Council of Faculty Representatives

Empowering Faculty Voice and Shared Governance

The CFR is the representative voice of the Faculty Assembly (FA), participating in shared governance with WSU Vancouver administration, WSU administration, and the WSU Faculty Senate. The mission of the FA is to provide a faculty voice in matters of interest to the WSU Vancouver faculty. The FA adheres to WSU Vancouver’s and WSU’s mission, values, and goals.

Meeting schedule

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 Netzhammer Hall (VNET) 14 and online via Zoom from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m.

Questions?

Wendy Olson

Council Chair
Email Address wmolson@wsu.edu
Phone (360) 546-9513
Meeting Location NoteContact your area representative or the committee chair for meeting locations.

CFR Members

Elected Unit Representatives

Chair and Immediate Past Chair

  • Wendy Olson – English (Chair, 2025–2026)
  • Dene Grigar – Digital Technology and Culture, CAS (Immediate Past Chair, 2024–2026)

Faculty Senate Representatives (Vancouver Campus)

Note: CFR is holding a special election in spring 2025 for one additional Career-Track Representative.

  • Gunjan Gakhar (Career-Track Faculty Senator; 2025–2028)
  • Dene Grigar (Tenure-Track Faculty Senator; 2024–2027); Faculty Senate Steering Committee Representative (2025–2026)
  • Johanna Phelps (Tenure-Track Faculty Senator; 2025–2028)
  • Steve Solovitz (Tenure-Track Faculty Senator; 2024–2027)
  • Nanette Thrush (Career-Track Faculty Senator; 2026–2028); Faculty Senate Steering Committee Representative (2026)

CFR Minutes

CFR Agenda