{ "document_id": 16782, "page": 98, "width_pt": 612, "height_pt": 792, "rotation": 0, "pipeline_version": "paddleocr-vl-1.6+paul-48", "engine": "paddleocr_vl", "source_run_id": 16900, "item_count": 17, "counts_by_type": { "footer": 2, "header": 1, "text": 14 }, "build_ms": 2, "items": [ { "id": "p98.1", "order": 1, "type": "header", "bbox": { "l": 468, "t": 769.92, "r": 576, "b": 756.72 }, "text": "Faculty Comments cont.", "attrs": { "block_label": "header" }, "level": 2 }, { "id": "p98.2", "order": 2, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.12, "t": 739.68, "r": 577.44, "b": 712.32 }, "text": "One additional point, the Extension Associate in the U.K. College of Ag with a M.S. degree makes a higher salary than many of our full professor Ph.D. researchers with over 20 years of experience." }, { "id": "p98.3", "order": 3, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 699.84, "r": 578.16, "b": 659.76 }, "text": "The salaries of faculty who teach basic requirement courses should be raised the same percentage as the drop each year in ACT scores of admitted students. For example, if accepted ACT scores drop by 15 percent, instructor salaries should increase by 15 percent." }, { "id": "p98.4", "order": 4, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.12, "t": 647.28, "r": 577.92, "b": 620.16 }, "text": "o We need to address issues of unequal expectations. Evaluations are not uniform. Also, the understanding of merit and how that should be applied cannot address most of the issues that prompted this discussion." }, { "id": "p98.5", "order": 5, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.12, "t": 607.68, "r": 577.44, "b": 580.8 }, "text": "o I have to admit that I am skeptical that this survey will have any impact. We've been told for years that we would get raises. Show me the money." }, { "id": "p98.6", "order": 6, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.6, "t": 568.08, "r": 217.2, "b": 554.4 }, "text": "o Glad to be at KSU serving Kentuckians." }, { "id": "p98.7", "order": 7, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 541.44, "r": 577.92, "b": 501.12 }, "text": "Nothing will change until an objective way to truly measure performance is developed. Right now a lot of pay increases are based on those who are the best at self-promotion which is in direct contrast to student promotion. Servants do not self promote and those serving the students are being ignored or over looked." }, { "id": "p98.8", "order": 8, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.6, "t": 489.36, "r": 495.84, "b": 474.96 }, "text": "QUESTION 37: Are there any other issues you feel Faculty Senate should address on behalf of the faculty?" }, { "id": "p98.9", "order": 9, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 462.48, "r": 577.92, "b": 435.12 }, "text": "o I believe there should be no favored religious group at KSU. In accordance with this, I feel that mentioning Jesus in official convocations is an affront to non-Christian faculty, staff, and students." }, { "id": "p98.10", "order": 10, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 422.88, "r": 475.92, "b": 408.72 }, "text": "o \"Integrity\" issues particularly where sexual misconduct involving faculty member and student arises." }, { "id": "p98.11", "order": 11, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 396.72, "r": 578.64, "b": 343.2 }, "text": "o Better communication about what is actually going on in the Board of Regents would be helpful. Faculty Senate can't do anything to assist or provide input if we don't know what topics are under discussion. There are many dedicated and talented faculty at KSU who could contribute more to the institution if they are allowed to have a voice and participate in shared governance." }, { "id": "p98.12", "order": 12, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 330.72, "r": 578.16, "b": 302.88 }, "text": "o Raising standards should go hand-in-hand with raising salaries, and vice versa. Making things transparent, clear, forceful, and goal-oriented, and truly implementing shared governance will go a long way, I believe." }, { "id": "p98.13", "order": 13, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.36, "t": 290.88, "r": 578.64, "b": 196.8 }, "text": "o Organize orientations and training to new faculty. Ensure for timely T&P calendar, implementation of policies and procedures stated in the faculty handbook, such as evaluation of deans and chairs. Update faculty handbook every year. Ensure for appropriate release time for faculty who serve in the executive positions of F/S. Ensure for timely approval and implementation of action items by administrators approved by the senate. Coordinate with the Academic Affairs office for organizing professional development workshops, periodic trainings and summer retreat for faculty for pedagogical development. Assist administrators in making fall/spring institute (encampments) more effective by organizing additional sessions such as faculty T&P preparation training, innovative teaching methods, grants writing, etc." }, { "id": "p98.14", "order": 14, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.6, "t": 185.28, "r": 578.16, "b": 144.72 }, "text": "The faculty senate should recommend the revision of the annual evaluation criteria for faculty. Faculty with split appointments should be evaluated according to their work in teaching, research and extension. Faculty who are full-time teaching should be evaluated for their teaching." }, { "id": "p98.15", "order": 15, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 33.6, "t": 132.48, "r": 577.92, "b": 105.36 }, "text": "o The fact that sick leave conversion to retirement time was discontinued by the Burse administration without the knowledge of any faculty/senate etc. Is there even a slight chance this could be reversed?" }, { "id": "p98.16", "order": 16, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 276.48, "t": 72.48, "r": 336.48, "b": 49.2 }, "text": "", "attrs": { "block_label": "footer_image" } }, { "id": "p98.17", "order": 17, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 261.84, "t": 47.52, "r": 349.2, "b": 36.96 }, "text": "Page 98 of 218", "attrs": { "block_label": "number" } } ], "excluded_furniture": { "first": [], "last": [] } }