The Professional Concerns Committee continued discussions on:

• last semesters hot topics that impact the faculty going forward through a transitional period
• The current status of academic facilities and how the lack of janitorial staffing is impacting offices and classrooms
• How the faculty will be impacted by the current financial struggles of the university

Items under discussion and events within the Executive Committee:

• Continued Discussions on Student Trauma and the impact on student learning & engagement during the Covid/Delta Variant epidemic
• The committee will continue to involve students in the meetings to have a voice on how to improve faculty and student relations, instruction, and communication
• The committee had extensive discussions on the planning and process for face-to-face instruction and how faculty and students will be able to stay healthy within compacted classrooms
• The committee held discussions on student and staff evaluations, and the importance of those evaluations taking place this academic year
• Lastly, the committee discussed the importance of locating action items that were approved by the senate and Academic Affairs, awaiting Upper Administrative approval

Faculty Senate as a body:

• The Senate continued discussions with Advising & Registrar's office on how to improve communication between their office and Academic Departments, and the processes on how students get registered and advised.
• The Senate is currently going through an election period to elect a Faculty Regent to cover the term of Regent Joe Moffet who left the university in July.
• The Senate continued discussions on the process and planning for whole faculty vaccinations and the impact vaccinations and masking will have on face-to-face learning.
• The Senate continues to provide Administrators and Directors across campus a platform during bi-weekly meetings to give updates and share ideas on how to move the university forward, and to improve cross campus communication.
• The Senate has begun discussing items that need to be addressed during the fall semester, and which Action-Items need to be edited or tracked.