Chair Rye will be working on the Faculty Salary Equity Study. She will recommend comparisons of KSU average faculty salary per rank and length of service 1.) to other Kentucky state funded public institutions, 2.) within KSU, 3.) between Colleges, 4.) between Divisions, 5.) within Colleges, and 6.) within Divisions. Gender and racial equity may also be recommended for data analysis. She emphasized the committee's work should be collection and presentation of data. A statistician will be essential.

President Hampton charged committees to complete reports for her presentation to the Board of Regents at the regularly scheduled March meeting.

President Hampton invited University Ombudsman Reilly to discuss his new role. He said he will deal with faculty complaints, issues, etc... He will be available for basic legal questions, tenure processes for new faculty, and policy questions.

He will take concerns and questions forward to appropriate administrators, such as concern of where Dossiers are within the process. He said President Brown has inquired when he will receive the Dossiers and a faculty member has inquired when they will leave Academic Affairs. He will be fielding questions both up and down the chain of command.

The Ombudsman position will address concerns of pay schedules and processes and events that are of interest to faculty. An example is a tenure workshop and he will accept suggestions for others. His office is 234 Hathaway

Tomorrow is black history celebration in the capitol rotunda. The Health and Wellness event is upcoming so please share around. This is an event organized by Blazer Library staff.

Chair Bigdeli questioned that the 2017-2018 catalogue is still not on the KSU website. Deputy Provost Sipes said the university is still looking to the final Green Ribbon report.

Senate adjourned at 4:26 pm.

Minutes Submitted by: Reba Rye, Faculty Senate Secretary