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Martha Basham For Wku Staff Council, Martha Basham

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Martha Basham.

Katie Muchmore For Wku Staff Council, Katie Muchmore

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Katie Muchmore.

Mike Loftis For Wku Staff Council, Mike Loftis

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Mike Loftis.

Jo Ellen Scruggs For Wku Staff Council, Jo Ellen Scruggs

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Jo Ellen Scruggs.

Greg Hackbarth For Wku Staff Council, Greg Hackbarth

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Greg Hackbarth.

Matt Davis For Wku Staff Council, Matthew Davis

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Matt Davis.

Mary Taylor For Wku Staff Council, Mary Taylor

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Mary Taylor.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding committee assignments, president search, website, consensual relationships, faculty handbook and benefits.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Theresa Clark For Wku Staff Council, Theresa Clark

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Theresa Clark.

May Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of meeting held May 4, 2016.

Staff Council Nominations Due Today, Josh Marble

Staff Council

Email calling for nominations for the staff council election.

Wku Staff Council Nomination Form, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Nomination form for staff council elections.

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting to discuss programs and certificates:

• Master of Science in Child & Family Studies
• Measurement, Evaluation & Research
• Business Core Competencies
• Applied Data Analytics
• Brewing & Distilling Arts & Sciences

emeriti faculty, athletic contracts, presidential search, NCAA procedures, WKYU audits, personnel actions and budget.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding committee assignments, athletic contracts, president search, Title IX, faculty handbook, transitional retirement, salaries, building projects and elections.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of April 13, 2016 meeting.

Special Called Executive Committee Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agenda for WKU Board of Regents special Executive Committee meeting.

Committee Meeting Agendas, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agendas for WKU Board of Regents committee meetings.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding open records, budget, president search, elections, Student Government Association, academic quality and faculty handbook.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

March Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Enhancing Student Retention Through A College-Level First Year Seminar, Marie T. Huff, Nancy Orel, Melissa Burek

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

To augment university wide retention efforts, we developed a unique first-year seminar experience to enhance student interactions with peers, faculty, and staff; increase their sense of belonging; and help them integrate into the college culture. Presenters will share the results and recommendations on how other schools might utilize this initiative.

University Consolidations And Multi-Campus Institutions: Prevailing When Cultures Collide, Jill G. Schulze, Nancy Dalman, Jeanelle Morgan

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

University consolidations have escalated since 2007. We will share our experiences of working through departmental consolidation and multi-campus challenges from our perspective as administrators located on different campuses. Following this, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices for multi-campus problem-solving and distance communication.

Engaging Faculty And Students Within Fully Online Asynchronous Academic Departments, Jessica R. Nelson

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Presenter will discuss common barriers to implementing online programs including challenges of hiring distance faculty, communication breakdown between faculty and students, and issues with academic integrity. Best practices will be presented in order to help chairpersons overcome barriers to the online learning environment and engage both faculty and students with the use of innovation and inexpensive uses of telerobics, telecommunications software and enhancing their own universities learning platforms.

Just-In-Time Leadership Seminars For Chairs, Edwin Rousculp, Curt Guaglianone, Mary James, Charles Wheaton

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Just-in-time chair seminars keyed to annual calendar of chair responsibilities provided ample opportunities for chair questions, sharing of strategies, challenges, and problem solving. Participation of chairs across disciplines and the intentional inclusion of student services administrators created opportunities for transformative dialogue and the emergence of new pathways to systemic effectiveness.

A Faculty Mentorship Program: Supporting, Engaging, And Retaining New Faculty, Susan Lynch, Cynthia Barrere, Lisa G. O'Connor, Laima Karosas, Jean Lange

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Schools need to foster growth and retention of new faculty, often content experts with minimal formal academic experience. Compounding factors include inadequate numbers of seasoned faculty due to retirements, burnout, or low salaries. This session will describe a unique evidence-based faculty mentorship program that supports, engages, and retains new faculty.

Faculty Input In Evaluation For A College With Many Disciplines, David Bellar, Nathan M. Roberts, Paula M. Montgomery

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

The co-presenters will describe how faculty in one academic unit of a large College combining many academic disciplines were tasked with examining best practices and development of a faculty merit performance evaluation rubric. Perspective on the project will be offered by the initiating School Director, Dean of the College and Associate Dean of the College .