Submitted by Senate Secretary Danny Collum
Meeting opened at 9:01 a.m.
Agenda approved unanimously as submitted.
Corrections noted for the “Attendance” section: Donavan Ramon, listed as absent, has left KSU. Debbra Tate is not a senator. Barbara Witty should be listed as “excused,” not as absent. Minutes were approved unanimously, with these amendments.
Election for a new Faculty Regent will be held September 6-8 through an online platform. Voting will close at 4:30 September 8. Candidates for Regent will be presenting their appeal for faculty support later in today's Senate meeting.
The university will be providing opportunities for vaccination on campus this semester.
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President Clay reported that in his meeting with Provost Hamilton they discussed the status of all the university-level committees. The provost also expressed concern that faculty should communicate promptly with students, replying to student inquiries within 24 hours.
The Senate Executive Committee discussed status of past action items. The executive committee also decided to invite Dr. Aaron Thompson to a future meeting.
In his meeting with Acting President Stamps, Dr. Clay reported that she asked that Brand Identity should be notified whenever news media representatives attend Faculty Senate meetings. She said that faculty should be sure to keep Blackboard updated, to hold each other accountable and to avoid speaking negatively about students in public settings.
In his meetings with student leaders, President Clay reported that they would like to see more faculty at non-academic events such as football games and to see all faculty update Blackboard regularly.
By way of announcements, President Clay pointed out that September 10 is the deadline for students to submit degree applications to their academic unit and that university rules are that no Emotional Support Animals are allowed in classrooms.
A senator asked what Dr. Clay thought the acting president meant about faculty holding each other accountable. Dr. Clay replied that she was referring to things like office hours and meeting in-person classes.
Another senator asked if candidates for Faculty Regent could submit statements to the whole faculty in addition to addressing the Faculty Senate today.