Kentucky State University
Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting
October 15, 2021
At 9:01 a.m. the meeting began with a quorum of senators present.
Agenda was approved unanimously as submitted.
A senator raised a question about the level of detail and specificity of the minutes, saying they were more like a transcript of the meeting instead of a summary of presentations, discussion and actions. President Clay said this concern would be addressed in Executive Committee. The minutes were approved with one senator opposed and one abstaining.
Review the CDC guidelines and follow them. Concerns or questions at KSU may be addressed to covid19@kysu.edu.
Provost Meeting: President Clay met with Provost Hamilton to discuss university committees, faculty participation in the advising process, the possibility of using the CourseLeaf technology, possible centers of excellence and ideas about a center for teaching and learning.
Executive Committee: There was no meeting last week.
Announcements: A committee has been convened to draw up a strategic plan for academic affairs. The person to contact about this is Scott Wicker.
All Senate documents are now on Teams and available to all faculty.
Last day to drop with a “W” is October 22. Spring advising starts November 1. Students will leave campus for the semester November 19.
September 28 Regent Herman Walston met with the Board chair for orientation at Hillcrest. Lisa Lang, Jason Robinson and Acting President Stamps also participated. Regent Walston was sworn in and given an overview of board bylaws and relevant state statutes in a meeting that ran two and a half hours. There is a called board meeting October 19. Regent Walston had yet to receive documents for any action items to be considered at that meeting.