Onda Bennett, Occupational Therapy; Rita Davis, Student Affairs; Steve Fardo, Technology; Richard Freed, English Department; David Gale, Health Sciences; Ken Johnston, Finance; Michael McDermott; Doris Pierce, Occupational Therapy; Matt Schumacher, Student Government Association; Aaron Thompson, Academic Affairs; Elizabeth Wachtel, Academic Affairs; and Doug Whitlock, Administrative Affairs.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
The May 6, 2002 regular and organizational minutes were approved as written.

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT: Senator Glasser

President Glasser reminded the senators that the Faculty Senate dinner which she will co-host with Senator Johnson will be on Thursday, September 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Arlington Mulebarn.

President Glasser announced that Senator Johnson, as chair of the Faculty Senate, has been asked to attend the President's Cabinet meetings every other week.

President Glasser announced that EKU now has an official emergency guide available and copies may be obtained through Vice President Whitlock's office. The guide covers emergency situations such as fire prevention procedures, tornado, medical emergency, hazardous materials spills, bomb threats, earthquakes, floods, etc.

President Glasser issued an invitation to students and faculty to join together to commemorate and honor September 11 on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Ravine. During the program various police and fire personnel will give their perspective of the event and how it has changed their lives. Immediately afterwards, the Department of Government will put on a forum in the Combs Building, Grise Room. Panelists will be discussing security issues, international relations issues, and the events that occurred on September 11. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in that discussion.

The Parking Committee, which was appointed this past summer, is busily working on viable recommendations to deal with the shortage of parking on campus, particularly commuter parking. The committee's recommendations will be forwarded to the President later in the semester.

A dedication ceremony for the Criminal Justice Building will be held at 10:30 a.m. on September 19. Also, a dedication ceremony will be held for the World Law Enforcement Technology Building in Hazard on October 12. The new Student Services Building's dedication will be held on October 31 with Governor Paul Patton in attendance.

President Glasser announced that construction will begin on two new projects this fall. The first will be the Corbin center, and the second will be the new student fitness building.

Homecoming will be on October 19 and the President encouraged faculty and students to join with our alumni in celebrating EKU.

President Glasser has been working hard to re-establish contacts with alumni not only throughout the entire commonwealth but throughout the country--both as individuals and as chapters. The President is also diligently seeking additional private support to enhance academic programs and student scholarships as state funding for the next biennium will be stagnant.

President Glasser has offered to schedule a time to visit with all of the departments on campus to discuss faculty issues and concerns that affect their area. President Glasser plans to meet with the departments every academic semester.

In direct response to the state revenue shortfalls, the President has asked the President's Cabinet to prepare a 5% reduction on instate appropriations for this year.

Judy Spain is chairing the search committee for a permanent Vice President for Student Affairs. The position has been nationally advertised and a number of applications have been received. Finalists will be brought to campus and the campus community will have an opportunity to meet them before an appointment is made.

Dean Hart of Arts and Sciences has agreed to chair the search committee for the Dean of Justice and Safety. The position has been nationally advertised and the campus community will be notified when candidates are brought to campus for interviews.

Earlier in the week, the President sent a campus-wide e-mail announcing the postponement of the search for a permanent Athletic Director. Jack Lengyel , Interim Athletic Director, has graciously agreed to stay until a permanent replacement is found. Mr. Lengyel has an abundance of administrative and athletics experience and will provide the necessary leadership in that area until his successor is appointed.

Later this fall, the President will form a search committee to find a permanent Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, as well as a permanent Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Both of these positions will be national searches.

A special meeting was called on June 17 to establish the budget. Updates were also received on the campus master plan and on the student wellness plan. Anyone interested in seeing the campus master plan should contact Senator Schlomann.

The first regular Board meeting was in August. A 10% increase in residence hall fees was approved for next year. Even with the fee increase, EKU residence fees are still lower than those elsewhere. The increase in fees will be used for building maintenance.

One of the goals the Board has is to increase the fund balance. However, upon the President's recommendation, the Board approved to move $500,000 from the fund balance into the facilities area in order to address some very major facilities problems. Further business discussed included several routine items such as the Council on Academic Affairs proposals, matching gifts acceptances, personnel changes, and an update on the Lancaster Road Crosswalk, along with construction facilities issues.

There have been several informal activities of the Board such as dinners to welcome two new board members and more recently a number of Board members went to Oregon state to accompany the football team and to contact alumni in the surrounding area.

REPORT FROM COSFL: Senator Siegel
For the new senators, Senator Siegel defined COSFL as the Coalition of Senate Faculty Leadership for Higher Education. She further reported that the constitution of COSFL was adopted by EKU's Faculty Senate in September of 1989 and it is now available online from the Faculty Senate web site. COSFL is a statewide forum and advocacy body of representatives from state public institutions. Most recently COSFL has been instrumental in bringing forth a statement on shared governance, which the Senate has adopted. Currently COSFL is participating in the search for a new head of the Council on Postsecondary Education. There are four named voting members from each institution--the chair of Faculty Senate, The Faculty Regent member of the Board of Regents and two elected members from the Faculty Senate, along with two selected alternates.

Dr. Richard Freed, current Faculty representative on the Council on Postsecondary Education, was present to inform faculty that there are two members of the Council that have constituencies--the student member and the faculty member. All other members of CPE are gubernatorial. COSFL submits three names for the faculty position and one individual is chosen for a four-year term.

The Council on Higher Education was revised in 1997 to become the Council on Postsecondary Education. At that time, it was given a lot more power, and a lot more budgetary control. There is currently a search for a new president of CPE. The new president should be appointed by the November Council meeting.

Each year the Council has a meeting of Board trustees and regents so that the entire Board of Regents at each institution, including the appointed faculty member, can meet and become acquainted. For the first time, this year new Board members will have a training session on the second day of the two-day meeting.

REPORT FROM Provost: Senator Wasicsko
Senator Wasicsko reported that for the Fall 2002 semester and until further notice official Banner grade records (e.g. grade rosters, transcripts, and grade reports) will be entered and posted as whole letter grades (A, B, C, D, F with no pluses or minuses) and the equivalent whole numbers (4, 3, 2, 1, 0). No changes will be made for grades in any previous semester. The pluses and minuses, together with numerical equivalents, for the Fall 2001, Spring 2002 and Summer 2002 will remain as presently posted.

REPORT FROM STUDENT SENATE: Matt Schumacher

Mr. Schumacher announced that the student government offices are under renovation in the Powell building and are expected to be completed within the next couple of weeks.

The shared governance reorganization of the student government was approved late last academic year. The Residence Life Council and the Student Activities Council as well as Student Senate are now all part of Student Government. Lucas Hammons, SGA President, will now be working with three Vice Presidents and eight directors.

Student Senate Cabinet position applications are due today. Freshman elections will be on September 24.

The Student Government Association's budget will be presented to the Student Senate this week. In addition, discussions will continue about various officer appointments.