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            "text": "The ninth regularly scheduled meeting of the AY 2017-18 Faculty Senate was called to order at 3:18 pm on Monday, January 29, 2018, Hathaway Hall 123. The agenda was approved with no amendments and minutes of the November 27, 2017 Faculty Senate meeting were approved with one friendly amendment."
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            "text": "President Hampton reported two Senators have accepted administrative positions and will step down as Senators. Wilfred Reilly, Political Science, has been appointed Faculty Ombudsman and Kim Sipes, Senator at Large, is Deputy Provost for Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs. President Hampton thanked them for their service. Reilly was Chair of PCC and now the committee needs to consider who will be elected chair and President Hampton directed PCC to elect a new chair at their next meeting. Sipes will continue to serve as secretary for the Curriculum Committee, as a non-voting member."
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            "text": "KSU President Brown arrived and President Hampton recognized him to present his report to Senate."
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            "text": "He welcomed all into a Happy New Year and said KSU needs Senate's help and \"push\" on several fronts. He has approved FSBASC 17-18-02 Pay Equity Study. External quotes from consultant firms are prohibitive, estimated up to 200,000, and this is not a good use of funds. Therefore, he is appointing Dr. Gus Ridgel, Senior Advisor to the President, to Chair an internal study. He will be asking Clara Stamp to lead the Administrative/Staff pay equity study and Reba Rye, Chair of BASC, to lead the Faculty study. They will recommend potential committee members and will have full access to all requested data."
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            "text": "He asked Senate to address the shortage of one Monday class for the Spring semester, per SACS accreditation. He pointed out Senate action is required to modify the academic schedule and the body needs to consider taking President's Day and/or Good Friday off as academic holidays. KSU's accrued inclement weather days (a Tuesday and a Wednesday) have created the shortfall of requisite instruction. He suggested no faculty office hours could be policy and library or \"take-home\" assignments could suffice for \"instruction day\". The option would be at individual faculty member's discretion."
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            "text": "Dr. Freeman pointed out that President's Day and Good Friday are not on the Senate approved\nAcademic Calendar but is still listed as holidays by Human Resources. She said that other institutions\naddress loss of academic days due to weather by giving assignments on blackboard. President Brown\nsaid administrative and staff employees could be on “liberal leave” if they already have other plans for\nthe two holidays."
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            "text": "Secretary Rye raised the question if Senate needs to act on policy for making-up inclement weather days. Dr. Freeman said there is already Senate approved policy in place, from tenure of VPAA Thierstein. Rye suggested stated policy be circulated to all faculty and included on Public Announcements with cancellations."
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            "text": "President Brown said going forward class cancellations will not be the norm due to weather but faculty will have discretion to make alternate assignments and assume responsibility of “liberal leave”."
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            "text": "President Hampton pointed out that the two holidays in question are on the academic calendar for next year, as approved by Senate and Board of Regents. President Brown said Senate can initiate an action"
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