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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

The fourth regular meeting of the 2019-2020 Faculty Senate will took place on Monday, October 7th, 2019, at 3:10pm in 123 Hathaway Hall. The minutes for the meeting are as follows:

Call to Order
Approval of Agenda [5 minute time limit]
Approval of Minutes of 9/23/2019 Senate Meeting [5 minute time limit]
Mr. Arlen Sims, Assistant to V.P. Special Student Engagement [5 minute time limit]
Faculty Senate President Report [5 minute time limit]
Budget and Academic Support Committee – Phillip Clay [10 minute time limit]
Academic Policies Committee – Jason Keeler [10 minute time limit]
Professional Concerns Committee – Monica Valentine [10 minute time limit]
Curriculum Committee – Leigh Whittinghill [15 minute time limit]
President Smith called meeting to order at 3:13 pm
Motion was made to approve agenda as amended, all were in favor.
Motion was made to approve senate minutes from 9/23/2019, all were in favor
Food Bank on campus. 4th floor of the student center. Form for students to fill out on third floor. 3-5 Tuesday/Thursday, and 1-3 Friday. Need donations. Flyer was handed out in the meeting. Best place to drop off is the office Student center 320. The students can apply to receive items on Wired Account.
Two minutes were added for discussion (all were in favor)
The school of agriculture will try to get involved in some way or form, and Dr. Andres volunteered to be a Liason between the BRED Basket and School of ag
Travel fund reminder. Next deadline is 16th of October. Then the following will be the 12th of November.
Encourage students to attend Founders Day Convocation. Faculty will need to be there in full academic regalia.
Having conversation with President Brown 10/22, please email Dr. Smith with any conversation points you wish her to discuss with Dr. Brown.
Discussed faculty pay and asked for copy of slides from Encampment and State of the University Address.
Trying to discuss future salary planning
Redoing classroom features survey. Committee has contacted Paul Cable to discuss facilities further.
Committee continued working on syllabus template. Ken Semmens is holding a meeting Lauren Graves to get guidance on template for committee.
The committee is working on a 5 year academic calendar for the university.
Committee brought forth an Action Item to formally adopt the mini-mesters to the academic calendar including winter-mester (online only), May-mester, two 4 week summer sessions, and two 8-week sessions per fall and spring semester, which will run congruently with the typical 15 week semester.
Action item voted on and approved all were in favor.
Looked into language of job duties of coordinator and looked at tracking documents that have been moved before and comparing them to the handbook.

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College of Ag is adding new Statistics course to the list of courses that meet the environmental science requirement. Course is being taught already, but now there are more options to fill requirements. 19-20-02 Action item is to approve addition to the curriculum ladder. All were in favor
Changing PHS 201 and 202 (action item 19-20-03) course description to reflect the laboratory component of the course. All were in favor.
Creation of KSU 186 (action item 19-20-04) in support of our QEP. This is combined version of HUM 101 and 201. A friendly amendment to change the course offering to the course each semester (vote made, all were in favor, except 1 nay.)
Vote was held to add 5 minutes, all were in favor.
Vote was made for action item 19-20-04, with the friendly amendments in the document and the one added during senate. All were in favor.
Action item 19-20-05, General Education Requirements
Concerns about 300 level course in the core, because if a student comes in with core complete they may not meet the correct number of 300 or 400 level to graduate with a degree. The student may need to take a 300-400 level elective to graduate.
Motion to approve, all were in favor.
Faculty Elections – Call for Nominees [5 minute time limit]
Need faculty members to participate in several faculty committees. Faculty Appeals Committee needs a nomination, Faculty Post-Tenure Review Committee needs nominations (these are one year appointments),
Faculty Ombudsman Report [10 minute limit]
No news to report, but will have a meeting with President Brown in the next few days.
Other Business [5 minute time limit]
No other business was presented.
Adjournment
Meeting was called to adjournment at (4:10pm, all were in favor)

Meeting minutes were collected by Dr. Jason Keeler

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NAME Sign - In Department Committee/Office

Shawn Lucas Present Ag, Communities, and Env CC

Richard Cristan Present Ag, Communities, and Env BASC/Vice Chair

Leigh Whittinghill Present Ag, Communities, and Env CC/Chair

Ken Semmens Present Agu and Aquatic Sci APC/Vice Chair

Herman Walston Present Fam and Cons Sci BASC

Johnathon Sharp Present Soc and Beh Sci CC/Secretary

Mara Merlino Present Soc and Beh Sci BASC

Jyotica Batra Present Math and Comp Sci PCC/Vice Chair

Clifton Wise Present Math and Comp Sci BASC

Keith McCutcheon Present Hum and Perf Arts APC

Helen Smith (President) Present Hum and Perf Arts

Sharon McGee Present Library PCC/Secretary

Monica Valentine (Parliamentarian) Present Pub Admin PCC/Chair

Emmanuel Amadife Present Gov, Pol, and Justice Studies CC

Rene Desborde Present Bus and Tech BASC

Jason Keeler (Secretary) Present Edu and Hum Dev APC/Chair

Phillip Clay (Vice President) Excused Edu and Hum Dev BASC/Chair

Alexander Lai Present Nat Sci APC

Bruce Griffiths Present Nat Sci APC

Lisa Turner Present Nur and Health Sci PCC

Bobby Walter Present At-Large (Library) APC/Secretary

Stephen Graham-Hill Present At-Large (Bus and Tech) APC

Debbra Tate Present At-Large (Library) BASC/Secretary

Allison Young Absent At-Large (Ag, Communities, Env) PCC

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Present At-Large (Bus and Tech) CC/Vice Chair

Swagata Banerjee

Non-Senator Committee Members
Farida Olden		Ag, Communities, and Env	CC
Nkechi Amadife	Present	Library	PCC
Maheteme Gebremedhin		Ag, Communities, and Env	APC
Buddhi Gyawali		Ag, Communities, and Env	PCC
Peter Smith	Present	Hum and Perf Arts	PCC

Guests

PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Department Position

Arlen Sims Student Affairs

Gary Stratton Bus. And Tech

Tierra Taylor BSS

David Shabazz LLP

Joe Moffett Regent

Christina McManu (hard to read writing) AG

Ken Andries CACE

Erik Brooks CHSS

Abdul Turay CBCS

James Obielodan SBT

Kirk Pomper AG

Wilfred Reilly BSS

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DATE:10-7-19

NAME	Sign - In	Department	Committee/Office

Shawn Lucas		Ag, Communities, and Env	CC
Richard Cristian		Ag, Communities, and Env	BASC/Vice Chair
Leigh Whittinghill		Ag, Communities, and Env	CC/Chair
Ken Semmens		Aqu and Aquatic Sci	APC/Vice Chair
Herman Walston		Fam and Cons Sci	BASC
Johnathon Sharp		Soc and Beh Sci	CC/Secretary
Mara Merlino		Soc and Beh Sci	BASC
Jyotica Batra		Math and Comp Sci	PCC/Vice Chair
Clifton Wise		Math and Comp Sci	BASC
Keith McCutcheon		Hum and Perf Arts	APC
Helen Smith (President)		Hum and Perf Arts
Sharon McGee		Library	PCC/Secretary
Monica Valentine (Parliamentarian)		Pub Admin	PCC/Chair
Emmanuel Amadife		Gov, Pol, and Justice Studies	CC
Rene Desborde		Bus and Tech	BASC
Jason Keeler (Secretary)		Edu and Hum Dev	APC/Chair
Phillip Clay (Vice President)		Edu and Hum Dev	BASC/Chair
Alexander Lai		Nat Sci	APC
Bruce Griffiths		Nat Sci	APC
Lisa Turner		Nur and Health Sci	PCC
Bobby Walter		At-Large (Library)	APC/Secretary
Stephen Graham-Hill		At-Large (Bus and Tech)	APC
Debbra Tate	[F4]	At-Large (Library)	BASC/Secretary
Allison Young	[F4]	At-Large (Ag, Communities)	PCC
Swagata Banerjee		At-Large (Bus and Tech)	CC/Vice Chair


Non-Senator Committee Members
Farida Olden		Ag, Communities, and Env	CC
Nkechi Amadife		Library	PCC
Maheteme Gebremedhin		Ag, Communities, and Env	APC
Buddhi Gyawali		Ag, Communities, and Env	PCC
		Hum and Perf Arts	PCC