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The sixth regular meeting of the 2019-2020 Faculty Senate will take place on Monday, November 25th 2019, at 3:10pm in 123 Hathaway Hall. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Call to Order

a. FS meeting was called to order by President Smith at 3:11pm.

2. Approval of Agenda [5 minute time limit]

a. Agenda amended to move BASC report earlier, all were in favor of agenda.

3. Approval of Minutes of 10/28/2019 Senate Meeting [5 minute time limit]

a. Minutes were approved with a minor amendment. To complete a sentence in the section about distinguished professor conversation.

4. Faculty Senate President Report [5 minute time limit]

a. Faculty coordinators might get release time instead of stipend. This issue is being discussed at the Provost level.

b. Please send information about attendance to President Smith as soon as you can.

i. Please provide any information that is vital related to attendance.

ii. Several faculty noted that they have not received group absence emails. President Smith is going to contact Dr. Deams about the process of disseminating those excused absences announcements.

5. Budget and Academic Support Committee – Phillip Clay [5 minute time limit]

a. Faculty merit form was discussed and how it might be used for merit pay raises.

b. Spoke to Paul Cable about classroom survey.

6. Professional Concerns Committee – Monica Valentine [5 minute time limit]

a. Senator Batra presented

b. PCC worked on Section two in faculty handbook. The section is focused on appoint of faculty status upon appointment.

c. PCC wants to know if the university is following procedures listed in the handbook. Do all university departments follow these procedures is a question the committee is trying to understand. Planning on bringing in a representative from HR in to meeting to discuss.

d. Needs to work on field of denial of appointment section in handbook, which is a next step in the process.

7. Academic Policies Committee – Jason Keeler [10 minute time limit]

a. All in favor of Action Item APC 1920 02,

i. Increases in number of Honorary Degrees that can be awarded in a given year.

b. Worked on syllabus template

c. Worked on

d. Discussion on ending semester at Thanksgiving. A few interested in the idea. College of Agriculture faulty were skeptical. Several people enjoyed the idea of moving fall break to the beginning of Thanksgiving week.

e. APC will look into ending semester before Thanksgiving and or moving Fall break to the beginning of Thanksgiving week.

8. Curriculum Committee – Leigh Whittinghill [15 minute time limit]

a. Action Item FSCC_19_20_06 (approved all in favor)

i. BUA 370 changing to BUA 120

b. Action Item FSCC_19_20_09 (approved all in favor)

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i. Sociology curriculum changes

c. Action Item FSCC_19_20_10 (approved, all in favor)

i. School of Business and Technology course addition of BUS business research and data analysis

d. Action Item FSCC_19_20_11 (approved, all in favor)

i. School of Business and Technology course change to add 3 credits to BUA 797

9. Faculty Ombudsman Report [10 minute limit]

a. Course Cost waivers, do not extend to other institutions even if KSU doesn't offer the course.

b. Pay will happen biweekly and will not change in the next few years.

c. Processionals and assemblies- Can faculty be released by processional not just with everyone else. President Smith is in charge of the order of processional and recessional.

10. Other Business [10 minute time limit]

### a. SEN 19 20 01: Faculty Processional at Academic Convocations and Assemblies

i. At all Convocations and Assemblies where faculty line up, faculty will be organized by tenure rank (Full, Associate, Assistant, Instructor, Visiting Professor, Adjunct) rather than by school and will leave in an announced formal recessional rather than departing at random.

ii. There was conversation about doing rank or not. Several expressed no feelings either way. A few expressed concern of having full professors at the end of the processional. Stated that someone needs to organize this through the administrative offices.

iii. Motion to approve to line up by rank for processionals and recessionals.

1. At all Convocations and Assemblies where faculty line up, faculty will be organized by tenure rank (Full, Associate, Assistant, Instructor, Visiting Professor, Adjunct) rather than by school

2. I – 6, nays – 6, 2 abstentions, Senate President broke tie with support to motion. Motion was approved.

iv. Motion to approve recessional for faculty

1. Passes with all in favor, except for 1 abstention

b. Added 10 minutes to discussion all approved

### c. SEN 19 20 02: Faculty Senate Support for the Creation of the Kentucky State University Center for Interdisciplinary Intelligence, Security, and Justice Studies

i. The Kentucky State University Center for Interdisciplinary Intelligence, Security, and Justice Studies will be committed to facilitating research and stimulating education in justice and security studies, broadly defined. Issues of justice, intelligence, and security in today's societies arise in a wide number of disciplines, including virtually all the social sciences and many biomedical sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and humanities. These issues are best understood from an interdisciplinary perspective recognizing the complex nature of contextualized human behavior, the reciprocal relationships between people and society, and the importance of historical context in understanding our pasts and negotiating our futures.

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ii. 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.

iii. 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.

iv. Senator Merlino will make proposal document available for faculty to review before voting on the items support.

d. SEN 19 20 03: Sense of the Senate on Rescheduling Final Exams Fall 2019 due to Inauguration Day

i. 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.

e. Strategic Plan survey completed

i. 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.

11. Adjournment

a. Adjourned at 4:35pm

Other notes: Bruce Griffiths served as parliamentarian.

Sign in sheet can be seen below.

Minutes taken by Dr. Jason Keeler.

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<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>NAME</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Sign - In</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Department</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Committee/Office</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Shawn Lucas</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'><img src="imgs/img_in_image_box_2196_846_3678_1180.jpg" alt="Image"" /></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ag, Communities, and Env</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Richard Cristan</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ag, Communities, and Env</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC/Vice Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Leigh Whittinghill</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Leigh Whittinghill</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ag, Communities, and Env</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CC/Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ken Semmens</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ken Semmens</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Agu and Aquatic Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC/Vice Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Herman Walston</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>H. x Walston</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Fam and Cons Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Johnathon Sharp</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Johnmath Sharp</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Soc and Beh Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CC/Secretary</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Mara Merlino</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Mara Merlino</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Soc and Beh Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Jyotica Batra</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Jyotica Batra</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Math and Comp Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC/Vice Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Clifton Wise</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Clifton Wise</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Math and Comp Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Keith McCutcheon</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Keith McCutcheon</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hum and Perf Arts</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Helen Smith (President)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Helen Smith (President)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hum and Perf Arts</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Sharon McGee</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Sharon McGee</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Library</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC/Secretary</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Monica Valentine (Parliamentarian)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Monica Valentine (Parliamentarian)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Pub Admin</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC/Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Emmanuel Amadife</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Emmanuel Amadife</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Gov, Pol, and Justice Studies</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Rene Desborde</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Rene Desborde</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Bus and Tech</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Jason Keeler (Secretary)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Jason Keeler (Secretary)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Edu and Hum Dev</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC/Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phillip Clay (Vice President)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phillip Clay (Vice President)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Edu and Hum Dev</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC/Chair</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Alexander Lai</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Alexander Lai</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Nat Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Bruce Griffith</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Bruce Griffith</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Nat Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Lisa Turner</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Lisa Turner</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Nur and Health Sci</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Bobby Walter</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Bobby Walter</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>At-Large (Library)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC/Secretary</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Stephen Graham-Hill</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Stephen Graham-Hill</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>At-Large (Bus and Tech)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Debbra Tate</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Debbra Tate</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>At-Large (Library)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BASC/Secretary</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Allison Young</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Allison Young</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>At-Large (Ag, Communities, Erg馆)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Gary Station</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'><img src="imgs/img_in_image_box_2167_5145_3462_5458.jpg" alt="Image"" /></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>At-Large (Bus and Tech)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CC/Vice Chair</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Non-Senator Committee Members</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Farida Olden</td><td rowspan="5"><img src="imgs/img_in_image_box_2147_5844_3664_6095.jpg" alt="Image"" /></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ag, Communities, and Env</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Nkechi Amadife</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Library</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Maheteme Gebremedhin</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ag, Communities, and Env</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Buddhi Gyawali</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ag, Communities, and Env</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Peter Smith</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hum and Perf Arts</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>PCC</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>NAMPAW</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'><img src="imgs/img_in_image_box_3838_6512_5302_6847.jpg" alt="Image"" /></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Guests</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>DEACE PRINT LEGIBLY</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Department</td><td colspan="2">Position</td></tr></table>

PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY

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<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Crest</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Tierra Tava</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>BSS</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Joe Morlett</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hum</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Beverly Schmoll</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>AA</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>John C. Gregory</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Public Administration</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>James Obrien</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>School of Business</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Abdul Mutaway</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>CBCS</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr></table>