Agenda for September 10, 2018

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of Minutes

• May 7, 2018 (Regular & Organizational)

EKU Forward

President's Report: Senator Benson

Guest Speakers:

• Amye Bensenhaver, Former Commonwealth Assistant Attorney General - Open Meeting Laws (12-15 minutes presentation on correct procedures)
• Joan Beck - Ombud Minute
• Shirley O'Brien - Provost Search Update
• Steve Caudill - Policy Clarification on Printers in Faculty Offices
• Ryan Wiggins - Report on Student Government Association 

Unfinished Business:

• (if any)

New Business:

• Election
  • Rules Committee - 1 vacancy
• Policies
  • Policy 1.3.1 - Service and Assistance Animals (information only)
    (approved by BoR on 06-25-18)
    • Policy 1.3.2 - Assistance Animals in University Housing (information only)
      (repealed by BoR on 06-25-18)
    • Policy 1.3.3 - Service Animals (information only)
      (repealed by BoR on 06-25-18)
  • Policy 4.1.15 - Grade Appeals (First Read)
    (FS approved in February - additional changes recommended from Chairs Association) 
  • Policy 4.3.8 - Posthumous Degrees (First Read)
    (FS reviewed in December - additional changes recommended from Provost Council)
  • Policy 4.2.4 - Transfer Credits from Academic Institutions (First Read)
  • Policy 4.4.14 - Laboratory Safety (First Read)
  • Policy 4.6.5 - Evaluation of Non-Tenured Tenure-Track Faculty (First Read)
  • Policy 4.7.7 - Outside Activities (First Read)
• Posthumous Degree for Mohannad Alrayes (Action Item)
  [Registrar has confirmed requirements are met]
• Other (if any)

Report Overview & Questions:

• Executive Committee: Senator Winslow  (2018-19 Committee Charges) 
• Faculty Regent: Senator Day
• COSFL Representative: Senator Eser
• Provost: Senator Whitehouse

Standing Committees:

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

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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