Following the decision by the Board of Trustees in June to reconstitute the University Senate to a Faculty Senate, as of July 1, 2024, the provost is leading a Provisional Faculty Senate Executive Committee (Provisional FSEC) until a new Faculty Senate is seated.
The Provisional FSEC consists of 22 members: 19 faculty members, the two elected faculty Trustees and the provost. Following the Board’s decision in June, the provost asked each of the deans to nominate faculty members from their colleges and areas — the faculty chosen to serve on the Provisional FSEC are an integral part of creating the future Faculty Senate at UK.
The Provisional FSEC will establish the rules and procedures of the Faculty Senate with elections for Faculty Senators to be held no later than Oct. 31, 2024. Those elected will take office no later than Nov. 30, 2024, and a new FSEC shall be elected no later than Dec. 31, 2024.
In this period before the Faculty Senate is seated, the Provisional FSEC is continuing the important work shaping the new shared governance structure at the University.
