item to alter the schedule and delete one or two of the holidays. He will approve Senate action, sign and get to Rayla Smoot, Director of Human Resources.

President Brown asked Senate to please consider Friday morning commencement as we look at altering the academic calendar.

KSU will be featured at the February 13 Kentucky General Assembly recognition of Black History Month.

The March 1, 2018 Board of Regents meeting will be in the Student Center and all are welcome. Dr. Belle Wheelan, President SACSCOC, will be guest presenter.

Senate President Hampton resumed her report. She contacted Provost Thomas for an official list of funded faculty lines to prepare for Senate elections. She will work with Human Resources Director Rayla Smoot on that request.

She sent to APC the calendar issue, as requested by President Brown.

The Senate Executive Committee met on January 6 to discuss the items above and information from the two cabinet meetings she has attended. She received a copy of KSU's state budget requests. VP of Finance Appleton reported a $267,300 reduction proposed for KSU's Revived 2018 Executive Budget. KSU presented with the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky, both of which are dealing with millions in reductions, job losses, etc.

She received a copy of KSU's Management and Improvement Plan, which are available hardcopy somewhere. Secretary Rye asked if it can be published on the KSU web-site. Hampton will inquire.

She reported concerns expressed on COSFL Listserv about possible “weakening of tenure” in proposed House Bill 200, Section 29 page 236 that allows for dismissal of faculty when programs are eliminated, given 10 days notice. Rye pointed out that KSU policy already allows such dismissal but with a one-year notice, or one year’s severance pay, instead of 10 days if another suitable position is not available. President Hampton concurred. (Faculty Handbook 2.8.5.2 Discontinuance of Programs)

Registration, without charges, was extended due to weather closings. In the future President Brown directed Freshmen be given preference for campus housing and everyone else “first come first serve. A directory of rental properties will be created.

Claude Huddleston, Dean of Students is no longer with the university.

On April 13 KSU is hosting the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium. Each school can nominate two attendees. Sonia Sanders is the contact person.

As of January 31st the reported KSU student headcount is 2,180, but accounts were not yet settled. Secretary Rye inquired if those students who were still on rosters last fall but never actually came are still counted? Hampton said she did not know. A Senator pointed out that dual credit high school students must also be included in that count. Hampton reported that if student's balance is 1,000 or less they can make payment arrangements.

Graduation will be in Bradford Hall Auditorium, with overflow in Little Theatre and the Student Center Ballroom. Students will be given two priority tickets for parents, but those are still “first come first