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FACULTY SENATE MINUTES

May 7, 2018

3:30 p.m.

The Faculty Senate of Eastern Kentucky University met on Monday, May 7, 2018, in the South

Ballroom in the Keen Johnson Building. Senator Winslow called the ninth meeting of the

academic year to order at approximately 3:30 p.m.

The following members were absent: L. Calderon*^, A. Collier, J. Gershtenson*^, D. Hayes, J.

Palmer, S. Perez*, D. Quan*^, T. Randles, M. Vandenberg*^, D. West*

* Indicates prior notification of absence

^ ALT Charles Elliott attended for L. Calderon

^ ALT Matthew Howell attended for J. Gershtenson

^ ALT Margaret Ndinguri attended for D. Quan

^ ALT Mary Tortorici attended for M. Vandenberg

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Senator Dyer moved approval of the April 16, 2018 minutes, seconded by Senator Slusher.

Motion carried. (YES = 48 votes NO = 2 votes ABSTAIN = 2 votes) (See Also: Individual Votes)

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT: Senator Benson

Since the April 6th meeting of the Board of Regents, the Budget Implementation Team has been

charged with putting in place the approved budget reduction strategies. As they begin their work,

a clear direction from my office – and with support from the EKU Board of Regents—is that FY

‘19 savings from the stated goal of $25 million in reductions need to be reinvested back into

academics. The first reinvestment into academic affairs will be made in the four tenured faculty

positions within economics and one tenured position in theatre. The data justifies these positions

both in terms of need for support course instruction for various degrees (particularly in

economics) as well as general education requirements (especially in theatre).

Following discussion with our search firm consultant, we are prepared to relaunch the Provost

Search. I wish to thank Dr. Deborah Whitehouse for her service as the Interim Provost and

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs during a most challenging time.

Dr. Shirley O’Brien and Dr. Matt Winslow have agreed to resume their roles as co-chairs of the

Search Committee with the membership remaining intact (John Williamson of Model Lab

School will serve on the Committee) and the proposed timeline as follows:

September 4, 2018 Best Consideration Date for Interested Candidates to

Apply

September 11, 2018 Search Committee to Narrow Down Candidates for

First Round Interviews

September 18-19, 2018 First Round of Skype Interviews with Search

Committee

September 24-28, 2018 Finalists’ On-Campus Interviews

October 1-5, 2018 Name New Provost & Senior VP for Academics

November 15-30, 2018 Provost & Senior VP for Academics Target Start Date

Two significant capital projects should hopefully be completed by the start of the fall semester.

The first is a faculty and staff dining room that will be completed in the northeast corner of Case

Dining Hall and may possibly entail an outdoor dining space facing Burnham Hall. Also, the

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Faculty Center in Keen Johnson will be restored to its former grandeur at no cost to the

university—paid for by private funds. In addition, the Center for Teaching and Learning will be

moved to the third floor of the library.

Summer total enrollment is up 8 percent from this time last year and the full-time undergraduate

enrollment is up 9 percent. Also, a snap shot of fall enrollment shows an increase of 2 percent.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Policy 4.1.3 – Academic Integrity. Senator Ciocca moved approval of Policy 4.1.3, seconded by

Senator Swain.

Senator Fleischer moved the following amendment, second by Senator Corley. Motion carried. (YES = 45 votes NO = 8 votes ABSTAIN = 3 votes) (See Also: Individual Votes)

Under Step 1, Paragraph 2, Line 3, change to the following:

Prior to selecting either option, the faculty/staff member should must contact the AI office to determine if

the student has a prior violation.

Senator Shannon moved approval of the following amendment, seconded by Senator Kopacz.

Motion carried. (YES = 53 votes NO = 1 vote ABSTAIN = 0 votes) (See Also: Individual Votes)

Change all references in the document from Academic Integrity Office to Student Conduct and Community

Standards Office.

The main motion, as amended, carried. (YES = 50 votes NO = 2 votes ABSTAIN = 2 votes) (See

Also: Individual Votes)

Policy 4.7.2 – Sabbaticals. Senator Turner moved to approve revisions to Policy 4.7.2, seconded

by Senator Marcum. Motion carried. (YES = 51 votes NO = 3 votes ABSTAIN = 2 votes) (See Also:

Individual Votes)

NEW BUSINESS:

Report from Council on Academic Affairs. Vice Provost Robinson presented the following

materials.

New Program College of Science

1. Minor in Pre-Professional Health - Create a new minor for pre-professional students that are not in a

science degree

Program Suspensions College of Business and Technology

Department of Applied Engineering and Technology

2. Construction Management 3+2

College of Justice and Safety

Department of Safety and Security

3. Certificate in Fire and Emergency Services (Graduate Certificate)

4. Certificate in Intelligence and National Security (Graduate Certificate)

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5. Certificate in School Safety (Graduate Certificate)

College of Science

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

6. B.S. Mathematics and M.S. Mathematical Sciences 3+2 program

Program Revisions College of Business and Technology

Department of Applied Engineering and Technology

7. B.S. in Applied Engineering Management and M.S. in Applied Engineering and Technology Mgmt.

3+2 Dual Degree Program

Rename the 3+2 BS degree program in Applied Engineering Management to Engineering

Technology Management. Split the 3+2 BS degree program into two concentrations: (1)

Manufacturing, and (2) Technology.

Department of Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems

8. Accounting Certificate

Add INF 104 as an alternative to CIS 212 in Supporting Course Requirements. Remove ACC 440

from the list of Major Requirements, reducing total required hours to 27. Change the level of

accounting electives from 400-500 to 300-500, so that internships can be used to meet the

requirements with map.

9. Minor in Banking & Financial Services

Replace FIN 310, Entrepreneurial Finance, with FIN 324, Principles of Investments

College of Health Sciences

Health Promotion and Administration – Public Health

10. B.S. Public Health - Move HEA 315 from the core to Community Health concentration

Remove HEA 375 from core requirements; Add HEA 420 to the core requirements;

Remove HEA 202, 490, 498, & 595 from the Community Health concentration;

Reduce the credit hours required for HEA 463 Internship from 6 hours to 3 hours for

Community Health Concentration; Remove EHS 280 and POL 376 from supporting

courses for Community Health concentration; Add STA 215, STA 270 or SOC 232

to supporting courses for Community Health concentration; Add HEA 350 to

pre-professional concentration; Make changes to pre-professional supporting courses

11. B.S. & MPH Public Health Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program

Move HEA 315 from the core to 3+2 Community Health concentration;

Remove HEA 375 from core requirements; Add HEA 420 to the core requirements;

Remove HEA 202, 490, 498, & 595 from the 3+2 Community Health concentration;

Reduce the credit hours required for HEA 463 Internship from 6 hours to 3 hours for 3+2

Community Health concentration; Remove EHS 280 and POL 376 from supporting

courses for 3+2 Community Health concentration; Add HEA 350 to 3+2 Community Health

Concentration; Revise catalog language to update the informational only section about the

MPH program; Make changes to pre-professional supporting courses

12. Certificate in Public Health - Delete HEA 375 and 490 & EHS 280

13. Minor in Public Health - Delete HEA 375 and 490 & EHS 280

14. Master of Public Health - Add MPH 835 to core and increase core hours to 24. This will remove it

from EHS and IH concentration required course list; Change EHS 835 to MPH 835 prefix.

Remove MPH 800 from the core; Move HEA 856 elective course to Health Promotion

concentration required course; Move EHS 730 elective course to Environmental Health Science

concentration required course; Move EHS 860 elective to Industrial Hygiene concentration

required course; Remove all other elective courses for all concentrations; Change name of

Community Health Education concentration to Health Promotion; Remove two Health Promotion

required courses; Add two new Health Promotion required courses; Change Community Health

Education to Health Promotion in the General Information and education objectives; Revise

Program Goal; Revise and update Education Objectives; Remove Application Deadlines and

replace with reference to Graduate School Application Deadline website; Change “Practicum”

heading in each concentration with “Applied Practice Experience”; Change “Research” heading


in each concentration with “Integrated Learning Experience”; Add academic background

expectations and remove prerequisites statements from concentrations; Remove Culminating

Experience description; Add hours EHS and IH applied Practicum details.

College of Justice and Safety

Department of Homeland Security

15. B.S. Homeland Security - Drop EES 250 “Basic Social Intelligence Skills” from the HLS

Supporting Courses Section.

Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management

16. Certificate in Emergency Management - Change the name of the graduate Certificate in

Emergency Management to the Certificate in Emergency Management and

Disaster Resilience. Drop one course and add one course to the certificate.

17. Certificate in Homeland Security - Change the name of the graduate Certificate in

Homeland Security to the Certificate in Corporate Security Operations.

Drop two courses and add two courses to the certificate.

Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Graduate Studies

18. M.S. Safety, Security and Emergency Management

Remove the Thesis Exit option; update admission requirements to match those of the

Graduate School; Suspend Two Concentrations (Fire and Emergency Services and

School Safety)

College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences

Department of Communication

19. Minor in Public Relations - Replace BEM 201 with BEM 203

Department of Government and Economics

20. B.A. Globalization and International Affairs - Revise courses based on HIS & MAT course revisions

Department of History

21. B.A./M.A. History 3+2 - Revise requirements based on previously dropped & new courses

Department of Psychology

22. B.S. General Psychology - Remove PSY 413; replace PSY 413 with PSY 513 in Brain &

Cognitive Science concentration

College of Science

Department of Biological Sciences

23. Minor in Biology - Allow Wildlife majors to pursue a minor in Biology.

Department of Chemistry

24. B.S. and M.S. Chemistry 3+2 program - Rearrange Bachelor of Science (B.S.) & Master of Science

(M.S.) Chemistry Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program to line up with the merged Bachelor of

Science (B.S.) Chemistry program. (Note: Pending Graduate Council approval of additional edits.)

25. Chemistry Minor - Add new courses to minor and clarify text for students interested in the minor

for teaching certification.

Department of Computer Science

26. M.S. in Applied Computing - Revise the Statistical Computing concentration; rename it

Computational Data Science. Revise admission requirements and entire M.S.

to meet CPE guidelines. Suspend concentration in Bioinformatics.

Department of Geosciences

27. Earth Science Teaching minor - Update the courses required for minor and add statements about

additional requirements required for students to be certified to teach earth science at the

secondary level.


Department of Physics and Astronomy

28. Physics Teaching Minor - Update the courses required for minor and add statement about

required Praxis exam.

29. Physics Minor - Add PHY 211 to the minor and adjust the other hours.

Information Item

Departmental Name Change

College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences

30. Change name of Department of History to Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies

(Dean’s recommendation included)

Senator Fitch moved approval of item #1 (new program minor), seconded by Senator Turner.


Senator Corley moved approval of items #2-6 (program suspensions), seconded by Senator Dyer.


Senator Corley moved approval of items #7-23 & 25-29 (program revisions), seconded by

Senator Dyer. Motion carried. (YES = 51 votes NO = 2 votes ABSTAIN = 2 votes) (See Also:

Individual Votes)

Senator Corley moved approval of item #24 (conditional on Graduate Council approval)

(program revision), seconded by Senator Dyer. Motion carried. (YES = 52 votes NO = 1 vote

ABSTAIN = 1 vote) (See Also: Individual Votes)

Item 30 was presented for information only.

Resolution for College of Health Sciences Timeline. Senator Fitch moved approval of the

following resolution, seconded by Senator Phillips. Motion carried. (YES = 36 votes NO = 14

votes ABSTAIN = 6 votes) (See Also: Individual Votes)

The Faculty Senate moves that:

We resolve that the College of Health Sciences develop a time line for each of the ASN nursing faculty to

gain the required qualifications in order to teach in the BSN program and if these qualifications are

achieved in an agreed upon time frame, reasonable effort will be made to offer the affected tenured faculty

member another existing position within the institution for which the tenured faculty member is qualified

by education and experience.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

REPORT FROM SENATE CHAIR: Senator Winslow

The Faculty Committee on Dismissal (FCD) met on Friday, May 4. I submitted a report based on

the actions taken by the Faculty Senate during the special meeting on April 16, including both

the motion to reject the report from the Provost, Deans, and FCD, as well as the resolution that

the May 4 meeting be an open one. It was an open meeting. The recommendations from this

group included eliminating zero of the four tenured Economics faculty (they will move to the

College of Business), eliminating four of the tenured faculty in ASN, and eliminating zero of the

one tenured faculty line in Theatre. Recommendations from this group have been sent to

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As you have been notified, I will represent the Faculty Senate on the Implementation Teams,

starting this week. The work of this group will be critical during the coming biennium. While

most of the cuts approved by President Benson and the Board of Regents are unwelcome, I

believe the Faculty Senate has an interest in some cuts being realized. In addition, we must

adhere to the accepted cuts to meet the financial obligations as an institution. Updates will be

provided to the Faculty Senate on this work in the year to come.

The search for a permanent Provost will start up in earnest early in the Fall semester. The current

goal is to have a permanent Provost in place by the end of Fall semester.

Chair Winslow announced that 22 senators would be leaving Senate at the end of this meeting.

He thanked everyone for their hard work this past year and especially noted Senators Kopacz and

Slusher for their many years of service to Senate.

Ombud Quarterly Report. Ombud Joan Beck shared the first quarterly report of 2018. This

quarter, the number of visitors to her office increased to an average of one per day which is a

significant increase. Last quarter, people were more concerned with interpersonal relationships.

Visitors this quarter seem more concerned about their ability to earn a living and all that that

entails.

To learn more about the Office of the Ombud, please visit: https://ombud.eku.edu/.

REPORT FROM FACULTY REGENT: Senator Day

The EKU Board of Regents will hold its next quarterly meeting on Monday June 25th

in the

Perkins Building quad. Committee meetings will begin at 9 AM and the full Board meeting will

begin around 10:30 AM.

Now that most of the smoke has cleared from the legislative session, and the governor has

allowed late action in the General Assembly to proceed unimpeded, we have a better picture of

the budgetary impact on the university going forward. The FY19 EKU General Fund

appropriation is set at $60.8M – a decrease of nearly $3.6M from prior year spending levels.

Some of the news is good and has slightly softened the immediate impact. But we also know that

in two short years we are potentially looking at another $9 million hit for KTRS. The governor’s

pension plan puts new teachers to go into a 401(a)-style plan rather than KTRS, thus taking the

legs out from under KTRS (which requires a base of current workers to support benefits for

retired workers) and requiring more support from participating institutions. Final KTRS numbers

will not be available for a couple of months yet, but the overall impact to the EKU budget

appears to be that there will be somewhere around a $5-6 million lighter burden to deal with

immediately - but the $9M increase still looms in FY20.

The typical fiscal strategy in such a case is to meet those needs that assure quality in the short

term, while conserving for an uncertain future. I believe the President will want to restore about a

million dollars to academic affairs now, and place the balance in contingency for FY20. I support

that kind of approach.

HB 592 ended the state’s tuition waiver program (originally proposed in HB 453), and in the

process, the $2M expense borne directly by EKU. This week UK announced that, for the next

three years, it would continue to support its faculty and staff who seek advanced educational

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opportunities. Kristi Middleton told the Herald-Leader that EKU currently has about 400

students from UK using tuition waivers, and that helps our budget. The EKU Implementation

Team is looking at proposals and partnership agreements with other institutions that might

support EKU faculty and staff in that same endeavor.

It is unclear if the Board will need to take any further budget action in June. Program

suspensions have already been made by the Board and I do not anticipate that we will revisit any

of those decisions – with the possible exception of School Psychology. What remains is for the

President to take the input from the Provost, Deans, and Faculty Committee on Dismissal and

work with the Implementation Team to assure that all needed course coverage is accomplished

by top-ranked faculty. That meeting is set to occur later today. I anticipate the Provost, et. al.,

will necessarily affirm the need for four Economics faculty to cover the needed courses in

CLASS and B&T, and one faculty member to cover Theatre in General Education. If that occurs

under the president’s guidance, we may be in a position to avoid a direct politically-motivated

assault on tenure at this time. (See: Regent Day’s remarks on Tenure [page 4] at the Rally for

Higher Education held in front of the Keen Johnson Building on April 12th

)

As you may be aware, I disagreed with many of my faculty colleagues and joined with other

Board members in support of the total student experience at EKU, including keeping EKU

athletics in Division I. This was consistent with our strategic objective: that while budget cuts

may force us to be smaller, our programs will remain excellent.

Yesterday the Attorney General’s office opined that the Board of Regents violated Open

Meetings law at its March 19th

meeting. Chairman Craig Turner released the following statement

in response.

The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents is now in receipt of the Opinion of the Attorney

General as it relates to the Board’s meeting on March 19, 2018. The Board takes great exception with the

ruling, and will consider all the options available to it under the law, including appeal.

As mentioned in the Board’s response to the complaint, the Board’s sole intention for the closed session

was to maintain the privacy of the identified individuals impacted until the list of position eliminations was

final and the terminations had been carried out in a more individualized, appropriate and considerate

manner. General budget matters were not discussed, in direct contradiction to the Attorney General’s

Opinion. Furthermore, no action was taken at the March 19 meeting. Even in these times of austere budgets

and difficult cuts, we will continue to hold the privacy of our employees as a top priority. Those impacted

are being eliminated through no fault of their own, and have played a key role in making EKU the quality

institution that it is to both learn and thrive as a student, and to work as an employee. We sincerely thank

those employees impacted for their dedication and service.

The Board will continue its diligent efforts, alongside the President and administration, in leading the

University through these significant budget cuts, while keeping the decision of the Attorney General in

mind, and while continuing its commitment to transparency.

According to news reports the only avenue for appeal would be by suing the Eastern Progress in

Circuit Court.

While the idea of suing one’s own student newspaper is foreign to my way of thinking, a couple

of factors mitigate those reservations. First, unlike high school publications, the Eastern

Progress claims to be an “independent student newspaper” and not the Board’s paper in any

sense. Second, this week the Progress knowingly revealed the protected identities of some

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faculty who had not yet been informed through official channels and according to university

policy timelines, of their positions’ elimination. This is a shabby way to treat respected

individuals, in my view, and something I would have preferred that neither the university nor any

of its constituent entities would have found palatable or consistent with the campus spirit.

Since the feelings of affected faculty and staff have been ignored – all in the name of

transparency – initiated by a Faculty Senate Executive Committee member who was ostensibly

elected to protect and advance the interests of the faculty, allow me to shed a little more light on

the situation.

On April 24

th, University Counsel received an open records request from English Prof. Paula Kopacz (a

member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee) seeking the Budget Advisory Committees draft

recommendations: supplementary tables.

The requested draft was a working document, set for release on or before May 15th

, after all affected faculty

and staff would have been properly notified - and Counsel could have denied the open records request. But

in the spirit of transparency, a decision was made to share a redacted copy of the working document with

Kopacz. Kopacz was warned in writing that revealing personally identifiable information would constitute

an unwarranted invasion of privacy.

As the Progress would later report, “The version received from the open records request was a .PDF file

that included redactions. The redactions, however, did not appear if the document was opened on a mobile

device.” (See: article) Regrettably, instead of notifying the University Counsel’s office of the inadvertent

disclosure of private information, the document was shared widely.

The technical glitch revealed the redacted information, but the Progress knew what was and was not

redacted, in advance of publication.

The distribution and publication had the effect of circumventing university policy, robbed affected faculty

and staff or the protections they had a right to expect, and will likely create roadblocks for the

administration when considering future collaborations with the Faculty Senate. It is hard for me to see how

this benefits anyone. What it hurts most is future transparency.

Moreover, actions in forwarding the email constituted a blatant disregard for the rights and confidentiality

of our colleagues, and may be a direct violation of University Policy 11.2.2P, Code of Ethics for Computers

and Communications. (“Use of these devices and services may not interfere with the user’s responsibilities

to the University.”; “Individuals must not use their access…to maliciously destroy or alter

University…files.”; “Individuals with access to…sensitive institutional data must maintain the appropriate

confidentiality, integrity, and security of that information.”) and Policy 1.2.1P, Code of Ethics (“University

employees shall protect and conserve public property and shall not use it for purposes other than authorized

activities”).

As for the particular arguments made by the OAG, since the matter may be headed for appeal, I

am constrained from commenting further.

REPORT FROM PROVOST: Senator Whitehouse

Senator Whitehouse reminisced about her time at Eastern over the past 34 years.

Please mark calendars for the following dates:

May 11-12 – Spring Commencement (all Commencement ceremonies will be held in Alumni Coliseum)

o College of Justice & Safety (May 11 at 9:00 a.m.)

o College of Health Sciences (May 11 at 1:30 p.m.)

o College of Business & Technology (May 11 at 6:30 p.m.)

o College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences (May 12 at 9:30 a.m.)

o College of Education & College of Science (May 12 at 1:30 p.m.)

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May 15-16 – 2018 Faculty Scholars Institute

May 18 – Pedagogicon

May 17 – Pre-Conference Workshops

o 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Effective Communication for Leaders Under Pressure, Joan Beck

1-4 p.m. – Assignment Design and Assessment: Intentional Integration for Significant Student

Outcome, Cindy Judd & Ryan Baggett, EKU Faculty Innovators

September 28 – Assurance of Learning Day (SAVE THE DATE)

STANDING COMMITTEES:

Academic Quality Committee. Senator Polin reported that the Committee has successfully

addressed the charges presented to it at the start of the academic year. The Committee has

served as a channel of communication among the Faculty Senate, the faculty-at-large, and the

Administration on academic matters and the formulation of academic policy; and it has been

available as an advisory agency to the President of the University and to the Provost on academic

matters.

Senator Polin shared the finalized version of the Student Success Initiatives Map.

The Committee is currently working to have the Map “housed” on the Student Success Center’s

website and updated by the Student Success Center’s staff at least once a semester. The goal is

for this to be a living document that is a repository for all University stakeholders; thus, it is

important this Map find an appropriate place where it can be maintained.

The Committee would like to make a few recommendations based on the development of the

Map. First, it was noticed that websites are inconsistent (e.g. terminology in addresses is

different), outdated (e.g. some email addresses listed are employees no longer with the

University), and incorrect (e.g. some initiatives such as the Chapel of Meditation are still listed

as “open”). It would be beneficial for this to be reviewed and updated/corrected to ensure

University stakeholders receive the correct information. Second, the Committee also recognized

that faculty resources (e.g. professional development)—similarly to student resources—were

plentiful and diffused across campus, making it difficult to understand all opportunities available.

A second Map that focuses attention on faculty resources would be most helpful.

Budget Committee. Senator Ciocca reported that the committee met on April 25 to discuss the

special Senate meeting on April 16 and the campus-wide message from the President’s Office on

03-25-18 about budget cuts by the various components of the University.

Senator Ciocca presented for approval the resolution regarding the Subsidy of Collegiate

Athletics at EKU (see below). (Chair Winslow reminded that as the motion comes from

committee a second is not required.) Motion carried. (YES = 39 votes NO = 9 votes ABSTAIN = 7

votes) (See Also: Individual Votes)

RESOLUTION:

Be it resolved That the $10.4M in funds to be used to maintain Collegiate Athletics be reduced insofar as to maintain the

largest number possible of Staff and Faculty positions in Academic Affairs and Student Success, which are

crucial to the Mission and the Vision of Eastern Kentucky University

(RESOLUTION continued)

Be it resolved

That when and only when all of the Academic Personnel have been reinstated, whichever remaining funds

be then used for Collegiate Athletics and that any such expenditure, from now and forever, will only be

allowed after funding for the Mission and the Vision of the university have been secured.

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Elections & University Nominations Committee. Senator Mason reported that the committee

completed the following charges:

• Supervised nominations and elections of Faculty Senate chair, vice chair, Faculty Senate membership,

and Faculty Senate committees.

• Revised the internal procedures of the committee

• Conducted elections for faculty to university standing committees (Graduate Council, General

Education, Library, and Research) through amended process. The amended process passed at Faculty

Senate on December 5, 2016 and includes a nomination ballot and election ballot. It also requires

consultations with the Vice Provost as well as consultations with respective committee chairs prior to

the election. The rationale for the changes in the process included, “…increased transparency…”,

“…greater faculty involvement…”, “…expanding opportunities for faculty who seek service…”.

Results indicate an increase in faculty involvement in both the nomination and election process

for faculty vacancies on university committees. (see chart below)

YEAR Response Rate Nominations

2018 33% (227/680*) 56 (115% increase)

2017 28% (145/514*) 26

AMENDED PROCESS

2016 7.6% -

2015 13% -

2014 13.3% -

Considerations for next year’s committee include the following:

• Provide input regarding the various definitions of Faculty-at-Large.

• Supervise the election of the Faculty Regent (2019-2022), Spring 2019.

Information Technology Committee. Senator Baggett shared the IT Survey Overview.

Rules Committee. Senator Kay announced that faculty should have recently received an email

with a link to some petitions regarding past Senate motions that were passed in recent semesters.

As a reminder, historically the motions passed by Senate that required faculty-at-large approval

would be presented to the faculty-at-large after the fall convocation. In an effort to streamline

the process, last year that was changed so that it only needs to go before the faculty-at-large if at

least 10% of the faculty sign a petition saying that it should move forward. So that’s the purpose

of the email faculty recently received. Please explain that to your colleagues if they have

questions.

Senator Kay presented for approval the Senate Internal procedures. (Chair Winslow reminded

that motions coming from committee do not require a second). Motion carried. (YES = 54 votes

NO = 1 vote ABSTAIN = 2 votes) (See Also: Individual Votes)

Senator Kay presented for approval the Faculty Handbook Section 7 revisions. Motion carried. (YES = 54 votes NO = 1 vote ABSTAIN = 1 vote) (See Also: Individual Votes)

ADJOURNMENT:

Senator Whitehouse moved to adjourn at approximately 5pm.

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https://facultysenate.eku.edu/sites/facultysenate.eku.edu/files/files/minutes/2017-18/05-07/Rules-Committee_Revisions_faculty-handbook.pdf


Attached are the motions (in brief form) as presented in the online polling for each motion, as well as

the votes by individual senator.

Please note, the official language for motions is available in the written minutes. What is presented

for polling purposes is a summation of the actual proposed motions.

Number of Participants: 59Number of Questions: 13

Eastern Kentucky University Faculty Senate Meeting

Monday, 7 MAY 2018

RESULTS BY QUESTION

1. Approve FS Minutes 4/16/2018

Count

Yes 48

No 2

Abstain 2

Totals 52

2. Approve amendment to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity - step 1 paragraph 2 line 3

Count

Yes 45

No 8

Abstain 3

Totals 56

3. Approve revision to Policy 4..1.3 - Student conduct and community standards from AI

Count

Yes 53

No 1

Abstain 0

Totals 54

4. Approve revision to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity

Count

Yes 50

No 2

Abstain 2

Totals 54

5. Approve revision to policy 4.7.2 Sabbaticals

Count

Yes 51

No 3

Abstain 2

Totals 56

6. Approve Minor in Pre-professional health

Count

yes 47

no 4

abstain 4

Totals 55

7. Approve 5 program suspensions

Count

yes 42

no 7

abstain 6

Totals 55

8. Program revisions 7 throught 29 with exception of 24

Count

yes 51

no 2

abstain 2

Totals 55

9. Approve #24 conditionally that the Or statement be resolved.

Count

yes 52

no 1

abstain 1

Totals 54

Count

yes 36

no 14

abstain 6

Totals 56

11. Resolution regarding the Subsidy of Collegiate Athletics at Eastern Kentucky University

Count

yes 39

no 9

abstain 7

Totals 55

10. Move that we resolve that the College of Health Sciences develop a time line for each of the ASN

nursing faculty to gain the required qualifications in order to teach in the BSN program and if these

qualifications are achieved in an agreed upon time frame, reasonable effort will be made to offer the

effected tenured faculty member another existing position within the institution for which the

tenured faculty member is qualified by education and experience. (Multiple Choice)

12. Approve Internal procedures

Count

yes 54

no 1

abstain 2

Totals 57

Count

yes 54

no 1

abstain 1

Totals 56

13. Approve changes for academic quality committee description and faculty senate commitee

minutes submissions

Number of Participants: 59Number of Questions: 13

Eastern Kentucky University Faculty Senate Meeting

Monday, 7 MAY 2018RESULTS BY PARTICIPANTS

Name

Ryan Baggett

Responding Device

11087FA2

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

10. Move that we resolve that the College of Health Sciences develop a time line for each of the ASN nursing faculty to gain the required qualifications in order to teach in the BSN program and if these qualifications are achieved in an agreed upon time frame, reasonable effort will be made to offer the effected tenured faculty member another existing position within the institution for which the tenured faculty member is qualified by education and experience.

A. yes


A. yes

12. Approve Internal procedjures

A. yes

13. Approve changes for academic quality committee description and faculty senate commitee minutes submissions

A. yes

Responding Device

2 - Chad Cogdill

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes

3. Approve revision to Policy 4..1.3 - Student conduct and community standards from AI 4. Approve revision to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity

A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

11 - Julie George

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Bill Young

Responding Device

11087D09

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes

6. Approve Minor in Pre-professional health 7. Approve 5 program suspensions

B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Marco Ciocca

Responding Device

110A2CA6

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Kristen Brewer

Responding Device

1113AC7E

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Donna Corley

Responding Device

11087D75

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

33 - Erik Liddell

Question Response


A. Yes


B. No


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Eugene Styer

Responding Device

110CF12D

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Chad Cassidy

Responding Device

11174C6F

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


C. Abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain


C. abstain

Name

Bryan Dyer

Responding Device

110C59E9

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Teri Nowak

Responding Device

110F9376

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

8 - Ida Slusher

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


C. Abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

3 - Dawn Rothe

Question Response


A. Yes


B. No


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

16 - Todd Hartch

Question Response


A. Yes


B. No


B. No


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Tyler Huffman

Responding Device

11093B6A

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

34 - Bill Phillips

Question Response

1. Approve FS Minutes 4/16/2018 2. Approve amendment to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity - step 1 paragraph 2 line 3

B. No


A. Yes

4. Approve revision to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity 5. Approve revision to policy 4.7.2 Sabbaticals

A. Yes

6. Approve Minor in Pre-professional health 7. Approve 5 program suspensions 8. Program revisions 7 throught 29 with exception of 24 9. Approve #24 conditionally that the Or statement be resolved. 10. Move that we resolve that the College of Health Sciences develop a time line for each of the ASN nursing faculty to gain the required qualifications in order to teach in the BSN program and if these qualifications are achieved in an agreed upon time frame, reasonable effort will be made to offer the effected tenured faculty member another existing position within the institution for which the tenured faculty member is qualified by education and experience.

A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Erin Eliassen

Responding Device

110C203A

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

26 - Pei Gao

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes



A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

23 - John Fitch

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

14 - Clint Pinion

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

12 - Anne Fleischer

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

19 - Heather Taylor

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

35 - Carter Sickels

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

1 - Matt Winslow

Question Response


3. Approve revision to Policy 4..1.3 - Student conduct and community standards from AI 4. Approve revision to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity 5. Approve revision to policy 4.7.2 Sabbaticals

6. Approve Minor in Pre-professional health 7. Approve 5 program suspensions 8. Program revisions 7 throught 29 with exception of 24 9. Approve #24 conditionally that the Or statement be resolved. 10. Move that we resolve that the College of Health Sciences develop a time line for each of the ASN nursing faculty to gain the required qualifications in order to teach in the BSN program and if these qualifications are achieved in an agreed upon time frame, reasonable effort will be made to offer the effected tenured faculty member another existing position within the institution for which the tenured faculty member is qualified by education and experience.

11. Resolution regarding the Subsidy of Collegiate Athletics at Eastern Kentucky University 12. Approve Internal procedjures 13. Approve changes for academic quality committee description and faculty senate commitee minutes submissions

Responding Device

17 - Rob Weise

Question Response


A. Yes


B. No


C. Abstain


A. Yes


B. no


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

29 - Paula Kopacz

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

9. Approve #24 conditionally that the Or statement be resolved. 10. Move that we resolve that the College of Health Sciences develop a time line for each of the ASN nursing faculty to gain the required qualifications in order to teach in the BSN program and if these qualifications are achieved in an agreed upon time frame, reasonable effort will be made to offer the effected tenured faculty member another existing position within the institution for which the tenured faculty member is qualified by education and experience.

A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

25 - Carrie Ballinger

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

4 - Rachel Bishop-Ross

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

18 - Christine Privott

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

22 - Phyllis Bryden

Question Response


A. Yes


B. No


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain

11. Resolution regarding the Subsidy of Collegiate Athletics at Eastern Kentucky University 12. Approve Internal procedjures

A. yes


A. yes

Name

Victoria Koger

Responding Device

110FEBAA

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

32 - Matthew L. Howell (alternate)

Question Response


A. Yes



A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

5 - Carla Hagan

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Shane Hoose

Responding Device

110C3BAA

Question Response


B. No


B. No


B. No


B. No


B. No


B. no


B. no


B. no


B. no


B. no


B. no


B. no


B. no

Responding Device

24 - Tracy Spigelman

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

30 - Margaret Ndinguri (alternate)

Question Response



A. Yes



C. abstain


C. abstain

8. Program revisions 7 throught 29 with exception of 24 9. Approve #24 conditionally that the Or statement be resolved.

A. yes


A. yes

11. Resolution regarding the Subsidy of Collegiate Athletics at Eastern Kentucky University 12. Approve Internal procedjures 13. Approve changes for academic quality committee description and faculty senate commitee minutes submissions

Responding Device

36 - Travis Marcum

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

20 - Randall Swain

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

27 - Stephanie Adams

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Nicola Mason

Responding Device

110AAD08

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


B. No


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes



A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

15 - Beth Polin

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

37 - Ralph Turner

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

9 - Brooke Bentley

Question Response


A. Yes

3. Approve revision to Policy 4..1.3 - Student conduct and community standards from AI 4. Approve revision to Policy 4.1.3 - Academic Integrity 5. Approve revision to policy 4.7.2 Sabbaticals

A. Yes


A. yes

7. Approve 5 program suspensions 8. Program revisions 7 throught 29 with exception of 24 9. Approve #24 conditionally that the Or statement be resolved.

A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

28 - Todd Gooch

Question Response


A. Yes


C. Abstain


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

21 - Tara Stevens

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

6 - Brian Clark

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

13 - Joseph Carucci

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no

11. Resolution regarding the Subsidy of Collegiate Athletics at Eastern Kentucky University 12. Approve Internal procedjures

A. yes


A. yes

Name

Melissa Powell

Responding Device

110C3676

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

7 - Charles Elliott (alternate)

Question Response


C. Abstain


B. No


A. Yes


A. Yes


B. No


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

38 - Mary Tortorici (alternate)

Question Response


C. Abstain


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes


B. no


C. abstain


C. abstain


A. yes

Responding Device

31 - Zekeriya Eser

Question Response


B. No


C. Abstain


A. Yes


C. Abstain


A. Yes


A. yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


Name

Brent Shannon

Responding Device

111735A3

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

39 - Dusty Embury

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes

6. Approve Minor in Pre-professional health 7. Approve 5 program suspensions

A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


C. abstain


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

10 - Jon Endonino

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes



A. yes

7. Approve 5 program suspensions 8. Program revisions 7 throught 29 with exception of 24

A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Russell Carpenter

Responding Device

110C59CD

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

40 - Steve Szabo

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Responding Device

41 - Scott Hunt

Question Response


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


B. no


B. no


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

Name

Lisa Kay

Responding Device

110AA564

Question Response


C. Abstain


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. Yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes


A. yes

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