coordinator or the chair of the program’s curriculum committee. The other forms are two tracking forms that will originate with the FSCC chair, one for course changes and one for program changes, which must go up to the university president. The new forms were approved without opposition.
On other matters, Senator Wang also noted that program changes that involve more than 25 percent of the program must be cleared by the accrediting agency. Also we should note that course changes that affect a course that is a program requirement, must also be considered program changes.
PCC is getting input from the interim provost on deans' and chairs' evaluations and working with Human Resources on job descriptions for deans, chairs and coordinators. The committee also discussed the benefits of reviving KSU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). In the Commonwealth, Northern, Eastern, Murray and UK all have active chapters of AAUP. Anyone who is interested in helping revive KSU's chapter should contact Senator Helen Smith.
Senator Novelo drew senators' attention to the BASC minutes and took the opportunity to commend all the Senate record-keepers, including the BASC secretary, Jennifer Ballard-Kang. At the last BASC meeting, the committee was joined by Adrian Douglas, the grants manager in the accounting department, for a discussion of indirect costs from grants. Douglas explained that indirect costs from grants and the university's indirect cost recovery incentive program are not the same thing. The source of the money for each is different. Indirect costs come to the university from grantors. The indirect cost recovery incentive program is in the KSU budget. The committee also discussed with Douglas the need for more training in grantwriting for faculty. The committee is still developing its survey of classroom resource needs.
Dr. Kelly reported that he has been dealing with a few cases, these include obtaining a previously promised research grant and working on a faculty appeal from a past administration. He has also been getting questions about service animals in the dorms and will be looking into that.
President Clay was recognized to speak on this in his capacity as director of disability services. He informed the Senate that service animals in the dorms is a federal law requirement and that we currently have 20 students with that accommodation.
Senator McCutchen announced a series of virtual music seminars Tuesdays at 1 p.m. with presenters including Reggie Calloway of Midnight Star and Priscilla Prueter from Brazil. A senator asked that Faculty Senate meetings be put on the university calendar so that participants can click straight into the meeting instead of having to go through Blackboard.
The meeting adjourned at 10:49.