Agenda for November 2, 2020

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of Minutes

• October 5, 2020

President's Report: Senator McFaddin

Guest Speakers:

• Jennifer Wies & Bethany Miller - Strategic Planning Listening Session (interactive discussion)
• Jennifer Wies - General Education Task Forces (information & updates)
• Roger Cleveland - Diversity and Inclusion on our Campus
• Eyouel Mekonnen - SGA Update

Unfinished Business:

• Policy for Action - Haley Norberg
  • Policy 4.3.7 - Dual and Joint Degree Agreements between EKU and Other Institutions

• Policy for Information - Haley Norberg
  • Policy 9.3.4 - Protection of Minors on Campus
    (NOTE: This policy was presented as a first-read in October with anticipated action in November. However, since it is a non-academic policy, it should be reviewed as information only.)

New Business:

• New Programs for Consideration
  
  The following new programs are presented for Senate approval with the caveat that if any major changes are made by CAA on November 19, the senate would need to convene on December 7th to review. If there are no major changes made and no other pressing issues that come forward, the December 7th meeting will be cancelled.
  College of Health Sciences (See: Agenda)
  Applied Human Sciences
  1. B.S. Global Hospitality and Tourism
  2. Create a new E-Campus program with 2 Concentrations (Gastronomic Tourism and Sustainable Hospitality) and each concentration as a University Certificate

  College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (See: Agenda)
  Art & Design
  [NOTE: The following items are PENDING Graduate Council Approval.]

  3. M.S. in Instructional Design and Learning Technology
  4. Certificate in User Experience Design
  5. Certificate in Online Learning Design
• Report from Council on Academic Affairs - Associate Provost Wies
  [See separate PDF file for the curriculum forms - 19 pages]
• Other (if any)

Report Overview & Questions:

• Executive Committee: Senator Ciocca
• Faculty Regent: Senator Marion
• COSFL Representative: Senator Woodruff
• Provost: Senator Pogatshnik

Standing Committees:

• Academic Quality Committee: Senator Jones, Chair
• Budget Committee: Senator Woodruff, Chair
• Elections & University Nominations Committee: Senator McCardle, Chair
• Information Technology Committee:  Senator Nachtwey, Chair 
• Rights & Responsibilities Committee: TBD (last year: Senator Cizmar, Chair)
• Rules Committee: Senator Kay, Chair
• Welfare Committee: Senator Gremp, Chair
• Ad Hoc Committees
  • Review Open Textbook Resources: Senator Woodruff (reporting for Kelly Smith, Chair)

ADJOURNMENT

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

ATTACHMENTS:

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Information on the PDF file will include the following items: