===== PAGE 1 ===== ## 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: 1. Call to Order a. President Smith called meeting to order at 3:13 pm 2. Approval of Agenda [5 minute time limit] a. Motion was made to approve agenda as amended, all were in favor. 3. Approval of Minutes of 9/23/2019 Senate Meeting [5 minute time limit] a. Motion was made to approve senate minutes from 9/23/2019, all were in Mr. Arlen Sims, Assistant to V.P. Special Student Engagement [5 minute time limit] a. 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. b. Two minutes were added for discussion (all were in favor) c. 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 agriculture Senate President Report [5 minute time limit] a. Travel fund reminder. Next deadline is 16th of October. Then the following will be the 12th of November. b. Encourage students to attend Founders Day Convocation. Faculty will need to be there in full academic regalia. c. Having conversation with President Brown 10/22, please email Dr. Smith with any conversation points you wish her to discuss with Dr. Brown. 6. Budget and Academic Support Committee – Phillip Clay [10 minute time limit] a. Discussed faculty pay and asked for copy of slides from Encampment and State of the University Address. b. Trying to discuss future salary planning c. Redoing classroom features survey. Committee has contacted Paul Cable to discuss facilities further. 7. Academic Policies Committee – Jason Keeler [10 minute time limit] a. Committee continued working on syllabus template. Ken Semmens is holding a meeting Lauren Graves to get guidance on template for committee. b. The committee is working on a 5 year academic calendar for the university. c. 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. i. Action item voted on and approved all were in favor. 8. Professional Concerns Committee – Monica Valentine [10 minute time limit] a. Looked into language of job duties of coordinator and looked at tracking documents that have been moved before and comparing them to the handbook. 9. Curriculum Committee – Leigh Whittinghill [15 minute time limit] ===== PAGE 2 ===== a. 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 b. Changing PHS 201 and 202 (action item 19-20-03) course description to reflect the laboratory component of the course. All were in favor. c. 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.) i. Vote was held to add 5 minutes, all were in favor. ii. 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. d. Action item 19-20-05, General Education Requirements i. 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. ii. Motion to approve, all were in favor. 10. Faculty Elections – Call for Nominees [5 minute time limit] a. 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), 11. Faculty Ombudsman Report [10 minute limit] a. No news to report, but will have a meeting with President Brown in the next few days. 12. Other Business [5 minute time limit] a. No other business was presented. 13. Adjournment a. Meeting was called to adjournment at (4:10pm, all were in favor) ===== PAGE 3 =====
NAMESign - InDepartmentCommittee/Office
Shawn LucasPresentAg, Communities, and EnvCC
Richard CristanPresentAg, Communities, and EnvBASC/Vice Chair
Leigh WhittinghillPresentAg, Communities, and EnvCC/Chair
Ken SemmensPresentAgu and Aquatic SciAPC/Vice Chair
Herman WalstonPresentFam and Cons SciBASC
Johnathon SharpPresentSoc and Beh SciCC/Secretary
Mara MerlinoPresentSoc and Beh SciBASC
Jyotica BatraPresentMath and Comp SciPCC/Vice Chair
Clifton WisePresentMath and Comp SciBASC
Keith McCutcheonPresentHum and Perf ArtsAPC
Helen Smith (President)PresentHum and Perf Arts
Sharon McGeePresentLibraryPCC/Secretary
Monica Valentine (Parliamentarian)PresentPub AdminPCC/Chair
Emmanuel AmadifePresentGov, Pol, and Justice StudiesCC
Rene DesbordePresentBus and TechBASC
Jason Keeler (Secretary)PresentEdu and Hum DevAPC/Chair
Phillip Clay (Vice President)ExcusedEdu and Hum DevBASC/Chair
Alexander LaiPresentNat SciAPC
Bruce GriffithsPresentNat SciAPC
Lisa TurnerPresentNur and Health SciPCC
Bobby WalterPresentAt-Large (Library)APC/Secretary
Stephen Graham-HillPresentAt-Large (Bus and Tech)APC
Debbra TatePresentAt-Large (Library)BASC/Secretary
Allison YoungAbsentAt-Large (Ag, Communities, Env) PCC
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Non-Senator Committee Members
Farida OldenAg, Communities, and EnvCC
Nkechi AmadifePresentLibraryPCC
Maheteme GebremedhinAg, Communities, and EnvAPC
Buddhi GyawaliAg, Communities, and EnvPCC
Peter SmithPresentHum and Perf ArtsPCC
Guests
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLYDepartmentPosition
Arlen SimsStudent Affairs
Gary StrattonBus. And Tech
Tierra TaylorBSS
David ShabazzLLP
Joe MoffettRegent
Christina McManu (hard to read writing)AG
Ken AndriesCACE
Erik BrooksCHSS
Abdul TurayCBCS
James ObielodanSBT
Kirk PomperAG
Wilfred ReillyBSS
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NAMESign - InDepartmentCommittee/Office
Shawn LucasImageAg, Communities, and EnvCC
Richard CristianAg, Communities, and EnvBASC/Vice Chair
Leigh WhittinghillAg, Communities, and EnvCC/Chair
Ken SemmensAqu and Aquatic SciAPC/Vice Chair
Herman WalstonFam and Cons SciBASC
Johnathon SharpSoc and Beh SciCC/Secretary
Mara MerlinoSoc and Beh SciBASC
Jyotica BatraMath and Comp SciPCC/Vice Chair
Clifton WiseMath and Comp SciBASC
Keith McCutcheonHum and Perf ArtsAPC
Helen Smith (President)Hum and Perf Arts
Sharon McGeeLibraryPCC/Secretary
Monica Valentine (Parliamentarian)ImagePub AdminPCC/Chair
Emmanuel AmadifeGov, Pol, and Justice StudiesCC
Rene DesbordeBus and TechBASC
Jason Keeler (Secretary)Edu and Hum DevAPC/Chair
Phillip Clay (Vice President)Edu and Hum DevBASC/Chair
Alexander LaiNat SciAPC
Bruce GriffithsNat SciAPC
Lisa TurnerNur and Health SciPCC
Bobby WalterAt-Large (Library)APC/Secretary
Stephen Graham-HillAt-Large (Bus and Tech)APC
Debbra Tate[F4]At-Large (Library)BASC/Secretary
Allison YoungAt-Large (Ag, Communities)PCC
Swagata BanerjeeImageAt-Large (Bus and Tech)CC/Vice Chair
Non-Senator Committee Members
Farida OldenImageAg, Communities, and EnvCC
Nkechi AmadifeLibraryPCC
Maheteme GebremedhinAg, Communities, and EnvAPC
Buddhi GyawaliImageAg, Communities, and EnvPCC
Hum and Perf ArtsPCC
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Guests
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLYDepartmentPosition
Ariew SimsStudent ARRANSSpecial Assist to VP
Curry StrattenCurry StrattenBUS & Technology
Tiesra TaylorTiesra TaylorBBSCheese
David ShabazzDavid ShabazzLLP / SCIFAAfricain
Joe McFettIllinois
Christina McManorChristina McManorCollege CityAmericano� Arector
Ken AndriniKen AndriniCACEAerial Pace
T. Cuk Brith E.EANDRINDOCKSCHS AND MONORSDEAN
—ABDUL W. TURINImage—
JAMES D'IELONANLITERATURE
Sir A. PomperCITAR
Wifield ReillyImage