Faculty Senate Report

• Faculty Senate hasn’t been meeting regularly over the summer but had organizational meeting in early June. 
• KBOR had June meeting which included the Reduced Credit Baccalaureate Degrees of 90 credit hour minimum instead of 120 credit hours. 
• Provost All Team Meeting was yesterday with a focus on budget. 

University Senate Report

• Brendan and Larry reached out to Chancellor Girod regarding an informal lunch to discuss opportunities for collaboration between the Senates and Chancellor. 
• University Senate plans to review the parameters around make-up quizzes. 
  • Larry reported receiving feedback from faculty and students regarding challenges associated with make-up quizzes. 
  • The language in the Code can indicate that make-up quizzes should be substantially similar to the original quiz. Further discussion and review may be needed. 
• Another focus area for this year relates to challenges faced by entering college students who have difficulty with reading. 
• ADA Accessibility challenges may also be discussed. By April 2027, websites and coursework will need to meet applicable accessibility requirements. 

New Business —

The charges for the University Senate Committees were reviewed, and proposed edits were discussed: 

• Academic Computing and Electronic Communications: 
• Academic Policies & Procedures Committee: 
• Athletic Committee
• Calendar Committee
• International Affairs Committee
• Libraries Committee
• Planning and Resources Committee
• Retirees Rights and Benefits Committee
• Environmental Committee

Discussion focused on whether some of the existing charges remain relevant to the current issues and whether some charges are too broad to provide actionable direction for committee work. 

It may be beneficial to clarify the committees’ reporting structure and explain how the committee’s work contributes. 

There was discussion regarding narrowing the scope of committee charges and using more specific language to provide clearer direction. 

The committee also discussed the timing and purpose of committee reports, and whether there should be greater emphasis on mid-year reports rather than relying primarily on end-of-year reports. By end of the academic year, both University Senate and Faculty Senate are undergoing transitions, which may result in committee reports having less emphasis even though they are viewable on the website. 

The SenEx Committee lost quorum when voting members needed to leave before the meeting concluded. The revised committee charges and chair appointments will be distributed to voting members by e-mail.

Larry provided a brief follow-up regarding proposed meeting with Chancellor Girod. Larry indicated he would like to meet with Chancellor informally but wanted to inform the group in case there were areas of discussion. 

Meeting adjourned.