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Faculty Senate discusses changes to commencement, fall schedule

Sydney Purtee March 12, 2019

The Faculty Senate discussed commencement changes and future enrollment plans during their meeting on Monday.Faculty Senate Chair Pam Grimm centered conversation around the May 4 commemoration. Grimm spoke...

Faculty senate passes grade-replacement policy

Sydney Purtee February 23, 2019

The Faculty Senate unanimously passed a new policy that allows Kent State students to retake upper division courses and replace their grade. The current policy allows students to retake lower division...

Members of the Faculty Senate listen to opening remarks from Chair Pamela Grimm during the meeting Monday Sep. 10, 2018.

Enrollment decreases at Kent while freshman class grows

Rachel Hale September 10, 2018

Fall Kent campus enrollment dropped 800 students from a year ago, Kent State's President Beverly Warren told Faculty Senate Monday, about 200 more than Kent State initially expected.Even with the decrease...

President Beverly Warren presents a slideshow on the university's 10-year, $1.2 billion Master Plan to members of Faculty Senate at a meeting Monday, April 9, 2018.

Faculty Senate outlines new rules for relationships between students, professors

Valerie Royzman April 10, 2018

Many universities across the country have policies limiting consensual relationships between professors and students, which has long been a controversial topic. Kent State is joining the effort to clearly...

Faculty Senate Chair Deb Smith opens the meeting Monday, April 9, 2018, and introduces the candidates running to take her place next semester. Member Pamela Grimm won.

Faculty Senate OKs shortening spring semester to allow fall break

Valerie Royzman April 9, 2018

Faculty Senate opted to shorten the spring semester by three days in order to accommodate the Fall 2018 break at its meeting Monday.This comes after months of deliberation between several options to alter...

Faculty Senate members settle into their seats as their monthly meeting kicks off in the Governance Chambers Monday, March 12, 2018.

Faculty Senate rejects proposal for new global-learning program

Valerie Royzman March 13, 2018

Faculty Senate spent close to 40 minutes of the meeting Monday discussing a newly proposed program focused on global and intercultural learning, only to shoot it down.Kenneth Burhanna, the interim dean...

Faculty Senate chair Deb Smith speaks during the first meeting of the semester on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.

Faculty Senate vents frustration on new fall break at first meeting of semester

Valerie Royzman February 12, 2018

Faculty Senate went head to head with the administration on the upcoming Fall 2018 break during the first meeting of the semester Monday.Faculty Senate Chair Deb Smith opened the meeting expressing her...

Todd Diacon, the provost and vice president of academic affairs, speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.

Faculty Senate to vote on proposed electronic, face-to-face course evaluations

Valerie Royzman February 12, 2018

Faculty Senate is expected to vote on a new recommendation for student course evaluations at its first meeting of the semester Monday.The suggested electronic, in-classroom Student Survey of Instruction,...

A student walks along the sidewalk on front campus Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.

Amid faculty concerns, university officially announces new break for Fall 2018 semester

Nicholas Hunter December 11, 2017

In the closing moments of the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, Melody Tankersley, the senior associate provost and dean of graduate studies, said the university will move forward with implementing a two-day...

Deborah Smith, an associate professor of philosophy and the Faculty Senate chair, stands by as Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs, explains the changes coming to the university's relationship with Aramark during the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, Nov. 13.

Aramark overhaul dominates Faculty Senate meeting

Nicholas Hunter November 13, 2017

“This fall, the Kent State community experienced dining and catering services far below our collective aspirations and expectations and also below promises made by the Aramark team during the lengthy...

Todd Diacon, the provost and vice president of academic affairs, speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.

Kent State’s faculty buyout offer receives mixed reactions

Nicholas Hunter October 28, 2017

Kent State will soon find out how many senior faculty will be retiring through a buyout offer, set to expire Nov. 6.Full-time faculty members who have either accrued at least 15 years of credited time...

Deborah Smith, Chair of the Faculty Senate, officially calls the faculty senate meeting to order April 10, 2017 in the Student Governance Chambers.

Faculty Senate discusses new student service, fall break

Megan Ayscue April 10, 2017

Creators of a new university-level initiative presented One Stop Student Services at the Faculty Senate meeting Monday.This advising service combines the registrar, bursar, financial aid and financial...