Approval of Previous Minutes —

Minutes approved on Nov 6, 2025: Approval of Minutes from September 4, 2025, and October 9, 2025. Brendan Mattingly motioned to approved both sets of minutes. Dallas Doane seconded. Minutes were approved by acclamation. 

Guest Speaker Presentation —

Kim Warren gave an update on the report for KBOR. KBOR asked for a report on implementation of Core 34 which is due on October 25. UCCC talked with faculty and advisors, associate deans, and gathered input from a letter from Faculty Senate to KBOR about the new CORE. A PowerPoint presentation was shared which included the successes of the implementation of KU Core 34, the challenges, and the UCCC recommendations to KBOR

Faculty Senate Report

FacEx met on Tuesday. Misty met with Union reps. It would be good for senior faculty to get more involved in this discussion. We were asked to give feedback on KBOR workload policy. 

University Senate Report

We are assembling the Ombuds search committee. There are two policy amendments in the 21-day review. One is the grading policy which will allow undergraduate students to change any grade. The other one is for competency-based education to allow the grading policy to be reflected. 

New Business —

KBOR Workload Policy. Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer joined the discussion. Misty provided background that KBOR is working on the policy for workload that provides accountability. This is a reporting mechanism. Documents were distributed prior to the meeting. KBOR is asking us for faculty feedback. We should take advantage of this show of goodwill.

Provost Bichelmeyer added more context. KBOR is expecting the tenure bill will be back. KBOR is looking for ways to report on the performance and productivity of faculty. We are bargaining for a workload policy with the Union. There have been tenure bills in other states that have not moved forward, such as Nebraska, and it is generally because they have reporting requirements. The units would give what the provost believes will be quantitative numbers. 

Misty’s draft of the comments for the KBOR workload policy was shared. Misty explained that she gathered input from FacEx members and the Union, which was reflected in the draft document. Misty reviewed the recommendations. Misty opened the floor for more recommendations and asked for feedback that can be provided to KBOR that we think makes sense to have. We are not talking about a boarder conversation. There is a broader discussion about the benefits of tenure. We can create some talking points about the benefits of tenure for the future. After reviewing the letter and making revisions, Misty asked Faculty Senators if they were comfortable with her moving forward with the letter to KBOR. More comments and edits were made to the letter. The revised letter was shared with senators by email. 

Brendan Mattingly motioned to suspend the rules to vote on the letter. Mugur Geana seconded. All were in favor. None opposed. Motion passed.

Levi Russell motioned to send the revised letter to KBOR with a copy to the Chancellor and the Provost, add signatures, and fix grammatical errors. Jesse Wiley seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 

Standing Charges. Six committee charges were distributed with the meeting notification: Faculty Compensation, Faculty Research, Faculty Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities (FRPR), Standards and Procedures on Promotion and Tenure (SPPT), and Restricted Research. 

Liz Berghout motioned to accept all the charges in one vote. Bozenna Pasik Duncan seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 

Hearing no opposition, Misty moved the KU Community discussion under new business to the next Faculty Senate meeting. 

Next was a discussion on how faculty are doing with the new class schedule. Comments:

• No serious problems.
• Students seem rushed ten minutes before class ends as they get ready to move to next class.
• Students are trying to get to Cap Fed Business School in 10 minutes instead of 15 minutes.
• Students have expressed difficulty getting across campus for classes. They have no time to eat or use the bathroom. Teaching shorter classes is difficult for faculty as well as guest speakers.
• Meetings are scheduled for Fridays.

This discussion will continue at the next Faculty Senate Meeting. 

Bozenna Pasik Duncan motioned to adjourn. Levi Russell seconded. Meeting adjourned.