Agenda for November 6, 2017

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of Minutes

• October 2, 2017

President's Report: Senator Benson

Guest Speakers:

• Joan Beck - Ombud Minute
• Tim Gognat - Benefits of Early Textbook Adoption
• Dylan Bogard - Community Service at EKU
• Abbey Poffenberger - DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
• Bryan Makinen - Parking and Projected Fees

Unfinished Business:

• Policy 4.7.12 - Faculty/Staff Academic Travel with students (action item)
• Policy 4.7.4 - Faculty Grievances (action item)
• Provost Search Update

New Business:

• Volunteer needed to serve as Faculty Senate Rep on University Parking Advisory Committee
• Rules Committee Motion:  Administrative Vote Clarification
• Policy 4.3.8 - Posthumous Degrees (first read)
• Policy 4.2.10 - College Level Examination Program (recommend repealing) (first read)
• Policy 4.7.11 - Faculty Responsibility for English Composition (recommend repealing) (first read)
• Report from Council on Academic Affairs - Vice Provost Robinson
  (See separate PDF file for the curriculum forms - 4 pages)
• Other (if any)

Report Overview & Questions:

• Executive Committee: Senator Winslow  [Blackboard Working Discovery Sessions]
• Faculty Regent: Senator Day
• COSFL Representative: Senator Kopacz
• Provost: Senator Whitehouse
• Student Government Association: Laura Jackson

Standing Committees:

• Academic Quality Committee: Senator Polin, Chair
• Budget Committee: Senator Ciocca, Chair
• Elections & University Nominations Committee: Senator Mason, Chair
• Information Technology Committee:  Senators Baggett & Cogdill, Co-Chairs
• Rights & Responsibilities Committee: Senator Quan, Chair
• Rules Committee: Senators Kay & Martin, Co-Chairs
• Welfare Committee: Senators Bentley & Turner, Co-Chairs

Ad Hoc Committees:

• Ombud Framework:  Senator Zeigler, Committee Liaison

Adjournment

The EKU Faculty Senate is a public body and citizens are welcome to attend our meetings on the second floor of the Keen Johnson Building at 3:30 p.m. Meeting dates and agenda items are available on the Faculty Senate web site at: http://facultysenate.eku.edu.

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