• Keeping with Kentucky State University’s commitment to a strong foundation in liberal studies, the Center will draw together these disparate interests specifically to encourage and support interdisciplinary research and training on broad issues of science and the humanities in service to national intelligence and security, the justice system, and issues involving social welfare, broadly defined. This will be accomplished by facilitating cross-disciplinary partnerships both within and outside the KSU campus, supporting student training and mentoring, seeking grant funding, and providing opportunities for students and faculty at KSU to investigate future education and career paths.
  • Members of the Kentucky State University Faculty Senate recognize the importance of innovation in education and research at Kentucky State University, and the advantages of mutual support afforded by interdisciplinary work. Therefore, Faculty Senate resolves to support the creation of the proposed Center for Interdisciplinary Intelligence, Security, and Justice Studies.
  • Senator Merlino will make proposal document available for faculty to review before voting on the items support.
  • SEN 19 20 03: Sense of the Senate on Rescheduling Final Exams Fall 2019 due to Inauguration Day
  • December 10 is inauguration day, which is a state holiday. Option 2 will be the final exam schedule. This will come out via announcements soon.
  • Strategic Plan survey completed
  • Meeting occurred with President to see the averages. Meetings will occur across the university to help understand ways to address the issues that were brought up from the surveys.
  • Adjournment
  • Adjourned at 4:35pm

Other notes: Bruce Griffiths served as parliamentarian.

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Minutes taken by Dr. Jason Keeler.