Faculty Senate

The PSU Faculty Senate has legislative authority in all matters dealing with the courses and curricula, subject to review by the president of the University. In accordance with the Board of Regents' policy, upon the authority of the chief executive officer, the Pittsburg State University faculty has the legislative authority and responsibility to adopt policies, regulations, and procedures intended to achieve the educational objectives of the University.

The roles of the PSU 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.

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

• Brian Moots, (2, English and Modern Languages, bmoots@pittstate.edu, x. 4902)
• Susan Knell, (2, Teaching and Leadership, sknell@pittstate.edu, x. 4506)
• Norman Philipp, (2, School of Construction, nphilipp@pittstate.edu, x. 4347)
• Lori Martin, (2, English and Modern Languages, lkmartin@pittstate.edu, x. 4696)
• Barbara McClaskey, (1, School of Nursing, bmcclaskey@pittstate.edu, x. 4443)
• Shipra Paul, (1, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, spaul@pittstate.edu, x. 4548)
• Student #1
• Student #2

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Undergraduate Curriculum Subcommittee

• Kevin Bracker, (ex-officio), (Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, kbracker@pittstate.edu,  x. 4550)
• Nico Prelogar, (Automotive Technology, nprelogar@pittstate.edu, x. 6189) Chair
• Sarah Ball, (Health, Human Performance and Recation, sball@pittstate.edu, x. 4664) 
• June Freund, (Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, jfreund@pittstate.edu, x. 4552) 
• Joe Arruda, (Biology, jarruda@pittstate.edu, x. 4738)

Student Senate Appointee (1)

• Samantha Greenough, slgreenough@gus.pittstate.edu 

Ex-Officio Members

• Lynette Olson, (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4104)
• Kevin Bracker, (Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, kbracker@pittstate.edu, x. 4550)

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Library Services  Subcommittee

• Chris Fogliasso, (2, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, cfogliasso@pittstate.edu, x. 6010)
• Barbara Pope, (2, Library Services, bpope@pittstate.edu, x. 4884)
• Jorge Leon, (2R, Library Services, jleon@pittstate.edu, x. 4892)
• Jessica Jorgenson Borchert, (2, English and Modern Languages, jjorgenson@pittstate.edu,  x. 4717)
• Chris Childers, (1, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, rchilders@pittstate.edu, x. 4317)
• Eli Kofi Aba, (1, Technology and Workforce Learning, eaba@pittstate.edu, x. 4639)
• Marc Daczewitz, (1, Teaching and Leadership, mdaczewitz@pittstate.edu, x. 4393)
• Robert Lindsey, (1, Library Services, rlindsey@pittstate.edu, x. 4887)
• Student #1 (Undergraduate) 
• Student #2 (Graduate)
• Randy Roberts, (Dean of Library Services, reroberts@pittstate.edu, X. 4878)
• Lynette Olson, (Provost,Vice President, Academic Affairs provost@pittstate.edu, X. 4104)

Student Senate Appointees (1 Graduate, 1 Undergraduate)

Ex-Officio Members

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• 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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Online and Distance Learning Subcommittee

• Liz Mascher, (2R, Teaching and Leadership, emascher@pittstate.edu, 4312) Chair
• Eli Kofi Aba, (2, Technology and Workforce Learning, eaba@pittstate.edu, x. 4639) Recorder
• Shawnee Hendershot, (2, Family and Consumer Sciences, shendershot@pittstate.edu, x. 4459)
• Gail Yarick, (2, Accounting and Computer Information Systems, gyarick@pittstate.edu, x. 4563)
• Barbara Pope, (1, Library Services, bpope@pittstate.edu, x. 4884)

Student Senate Appointees (2)

Student #1

Student #2

Ex-Officio

• Pawan Kahol, (2, Dean, Graduate/Continuing Studies, pkahol@pittstate.edu, x. 4222)
• Brenda Frieden, (2, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, bfrieden@pittstate.edu, x.4243) 

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 Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies 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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Academic Honors Subcommittee

• John Daley, (2, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, jdaley@pittstate.edu, x. 4311)
• Janice Jewett, (2, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, jjewett@pittstate.edu, x. 4659)
• Kristi Frisbee, (2R, School of Nursing, kfrisbee@pittstate.edu, x. 4434)
• Wei Sha, (2R, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, wsha@pittstate.edu, x. 4542) 
• Rion Huffman, (2R, Graphics and Imaging Technologies, chuffman@pittstate.edu, x. 4848)
• Student Senate Appointees
• Student #1 Cassandra Ngo, cngo@gus.pittstate.edu 
• Student #2 Gretchen Reed, gretchen.reed@gus.pittstate.edu 
  
  
• Ex-Officio Members
• Lynette Olson (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4104)
• Craig Fuchs (Director, Honors College, cfuchs@pittstate.edu, x. 4176)

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Honors College Subcommittee

• Susan Carlson, (1, English and Modern Languages, scarlson@pittstate.edu, x. 4692)
• Jan Schiefelbein (1, School of Nursing, jschiefelbein@pittstate.edu, x. 4441)
• Rebeca Book, (1, Engineering Technology, rbook@pittstate.edu, x.4034)
• Alexander Binder, (2, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, abinder@pittstate.edu, x. 4546)
• Michelle Hudiburg, (2, Teaching and Leadership, mhudiburg@pittstate.edu, x. 4507)

Student Senate Appointees

Student #1

Student #2

       
Ex-Officio Members

• Craig Fuchs (Director, Honors College, cfuchs@pittstate.edu, x. 4176) 
• Lynette Olson (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu, x. 4104)

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Writing Across the Curriculum Subcommittee

• Alexander Binder, (1, Economics, Finance and Banking, abinder@pittstate.edu, x. 4546)
• Mike Elder, (1, Automotive Technology, melder@pittstate.edu, x. 4557)
• Dilip Paul, (2, Chemistry, dpaul@pittstate.edu, x. 4872)
• Rick Hardy, (1, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, rhardy@pittstate.edu, x. 4281)
• Anuradha Ghosh, (1, Biology, aghosh@pittstate.edu, X. 4532)
• Barbara Pope, (2, Library Services, bpope@pittstate.edu, x. 4884)
• Janet Zepernick ( Standing, WAC Assistant Director, jzeperni@pittstate.edu, x. 6539)
• Jessica Jorgenson Borchert (Standing, WAC Director, jjorgenson@pittstate.edu, x. 4694)

Student Senate Appointee

Student #1

Ex-Officio

• Lynette Olson, (Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu , x. 4104)

Composition: The committee shall consist of two members from the College of Arts and Sciences, one member from the College of Business, one member from the College of Technology, one member from the College of Education, one student member, one member from Library Services, the Director and Assistant Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, and the Vice President of Academic Affairs (ex-officio).

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.9 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Subcommittee

• Marcus Daczewitz, (2, Teaching and Leadership, mdaczewitz@pittstate.edu, x. 4393) Chair
• John Franklin, (2, English and Modern Languages, jfranklin@pittstate.edu, x. 4639)
• Jason Reid, (1, Graphics and Imaging Technologies, jreid@pittstate.edu, x. 4417)
• Yasmina Vallejos, (2, English and Modern Languages, yvallejos@pittstate.edu, x. 4689) Recorder
• Steve Horner, (2, Management and Marketing, shorner@pittstate.edu, x. 4585)
• Browyn Conrad, (1, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, bconrad@pittstate.edu, x. 4333)
• Tatiana Goris, (1, Technology and Workforce Learning, tgoris@pittstate.edu, x. 4632) 
• Student Appointees
• Student #1
• Student #2

Ex-Officio Members

• Deatrea Rose (Director, Student Diversity, drose@pittstate.edu, x. 6556)
• Cindy Johnson (Director, Institutional Equity, cynthia.johnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4189)

Composition: This committee shall consist of one faculty member from the Department of Teaching and Leadership, one faculty member from Teacher Education (Secondary), one faculty member from each of the other college/schools (Arts and Sciences, Business, and Technology), two at-large faculty members, and two students.  The Director of Student Diversity Programs and the Director of Institutional Equity shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee.

For duties and responsibilities, see Bylaw IV.A.10 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Student-Faculty Committee

• Dilip Paul, (2, Chemistry, dpaul@pittstate.edu, x. 4872)
• Nico Prelogar, (1, Automotive Technology, nprelogar@pittstate.edu, x. 4982)
• Gena Coomes, (2, School of Nursing, gcoomes@pittstate.edu, x. 4440)
• Barbara McClaskey, (2R, School of Nursing, bmcclaskey@pittstate.edu, x. 4443)
• Gail Yarick, (1, Accounting, gyarick@pittstate.edu, x. 4563) 
• Daniel Maxwell, (1, Engineering Technology, dmaxwell@pittstae.edu, x. 4374)
• Student Senate Appointees
• Student #1
• Student #2
• Student #3
• Student #4
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Ex-Officio

• Jason Kegler (Assistant Vice President for Student Life, ckegler@pittstate.edu, x. 4246)
• Debbie Greve (Registrar, dgreve@pittstate.edu, x. 4205) (Recorder)

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

All-University Committee

• Mark Johnson, (2, Technology and Workforce Learning, mjohnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4628)
• John Daley, (1, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, jdaley@pittstatedu, x. 4311)
• Trina Larery, (2, School of Nursing, tlarery@pittstate.edu, x. 6121)
• Laura Washburn, (1, English and Modern Languages, lwashburn@pittstate.edu, x. 4643)
• Rion Huffman, (1, Graphics and Imaging Technologies, chuffman@pittstate.edu, x. 4848)
• Michelle Grimes, (2, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, mgrimes@pittstate.edu, x. 4665) 

Student Senate Appointees

Student #1

Student #2

Student #3

Student #4

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Joint University Student Publications Board

• Mary Carol Pomatto, (2, Dean, Arts and Sciences, mpomatto@pittstate.edu, x. 4684) Chair
• Steve Erwin, (2, Vice President for Student Life, serwin@pittstate.edu, x. 4246)
• Celia Patterson, (2, Chair, English and Modern Languages Department, cpatterson@pittstate.edu, x. 4689)
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• Student Senate Appointee
• Student Senate Appointee
• Student (College of Arts & Sciences)
• Student (Kelce College of Business)
• Student (College of Education)
• Student (College of Technology)   
• University Support Staff Representative    

Ex-Officio Members

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

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Faculty Affairs Committee

• Tatiana Goris, (2, Technology and Workforce Learning, tgoris@pittstate.edu, x. 4632)
• Susan Knell, (1, Teaching and Leadership, sknell@pittstate.edu, x. 4506)
• Ananda Jayawardhana, (1, Mathematics, ajayawardhana@pittstate.edu, x. 4414)
• Gail Yarick (2, Accounting and Computer Information Systems, gyarick@pittstate.edu, x, 4563)
• Andrea McConnaughey, (1, Graphics and Imaging Technologies, amcconnaughey@pittstate.edu, x. 4555)
• Karen Johnson, (2, School of Nursing, kajohnson@pittstate.edu, x, 4431)

Ex-Officio Members

• Brenda Frieden (Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, bfrieden@pittstate.edu, x. 4243)
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• 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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Constitution Committee

• James Whitney, (2, Biology, jewhitney@pittstate.edu, x. 4735)
• Norman Philipp, (2, School of Construction, nphilipp@pittstate.edu, x. 4347)
• Chase Dearinger (2, English and Modern Languages, cdearinger@pittstate.edu, x. 4233) 
• Kristi Frisbee (2, School of Nursing, kfrisbee@pittstate.edu, x. 4434)
• Amy Hite, (1, School of Nursing, ahite@pittstatedu, x. 6528)
• Michelle Hudiburg (2, Teaching and Leadership, mhudiburg@pittstate.edu, x. 4507)

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

General Education Committee

• Mark Johnson, (3R, Technology and Workforce Learning, mjohnson@pittstate.edu, x. 4628)
• John Franklin, (3, English and Modern Languages, jfranklin@pittstate.edu, x. 4315)
• Mark Peterson, (1, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, mjpeterson@pittstate.edu, x. 4330)
• Michelle Hudiburg, (1, Teaching and Leadership, mhudiburg@pittstate.edu, x. 4507)
• June Freund, (1, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, jfreund@pittstate.edu, x. 4552)
• Bob Kehle, (1, Music, rkehle@pittstate.edu, x. 4468)

Student Senate Appointees

Student #1

Student #2 

Ex-Officio

• Lynette Olson ( Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, provost@pittstate.edu , x. 4104)
• Nora Hatton, (1, Director of Assessment, nhatton@pittstate.edu, x. 4276)

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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

Budget Committee

• Chris Childers, (2, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, rchilders@pittstate.edu, x. 4325)
• Lori Martin, (2, English and Modern Languages, lkmartin@pittstate.edu, x. 4696)
• Steve Polley, (2, Automotive Technology, spolley@pittstate,edu, x. 6515)
• Cole Shewmake, (1, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, cshewmake@pittstat.edu, x. 4665)
• Linden Dalecki, (1, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, ldalecki@pittstate.edu, x. 6581)
• Andrea McConnaughey, (2, Graphics and Imaging Technologies, cconnaughey@pittstate.edu, x. 4555)

Ex-Officio

• Doug Ball (Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administraiton, 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 at Faculty Senate Constitution

All-University Committees or Other Appointments

Campus Recreation Advisory Board

Parking Committee

Student Senate Appointees (2)

Composition: 7 appointees by executive committee

SGA Senate

Student Governing Board

Judicial Board

Student Senate Appointees (3)

Academic Honesty Committee

• Rion Huffman, (2, Graphics and Imaging Technologies, chuffman@pittstate.edu, x. 4848)
• Kevin Bracker, (1, Kelce Undergraduate School of Business, kbracker@pittstate.edu, x. 4550) Chair
• Laura Washburn, (2, English and Modern Languages, lwashburn@pittstate.edu, x. 4643)
• Daniel Zurek, (2, Biology, dzurek@pittstate.edu, x. 4746)
• Jonathan Dresner, (2, History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, jdresner@pittstate.edu, x. 4315)
• Janice Jewett, (1, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, jjewett@pittstate.edu, x. 4659) 

Student Senate Appointees (2 Seniors)

        Cassandra Ngo, cngo@gus.pittstate.edu  (SGA representative)

        Gretchen Reed, gretchen.reed@gus.pittstate.edu (SGA representative)  

Graduate Student Association (1 Graduate Student) 

Mollie Drapeau, mdrapeau@gus.pittstate.edu (GSAC representative)

Faculty Senate Meetings, Agenda and Minutes (2018-2019)

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.

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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meetings (2018-2019)
Meetings of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee are held the Monday prior to Faculty Senate.  The meetings are held at 3:30 p.m. in Kansas Technology Center, Room S113 and the dates are: September 17, 2018, October 15, 2018, November 19, 2018, December 3, 2018, January 21, 2019, February 18, 2019, March 18, 2019, April 15, 2019 and April 29, 2019.

Faculty Senate Meetings, Agenda and Minutes (2017-2018)

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.

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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meetings (2017-2018)
Meetings of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee are held the Monday prior to Faculty Senate.  The meetings are held at 3:00 p.m. in McPherson Hall Conference Room and the dates are: September 18, 2017, October 16, 2017, November 20, 2017, December 4, 2017, January 22, 2018, February 19, 2018, March 12, 2018, April 16, 2018 and April 30, 2018.

Faculty Senate University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meetings (2017-2018)
Meeting dates will be posted as soon as the information is available.

Faculty Senate Meetings, Agenda and Minutes (2016-2017)

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.

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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meetings (2016-2017)
Meetings of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee are held the Monday prior to Faculty Senate.  The meetings are held at 3:00 p.m. (except the May 1st meeting will be held 11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m.) in room 101 Student Recreation Center (HHPR Conference Room) and the dates are: September 19, 2016, October 17, 2016, November 21, 2016, December 5, 2016, January 23, 2017, February 20, 2017, March 13, 2017, April 17, 2017 and May 1, 2017.

Faculty Senate University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meetings (2016-2017)
Meeting dates will be posted as soon as the information is available.

Faculty Senate Meetings, Agenda and Minutes (2015-2016)

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.

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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meetings (2015-2016)
Meetings of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee are held the Monday prior to Faculty Senate.  The meetings are held in room 126 Hughes Hall and the dates are: September 21, 2015, October 19, 2015, November 16, 2015, November 30, 2015, January 19, 2016, February 15, 2016, March 17, 2016, April 11, 2016 and April 25, 2016.

Faculty Senate University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meetings (2015-2016)
Meeting dates will be posted as soon as the information is available. 

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Basic Documents

• University Sponsored Student Activity Policy
• Weapons Policy and Procedures Appendix
• Weapons Policy and Procedures Draft
• Violations Process Chart
• The Constitution and Bylaws (last revised August 1, 2018)
• Unclassified Handbook
• PSU Policies and Procedures
• PSU/KNEA Agreement
• Professional Development Travel Reserve Funds 
• Syllabus Supplement 
• Request for Committees Form
• Legislative Process for Undergraduate Curriculum Items
• List of Faculty Senate Presidents

Special Documents with Links

• Five Strategic Questions for Higher Education in Kansas
• archived documents

WWW Links

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

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End-of-Year Committee Reports

2005-2006

• SGA Proposed Dead Week Policy (*.doc)(*.pdf)

2004

• Regents Faculty Morale Survey, April 2004 (*.doc)(*.pdf)
• General Education Task Force [dated: 2/06/04]

2002

• Results of the Academic Affairs faculty questionnaire from Spring 2002 (*.doc) (*.pdf) [dated: 8/27/02]
• Report on the Requirement of 54-hours of Upper-level Courses for Baccalaureate Degrees. Council of Faculty Senate Presidents. 14 March 2002 (*.doc) (*.pdf) [dated: 3/29/02]
• Resolution Affirming the Importance of Academic Integrity in Education (*.doc) (*.pdf) [dated: 3/29/02]
• Revisions to Student Code (*.doc) (*.pdf) [dated:3/29/02]

2000

• Budget Reform (proposal by universities to Board of Regents, 9/6/00) (*.pdf) [dated: 9/6/00]

1999 or earlier

• Examination of Gender Equality Issues at PSU, 12/1/99)  (Note: the report does not contain qualitative comments from the survey.) (*.pdf) [dated: 12/1/99]
• Report of the Faculty Senate Information Systems Committee (no date) (*.pdf) [dated: n/a]

Overview of Curriculum Legislation Guidelines

Curriculum Legislation Flowchart

ZIMBRA Organizational Chart

Curriculum Legislation Forms

Pitt State Pathways

New Course

Revision to Course

Deletion of Course

New Major

New Minor/Emphasis/Certificate

Revision to Curriculum (Major or Minor/Emphasis/Certificate)

Deletion to Curriculum (Major or Minor/Emphasis/Certificate)

Curriculum Legislation Timeline(Revised Summer 2013)

Legislative Process Calendar 2018-2019         (Excel Spreadsheet)

AUGUST LEGISLATION

SEPTEMBER LEGISLATION

OCTOBER LEGISLATION

Last opportunity for new Major/Program approval prior to Fall 2019 semester

NOVEMBER LEGISLATION

DECEMBER LEGISLATION

JANUARY LEGISLATION

FEBRUARY LEGISLATION

MARCH LEGISLATION

Last date to submit items for approval at May Faculty Senate meeting

APRIL LEGISLATION

College of Arts and Sciences Legislation 

Kelce College of Business Legislation

College of Education Legislation

College of Technology Legislation (viewing ends January 7, 2019)

Technology and Workforce Learning

 Other Units Legislation

Pitt State Pathway Course Approval Form

Pitt State Pathway Document

Pitt State Pathway Courses Submitted and Awaiting Approval

College of Arts and Sciences

Communication
COMM 105, COMM 105 Syllabus
COMM 205, COMM 205 Syllabus
COMM 207, COMM 207 Syllabus
COMM 395, COMM 395 Syllabus

Music
MUSIC 120
Music 121
Music 321
Music 322

Kelce College of Business

College of Education

Health, Human Performance and Recreation
HHP 151, HHP 151 Syllabus

Teaching and Leadership
EDTH 330, EDTH 330 Syllabus

College of Technology

Technology and Workforce Learning
GT 190
GT 350

Other Units