of a grade earned as a high school student? It was suggested that dual credit be handled the same as a transfer credit, i.e. is accepted for credit but not applied toward GPA. A Senator pointed out that this penalizes the students who made high grades and who would prefer this be reflected in their GPA. It was suggested that the committee look at EKU's policy since they have been doing this for years.
Budget and Academic Support Committee Report:
Chair Ross reported that he learned from Greg Rush that the fees for external contractors are being paid from Foundation Funds and not coming from the general operating budget.
The Chair presented a draft budget resolution that BASC has been working on for Senate input that focuses on the percentage that KSU spends on instruction relative to other state universities in Kentucky and randomly chosen small liberal arts colleges that are comparable in size to KSU. A very constructive discussion developed and several items were clarified and recommendations accepted to strengthen the document. One consideration was whether or not to state the various options that the Senate might take if there is no positive and collegial response to the resolution and invitation for dialogue. An 8 to 4 straw poll determined it best to leave out any reference to future possible actions by the Senate.
It was suggested that the resolution also call for the supportive documents to be made available to the Registry personnel on campus. The supportive documents include 1.) The Baker-Hostetler Report, 2003, 2.) a comparative chart from CPE showing how money is spent per category by the state universities in Kentucky and 3.) Dare We Compare I & II, BASC analysis from 2003 and 2006.
After the lengthy discussion, BASC accepted notes on suggestions and agreed to rewrite with this full Senate input. A motion was made from the floor, seconded and passed unanimously for BASC to finalize the resolution for it to be sent out by President Smith to the Senate for electronic vote.
Other Business:
President Smith informed the Senate that VPAA Brown-Wright has requested that she and Dean Shaw, Deneia Thomas and Candice Jackson be allowed to vote in the University-wide election, including the vote for Faculty Regent. This will be taken up by the Academic Policy Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 4:52 pm
Minutes Submitted by: Reba Rye, Faculty Senate Secretary