Faculty and Employees Faculty members of the University are distinguished in both academic and teaching excellence. In Fall 2017, more than 400 instructional faculty held Ph.D. or terminal degrees. The University maintains a tenure system for its instructional faculty. As of Fall 2017, 156 full-time faculty are tenured and an additional 97 are on tenure track. [Please describe the dramatic fluctuations in instructional faculty.] Instructional Faculty Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Fall 2015 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Full-time Instructional Faculty 516 546 473 442 453 Part-time Instructional Faculty 273 291 213 231 216 Total Instructional Faculty 789 837 686 673 669 Percentage of Full-time Faculty Tenured 47% 46% 54% 56% 53% As of Fall 2017, the University employs 521 full-time and 274 part-time faculty members, and 937 permanent staff members (classified and exempt) in addition to faculty.[This is different from what is in the table. Is this because there are faculty other than instructional faculty?] The University has 519 staff and faculty employees that are represented by one of the three labor unions: the Washington Federation of State Employees (two-year contract through June 30, 2019), Public School Employees of Washington (two-year contract through June 30, 2019); and United Faculty of Central (four-year contract through August 31, 2022). Collective bargaining agreements reached with labor unions require approval by the Board and the represented employees, and funding by the State Legislature. Management considers relations with its employees to be good. Student Enrollment The following table shows average annual enrollment, based on full time equivalent (“FTE”) and headcount, for the past five academic years. Annual Average Enrollment 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 Total Annual Average (FTE) 10,919 10,565 10,088 10,106 10,124 Total Annual Average Headcount 12,393 12,091 11,692 11,163 10,997 Source: University Data Warehouse, Institutional Effectiveness
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