Time was extended through a motion.

A senator pointed out that the tenure process for those in his division had been worked on, but not yet added to the Faculty Handbook.

Another senator expressed concern about the current moratorium on promotion. It was pointed out that promotion is currently the only way faculty can get raises and that administrators are routinely being promoted upon their arrival at the university.

President Sipes Kim indicated that PCC needs to work on tenure and promotion benchmarks. The movement from Associate to Full Professor is particularly problematic. Chair Glass asked if each division has its own benchmarks, to which a senator replied that some do not and consistency across the university is a problem. There is the problem of what constitutes a “substantial” body of scholarship or creative work, and there has been concern that this criterion has been applied selectively in the past.

Faculty Regent McFayden was not present.

Student Regent Ralph Williams requested faculty involvement in Operation Turnout. He noted that last year candidates for governor had visited campus, and although this event was not organized by KSU, we hosted it. Another event is being planned for candidates in senate and house races. He asked faculty to consider if they might make the event a requirement or worth extra credit to bolster student participation. The event will take place Saturday, October 8th.

President Sipes reminded senators that they represent their units and so it is incumbent upon them to report back to those units what is discussed in senate.

A senator asked if the issue with a possible conflict of interest for the Faculty Regent has been resolved. President Sipes indicated that the issue is still in the process of review.

A motion to adjourn carried at 4:45pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Joe Moffett, Faculty Senate Secretary

[Approved at the 9/26/2016 Senate meeting with no changes.]