Budget and Academic Support (BASC)

• Proposal:

BASC is requesting Faculty Senate Executive to seek information from University Administration that clarifies current policies pertaining to students' purchases of textbooks. This request is necessary and urgent due to time constraints required to work through the process of resolving the textbook purchasing issues. All committee members accepted the proposal. There were no objections.

Curriculum Committee (CC)

• Reviewed the process for submitting course and program proposals. Discussed if grant proposals including new courses should be reviewed by the curriculum committee before submission.

Professional Concerns Committee (PCC)

Old Business:

• We re-visited discussions from last academic semester, such as: Faculty Handbook update current status (to be pursued).

New Business: No actions taken

• “Official” nomination and election: Dr. Banerjee as Chairperson; Dr. Khatiwada as Vice-Chairperson; and Mr. Walter as Secretary
• Campus maintenance/up-keeping: We discussed buildings; trash; contractor; doors (Some handicap buttons are inoperable); and elevators annual inspection/maintenance.
• Registration: Students who have and have not paid their deposit/bills in relations to enrolling at KSU in association with overall enrollment count.
• Promotion and Tenure: We discussed its current status, originality of the current hold/pause status, and monetary issue.
• My Lab/Blackboard: Dr. Dharma Khawitada voiced his concerns with the software, Pearson, Inc. and his students' issue(s) with registering.
• Mr. Walter and Dr. Witty brought to our attention that ADP has been miscalculating leave hours.