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Presented by The KSU Faculty Senate

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At KAt K--State shared governance is a process whichState shared governance is a process whichAt KAt K State shared governance is a process whichState shared governance is a process which

-- allows for the voices of faculty allows for the voices of faculty and university professional staff and university professional staff members to be heard in the members to be heard in the campus decision making campus decision making process; and process; and

-- provides opportunities for provides opportunities for jointly developed university jointly developed university policy and planning initiatives policy and planning initiatives to occur.to occur.

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Shared governance is a process in whichShared governance is a process in whichShared governance is a process in whichShared governance is a process in whichthe Faculty Senate plays a key role.the Faculty Senate plays a key role.

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TheThe Faculty SenateFaculty SenateTheThe Faculty SenateFaculty Senate

is a representative body consisting is a representative body consisting of ninety two senators who are of ninety two senators who are elected on a proportionate basis elected on a proportionate basis from each of the nine colleges and from each of the nine colleges and ggschools of the university and from schools of the university and from members of the university’s members of the university’s professional staff.professional staff.

has four standing committees with has four standing committees with members drawn from across the members drawn from across the full Senate’s membership and an full Senate’s membership and an Executive Committee comprised of Executive Committee comprised of the Officers of the Senate andthe Officers of the Senate andthe Officers of the Senate and the Officers of the Senate and representatives of each collegerepresentatives of each collegeand school and the generaland school and the generaluniversity caucus.university caucus.

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Senate MembershipSenate MembershipSenate MembershipSenate MembershipAgriculture Agriculture 1010Architecture Planning & DesignArchitecture Planning & Design 44Arts & SciencesArts & Sciences 1818Business AdministrationBusiness Administration 44EducationEducation 55EducationEducation 55EngineeringEngineering 77ExtensionExtension 77General UniversityGeneral University 1212General UniversityGeneral University 1212Human EcologyHuman Ecology 44Technology & AviationTechnology & Aviation 55University LibrariesUniversity Libraries 44yyVeterinary MedicineVeterinary Medicine 66Student RepresentativesStudent Representatives 33Senate OfficersSenate Officers 3___3___

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2008/2009 Faculty Senate Officers2008/2009 Faculty Senate Officers

President PresidentPresident--ElectElect

Fred J. FairchildFred J. FairchildProfessorProfessorGrain Science & IndustryGrain Science & IndustryCollege of AgricultureCollege of Agriculture

Melody LeHewAssociate ProfessorApparel Textiles & InteriorCollege of AgricultureCollege of Agriculture InteriorCollege of Human Ecology

SecretarySecretary Past PresidentPast President

Jennifer Gehrt Jennifer Gehrt W. Franklin SpikesW. Franklin SpikesDiDiDirectorDirector ProfessorProfessorLaser ProjectLaser Project Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership

College of EducationCollege of Education

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Faculty Senate driven initiativesFaculty Senate driven initiativesFaculty Senate driven initiativesFaculty Senate driven initiativesGeneral Education General Education Employment PoliciesEmployment Policiesp yp yIT Integration and UpdatesIT Integration and UpdatesFaculty WorkloadsFaculty Workloads

University initiatives supportedUniversity initiatives supportedPresidential SearchPresidential SearchDiversityDiversitySustainabilitySustainability

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Faculty Senate Standing CommitteesFaculty Senate Standing Committeescu y Se e S d g Co eescu y Se e S d g Co ees

Academic AffairsAcademic AffairsAcademic AffairsAcademic Affairs

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Faculty Senate CommitteeFaculty Senate Committeeon Technology (FSCOT)on Technology (FSCOT)

F l S C iF l S C iFaculty Senate CommitteeFaculty Senate Committeeon University Planning on University Planning (FSCOUP)(FSCOUP)(FSCOUP)(FSCOUP)

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Academic AffairsAcademic Affairsc de c sc de c s

ChairChair

Doris Wright Carroll, Ph.D. (dcarroll@ksu.edu)Doris Wright Carroll, Ph.D. (dcarroll@ksu.edu)Associate ProfessorAssociate ProfessorSpecial Education, Counseling, and Student Special Education, Counseling, and Student Spec a ducat o , Cou se g, a d Stude t Spec a ducat o , Cou se g, a d Stude t AffairsAffairsCollege of EducationCollege of Education

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MembershipMembershipMembershipMembership

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Faculty AffairsFaculty Affairs

Chair

Jim Nechols (jnechols@ksu.edu)ProfessorD f E lDepartment of EntomologyCollege of Agriculture

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Faculty Senate Committee on Technology (FSCOT)Faculty Senate Committee on Technology (FSCOT)cu y Se e Co ee o ec o ogy ( SCO )cu y Se e Co ee o ec o ogy ( SCO )

Chair

Tweed Ross (twross@ksu.edu)Associate ProfessorAssociate ProfessorDi f T h lDi f T h lDirector of TechnologyDirector of TechnologyCollege of EducationCollege of Education

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Faculty Senate Committee on University PlanningFaculty Senate Committee on University Planning(FSCOUP)(FSCOUP)

ChairChair

Tom Vontz (tvontz@ksu.edu)Tom Vontz (tvontz@ksu.edu)Assistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorEl Ed iEl Ed iElementary EducationElementary EducationCollege of EducationCollege of Education

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University HandbookUniversity HandbookffReferencesReferences

S i B80S i B80 8181Section B80Section B80--8181Section B90Section B90--9393

Appendix BAppendix BAppendix EAppendix EAppendix EAppendix E

For more information contact …For more information contact …o o e o o co c …o o e o o co c …

Candace BeckerCandace BeckerCandace BeckerCandace Becker

Administrative SpecialistAdministrative SpecialistFaculty SenateFaculty Senate211 Fairchild Hall211 Fairchild Hall785.532.6053785.532.6053785.532.6053785.532.6053ccandaceb@ksu.eduandaceb@ksu.edu

or on the Webor on the Webor on the Web…or on the Web…http://www.ksu.edu/facsen/http://www.ksu.edu/facsen/

Shared Governance = Working TogetherShared Governance = Working Together

“ The success of the University and the positive morale of the “ The success of the University and the positive morale of the y py pfaculty and administration are dependent upon continued use of faculty and administration are dependent upon continued use of the collective intelligence of the university community…This the collective intelligence of the university community…This requires extensive sharing of information and a shared requires extensive sharing of information and a shared understanding that faculty representatives and administrators understanding that faculty representatives and administrators strive always for informed mutual support through shared strive always for informed mutual support through shared governance dialog”.governance dialog”.__________________________________________________________________________________________

From: Guidelines for Shared Governance, The University of Arizona, 2005 as found inFrom: Guidelines for Shared Governance, The University of Arizona, 2005 as found inFish, S. (2007). Shared governance. Democracy is not an educational ideal. Fish, S. (2007). Shared governance. Democracy is not an educational ideal. Change, 39, (2),9Change, 39, (2),9--13.13.