether, professor and graduate coordinator for physics, has been selected as associate vice provost for faculty affairs. Muether has been with Wichita State since 2014, first as an assistant professor, then an associate professor in 2019. He was also president of the Faculty Senate last year. “I’m honored to serve as Wichita State’s first…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/11/10/muether-chosen-as-associate-vice-provost-for-faculty-affairs/

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Save the date: Faculty General Assembly scheduled for April 29

Save the date for the Faculty General Assembly meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 29 in 110 Woolsey Hall. Faculty are called to participate in shared governance at the Faculty General Assembly. To learn more about the work of the Faculty Senate, visit the Faculty Senate webpage or email the Faculty Senate.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/04/05/save-the-date-faculty-general-assembly-april-29/

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1819exc

…67 jeff.pulaski1@wichita.edu At Large Whitney Bailey Applied Studies 3343 16 whitney.bailey@wichita.edu At Large Susan Castro Philosophy 7882 74 susan.castro@wichita.edu Office of Faculty Senate Lee Ann Birdwell Faculty Senate Liaison 5129 111 leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu

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2021committees

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Attendance

Attendance Fall 2026-Spring 2027 TBA NAME 8/24/26 8/25/25 ALLEN AMOS ASMATULU BECK BILLINGHAM BOWEN BOYNTON BUTLER CASTRO CELESTIN CHESSER COOPER COSSELL DAI DELACRUZ DOWLING DUDLEY FIGY FLORES FOSTER GILSTRAP GREGORY GRIFFITH JAMKARTANIAN JONES KIM KIRBY KOOP KREINATH KUHLMANN LI LOIBL LYNCH MA MOSCOSO MUETHER MYOSE NELSON NICKS O'BRYAN OTT PANG PRICE…

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President’s Distinguished Services Awards

Several outstanding employees through the University Staff Senate and University Faculty Senate were recognized with the President’s Distinguished Service Award at the Shocker Pride Celebration May 8. These employees have demonstrated outstanding service to Wichita State and the campus community: Robin Henry, associate professor in the Department of History,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/05/18/presidents-distinguished-services-awards/

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March 24, 2026 Agenda

University Staff Senate April 21, 2026 | 3:30pm-5:00pm | RSC Room 142 Call to Order Approval of Minutes – Electronic Announcements New Business Athletics Update with Clay Stoldt and Kevin Saal Open / As Arises Old Business Listening Session Overview Senate Committee Updates Awards and Recognition Communications and Website Elections Policy Review…

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April 21, 2026 Minutes

University Staff Senate April 21, 2026 | 3:30pm-5:00pm | RSC Room 142 Senators in Attendance – In Person Monica Bergkamp, Anne Marie Brown, Trang Bui, Aaron Coffey, Kevin Duffy, Gabriel Fonseca, John Keckeisen, Christopher Leonard, Daniel Ludlow, Sarah Mathews, Susan McCoy, Jacob Mendez, Kendra Nguyen, Chukwunenye Nweke, Lyndsay Pletcher, Kennedy Rogers,…

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