{"id":116,"date":"2019-10-25T22:58:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T22:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.provost.wsu.edu\/teachingacademy\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:39:29","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Teaching Academy.\" href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\"><i class=\"wsu-icon wsu-i-home\"><\/i>WSU Teaching Academy<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tGovernance\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row pad-ends wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"article-tagline\">The mission of the <strong>TEACHING ACADEMY<\/strong> is to provide university-wide advocacy; human capital and expertise; and resources to enable the faculty of Washington State University to involve students in transformative learning experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership in the Academy is limited to a select number of faculty with academic responsibilities at the university who have records of sustained excellence in teaching and are recognized for innovation and scholarship in teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Academy leadership consists of the positions of Chair, Vice-Chair (chair-elect), Administrative Coordinator, Media Coordinator, along with Campus Leads for Vancouver, Tri-Cities, Spokane, and Everett and Standing Committee chairs for membership, policy, assessment, professional development &amp; mentoring, and grants &amp; awards. &nbsp;All positions constitute the Academy\u2019s Coordinating Board. Leadership terms are for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coordinating Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership (Elected Positions)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chair: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/english.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wsu-profile\/kate.watts\/\">Kate Watts<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:kate.watts@wsu.edu\">kate.watts@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vice Chair (chair elect)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.wsu.edu\/research-labs\/wsu-profile\/deeposey\/\">Dee Posey<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:deeposey@wsu.edu\">deeposey@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Administrative Positions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-c14df21d-35a6-49eb-84e8-9c7a1c8c23c6\">\n<li><strong>Teaching Academy Website Updates\/Media and Dissemination:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/career-readiness\/wsu-profile\/clif.stratton\/\">Clif Stratton<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:clif.stratton@wsu.edu\">clif.stratton@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Budget and Provost Office Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/about\/staff\/\">Karly Gomez<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:kgomez@wsu.edu\">kgomez@wsu.edu\u00a0<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appointed Positions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campus Leads<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WSU Vancouver:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.vancouver.wsu.edu\/people\/gunjan-gakhar\">Gunjan Gakhar<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:shameem.rakha@wsu.edu\">gunjan.gakhar@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WSU Tri Cities:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tricities.wsu.edu\/cas\/faculty\/jpeters\/\">Janet Peters<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:janet.peters@wsu.edu\">janet.peters@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WSU Everett: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/everett.wsu.edu\/about-wsu-everett\/faculty-staff\/wsu-profile\/mabeattie\/\">Mark Beattie<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:mabeattie@wsu.edu\">mabeattie@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WSU Spokane:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.wsu.edu\/directory\/wsu-profile\/christine.tyler\/\">Christine Hayes<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:c.hayes@wsu.edu\">c.hayes@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standing Committee Chairs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professional Development<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.wsu.edu\/our-team\/wsu-profile\/erika.offerdahl\/\">Erika Offerdahl<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:erika.offerdahl@wsu.edu\">erika.offerdahl@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assessment, and Mentoring:<\/strong> Theresa Jordan (<a href=\"mailto:tjordan@wsu.edu\">tjordan@wsu.edu<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grants and Awards<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wsu-profile\/ncerruti\/\">Nicholas Cerruti<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:ncerruti@wsu.edu\">ncerruti@wsu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Membership<\/strong>: <a 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