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LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40506-0032

UNIVERSITY SENATE COUNCIL
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10 March 1995
TO: Members, University Senate
The University Senate will meet in regular session on Monday,

March 20, 1995 at 3:00 PM in room 115 of the Nursing Building
(CON/HSLC).

AGENDA:

1. Minutes: February 13, 1995 (circulated).

Chair’s Announcements.

Resolutions.

Action Items:

a. Proposal to codify the change from Quality Point Deficit to
the Grade Point Average System for Probation and
Suspension. (Circulated under date of 3 March 1995.)
Proposal to amend the Senate Rules, Section II - 2.1.1
and 2.1.2 on the University Calendar (circulated under

date of 9 March 1995).

Discussion and action on a resolution in support of a
Staff Congress (circulated under date of 10 March 1995).

Louis J. Swift
Acting Secretary

US Agenda: 3.20.95

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVER‘ITY

 

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The University Senate met in regular session at 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 20, 1995, in
Room 115 of the Nursing Health Sciences Building.

Professor Raymond Cox, Chairperson of the Senate Council, presided.

Members absent were: Kevin Adams, Dan Altman, Drew Alvarez, Gary Anglin*, James
Applegate*, John Ballantine, Paige Bendel, Mark Berger, David Berry*, Vasant Bhapkar,
Thomas Blues*, Maria Boosalis*, Jana Bowling, Douglas Boyd, Dean Brothers, Joseph Burch,
Allan Butterfield, Lauretta Byars, Ben Carr, Edward Carter, Eric Christianson*, Jordan Cohen,
William Cohen, Delwood Collins, Jean Cooper*, Frederick DeBeer*, Lance DeLong*, Richard
Edwards, Robert Farquhar*, Juanita Fleming*, Donald Frazier*, Michael Freeman*, Richard
Furst, Lorraine Garkovich, Thomas Garlity*, Hans Gesund, Larry J. Grabau*, Philip Greasley*
Anne Haas. Kirby Hancock, ,Issam Harik*, J. John Harris, S. Zafar Hasan*, John Haughton.
Christine Havice*, Robert Hemenway, Floyd Holler, Clifford Hynniman, Robert Ireland, Jeff
Jones, T. A. Jones, Richard Kermode, James Knoblett, Craig Koontz, Thomas Lester, Jonathan
Liar, C. Oran Little, Brent Logan, Robert Lorch, Martin McMahon, M. Pinar Menguc*, A. Lee
Meyer*, Douglas Michael*, David Mohney, Donald Mullineaux, Anthony Newberry, Michael
Nietzel*, Scott Noble, Jacqueline Noonan, William O'Connor*, Jack Olson, Clayton Paul,
Barbara Phillips, Clyde Poe*, Daniel Reedy, Thomas Robinson, Ellen Rosemann, Edgar Sagan,
Horst Schach, Mary Shake, W. Craig Shellhart*, David Shipley, Deborah Slaton*, Sheldon
Steiner*, William Stober*, David Stockham, Phillip Tibbs*, Chris Vance, Retia S. Walker, Greg
Watkins, Charles Wethington*, Carolyn Williams, Eugene Williams, Emery Wilson, H. David
Wilson*, Mary Witt.

Chairman Cox asked if there were any corrections or changes to the minutes fiom the
February 13, 1995 meeting. There were no corrections and the minutes were approved as

circulated.

The Chair made the following announcements:

Deborah Powell from the College of Medicine has been elected to be the faculty
representative to the Board of Trustees. Professor Powell was given a round of applause.

The Senate received a thank you note from Randall Dahl for the resolution from the
February 13, 1995 meeting. The thank you note reads as follows:

* Absence Explained

 

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2/27/95
Dear Ray,

Please accept and pass along to your Senate and Senate Council colleagues my
sincere thanks for the very kind and utterly unexpected resolution of thanks for my
efforts as University Registrar at UK. Despite the seemingly interminable
elections, I greatly enjoyed and benefited professionally from my work with the
Senate. More importantly, I made some good and valued friendships and learned
many things that will help me be effective in my new position.

Thanks again, and best wishes to my friends and forever colleagues at UK.
Randy

The Chancellor Search Committee, of which I am a member, has had its second meeting. At
this point we have 60 or so applicants for the job. The Executive Search Corporation is soliciting
more applications. The next meeting will be on March 28, 1995; hopefully the number of
applicants will be reduced and there will be some visitations during the month of April. I will try
to keep you informed as it goes along.

Chairman Cox recognized Professor Don Falace from the College of Dentistry for a
resolution.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION

Laurence R. (Jack) Bean
1930 -- 1994

Laurence R. (Jack) Bean, a professor in the Department of Oral Health Science in
the College of Dentistry, died on July 3, 1994, after a long battle with diabetes and
heart disease. He is survived by his wife Susan, two sons, Robbie and Matthew, and
a daughter, Lisa.

Jack was born in Lexington, Kentucky on March 24, 1930. He first attended the
University of Dayton and received a BA. degree from the University of Cincinnati
in 1952. From 1949 to 1957 he worked as a technician supervisor in the X-ray
Department of Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati. He then attended dental school at the
Ohio State University School of Dentistry and was awarded the_D.D.S degree in
1961. From 1961 to 1966 he was in the private practice of general dentistry in
Dayton and Cincinnati. In 1966, Jack was recruited to become the Director of
Dental Radiology in the Department of Oral Diagnosis at the University of Kentucky
College of Dentistry, where he was to spend his entire academic career.

Jack progressed rapidly through the academic ranks and became a full professor in
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of Oral Diagnosis from 1979 until 1988. He held a joint appointment in the College
of Medicine as Professor of Medical Radiology. He was a Fellow in the American
Academy of Radiology and a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology.

Jack had a distinguished academic career that included a sabbatical at the University
of Lund in Malrno, Sweden, where he conducted seminal radiographic research on
the temporomandibular joint. He had numerous publications in referred journals and
was an innovative and effective educator. In addition to his teaching responsibilities
at the College of Dentistry, he also taught dental radiology in the Dental Hygiene
program at Lexington Community College for many years. He was a popular public
speaker and was in constant demand for continuing education courses throughout
the state and region.

While Jack had many academic achievements, he will probably best be remembered
for his love and teaching and his humor. He enjoyed getting to know his students as
individuals which resulted in many continued friendships over the years. He was
genuinely concerned for students' learning and their personal welfare. He took his
teaching responsibilities seriously and it was his number one priority. He was
always trying new approaches at teaching and new techniques -- always in an effort
to be a better teacher. He was always available to answer questions. Jack had a
special relationship with his students and was beloved by all. He was truly caring
and committed to students' learning.

Humor was a great part of who Jack was. He loved to laugh and tease; however,
his humor was never hurtful or malicious -- just good natured fun. His ability to
laugh at himself and to laugh with others and to be able to see the absurd in a
situation endeared him to those around him.

Jack Bean was a unique personality of many talents and accomplishments, a valued
friend and colleague, and a devoted family man. He has left us with countless fond
memories, and he will be missed by his many friends and colleagues.

Professor Falace asked that the resolution be included in the minutes of the meeting and that a copy be
sent to Professor Bean's family.

The Chair asked that the Senate stand for a moment of silence in recognition of Professor Bean.

Chairman Cox then recognized Professor Jim Hougland from the Department of Sociology for a
resolution.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION

John B. Stephenson
1937 -- 1994

The untimely death of John B. Stephenson in early December brought to a close the brilliant
career of an extraordinary sociologist, educator, and humanitarian. Only a few months
earlier he had retired as the President of Berea College, a position that he had held for ten
years. Prior to accepting the Berea presidency, he served nearly 20 years on the sociology
faculty at the University of Kentucky, where he retained Adjunct Professor status. At the
University of Kentucky, he served as the University's first Dean of Undergraduate Studies,
Director of the Appalachian Center, numerous other administrative positions, and he was
awarded a fellowship in the American Council of Education's Internship Program.

Much of John's career was devoted to Appalachian research and development. A native of
Staunton, Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary and then entered the
graduate program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.D., 1966). Prior to
completing his graduate work, he taught at Lees McRea College in Banner Elk, North
Carolina. There he married a talented faculty colleague, Jane Ellen Baucom, who lent
unfailing support to his dedication to Appalachia.

In his dissertation and first book (Shiloh: A Mountain Community, 1968), John exhibited
the combination of participant observation, document analysis, and concern for the effects of

social change that characterized all of his scholarship. Through his research and
organizational activities, John sought to promote an improved understanding of Appalachia.
He was, for example, a founder and former chair of the Appalachian Studies Conference.
Most recently, he was appointed by Kentucky's Governor as Chair of the Kentucky
Appalachian Task Force.

John's administrative responsibilities slowed but never stopped his research. In 1981, he
received a Fulbright research fellowship that permitted him to complete a community study
in Scotland that led to the publication of Ford: A Village in the West Highlands (1984) and
A Scottish Diana (1990).

One of John's greatest pleasures was making new fiiends in all stations of life. He could
count among his friends such eminent personalities as Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai
Lama, Alex Haley of Roots fame, and distinguished authors Wilma Dykeman and James
Still, but he derived equal enjoyment from getting to know well his students, junior
colleagues, staff members, village residents who served as key informants for his field
research, and a wide variety of "plain folk." Never content with. just observing and
analyzing social life, John wanted to experience it to its fullest. Despite his many significant
positions, he never viewed himself as "important." With genuine modesty, he described
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Upon John's death, the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader editorialized:

We live in a time when we seem to find so few leaders who embody honesty,
openness and compassion. John Stephenson was this kind of person. His
deaths make us lament the loss of the many things he still wanted to do.

John is survived by his wife, Jane, founder and Director of Berea College's New
Opportunity School for Women, two daughters, a son, a grandson, and his mother.
Contributions are suggested to the Berea College Appalachian Center or Tibetan Student
Scholarship Fund (Berea, KY 40404).

--Thomas R. Ford and James G. Hougland, Jr., University of Kentucky

Professor Hougland asked that the resolution be made a part of the minutes and a copy be sent to Dr.
Stephenson's family.

Chairman Cox asked that the Senate stand for a moment of silence in recognition of Dr. Stephenson.
The Chair then recognized Professor Ron Penn from the School of Music for a resolution.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION

REY M. LONGYEAR
MARCH 20, 1995

Dr. Rey M. Longyear passed away on Sunday, February 20, 1995, of heart
complications at age 64. He is survived by his widow Katherine "Katie" Longyear.
Funeral Services were held at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on February 27 and
interment followed at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Kentucky.

Appointed to the musicology faculty of the School of Music at the University of
Kentucky in 1964, Dr. Longyear served with great distinction until his retirement at
the end of the 1994 Fall Semester--a tenure of thirty years. A scholar with an
international reputation in music of the nineteenth century. he was largely
instrumental in establishing and developing the Ph.D. program in Musicology at the
University of Kentucky.

Dr. Longyear held the MA. degree in musicology from the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill and the Ph.D. in Musicology from Cornell University. Prior to
his service at the University of Kentucky, Rey taught at the University of Southern
Mississippi and at the University of Tennessee.

A most active member of the School of Music faculty, Rey served many terms as
Coordinator of the Musicology Division, and was Director of Graduate Studies. He
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serving several terms as a member of the Senate, and was a long-time member of the
Arts and Humanities Area Committee as well as various other university-wide
committees. Dr. Longyear was the recipient of the College of Fine Arts 1987-1988
Research, Creativity, and Performance Award.

Rey was an active member of numerous scholarly societies and boards including the
American Musicological Society, the International Musicological Society, the
American Liszt Society, the College Music Society, the Society for Italian Historical
Studies, Societa' italiana di musicologia, Osterreichische Gesellschafi fiir
Musikforschung, the International Dvorak Congress, and he was a long-standing
member of the Board of the University Professors for Academic Order. Dr.
Longyear always represented the University of Kentucky with grace and distinction
at national and international conferences. Habitually attired in his necktie
emblazoned with the state of Kentucky, Rey supported his graduate students by
introducing them with ‘pride to other senior colleagues.

Dr. Longyear was the author of Nineteenth-Cenm Romanticism in Music
published by Prentice-Hall. Now in its third edition with an edition translated into
Japanese, the work is considered to be the definitive history text on that period. His
publication record is a veritable epic catalogue including research papers and articles
published in journals such as The Journal of the American Musicological Sociey,
Musical Q erly, Early Music, Nineteenth Cenm Musi , Early Music, and the
Journal of the American Liszt Society. He also collaborated with colleague and
theorist Dr. Kate Covington on many articles. Rey edited three volumes of
eighteenth and nineteenth century Italian Symphonies from manuscript parts and
early prints for the series The Symphony 1720-1840. In addition to his journal and
book contributions, Dr. Longyear also wrote for essential music reference works,
including Grove's Dictionag of Music and Musicians and the New Grove Dictionary
of American Music. His research even reached the general public through articles
contributed to general reference works such as the World Book entries on "music,"
"symphony," "chamber music," "harmony," "march," "counterpoint," and the
composers Grieg and Sibelius.

A scholar with a distinguished international reputation, Dr. Longyear participated in
important festivals and conferences around the world in France, Austria, Germany,
Hungary, and Australia. Recent presentations included the International Richard
Strauss Conference in 1990, the International Dvorak Sesquicentennial Conference
in 1991, and the International Mozart Congress in 1991.

Rey was a scholar of encyclopedic breadth and depth who could always conjure up
the opus number, key relationships, and thematic material of the most esoteric
compositions. His scholarship always reflected integrity and clarity, wedding
rigorous attention to detail with broad conceptual insight. To generations of
scholars who were drawn to the University of Kentucky to study with Rey, he was a
most devoted teacher and a legendary dissertation director. His annotations and
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discovery. His Nineteenth-Centgy Romanticism in Music text shaped the concept
of romantic music for nearly every music major and graduate student throughout the

country. In that work he modestly set forth his purpose:

To the general observer, the history of music in the nineteenth century
resembles a panorama of mountains, some in shadow, separated by mist-
shrouded valleys; in the limited space of this volume, an author studying
this period can only direct the reader's attention to various aspects of the
peaks, tell him something about their shadowy portions, and point out
some of the salient features of the valleys.

Those who journeyed through the valleys and mountains of musical history in the
company of Dr. Rey Longyear will not soon forget the erudition, dedication, and dry
humor invoked by his presence. And when, in the future, they gather at the table in
the Hilary J. Boone Faculty Club, there will be one conspicuously empty chair still
reserved for Rey Longyear, scholar, teacher, and humanist.

Professor Pen asked that the resolution be made a part of the minutes and a copy be sent to
Professor Longyear‘s family.

Chairman Cox asked that the Senate stand for a moment of silence in recognition of
Professor Longyear.

The Chair recognized Professor Gretchen LaGodna, Chair-elect of the Senate Council, for
the first action item. Professor LaGodna stated the first item was the proposal for the approval of
the Rules Committee's codification of changes in the academicprobation and suspension policy.
In October of 1994, the Senate approved in principle the change from a quality point deficit of
monitoring to a GPA system. The Rules Committee was directed to codify the change in the
Senate Rules. This is the Rules Committee's recommended codification. Present is Brad Canon,
Chair of the Rules Committee to answer questions.

There was no discussion. In a voice vote, the proposal unanimously passed and reads as
follows:

Background:

In response to the University Senate‘s vote in October to drop the Quality
Point Deficit as the measure of academic Probation and suspension policies
and substitute the grade point average, the Rules Committee offers the
following codification. Senate Rules 5.3.1.2, 5.3.1.3 and 5.3.1.4 have
been combined into one rule below.

Proposal:
UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC PROBATION AND SUSPENSION POLICIES

A. Students are placed on probation if:

 

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Their cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below 2.0.
Students on probation for this reason who achieve a cumulative 2.0
GPA shall be removed from probation.

They are freshman students who have completed a semester of 18 or
fewer hours with a GPA of less than 1.75. Students on probation
for this reason who achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 shall be
removed from probation. The dean shall warn students with GPAs
between 1.75 and 1.99 inclusively that they are not making
satisfactory academic progress.

They have two consecutive academic terms with semester GPAS
below 2.0 regardless of their cumulative GPA. Students who
achieve a 2.0 or better in the next term and have a cumulative GPA
of 2.0 or'better will be removed from probation.

B. Students are subject to suspension if:

1. They have three consecutive semesters in which their cumulative
GPA remains below 2.0.

They fail to earn a 2.0 semester GPA for any term while on
probation.

C. Students are subject to suspension without a preliminary probationary
semester if their GPA is below 0.6 after their first term of full time enrollment
in the University System. This provision does not pertain to students who have
transferred from the Community College System.

D. In cases of students eligible for suspension, the Dean of the student's
College may continue a student on academic probation if the
individual case so justifies.

F. and G. are the last three paragraphs in current Rule 5.3.1.4 and
remain unchanged.

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Rationale:
This proposal was approved in principal by the Senate in September 1994. At that
time, the Rules Committee was directed to codify a statement which changed the
probation and suspension rules from being quality point based to GPA based. This
proposal then, is the rules Committee report concerning this issue. It has the
approval of the rules Committee and the Senate council.

Implementation Date: Fall, 1995

 

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Chairman Cox recognized Professor LaGodna for the second action item. Professor LaGodna
stated the second item was the calendar issue. This proposal is intended to address a problem that
was created in 1984. That year changes were made in the rules that failed to take into account
Labor Day and Leap Year. Since then every time there is a Leap Year or Labor Day falls on a
certain day, a waiver of the rules has had to be asked for. The Senate Council is asking for
approval to make the change, so they no longer have to ask for waivers every time this happens.
If approved, the proposal will be forwarded to the Rules Committee for codification.

Chairman Cox stated this proposal did not change anything currently being done.

There was no discussion. The proposal passed unanimously in a voice vote and reads as
follows:

Proposals: (delete bracketed portion; add underlined portion)

2.1.1 POLICY GUIDELINES

B. The eight-week summer sessions will be scheduled so that classes
begin no earlier than June [9] _5_ nor later than June [15] L2.

2.1 .2 TIMING OF SEMESTERS

A. Fall Semester
When Labor Day falls on September 1 or 2, classes will start on the
Wednesday before Labor Day. When Labor Day falls on
September 3,4,5,6, or 7, classes will start on the Wednesday 12
days before Labor Day. The last day of classes will be a Friday.
[except on years when Labor Day is September 3 or 4, when the
last class day will be a Thursday] Examinations will run for 5 days,
Monday through Friday. (US: 12/10/84)

Spring Semester

The Spring semester classes will start on a Wednesday approximately
[23] 2Q days after the last day of final examinations for the Fall
Semester. When the Fall Semester starts on the Wednesday before
Labor Day, the subsequent Spring Semester will begin on January l4
9;[,] 15. [,16, Or 17]. When the Fall Semester starts a week earlier,
the Spring Semester will start on January _9_,_lfl, ll, 12, or 13. The
final day of classes will be a Friday. Final examinations will run for 5
days, Monday through Friday. ‘

Rationale:

When Senate Rule 11 - 2.1.2 (A) — Timing of Semesters-Fall— was approved for change on
December 10, 1984, timing of the subsequent Spring, Four-Week, and Eight-Week
Semesters was directly affected; however, the rules pertaining to the start of these semesters
were not changed. Under the revised Senate Rule 2.1.2(A), in those Fall Semesters when

 

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Labor Day falls on September 3, or 4, classes for Fall begin one week earlier than previously
permitted. Allowing for the usual break between semesters, the subsequent Spring, Four-
Week and Eight-Week Summer Semesters will also begin one week earlier. These earlier
start dates deviate from Senate Rules 2.1.2(B) and 2.1 .1(B) which govern the timing of
Spring and Eight-Week Summer Semesters respectively. Rule 2.1 .1(C) does not list specific
start dates for the Four-Week Summer Term and therefore does not need to be changed.
Rule 2.1.2 (A) results in the following opening of term dates.

Fall Sem begins Labor Day Spring Sem begins Eight Week begins

August 27 September 1 January 14 June 11 (June 10 in leap yrs)
August 28 September 2 January 15 June 12 (June 11 in leap yrs)
August 22 September 3 January 9 June 6 (June 5 in leap yrs)
August 23 September 4 January 10 June 7 (June 6 in leap yrs)
August 24 September 5 January 11 June 8 (June 7 in leap yrs)
August 25 September 6 January 12 June 9 (June 8 in leap yrs)
August 26 September 7 January 13 June 10 (June 9 in leap yrs)

Also, when the 12/10/84 revision of 2.1 .2A was codified, the portion of the rule requiring the
Fall term to end on a Thursday in certain years was not omitted even though it was the clear
intent of the Senate to delete this requirement.

Currently Senate Rule 2.1 .1(B) states that the Eight-Week Summer Session will not begin
earlier than June 8 nor later than June 15. When Labor Days falls on September 3 or 4 (5 in
leap years) a waiver of this rule has been necessary. Currently, Senate Rule 2.1.2(B) states that
the Spring Semester will start on a Wednesday approximately 23 days after the last day of final
exams for the Fall Semester. The break is always 26 days. Senate Rule 2.1.1(B) goes on to
specify that when the Fall Semester starts on the Wednesday before Labor Day (September 1
and 2), the subsequent Spring Semester will begin on January 14,15,16, or 17, and when the
Fall Semester starts a week earlier, (September 3-7 Labor Day), the subsequent Spring
Semester will start on January 11,12, or 13. When Labor Day falls on September 3 or 4, a
waiver of this rule has been necessary.

This proposal has been approved by the Senate Council.

Note: If approved the proposed rule changes will be forwarded to the Rules Committee for
codification.

Implementation Date: Fall, 1995

The Chair recognized Professor LaGodna for the last action item. Professor LaGodna
stated the proposal concerned a resolution having to do with the development of a Staff
Congress. The concept of the staff congress has been discussed in the Senate Council and other
places within the University for some time now. At the November 14th meeting of the Senate
Council, a proposal was presented which was essentially the same as the one now being
considered. The Senate Council adopted the resolution, but suggested the proposal be taken to

 

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President Wethington, before it was brought to the Senate. The proposal did not gain
Administrative approval and the issue is being revisited for support of the Senate.

There are, including the 1,028 member staff of the Community College System, about 9,213
total staff. At the present time this group has no representative body to give them an organized
voice in Institutional decision making. The students have the Student Government Organization
and they also have a representative on the Board of Trustees. Faculty have the Senate and two
representatives on the Board of Trustees. The staff really have no University wide voice. Recent
surveys showed those 92% of the staff support the formation of a Staff Congress. In the survey
sent around, it was called Staff Senate; in the resolution before you it is called a Staff Congress.

The resolution reads as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SENATE

WHEREAS the Lexington campus, Medical Center and Student Government Association
have elected representation to the University Senate, and

WHEREAS the non—teaching/non-faculty staff, the second largest group of people in the
University System, have no representation of their needs and concerns,

BE IT RESOLVED by the University Senate that the University of Kentucky Staff
Congress be established and recognized as the official organization to represent the non-
teaching/non-faculty staff of the University System and the Community College System.

We have with us today, Kim Blair and Bonnie Johnson who are cofacilitators of this current
staff association and other members of the staff association as well, who will be happy to respond
to questions. ‘

The floor was opened for discussion.

Paul Willis (University Libraries) asked if there was some type of document that the Senate
could see that would talk about the makeup of the Congress and what it might do.

Bonnie Johnson stated the Congress had a Constitution and by—laws that were developed
about three years ago; they have recently been updated them, changing the name from Senate to
Congress because President Wethington seemed to like the name congress or council better.

Professor Louis Swifi (Dean, Undergraduate Studies) asked what reasons were given by the
President for rejecting the proposal.

Bonnie Johnson stated she felt that the President felt that the staffs concerns were being met
by other groups on campus, such as Human Resource Services, and other bodies and agencies.
She didn't think he really understood that the staff needs communication from the bottom up and
that is where they are coming from in requesting the staff association. The University of
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was a house bill that mandated a staff voice on the Board of Trustees for every institution. UK, at
the request of the Administration, was eliminated from that House Bill. There are four major
institutions that also have Staff Congress and Staff Senates now.

Professor Jack Deacon (Civil Engineering) was concerned with the interest of the Senate in
this matter.

Chairman Cox stated that the Senate Council feels this is simply the right thing to do. This
is a large group of people that simply do not have representation in an organized way. They felt
giving them a voice is a good thing. The Senate directly has no particular involvement.

Professor Ron Pen (Music) was interested to know if other colleges on campus already have
staff representation. The College of Fine Arts, for instance, does.

Chairman Cox said that Chancellor Hemenway from the Lexington Campus had something
like a staff senate or council for his part. The Medical Center does not. Some units do. What is

being proposed here is a University wide body, much like the Senate, for staff.

There was no further discussion and the proposal passed in a voice vote and reads as
follows:

Resolution:
********
BE IT ENACTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SENATE

WHEREAS the Lexington campus, Medical Center and Student Government
Association have elected representation to the University Senate, and

WHEREAS the non-teaching/non-faculty staff, the second largest group of people
in the University System, have no representation of their needs and concerns,

BE IT RESOLVED by the University Senate that the University of Kentucky
Staff Congress be established and recognized as the official organization to
represent the non-teaching/non-faculty staff of the University System and the
Community College System.

Background and Rationale: _

The concept of a Staff Congress or Council has been discussed for some time.
Recently, members of our staff developed a concrete proposal which was presented
to the Senate Council. The Council adopted the above resolution unanimously but
suggested that the proposal be presented to President Wethington before any
further action be taken. The proposal did not gain administrative support and so
the Senate is now being asked to add its voice in support of our staff.

 

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We have, including the 1,028 staff of the Community College System, about 9,213
total staff, and this group has no representative body to give them an organized
voice in institutional decision making.