Klein, a nurse practitioner on the Vancouver campus, was selected by WSU’s faculty as chair-elect of the academic governance group, and will spend the upcoming year working closely with new Chair Eric Shelden and past Chair Christine Horne.
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Faculty Senators voted for Eric Shelden, School of Molecular Biology associate professor, as their chair-elect during their meeting Thursday. Of the 86 faculty senators, 63 cast votes and one abstained. Shelden received 42 votes and Jeannette Mageo, professor of anthropology, received 21 votes, Faculty Senate Chair Doug Call said. Shelden has worked at WSU for 23.
Faculty senators have until March 22 to elect their next chair. The two candidates running for Faculty Senate Chair are anthropology professor Jeannette Mageo and molecular biosciences professor Eric Shelden, according to the Faculty Senate website. Mageo has worked at WSU since 1993. She served on the Graduate Studies Committee from 1995-1999, the College of Liberal.