Proposal of changes to By-Law IV.A and IV.D, 4/27/26

Proposal of new By-Law VIII, 4/27/26

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Other Units Legislation

The roles of the Pitt State Faculty Senate are to:  

• provide the faculty an opportunity to express opinions on all matters relating to the educational objectives of the University.
• provide channels for the faculty to formulate and effectuate educational policies.
• disseminate information so that educational policies and practices of schools, departments, and other academic units will be coordinated.
• conduct studies deemed essential to the progress of the institution.
• evaluate academic programs and practices, and to facilitate such improvements as seem warranted.

Who can be a Faculty Senator? In order to be eligible for election to the Senate, a person must be:

• a full-time member of the faculty with rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, exclusive of departmental chairs and others whose prime responsibility is administration;
• or a person must hold a fractional time appointment of .5 or more with the rank of instructor or higher, providing
  • (1) that if initially employed on a .5 or more fractional basis that person has had an appointment for at least three semesters (summers may be included),
  • or (2) that if appointment on a .5 or more fractional basis is made at the person's own request that it follow a period of at least one year on a full-time basis.

Who can vote for Faculty Senators?

The electorate for the Faculty Senate are the members of the general faculty. The general faculty include those faculty members eligible for election plus those excluded because of administrative assignments.

CONSTITUTION OF THE FACULTY SENATE

OF

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

ARTICLE I. Preamble.

1. The faculties of the Kansas Regents universities have legislative authority in all matters dealing with the courses and curricula to be offered by the institutions and the granting of degrees, subject to review by the president of the University.
2. In accordance with the Board of Regents' policy, upon the authority of the chief executive officer, the Pittsburg State University faculty shall have the legislative authority and responsibility to adopt policies, regulations, and procedures intended to achieve the educational objectives of the University.
3. To facilitate the exercise of this authority, the general faculty, as defined in Article II. A., of Pittsburg State University hereby delegates it to the Faculty. This delegation of authority by the general faculty is subject to revision by that faculty.
4. The Faculty Senate exists to:
   1. Provide the faculty an opportunity to express opinions on all matters relating to the educational objectives of the University.
   2. Provide channels for the faculty to formulate and effectuate educational policies.
   3. Disseminate information so that educational policies and practices of units, colleges, schools, departments, and other academic units, all which hereafter shall be called academic units will be coordinated. (Amended 08/13/2025)
   4. Conduct studies deemed essential to the progress of the institution.
   5. Evaluate academic programs and practices, and to facilitate such improvements as seem warranted.

ARTICLE II. Organization.

1. To be eligible for election to the Senate, a person must be a full-time member of the faculty with rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor or instructional professor, associate instructional professor, or assistant instructional professor (whether tenured, tenure-earning, or non-tenure earning), exclusive of departmental chairs and school directors hereafter unit heads and all persons holding an administrative appointment at .5 or above. A person holding a fractional time appointment of .5 or more with the rank of instructor or higher is likewise eligible, providing: (Amended 11/18/2002, 11/24/2014, 05/04/2015, 08/16/2023, 08/13/2025) 
   1. that if initially employed on a .5 or more fractional basis that person has had an appointment for at least three semesters (summers may be included), or
   2. that if appointment on a .5 or more fractional basis is made at the person's own request that it follow a period of at least one year on a full-time.
   3. The electorate for the Faculty Senate shall consist of the members of the general faculty. The general faculty shall consist of those faculty members eligible for election under this section plus unit heads with teaching responsibilities. (Amended 05/04/2015)
2. The officers of the Senate shall be the president, past-president, president-elect, secretary, and parliamentarian. They shall be elected from the newly elected members of the Senate and those members with one year remaining in their terms. Should the president-elect not have two years remaining on his/her term of eligibility, he/she will be extended one additional year to serve as a voting member of the Senate. (Amended 02/18/2002, 04/18/2005, 08/20/2009)
3. The officers of the Senate shall be elected by secret ballot and by a majority of senators present at the April meeting, as outlined in Article III.D. (Amended 08/22/85) Term of office shall be from August 1 to July 31.
4. The registrar of the University or their official designee, as a non-voting member, shall serve as recording secretary of the Senate. (Amended 8/22/2019)

ARTICLE III. Elections.

1. In the first two weeks of March of each odd-numbered year, members of each designated academic unit shall elect from its members one representative to take office at the first meeting of the Senate held after August 1. The Senate will verify the number of eligible faculty members via the Provost Office. In odd number of years, the Election Committee will be responsible for reaching out to the Provost Office no later than February to request this data. The committee will then be responsible for notifying the academic unit of these numbers via email no later than the end of February. For every ten eligible faculty members or major fraction thereof, departments shall elect a representative to the Faculty Senate. The election shall be by secret ballot. For purposes of electing a representative to the Senate, Library Services and Women’s Studies shall each be considered as an academic unit and shall elect one representative. (Amended 8/22/85, 12/16/85, 2/18/2002, 8/18/2005, 5/6/2013, 08/13/2025)
2. The president of the Faculty Senate shall appoint an election committee of not less than three members not later than the third week of February of each even-numbered year. In the first two weeks of March, the electorate shall be provided with a ballot listing those faculty members not already elected to the Senate who consent to the listing for the purpose of electing twelve representatives at large. A vote shall be cast for not more than twelve names for representatives at large. (Amended 8/22/85)
3. Members of the Senate shall be elected to serve for a term of two years. They may not serve for more than two elected terms consecutively. Completing an unexpired term of another senator would not exclude faculty from being elected to a first or second two-year term not including the year filling an unexpired term; however, an individual can only serve a maximum of five consecutive years. This could include two terms and one unexpired term of another senator. (Amended 8/16/2007, 5/6/2013)
4. Newly elected members of the Senate and those members with one year remaining in their terms shall meet in April for the sole purpose of electing Senate officers for the forthcoming year. (Amended 8/22/85)
5. The election committee shall consist of three or more Faculty Senate members, two of whom are the Faculty Senate President and President-elect. The President shall appoint other member(s) of the election committee before the last day of March. The group shall solicit nominations from the newly elected members of the Senate and those members with one year remaining in their terms for the following year's Faculty Senate Executive Committee. The new Faculty Senate shall vote for officers (Article II.B.) and for five additional members, at least one from each college, who shall make up the next Executive Committee. The vote shall take place during the April meeting of the new Faculty Senate.

ARTICLE IV. Committees.

1. An Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Senate and five members of the Senate elected by that body at its April meeting for the forthcoming year. The president of the Senate shall be the presiding officer. The president of the Senate shall be an ex officio member of all standing committees. (Amended 8/22/85)
2. There shall be seven standing committees of the Faculty Senate: Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty Affairs committee, Student Faculty Committee, All-University Committee, Committee on the Constitution, the General Education Committee, and the Budget Committee, the duties of which are detailed in the bylaws. Each standing committee shall consist of at least one member of the executive committee, five members of the general faculty, at least two of whom shall be senators, and such student membership as indicated by the bylaws. The faculty membership of standing committees shall be appointed after the April meeting by the newly elected executive committee.(Amended 08/22/85, 04/19/99, 04/18/2005, 05/06/2013, 04/24/2014, 08/22/2019, 08/16/2023)
3. From time to time the Faculty Senate may find need to make committee appointments not directly addressed by this Constitution. In such case, the faculty membership of these committees shall be appointed as the need arises by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. (Adopted 08/16/2007)

ARTICLE V. Meetings.

1. The Faculty Senate shall meet once each month during both fall and spring semesters. Special meetings may be called by the president of the Senate, with the advice and consent of a majority of the executive committee. Announcements of each regular monthly meeting shall be distributed at least fifteen calendar days before the meeting. (Amended 03/01/82, 11/24/2014)
2. Agenda items and supporting information shall be submitted to the executive committee of the Senate seven calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting. Items may be placed on the agenda by the executive committee, by the written request of the president of the University or of any senator, or by petition signed by at least ten members of the general faculty. The agenda shall be distributed to members of the general faculty, administration and Student Senate at least five calendar days in advance of each meeting.
3. All meetings of the Senate shall be open to members of the general faculty, who may be granted floor privileges by majority vote of the Senate.
4. Minutes of the meetings of the Senate shall be distributed to members of the general faculty, administration and the Student Senate.

ARTICLE VI. Amendments.

1. This constitution may be amended at any meeting of the general faculty by a two-thirds majority of those voting, provided the agenda has included the proposed amendment(s) and was available to the members of the general faculty for seven calendar days before the first reading. Such amendments shall become effective upon ratification by the general faculty and upon approval by the president of the University.
2. Bylaws may be adopted or amended upon second reading at any meeting of the Senate by a majority of those present and voting, a quorum being persent.

ARTICLE VII. Actions.

1. This constitution shall become effective upon ratification by the general faculty and upon approval by the president of the University.
2. Actions of the Senate shall become final thirty calendar days following the official distribution of its minutes, unless the general faculty asserts its jurisdiction as defined in Bylaw III.A.3, or unless vetoed in writing by the president of the University in the said thirty days.

BYLAW V. Vacancy in Unexpired Terms.

1. The Academic Unit for Teacher Education is recognized as the College of Education. The Director of Teacher Education, who has university-wide responsibility for teacher education at Pittsburg State University and who also serves as Dean of the School of Education, is recognized as having responsibility for administrative leadership and for implementing adopted policies, standards, and requirements for teacher education, both undergraduate and graduate. (Amended 05/09/2019)
2. The Faculty for Teacher Education is defined as consisting of those persons who teach one or more courses in professional education, provide professional services to education students such as advising, supervising student teaching or practicum experiences, or administering some portion of the professional education unit. The faculty for Teacher Education thus includes both faculty in the College of Education and faculty in the college and other schools directly involved in teacher education. Members of the Faculty for Teacher Education are identified and listed to facilitate communication, input, interaction, and to help keep all informed of matters pertaining to teacher education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Should it be deemed appropriate to bring the Faculty for Teacher Education together for purposes of oral communication and interaction within the groups, the Director of Teacher Education shall have the responsibility and authority to convene the Faculty subsequent to written notice five academic days in advance. (Amended 05/09/2019)
3. The Council for Teacher Education is recognized as a University-wide academic council. It shall not be a legislative body; rather it shall serve to provide communication linkages and cooperation between the campus-wide teacher education academic units, the Academic Unit for Teacher Education (the College of Education), school practitioners, professional organizations/associations, the State Department of Education, and education students. The Council shall advise and assist the Teacher Education Academic Unit and the Director of Teacher Education/Dean of the College of Education with respect to the professional goals, policies, standards, and curricula for all teacher education programs, and with respect to coordination of teacher Education campus-wide. All actions of the Council shall be considered recommendations to the Director/Dean. The membership of this Council shall consist of Teaching Faculty selected from the Faculty for Teacher Education unless otherwise designated to represent the various constituencies involved in and concerned with Teacher Education at Pittsburg State University. (Amended 05/09/2019)
4. The Faculty of the College of Education under the leadership of the Director/Dean and working with appropriate input from the Faculty for Teacher Education shall develop the detail of the membership, responsibilities and operation of the Teacher Education Council. Further, it shall develop the structure for Teacher Education at Pittsburg State University as related to establishment of clearly defined channels providing the necessary linkages for the councils, academic units, curricular groups, faculty, and administrative officers to provide all groups and individuals necessary information and to enable each group or individual to carry out in a documented and accountable way responsibilities delegated or assigned. The foregoing organizational information shall be set forth in a written document (charge, charter, or constitution) subject to the endorsement of the Faculty Senate. (Adopted 04/17/89, Amended 05/09/2019)

1. Emergency Convening Authority. When legislation, policy directives, or regulatory requirements from the Kansas Board of Regents or the Kansas State Legislature necessitate prompt action affecting the Faculty Senate bylaws, the Executive Committee is authorized to convene as soon as practicable, without adherence to standard notice periods, to review such requirements.
2. Provisional Amendment Authority. The Executive Committee may, by a majority vote of its members, approve provisional amendments to the Faculty Senate bylaws strictly for the purpose of ensuring compliance with such external mandates. Any changes approved under this authority must be limited in scope to what is necessary for compliance.
3. Reporting and Ratification Requirement. Any provisional amendment adopted by the Executive Committee must be communicated in writing to the full Faculty Senate within five (5) business days of approval. Such amendments shall be placed on the agenda of the next regular or specially called meeting of the Faculty Senate for review and ratification.
4. Sunset Provision/Unlawful Provisions. Any provisional amendment temporarily approved and enacted by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee via Provisional Amendment Authority under this section shall remain in effect only until ratified, modified, or rejected by the full Faculty Senate. If the Faculty Senate does not ratify the amendment at its next meeting, the amendment shall expire immediately following that meeting unless continued compliance with external mandates requires temporary continuation to remove any unlawful provisions.
5. Consistency with Governing Authority. All actions taken under this section must be consistent with the governing documents of Pittsburg State University and applicable state law.

Standing Committees with Their Subcommittees

Note:

A one (1) means the first year of a 2-year term.

A two (2) means the second year of a 2-year term.

Academic Affairs Committee

• Natalie Bird (1, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, nbird@pittstate.edu, x. 4281)
• Gena Coomes (1, Nursing, gcoomes@pittstate.edu, x. 4432)
• Judy Smetana, (1, Kelce College of Business, jsmetana@pittstate.edu, x. 4704)
• Mandi Alonzo (2, Nursing, aalonzo@pittstate.edu, x. 4432)
• Rebeca Book, (1, School of Auto/Elec, rbook@pittstate.edu, x. 4034)
• Lori Martin (2, English & Modern Language, lkmartin@pittstate.edu, x. 4696)
• Natalie Ruiz, Student
• Carlee Brumley, Student

Composition: One executive committee member, and five members of the general faculty (two of whom are senators) and two students.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Academic Honesty Committee

• Kristen Livingston, chair (1, Communication, kmlivingston@pittstate.educ x. 4715)
• Norman Philipp (1, School of Construction, nphilipp@pittstate.edu, x. 4347)
• Daniel Zurek (2, Biology, dzurek@pittstate.edu, x. 4746)
• Lori Martin (2, English & Modern Language, lkmartin@pittstate.edu, x. 4696)
• Judy Smetana (1, Kelce College of Business, jsmetana@pittstate.edu, x. 4704)
• Derrel Fincher (Grad Council Representative, dfincher@pittstate.edu, x. 4639 )

Student Senate Appointees (2 Seniors)

• Gabi Alverez, Student
• Jacob Steeves, Student

Graduate Student Association (1 Graduate Student)

• Megan Loudermilk, Student

Composition: The Academic Honesty Committee is convened under the auspices of the Provost. It is composed of nine members. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee is responsible for appointing five of these members and one member is appointed by the Graduate Council Executive Committee. All must be full-time members of the teaching faculty. Members chosen by the Executive Committee serve staggered two-year terms. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee shall make its appointments at the beginning of the academic year. In addition to its six faculty members, the Academic Honesty Committee shall include three student members. Two (2) students shall be appointed by the Student Government Association. An additional (1) student shall be appointed by the Graduate Student Advisory Council. The students from both organizations will be appointed annually and at the beginning of the Fall semester.

Academic Honors Subcommittee

• Laurent Pretot (College of Education, lpretot@pittstate.edu)
• Li-Lin Tseng (College of Arts & Sciences, Art, ltseng@pittstate.edu)
• Dilip Paul (Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Science, dpaul@pittstate.edu)
• Connie Shum (Kelce College of Business, cshum@pittstate.edu)
• Rion Huffman (College of Technology, chuffman@pittstate.edu)

Student Appointees

• Seth Loudermilk, Student
• Parker Neely, Student

Ex-Officio Members

• Susan Bon (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4104)
• Brian Moots (Director, Honors College, bmoots@pittstate.edu, x. 4902)

Composition: This committee shall consist of five faculty members. The five faculty members shall be from schools/departments participating in the academic honors program with one from the College of Education, one from the College of Technology, one from the College of Business and two from the College of Arts and Sciences. Within the College of Arts and Sciences, there will be separate committees including one representing the school/departments of natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and nursing) and one from one of the other departments (art, communication, English & modern languages, family & consumer sciences, history, philosophy & social sciences, military science, music and interdisciplinary programs). When possible and filled in a timely manner by the Student Government Association, two students who are eligible to participate in the Academic Honors Program shall also be included in the committee membership. The Director of Honors College and the Vice President for Academic Affairs shall serve as an ex-officio members.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.6 in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

All-University Committee

• Ashley Shaw (2, Teaching and Leadership, ajshaw@pittstate.edu, x. 6014)
• Tracy Stahl (2, Nursing, tstahl@pittstate.edu, x. 4445)
• Alessandro Martins (1, Chemistry, amartins@pittstate.edu, x. 4424)
• Jason Reid, (1, Technology and Workforce Learning, jreid@pittstate.edu, x. 4417)
• Krissy Lewis, (1, Kelce College of Business, kllewis@pittstate.edu, x. 4179)
• Gena Coomes (1, Nursing, gcoomes@pittstate.edu, x. 4440)

Student Senate Appointees

• Emma Eckstein, Student
• Alison Draft, Student
• Karly Kill, Student
• Luke Geier, Student

Composition: This committee shall be comprised of six faculty members of which one is an executive committee member and five are members of general faculty (two of whom are senators) and four students.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.C in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Budget Committee

• Tracy Barnes (1, Teaching & Leadership, tbarnes@pittstate.edu, x. 4238)
• Stephen Zornes (1, Kelce College of Business, szornes@pittstate.edu, x. 4571)
• Karen Johnson, (1, School of Nursing, kajohnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4431)
• Kristi Frisbee (2, Nursing, kfrisbee@pittstate.edu, x. 4434)
• Janet Zepernick (2, English & Modern Language, jzepernick@pittstate.edu, x. 4340)
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Ex-Officio

• Doug Ball (Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration, dball@pittstate.edu, x, 4108)

Composition: Membership for this committee shall be one individual from the College of Education, the College of Business, and the College of Technology, and two individuals from the College of Arts and Sciences. The sixth committee member shall be a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.  The seventh committee member shall be the University Vice President of Administration, or his/her designate, who shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.G in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Constitution Committee

• Karen Johnson (2, Nursing, kajohnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4431)
• Mark Johnson (1, Kelce College of Business, mjohnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4628)
• Barb McClaskey (1, Nursing, bmcclaskey@pittstate.edu, x. 4443)
• Ken Ward (1, Communication, kjward@pittstate.edu, x. 4712)
• Chase Dearinger (2, English & Modern Language, cdearinger@pittstate.edu, x. 4233)
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Ex-Officio

Composition: This committee shall be composed of six faculty to include one member of the Executive Committee and five general faculty of which two are senators.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.E in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Faculty Affairs Committee

• James Whitney (1, Biology, jewhitney@pittstate.edu, x. 4715)
• Tim Bailey (2, School of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, tbailey@pittstate.edu, x. 4872)
• Ananda Jayawardhana (1, Mathmatics and Physics, ajaawardhana@pittstate.edu, x. 4414)
• Gail Yarick (1, Kelce College of Business, gyarick@pittstate.edu, x. 4563)
• Bridgit Fincher (1, Teaching and Leadership, bfincher@pittstate.edu, x. 4509)
• Kevin Elliott (2, Technology & Workforce Learning, kselliott@pittstate.edu, x. 4294)

Ex-Officio Members

• Susan Dellasega (Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, sdellasega@pittstate.edu, x. 4243)

Composition: This committee shall be composed of six faculty to include one member of the Executive Committee and five general faculty of whom two are senators. The Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology will serve as an ex-officio member of this committee.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.D in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

General Education Committee

• Michele Barnaby (2, School of History, Philosophy & Social Sciences, mbarnaby@pittstate.edu, x. 4323)
• Janet Lewis (1, Art, jlewis@pittstate.edu, x. 4307)
• Mark Johnson (2, Technology & Workforce Learning, mjohnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4628)
• Dwight Strong (2, Kelce College of Business, dstrong@pittstate.edu, x. 4540)
• Donna Zerr (1, Teaching & Leadership, dzerr@pittstate.edu, x. 4215)
• Janis Schiefelbein (2, Nursing, jschiefelbein@pittstate.edu, x. 4441)

Student Senate Appointees

• Alaina Fulkerson, Student
• Katie McKain, Student

Ex-Officio

• Susan Bon, ( Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4113)
• Mark Diacopoulos (Assistant Provost/Associate Professor, mdiacopoulos@pittstate.edu, x 4916)

Composition: Members of this committee shall be comprised of one full-time faculty member from the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Technology, two full-time faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences, and an at-large member to be selected by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, and two students appointed by the Student Senate. At least four of the six, full-time faculty members must teach a General Education course at least once a year.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.F in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Honors College Subcommittee

• Rion Huffman (1, Technology and Workforce Learning, rhuffman@pittstate.edu, x. 4848)
• Chris Spera (1, Psychology & Counseling, cspera@pittstate.edu, x. 4501)
• Phillip Frank (1, Kelce College of Business, phillip.frank@pittstate.edu, x. 4551)
• Li-Lin Tseng (2, Art, ltseng@pittstate.edu, x. 4308)
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Student Senate Appointees

• Trip Baker
• Ellison Whitlow

Ex-Officio Members

• Brian Moots (Director, Honors College, bmoots@pittstate.edu, x. 4902) 
• Susan Bon (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4113)

Composition: This committee shall consist of six faculty members, one of whom shall be the director of the Honors College serving ex-officio, and two students eligible to participate in the Honors College Program, one from the junior class and one from the senior class. A faculty member term shall be two years, with three members selected in even numbered years and two members selected in odd numbered years. The Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be an ex-officio member of the committee without voting privileges.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.8 in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Joint University Student Publications Board

• Christopher Childers, Chair (Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, rchilders@pittstate.edu)
• Karl Stumo (Student Affairs And Enrollment Management, kstumo@pittstate.edu)
• Troy Comeau (Chair, Communication & English and Modern Language, tcomeau@pittstate.edu)
• Communication, Faculty Member
• Chase Dearinger (2, Faculty Senate representative, English and Modern Language, cdearinger@pittstate.edu)
• Ken Ward (1, Communication, kjward@pittstate.edu)
• Rocky Restivo(1, Technology and Workforce Learning, jrestivo@pittstate.edu)
• Tracy Stahl (1, Nursing, tstahl@pittstate.edu)
• SGA Student
• SGA Student
• CAS Student
• COB Student
• COE Student
• COT Student

Ex-Officio Members

• Josh Letner (Director, Publications, jbletner@pittstate.edu, x. 4809)
• Editor, Kanza
• Editor, Collegio

Composition:  This committee shall consist of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences who shall serve as Chair, Vice-President for Student Life, Chairperson of the English Department, a faculty member from Communications, four Faculty Senate representatives, two Student Government Association representatives, one classified representative and one student from each of the four colleges/schools. Members who are ex-officio will be the Editor of the Collegio, Editor of the Kanza and the Student Publications Director.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.C.1 in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Library Services  Subcommittee

• Rebeca Book (1, School of Auto/Eng, rbook@pittstate.edu, x. 4034)
• Jorge Leon (2, Library Services, jleon@pittstate.edu, x. 4892)
• Mary Larsen (1, English & Modern Languages, marylarsen@pittstate.edu, x. 4689)
• Lora Winters (2, English & Modern Languages, lwinters@pittstate.edu, x. 4694)
• Marcus Daczewitz (2, Teaching & Leadership, mdaczewitz@pittstate.edu, x. 4393)
• Barbara Pope (1, Library Services, bpope@pittstate.edu, x. 4884)
• Beth Hendrickson (1, Library Services, bhendrickson@pittstate.edu, x. 4893)
• Phillip Frank (2, Kelce College of Business, phillip.frank@pittstate.edu, x. 4551)

Student Senate Appointees (1 Graduate, 1 Undergraduate)

• Natalie Garland, Undergrad Student
• Humas Sindhu, Graduate Student

Ex-Officio Member

• Susan Bon (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4113)
• Eric Deatherage (Dean of Library Services, edeatherage@pittstate.edu, X. 4878)

Composition: This committee shall consist of five faculty members ( with at least one representative from each College in the University), plus three faculty representatives from Library Services, two students (one undergraduate, one graduate student), with the Dean of Library Services, and the Academic Vice-President serving as ex- officio members, without voting privileges.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.3 in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Online and Distance Learning Subcommittee

• Beth Hendrickson (2, Library Services, bhendrickson@pittstate.edu, x. 4355)
• Sheila Cook (1, Teaching and Leadership, skcook@pittstate.edu, x. 4573)
• Mary Kay Wachter (2, Kelce College of Business, mwachter@pittstate.edu, x. 4535)
• Janet Lewis (1, Art, jlewis@pittstate.edu, x. 4307)
• Kevin Elliott (1, School of Technology & Workforce Learning, kselliott@pittstate.edu, x. 4294)

Student Senate Appointees (2)

• Charlie Judd, Student
• Carlonie Kunshek, Student

Ex-Officio

• Paul Grimes (Kelce College of Business, Dean, pgrimes@pittstate.edu, x. 4590)
• Susan Delasega (Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, sdellasega@pittstate.edu, x.4270) 
• Melinda Roelfs (Registrar, mroelfs@pittstate.edu, x. 4205)

Composition: This committee shall include one faculty member from each of the four colleges, one faculty member from Axe Library staff, two faculty from the Faculty Senate membership, and two students.  The Academic Affairs Vice President and Director of Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology shall serve as an ex-officio members.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.5 in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Student-Faculty Committee

• William Huffman (1, Kelce College of Business, whuffman@pittstate.edu, x. 4543)
• Chris Spera (1, Psychology and Counseling, cspera@pittstate.edu, x. 4501)
• Serif Uran (2, Math & Physics, suran@pittstate.edu, x. 4395)
• Joanne Britz (2, Music, jbritz@pittstate.edu, x. 4364)
• Mazeyar Parvinzadeh Gashti (1, Chemistry, mparvinzadehgashti@pittstate.edu, x. 4453)
• David Boffey (2, Health, Human Performance, & Recreation, aboffey@pittstate.edu, x. 4672)

Student Appointees

• Corey Humble, Student
• Darrel McLeod, Student
• Kristina Rubesch, Student
• Jaidyn Pointer, Student

Ex-Officio

• Jon Bartlow (Interim Associate Vice President & Dean of Students, jbartlow@pittstate.edu, x. 4945)
• Melinda Roelfs (Registrar, mreolfs@pittstate.edu, x. 4205)

Composition: This committee shall include four students in addition to six Faculty (1 member of the Executive Committee, and 5 general faculty members of which 2 are senators); the Assistant Vice-President for Student Life and the Registrar shall serve as ex-officio members.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.B in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Undergraduate Curriculum Subcommittee

• Jennifer Pursley (2, Kelce College of Business, jpursley@pittstate.edu, x. 4587)
• Jody Neef (1, Chemistry, cneef@pittstate.edu, x. 4494)
• Sheila Cook (1,Teaching and Leadership, skcook@pittstate.edu, x. 4573)
• Byron McKay, chair (2, Technology & Workforce Learning, bmckay@pittstate.edu, x. 4379)
• Kristen Livingston, President Elect (Communication, klmlivingston@pittstate.edu, x. 4715)

Student Senate Appointee (1)

•  Corey Humble, Student

Ex-Officio Member

• Susan Bon, (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4113)
• Registrar Representative, x. 4206

Composition: Five faculty and one student member. Each school curriculum committee will nominate one of its members (normally the elected chair) to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee for appointment. Academic Vice President is ex-officio.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.1 in the Faculty Senate Constitution.

Writing Across the Curriculum Subcommittee Discontinued (5/11/26, Faculty Senate Meeting)

Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Subcommittee Discontinued (5/11/26, Faculty Senate Meeting)

Faculty Senate Meetings, Agenda and Minutes (2026-2027)

Faculty Senate meets Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Sunflower Room at the Overman Student Center. The dates are listed below. Agendas are posted five calendar days before the meeting. Minutes are posted when received from the Recording Secretary but are not official until approved by the Senate at their next meeting.

Agendas and minutes are posted as "pdf". In order to read the pdf files, you will need to download the Acrobat Reader

Legislation will be listed on the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Report. If you have questions concerning any legislation, please contact the Department or College Admn. for further information.

Meeting Dates

August 31, 2026

September 28, 2026

October 26, 2026

November 16, 2026

December 7, 2026

January 25, 2027

February 22, 2027

March 29, 2027

April 19, 2027

May 10, 2027

Procedures Document - Which form to use for what.

Current University Catalog - Program Guides

Curriculum Legislation Forms

Course Form

Course Fee Form - Send to Provost

Academic Planning Excel - Needed with any Curriculum Form

Curriculum Revision Form

New Major Form

New Minor/Emphasis/Certificate Form

Notification of Change Form

General Education Course Approval Form

KBOR New Program Proposal Form

Curriculum Legislation Timeline (Revised Summer 2013, Updated 7/30/21, updated 7/27/26)

2026-2027

AUGUST LEGISLATION

SEPTEMBER LEGISLATION

OCTOBER LEGISLATION

NOVEMBER LEGISLATION

Submission of New Majors will need approved by this meeting.

DECEMBER LEGISLATION

JANUARY LEGISLATION

FEBRUARY LEGISLATION

MARCH LEGISLATION

APRIL LEGISLATION

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Basic Documents

• PSU General Education Course Requirements 25/26
• PSU General Education Guidelines
• Course Types
• Disclosure Consent Form
• Mid-Term Grade Entry
• Violations Process Chart
• Unclassified Handbook
• PSU Policies and Procedures
• PSU/KNEA Agreement
• Syllabus Supplement 26/WF
• Final Examination Schedule 26/WF
• Request for Committees Form
• List of Faculty Senate Presidents

Special Documents

• Constitution Amendment Changes
• Resolution in Defense of Tenure and Opposition to Kansas House Bill HB 2348
• KBOR Faculty of the Year Criteria Proposed Changes
• Five Strategic Questions for Higher Education in Kansas

Other Links

• Institutional
  • PSU Human Resources
  • Kansas Board of Regents
  • Council of Fac. Sen. Pres.
• Professional
  
  • PSU/KNEA
  • KNEA
  • NEA
  • AFT
  • AAUW
  • AAUP
• Other Senate Web Pages
  • Emporia State
  • Fort Hays State
  • Wichita State
  • Kansas State
  • KU

2025-2026 Agenda and Minutes

2024-2025 Agenda and Minutes

2023-2024 Agenda and Minutes

2022-2023 Agenda and Minutes

2021-2022 Agenda and Minutes

2020-2021 Agenda and Minutes

September 28, 2020
October 26, 2020
November 30, 2020
December 7, 2020
January 25, 2021
February 22, 2021
March 29, 2021
April 26, 2021 - Elections
May 3, 2021

2019-2020 Agenda and Minutes

August 15, 2019**
September 23, 2019
October 28, 2019
November 25, 2019
December 9, 2019
January 27, 2020
February 24, 2020
March 30, 2020*
April 8, 2020**
April 27, 2020*
May 11, 2020*

*Via Canvas     **Special Meeting

2018-2019 Agenda and Minutes 

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2022

• University Sponsored Student Activity Policy as of 4/13/22 FS

2020

• P/F Grade Policy for Spring 2020

2019

• Pitt State Pathway Document
• RPK Group PowerPoint as of January 28, 2019 Faculty Senate Meeting

2016

• Weapons Policy