Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

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Faculty Senate Meeting

Thursday, May 14, 2026 -- 4:00 p.m.

IN PERSON
Senate Chambers - DSU 2081

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Copy of Agenda

A.  Approval of previous months Senate Meeting:

1.  Faculty Senate Minutes 4-16-26

B.  Officer Reports

1.  Chair - Dan Clark

a.  Committee chairs: Please give brief update even if you have no report.

b.  Committees must meet with both current and incoming members before end of the academic year to:

i.  elect chair for next year, and

ii.  transition the ongoing work of the committee.

c.  HB 490

2.  Vice-Chair - Brooke Gross (Report Posted)

3.  Secretary - Sheila Flener

C.  Standing Committee Reports:

1.  Academic Quality, Missy Travelsted (Chair):  (Report Posted)

2.  Budget and Finance, Eric Kondratieff (Chair):  (Report Posted)

3.  Colonnade/General Education, Andrew Mienaltowski (Chair):  (No Report)

4.  Faculty Welfare and Professional Responsibilities, Ashley Orehek (Chair):  (Report Posted)

a.  Faculty Welfare Survey Report (Posted)

b.  Resolution on Faculty Compensation (Posted)

i.  Related Information - Salary Data 2024 (Posted)

5.  Graduate Council, Kirk Atkinson (Chair):  (Report Posted)

6.  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Ashley Fox (Chair):  (Report Posted)

7.  Faculty Handbook, Mac McKerral (Chair):  (Report Posted)

a.  Amendment to II.A.3. Reassignment of Faculty (Posted)

b.  Amendment to III.A. Faculty Rank and Promotion (Posted)

c.  Amendment to III.D. Criteria for Promotion Recommendations (Posted)

d.  Amendment to IV. Faculty Tenure and Continuance (Posted)

D.  Other Committee/Organization Reports:

1.  American Association of University Professors (AAUP) (Report Posted)

2.  Budget and Executive Committee (BEC)

a.  Compensation pool recommendation made

3.  Coalition of Senate and Faculty Leadership (COSFL) / ONE WKU

E.  Advisory Member Reports:

1.  Provost, Robert "Bud" Fischer

2.  SGA President, Rush Robinson

3.  Staff Senate Liaison, Andria Henry

4.  Faculty Regent, Shane Spiller

F.  Old Business:

G.  New Business:

1.  Senate Charter Revision - Second Reading (Posted)

H.  Adjourn to Summer