Kentucky State University Faculty Senate Meeting August 20, 2021
Minutes submitted by Danny Collum, Senate Secretary
Call to Order 9:01 a.m.
Approval of Agenda [5 minute time limit] Approved unanimously
Approve Meeting minutes from 4/23/2021 [5 minute time limit] Approved Unanimously.
4. Faculty Senate President Report [5 minute time limit]
President Clay announced that the last Day for late registration is Aug 20. Students will be dropped for non-payment- Aug 23. Labor Day – Sept 6 – is an academic holiday. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to be vaccinated for Covid-19. For more information contact covid19@kysu.edu.
President Clay met with Provost Hamilton. They discussed the salary study and safety concerns related to the return to face-to-face instruction. A faculty guest asked if there was a plan of action for addressing issues identified in the salary study. President Clay said Provost Hamilton would be addressing that later in the meeting.
President Clay also met with now-former-President Brown and discussed preparation for the return to in-person classes. He also reported that student representatives have said that they want to see more faculty at non-academic university events and to receive timely communication for their instructors.
5. Faculty Regent Update
The Faculty Senate Committee on Elections will meet today and a Faculty Regent Election to fill Joe Moffett’s unexpired term will take place within the next two weeks via online platform. Election results will be sent out via KSU News after complete verification of the election results.
6. General Education Update, [5 minute time limit] Bruce Griffiths - NA
7. Administration Updates [5 minutes each] EVP Greg Rush- Finances NA
Dr. Dailey- Technology,
Dr. Dailey reported that this is the best semester so far during his tenure in terms of the number of student problems with instructional technology. More training on the new Blackboard edition will start next week, beginning with gradebook and attendance.
Dr. Deams- Student Engagement, NA