Governing Regulations
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(b) Elected Members · YY Formatted: indent: Left: 36 pt
The number of faculty members, staff employees, and student members elected to the· YY Formatted: indent: Left: 36 pt,
Board of Trustees shall not exceed four (4). (KRS 164.131) -I-ab" 36 pn Left
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(i) The two (2) faculty members representing the University shall be members of
the faculty of the rank of assistant professor or above, elected by secret ballot by
faculty members of the rank of assistant professor or above.
ln accordance with KRS 164.131(3), faculty members eligible to vote and eligible
to serve as elected members of the Board of Trustees shall be those regular, full-
time employees conferred with a faculty title and a rank at the level of assistant
professor (or its equivalent, librarian lll) or above, whose primary assignments,
i.e., more than fifty percent (50%), are in instruction, research, and/or public
services, as defined in Human Resources Policy and Procedure Administrative
Regulation Number 4.0: Employee Status. \
The faculty members shall serve for terms of three (3) years and until their
successors are elected and qualified. They are eligible for re-election but are
ineligible to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees if they cease
to be members of the faculty. Elections to fill vacancies for any unexpired terms
shall be held in the same manner as for the original elections.
The authority to develop procedures for the election of faculty members to serve
as members of the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the provisions of KRS
164.131(3), is hereby delegated to the University Senate.
(ii) The staff employee representing the University shall be a regular, full-time
staff employee as defined in the Human Resources Policy and Procedure
Administrative Regulation Number 4.0: Employee Status, excluding the
President, Provost, executive vice presidents, vice presidents, and academic
deans. The staff trustee shall represent all University staff employees.
The staff member shall serve a term of three (3) years and until a successor is
elected and qualified. The staff member shall be eligible for reelection, but is
ineligible to continue to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees if the staff
employee ceases to be an employee of the University. Elections to fill vacancies
shall be for any unexpired term and shall be held in the same manner as provided
for the original election.
The staff trustee shall be elected by secret ballot by the regular, full-time staff
employees, including the President, Provost, executive vice presidents, vice
presidents and academic deans.