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Minutes for April 6, 2015

The Faculty Senate of Eastern Kentucky University met on Monday, April 6, 2015 in the South Ballroom of the Keen Johnson Building. Senator Day called the seventh meeting of the academic year to order at approximately 3:30 p.m.

The following members were absent:

D. Allen* A. Brumfield* M. Benson*
T. Giles* L. Higgins B. Houston
G. Hunter* K. Jones B. Karolich*
E. Morrett T. Reed D. Robinson
S. Szabo    

* Indicates prior notification of absence to the Faculty Senate Secretary

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

The March 2, 2015 minutes were approved as written.

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT: Senator Benson

Senator Benson shared the following in his written report to the Senate.

In March, the Student Senate and the Board of Regents approved a student fee to fund a small portion of the proposed Center for Student Life (CSL). The remaining components of the Center will be financed by a creative mix of public-private partnerships, private dollars and University funds.

Pending approval by the CPE at its April meeting, initial design work and project cost estimates for the Center for Student Life are expected to be completed by October. The final agency bond amount will be submitted to the CPE and Finance Cabinet this December for inclusion in the 2016 budget request. Then next year, General Assembly approval will be sought to begin construction on the project in the Summer of 2016.

The following personnel appointments have been made:

  • Ben Mohler - Assistant Vice President for Major and Planned Gifts in the Office Development and Alumni Relations
  • Steve Lochmueller - Athletics Director

Dr. Siwei Gao has been appointed to the Thomas and Rebecca Coffey Endowed Professorship in Insurance Studies.

For the second consecutive year, the Board of Regents, as well as the President’s Council and the President’s Leaders in Action Academy, attended the “Colonels at the Capital” Day in Frankfort. This is a wonderful opportunity for campus leaders to interact with state leaders. During the day many legislators spoke very highly of the level of educational quality that EKU offers its students.

EKU Aviation has formed a partnership with four community and technical colleges in the KCTCS system: Hazard, Southeast in Middlesboro, Ashland and Owensboro. EKU now boasts the nation’s first FAA-approved, 1,000-hour power, 2 + 2 degree pathway.

Chris Kidder, who will graduate in a few weeks from our fully online baccalaureate degree program in psychology, is one of 12 students admitted to the new doctoral degree program in Clinical Psychology.  

Students, faculty and alumni continue to make a significant difference in their communities and in foreign nations.

  • Dr. Louisa Summers, professor in Department of Exercise and Sport Science, is devoting her sabbatical to helping Wounded Warriors at four camps in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Candi Graves, a senior environmental health science major, didn’t wait to graduate before putting her education to work, helping provide safe water to a village in Haiti. Candi has made three trips to the Caribbean nation in the last two years. This past summer, she partnered with researchers from Clemson University to help a village secure a new UV-based disinfection system.
  • David Carter, a former standout football lineman who graduated last May and who grew up as a ward of the state, now works as a resident counselor at the Home of the Innocents, a facility serving at-risk youth. He regularly brings groups of students from the Home to Colonel sporting events, giving them a taste of what college has to offer.

The 18th annual Empty Bowls fund-raising event will be held on Friday, April 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church on the Eastern By-Pass.

Our efforts to promote healthy trees and engage students and others in a spirit of conservation have earned EKU 2014 Tree Campus USA honors from the Arbor Day Foundation.

The May commencement speaker will be the Honorable Crit Luallen. The ceremony on May 15th – the first at Roy Kidd Stadium in quite some time now – promises to be a very memorable event. We will present the name of Lt Governor Luallen to receive an honorary doctorate of public service at the Board of Regents meeting on April 20th.  

NEW BUSINESS:

Report from EKU FAR.  Dr. Sheila Pressley was in attendance to give a brief update on athletics on campus.  She reminded the senators that she is the first contact for faculty who have issues concerning athletics.

Dr. Pressley introduced Chris Walker, a representative from Bullhorn Creative which is a company that has been hired to develop a new brand for EKU.  A wikki page has been created  at http://brandprocess.eku.edu so the campus community can stay informed throughout the process.  In addition, an email address has been established at EKU@bullhorncreative.com so that faculty, staff, and students can provide feedback to Bullhorn Creative.

Policy 4.6.17 – Annual Review of Tenured Faculty.  Senator Day introduced the policy as an informational item.  The policy will be on the May agenda for possible action.  (See: flowchart)

Policy 4.8.1 – Evaluation of Academic Administrators.  Senator Day introduced the policy as an informational item.  The policy will be on the May agenda for possible action.

Policy 9.1.1 – Consumption and Serving of Alcoholic Beverages on Campus.  Senator Day introduced the administrative policy as an informational item.  The policy will be on the May agenda for possible action.

Policy 8.3.8 – Return to Work Program.  Senator Day introduced the administrative policy as an informational item.  The policy will be on the May agenda for possible action.

Policy 8.2.6 – Faculty and Staff Tuition Waiver Program.  Senator Day introduced the administrative policy as an informational item.  The policy will be on the May agenda for possible action.

Nominations for Senate Chair.  Senator O’Brien nominated Senator Day for chair.  The election will occur at the May organizational meeting.  (See:  Criteria)

Nominations for Senate Vice Chair.  Senator Slusher nominated Senator O’Brien for Senate Vice Chair.  The election will occur at the May organizational meeting. (See:  Criteria)

Report from Council on Academic Affairs - Senator Vice

New Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences

  1. Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences 
    Create a new program in Biomedical Sciences that will prepare students interested in post-baccalaureate degrees in the biological sciences related to medical science.

Program Revisions
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences

  1. Master of Science in Biology
    1. Admission Requirements: revise language to reflect current core admission requirements.
    2. Biology Thesis Program: revise program title; remove existing course requirements and insert reformatted course requirements.
    3. Biology Non-Thesis Program: revise program title; remove existing course requirements and insert reformatted course requirements.
    4. Applied Ecology Concentration: remove existing course requirements and insert reformatted course requirements.
    5. Bioinformatics Concentration: remove concentration in its entirety.
    6. Footnote (*): remove “BIO 121”.
    7. Exit Requirements: revise language to reflect current Exit Requirements.

Department of Chemistry

  1. Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science Chemistry 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    1. Chemistry, Pre-Professional & Chemistry Teaching Concentration: remove “Concentration” from title.
    2. Chemistry, Pre-Pharmacy, and Pre-Professional Supporting Course Requirements: replace dropped MAT courses with new, equivalent courses.
    3. Chemistry Teaching Concentration: remove “Concentration” from title; revise hours from “14-15” to “11-12”; replace dropped MAT courses with new, equivalent courses; remove “CSC 104 or CIS 212”.
    4. Professional Education Requirements: remove “Concentration” from title; revise hours from “34” to “40”; remove stated requirements and replace with new requirements per the College of Education.
    5. Total hours: revise from “120-129” to “120-131”.
    6. M.S. Chemistry Major Requirements: remove stated language and replace with program display consistent with the program display in the Graduate Catalog.
  2. Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Chemistry 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    1. Biochemistry, Chemistry, Pre-Medical or Pre-Dental Supporting Courses: replace dropped MAT courses with new, equivalent courses.
    2. Add footnote regarding MAT 234.
    3. M.S. Chemistry Major Requirements: remove stated language and replace with program display consistent with the program display in the Graduate Catalog.
  3. Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Forensic Science/Chemistry 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    1. Core courses: decrease hours from “53” to “52”; remove “420(1)”.
    2. Concentration Requirements: revise language regarding internship.
    3. Forensic Chemistry Concentration: remove “430, 440/442L(4)”; add “440, 442/442L”.
    4. Forensic Biology Concentration: increase hours from “16” to “20”; remove “CHE 430 or 431” and add “FOR 349(0.5-8)”.
    5. Supporting Course Requirements: remove dropped MAT courses and replace with new, equivalent courses.
    6. Total Hours: increase from “121” to “120-124”.
    7. Revise M.S. Chemistry Program Requirements to be consistent with the Graduate Catalog.
  4. Master of Science in Chemistry
    Core Requirements: replace “700-level ements” with “700-level Requirements”; remove asterisk; indicate that the following course are four hours: CHE 770, 774/774L and 775/775L.

Department of Computer Science

  1. Master of Science in Applied Computing
    1. Bioinformatics Concentration: remove BIO 890; replace CECS 660 with MAT 765; remove “(Bioinformatics at EKU)”.
    2. Statistical Computing Concentration: Remove STA 701, 775, 880; add STA 75, 780, and 840.

Department of English and Theatre

  1. Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    1. Add “completion of ENG 301 and ENG 302” to admission requirements.
    2. Supporting Course Requirements: remove six hours of a foreign language requirement.
    3. Creative Writing Concentration: replace “CSC 104” with “INF 104”.
    4. Technical Writing Concentration: replace “CSC 104” with “INF 104”; add “COM 320”.
    5. Add M.A. in English Major Requirements.
  2. Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English 3+2 Dual Degree Program – Graduate Catalog
    1. General Information: add paragraph describing admission requirements, which have been updated and revised.
    2. Remove the program display for the 3+2 program in its entirety, consistent with other 3+2 programs in the Graduate Catalog.
  3. Master of Arts in English
    1. Program Requirements: revise language to more accurately describe program requirements.
    2. Core Courses: increase hours from “9” to “12”; remove “808” and “803”; add
    3. “One course in rhetoric and composition, 3 hours” and a list of course options; add “833” to literature course options; remove “EMS 775” from language studies course options; remove all text pertaining to “Electives in English; remove all text pertaining to Exit Requirements; remove Total Requirements.
    4. Rhetoric and Composition Concentration, Literature Concentration, and Generalist Concentration: add these three proposed concentrations.
    5. Exit Requirements: revise language to more accurately describe exit requirements.
    6. Thesis: revise language to more accurately describe Thesis requirement.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

  1. Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    Add a dual degree option (3+2 option with the existing M.S. Mathematical Sciences program).
  2. Master of Arts in Mathematics
    1. Program Title: Revise “Mathematics” to “Applied Mathematics”.
    2. Program Objectives: revise language to more accurately describe the program.
    3. Admission Requirements: revise language to update and clarify program admission requirements.
    4. Program Requirements: add Core Requirements.
    5. Secondary Mathematics Concentration: revise concentration title; reduce hours from 18 to 9; revise concentration requirements; add 6 hours of electives; revise Exit Requirements to add MAT 898 or MAT 899 and remove old language.
    6. Applied Mathematics and Statistics Concentration: revise concentration title; reduce hours from 12 to 9; add 6 hours of electives; revise Exit Requirements to add MAT 898 or MAT 899 and remove old language.
    7. Exit Requirements: revise to include a capstone; revise language to more accurately describe and clarify requirements.
  3. Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences
    1. Accelerated Dual Degree Program: add language describing the new 3+2 program.
    2. Admission Requirements: revise language to more accurately describe current and future admission requirements.
    3. Program Core Requirements: add 15 hours of core requirements for Concentrations.
    4. General Program Concentration: revise Concentration title; remove core requirements; specify elective course options; add MAT 899 to exit requirement.
    5. Mathematics Concentration: remove core requirements; revise concentration requirements and revise hours from “6-12” to “9”; specify elective course options and revise hours from “3-9” to “6” hours; add MAT 899 to exit requirement.
    6. Computer Science Concentration: remove core requirements; revise concentration requirements; specify elective course options and revise hours from “3-6” to “3” hours; add MAT 899 to exit requirement.
    7. Statistics Concentration: remove core requirements; revise concentration requirements and revise hours from “9-12” to “12”; specify elective course options and revise hours from “3-6” to “6” hours; add MAT 899 to requirement.

Department of Psychology

  1. Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology
    1. Core Courses: remove “7XX, 799, 779, 846”; add “802, 803”.
    2. Experiential Courses: remove “843”; add “838, 899A, 938”.
    3. Research: remove “8XX”; add “990”.
    4. Add Exit Requirements.

College of Business and Technology
Department of Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems

  1. Certificate in Accounting
    Change MAT 107 to 112 in Supporting Requirements.
  2. Accounting BBA
    1. Addition of ACC 590 as an elective course in both the Public Accounting and Management Accounting Options.
    2. Change MAT 107 to 112 and CSC 104 to INF 104 in Supporting Requirements.
  3. Computer Information Systems BBA
    Change MAT 107 to 112 and CSC 104 to INF 104 in Supporting Requirements.
  4. Finance BBA 
    Change MAT 107 to 112 and CSC 104 to INF 104 in Supporting Requirements.
  5. Risk Management and Insurance BBA
    1. Change MAT 107 to 112 and CSC 104 to INF 104 in Supporting Requirements.
    2. Remove APS 350 and 438 and add “or advisor approved courses” in Electives.
  6. Risk Management and Insurance BS
    1. Change MAT 107 to 112 and CSC 104 to INF 104 in Supporting Requirements.
    2. Add “or advisor approved courses” in Electives.
    3. Change INS to RMI in Insurance Requirements.

Department of Applied Engineering and Technology

  1. Applied Engineering Management BS and MS Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    1. Change the program title to correct the name of the degree program. The M.S. degree is in Applied Engineering & Technology Management option.
    2. Change MAT 108 to 120 in text and in Supporting Courses.
    3. Delete “or MAT 261” in Supporting Courses.
  2. Construction Management BS and MS Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program
    1. Change the program title to correct the name of the degree program.
    2. Change MAT 108 to 120, MAT 117 to 217 in Supporting Courses.
  3. Network Security and Electronics BS and MS Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree program
    1. Change the program title to correct the name of the degree program.
    2. Change MT 107 to 114 and MAT 108 to 120 in Supporting Courses.
  4. Applied Engineering and Technology Management MS
    1. Drop NSM 865 from the Network Security Management option and add to supporting course list.
    2. Reword the catalog description to better reflect the program option structure.

Department of Management, Marketing, and International Business

  1. Business and Marketing Education/Teaching BS
    1. Remove CCT 302 and add CCT 304S to Major Core Requirements.
    2. Remove MKT 304 and 320 from the list of Major Core courses.
    3. Change MAT 107 to 112 and CSC 104 to INF 104 in Supporting Courses.

College of Education
Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Education

  1. American Sign Language (ASL) Studies (Minor)
    Added another course option to give students a greater variety of possibilities to take a course that interest them or fits their schedule and course description to include ITP 215 or 215W as an acceptable prerequisite.

Department of School of Clinical Educator Preparation

  1. B.S. Middle Grade Education (5-9) Teaching
    1. Update English and Communications concentration to include EME 552.
    2. Change MAT 261 to 234 under the mathematics concentration.
    3. Remove AST 130, 330, GLY 304, and 307 and add AST 335, and GLY 104 for the science concentration.
    4. Update the social studies concentration with the updated History courses.
    5. Adjust credit hours in accordance with the changes listed above.
  2. Master of Arts in Education - Library Science
    1. Change the name of the program to School Media Librarian.
    2. Update Admission to the Graduate School and add Admission to the Program requirements.
    3. Add an initial certification concentration.
    4. Update the initial, additional certification and endorsement concentrations.
    5. Update exit requirements.
  3. Master of Arts in Education with Teacher Leader Endorsement Preparation, Elementary Education
    Change course numbering from ETL 802 to ETL 805 and ETL 804 to ETL 806 in the catalog display for this program.
  4. Master of Arts in Education with Teacher Leader Endorsement Preparation, Gifted Education
    Change course numbering change from ETL 802 to ETL 805 and ETL 804 to ETL 806 in catalog display for this program.
  5. Master of Arts in Education with Teacher Leader Endorsement Preparation, Middle Grades Education
    Change course numbering from ETL 802 to ETL 805 and ETL 804 to ETL 806 in catalog display for this program.
  6. Master of Arts in Education with Teacher Leader Endorsement Preparation, Secondary Education
    Change course numbering from ETL 802 to ETL 805 and ETL 804 to ETL 806 in catalog display for this program.
  7. Master of Arts in Education with Teacher Leader Endorsement Preparation, Leads to P-12 Literacy Endorsement
    Change course numbering from ETL 802 to EL 805 and ETL 804 to ETL 806 in catalog display for this program.
  8. Master of Arts in Education Special Education – Teacher Leader Track
    Revise Catalog display to reflect renumbering of ETL 802 and 804 to 805 and 806.

College of Health Sciences
Department of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing

  1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) - Pre-RN Nursing
    1. Change MLT prefix to MLS in Admissions and Progress requirement and in Support.
    2. Add new laboratory courses NSC 232L and 332L.
    3. Add new Clinical courses: NSC 380C, 386C, 392C, 396C, 484C and 492C.
    4. Decrease credit hours in the didactic courses.
    5. Remove NSC 486 add new courses NSC 487 and 487C.
  2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) - Post Baccalaureate 2nd Degree Concentration
    1. Change MLT prefix to MLS in Plan and Support Requirements.
    2. Add new laboratory courses NSC 232L and 33L.
    3. Add new clinical courses NSC 380C, 386C, 392C, 396C, 484C and 492C.
    4. Decrease the credit hours in the didactic courses.
    5. Remove NSC 486 and add new course NSC 487 and 487C.
  3. B.S in Nursing (B.S.N) - R.N to B.S.N Concentration
    1. Indicate in Curriculum STA 215 or 270 in R.N To B.S.N Support will now satisfy Gen Ed. Element 2, therefore the hours in the support will be reduced to 0, and 3 hours added to free electives.
    2. Add NSC 380C, 386C and 484C in retroactive credit statement.
  4. Master of Science in Nursing
    Update the Advanced Nursing Practice Outcomes and Admission Criteria changes for GPA and nursing licensure.
  5. Post-Master of Science in Nursing
    Changes in licensure and certificate name.
  6. Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner University Certificate
    Change name to Post-graduate APRN Certificate – Family Nurse Practitioner.
  7. Post-Masters Rural Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner University Certificate
    Change name to Post-graduate APRN Certificate - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
  8. Departmental Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner- Certificate
    Change name to Departmental Post graduate APRN Certificate- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Family.

Department of Environmental Sciences

  1. Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health Science
    Add EHS 230 to core requirements.

Department of Health Promotion and Administration

  1. Master of Public Health
    1. Update the admission requirements and admission application process for the MPH program.
    2. Drop GRD 887a and 888a from the exit requirements.
    3. Add an elective course choice to the MPH Environmental Health Sciences concentration.
    4. Add an MPH concentration for Industrial Hygiene.
    5. Add an MPH concentration for Public Health Nutrition.
    6. Reflect changes of MPH Core courses prefix.
    7. Update 3 Dept. information to reflect concentrations all being shown as one program.

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

  1. Doctor of Occupational Therapy
    Remove interview requirements for admissions.

College of Justice and Safety
Department of School of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management

  1. Certificate in Intelligence Studies
    Add additional intelligence specialty courses to the certificate core and expand the option choices making the certificate more available to students from a larger number of degree programs in the humanities, social sciences and STEM.
  2. B.S. Emergency Medical - Care Emergency Services Administration Concentration
    Cross list EMC 430 and EMC 430W.
  3. B.S. Emergency Medical Care - Paramedical Clinic/FSE Concentration
    1. Change Supporting courses to include FSE 225 or OSH 261 and remove FSE 400.
    2. Include 3 hours for free electives.
  4. B.S. Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology
    1. Replace CHE 111/111L with CHE 101/101L and CHE 112/112L with CHE 102/102L.
    2. Replace MAT 124 with MAT 234 and MAT 224 with MAT 244.
    3. Drop OSH 410 from curriculum and add FSE 349.
    4. Correct hours and requirements to reflect changes.
    5. Change ACCT course to FSE 481.
  5. BS Homeland Security
    Allow STA 215 to count as both supporting course in BS Homeland Security and General Education requirement.
  6. B.S. Occupational Safety
    1. Update core requirements to include OSH 110, 370, 410W, and 450. Remove OSH 492.
    2. Update supporting course requirements to include MAT 114, TRS 225, and 395.
    3. Adjust supporting course hours and free electives.

Department of School of Justice Studies

  1. MS Criminal Justice
    Change the program title from MS Criminal Justice to MS Criminology and Criminal Justice and list electives.

University Programs

  1. Bachelor of Arts in General Studies
    1. Remove college tracks.
    2. Add Gen. Ed. notation next to EES 250.
    3. Add description for Business concentration of Professional Track.

Program Suspensions
College of Health Sciences
Department of Family and Consumer Science

  1. M.S. Community Nutrition
    Suspend Master of Science Community Nutrition in order to create a new Concentration in Public Health Nutrition within the MPH Program.

College of Justice and Safety
Department of School of Safety, Security, and Management

  1. Certificate in Advanced Emergency Medical Care
    Suspend the certificate.

Action Item
College of Health Sciences

  1. Protocol for Accepting Credit Based on External Nursing Program Approval or Accreditation.
    The request to introduce a protocol description for students from institutions which are not regionally accredited but have nursing programs with EKU level programmatic approval or accreditation, and who have successfully passed the NCLEX‐RN examination, have a current unencumbered Registered Nurse license, and have a grade equivalent of “C”/2.0 or better in nursing courses.

University Programs

  1. Catalog Language Revisions
    Student Success Seminars
    Revise Language: Add requirement for AGS & Clarify language (Undergraduate Catalog, p. 47)
    Comprehensive Baccalaureate Degree Requirements Revise 2B: Student Success Seminars (Undergraduate Catalog, p. 48)
    First Year Courses
    Revise Language: Add requirement for AGS & Clarify language (Undergraduate Catalog, p. 82).

Discussion Items
Graduate School

  1. Repeating Courses and Grade Calculation
    The requested change is intended to make the Graduate School policy consistent with the recent change to the undergraduate policy for grade calculations when courses are repeated. The Graduate Council approved the proposed policy change on February 27. Revised language is indicated in Attachment 1.
  2. English Proficiency Requirement
    The requested change increases the minimum overall score on the IELTS examination from 6.0 to 6.5 to make it consistent with the level of proficiency established by our current standards on the TOEFL and ELS programs. It also clarifies applicants who may be exempted from the requirement, includes completion of EKU’s ELS program in meeting the requirement, and removes outdated language on registering for the TOEFL examination. The Graduate Council approved the proposed policy change on February 27. Revised language is indicated in Attachment 2.

On behalf of CAA, Senator Vice moved the following items for approval:

  • Items 1.  Motion carried.
  • Items 2-53.  Motion carried.
  • Items 54-55.  Motion carried.
  • Items 56-57.  Motion carried

Items 58-59 were listed for information only but will come forward later for action.

GENERAL & STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

REPORT FROM SENATE CHAIR: Senator Day

A drafting team has been formed to begin revisions on the Policy on Policies (Policy 1.1.1).

The new policy on Post-Tenure Review (Policy 4.6.7) should be presented for information in May, and action in the fall. The Executive Committee will review the latest draft in April.

Dr. Sherry Robinson and Senator Day, in consultation with Dr. Dennis Field (Applied Engineering & Tech), have begun looking at creating a web-based flow chart that will show faculty and others where all draft policies stand in the vetting process at any given time.

Once again the Faculty Senate will be presenting its Legislative Forum on topics impacting higher education in Kentucky. This year’s topic is the economic impact of higher education in Kentucky. Senator Will Hatcher (Government) and Director of Government Relations David McFadden have arranged for a stimulating program.

President Benson is completing his second year as EKU’s president. That means it is time for a faculty review of his performance. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee has consulted with the Board of Regents and Staff Council and is ready to begin the process immediately after Spring Break. Look for an announcement with instructions at that time. Any faculty member with the rank of instructor or above is eligible to participate. This includes librarians holding faculty rank, visiting faculty who hold rank at EKU, faculty on RTP, and faculty holding rank above that of an instructor regardless if instruction, research, or administration is their primary responsibility (e. g. a dean holding academic rank is eligible). Our plan is to allow the faculty approximately two work-weeks to respond to a confidential electronic survey.

There will also be an “old school” paper survey available for those wishing an even higher assurance of confidentiality, which Senator Day will manage personally. The Executive Committee, led by Senator Jerry Palmer, will then compile the data. The president’s formal evaluation will conclude at the June meeting of the EKU Board of Regents. 

REPORT FROM FACULTY REGENT: Senator Thieme

A special meeting of the Board of Regents was held Friday, March 20, 10 a.m. in the Coates Administration Building. The purpose of the meeting was to vote on the student fee of $150 per semester that was recently passed by Student Senate. In order to implement the fee by Fall 2015, the fee had to be discussed at the CPE April meeting. The deadline to get the BOR’s decision to the CPE was Friday, March 20, 2015. The Board unanimously passed the fee for the Center for Student Life.

The next quarterly meeting of the board has been changed from April 27 to April 20; location TBD.

PROVOST REPORT: Senator Vice

The following faculty have been selected to receive a Scholarship of Teaching Grant:  Dr. Kim Creech, English; Dr. Kari Everett, Mathematics & Statistics; Dr. Helyne Frederick, Family & Consumer Sciences; Dr. Cindy Hayden, Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy; Dr. Alice Jones, Geography & Geology; and Dr. Yoshie Nakai, Psychology.

Senator Vice thanked faculty for participating in the 4-week progress reports.  Several departments reported 90 percent or greater of CRNs for the 4-Week Report; and the Department of Management, Marketing, & International Business once again reported 100 percent of their CRNs.

EKU will host the 2015 Kentucky Pedagogicon on May 22, in the Noel Studio. The conference theme is Closing the Achievement Gap through Scholarly and Creative Teaching. Conference registration for full time faculty and staff is $50. The registration deadline is May 1. Register at: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20703_ustores/web/
store_main.jsp?STOREID=22&clearPreview=true.

The EAB (formerly the Education Advisory Board) shared with us that EKU is making more progress than most schools because faculty are getting engaged in the Student Success Collaborative. All colleges have developed a plan to train their faculty advisors on the Student Success Collaborative; and the College of Business & Technology reports that all of their faculty advisors have now been trained.

The library has been working this semester to set up a new library resources search box, which will go live on May 18. Search results will include books, articles, and videos from across all of the Libraries’ print and electronic collections. Faculty will be able to test out the beta version and offer feedback starting April 8.  Faculty currently linking to library materials from Blackboard or syllabi, may need to update links this summer. The Library will provide support for this.

Discussions are underway regarding Spring Break for e-Campus in 2016 as we move to a 16-week semester.

A steering committee led by Lee Nimocks is working on CPE’s new Strategic Agenda, which will focus on diversity, research, and (heavily) on college readiness. Universities are being advised to expect emphasis on:

  1. reforming development education.
  2. education attainment – formative measurements—trajectory as to where KY should be.
  3. weaving in the innovation piece rather than a separate goal as in current Agenda.
  4. having a greater impact on our communities via regional stewardship.
  5. focusing research dollars on students’ involvement in research, rather than strictly on external funding. Tom Martin is working on the research piece.

A webcast is available for Dr. Aaron Thompson's recent testimony at an Oversight Hearing – Closing the Achievement Gap in Higher Education – in Washington, DC, House Appropriations. The link is http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=394059.

As a result of Council of Chief Academic Officers (CCAO) action last month, institutions will file a “notice of intent” with CPE and the CAOs for each proposed new program. The CAOs were informed (first reading) of our intent to file the following new programs: 1) Master of Science in Athletic Training and 2) Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences.

EKU’s new doctoral program in clinical psychology has accepted its first cohort of students. Our Psy.D. is the first program of its kind at a public university in Kentucky and our fourth advanced practice doctorate.

The following searches are ongoing:

  • AVP for IE/IR & Vice Provost Searches - Thanks to faculty for attending interviews with the candidates for the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness & Institutional Research and the candidates for Vice Provost recently. We anticipate announcing the outcomes of both searches after Spring Break.
  • College of Education Dean Search - We will begin the search for College of Education Dean after Spring Break.

Because Provost Vice will be attending the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) conference this Wednesday, April 8, lunch with the faculty senators is canceled. 

REPORT FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT:  Kyle Nicholas

Below are highlights from SGA this past year:

  • The athletic incentive program proved successful.
  • The student senators and ad hoc committees worked diligently to inform the student body about the new student fee proposal in a timely fashion. The $150 per semester fee was passed by Student Senate with a margin of 83%.
  • Eastern Fan Friday was merged with the Colonel Up program in efforts to provide better incentives for students to participate.
  • The Ad Hoc Dining Committee worked closely with Aramark. One of the outcomes of this was the addition of the market over in the Business and Technology building.
  • The constitution and bylaws were completely rewritten.

The new leadership next year will be Katie Scott, President and Collin Potter, Executive Vice President.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Acacemic Quality Committee.  Senator Howell reported that the committee is still investigating the “black market” in RAC numbers. A short survey was distributed to advisors via email right before spring break and 98 responses have been received to date. Another reminder email will be sent out by tomorrow. Please remind colleagues to complete the survey.

Budget Committee. Senator Hatcher reminded that the committee’s main charge this academic year was to be more proactive in the university budget process.  Senators with budget questions or concerns should contact Senator Hatcher by tomorrow so the committee can address those before the final May report.  University budget information can be found at budgeting.eku.edu.

Elections & University Nominations Committee.  Senator Johnson reported that the election for a new part-time faculty representative for Senate is underway. Any part-time faculty member who has not received the information about the election should contact Senator Johnson immediately.

Senator Johnson also reminded the senators to stay for the May organizational meeting which immediately follows the last regular meeting of the year.

Information Technology Committee.  Senator Kilgore reported that faculty laptops have been ordered and should be in within 4-5 weeks. The Apple machines may take longer to arrive because they are being built to order. Once the laptops are available, faculty can individually choose a time from a predetermined schedule to go over to IT to swap machines and have their files transferred to the new system.

Rights and Responsibilities Committee.  Senator Whalen reported the one of the committee’s charges this year was to consider if EKU should have an Ombudsperson.  The committee has been researching the issue and is in the process of developing a survey.

The second charge the committee worked on was to review requests from non-Senate groups or individuals that wanted to establish a formal relationship with the Senate.  As a result of one of those requests, the committee seeks Senate support for the following motion:

Add the following statement to the description of the membership of the Rights and Responsibilities Committee as found in the Faculty Handbook: Part VII. Organization of the Faculty of EKU, Section VII (The Faculty Senate), E. Committees of the Senate, no. 5. Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities:

The American Association of University Professors EKU Chapter President or designee shall serve as a non-voting member of the committee.

Motion carried.  Senator Day announced that as this is a change to the Faculty Handbook, it will need to be presented to the faculty-at-large for a vote following the August convocation.

Faculty Welfare Committee.  Senator El-Amouri announced that a survey about summer pay was sent to the deans and associate deans just before spring break. The response rate was only 33%, so the survey will be sent out again.

Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Forum.  Senator Hatcher announced that the legislative forum will be held on Monday, April 13th, 3-5pm in the Center for the Performing Arts. Please encourage faculty to attend.

University Parking Committee.  Senator Howell shared a report from the University Parking Committee.

Due to the winter storm damage, all parking lots on campus and at the Grand Campus will need to be resurfaced, resealed, and restriped during the summer. Please be prepared to seek alternate parking as lots are closed for repairs. The anticipated completion date is August 1st.

A couple of issues arose during the meetings this year: 1) Should students be allowed to park on campus and carry a large balance for parking tickets? 2) Should criteria be reviewed on how groups are selected to receive the free parking EKU license plate? Senator Howell suggested that Faculty Senate may want to have a committee review these issues.

ADJOURNMENT:

Senator Vice moved to adjourn at approximately 5:05 p.m.

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