New Provisional Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Campus Colleagues,
Following the decision by the Board of Trustees in June to reconstitute the University Senate to a Faculty Senate, I want to share an important update with you. As of July 1, I am 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 myself. Following the Board’s decision in June, I 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, we are continuing the important work shaping the new shared governance structure at the University. Information on Curriculog, proposals and syllabi has moved to the Office of the Provost website, while the former University Senate website continues to house relevant information important to the continuation of duties through the transition. You may also contact facultysenatetransition@uky.edu if you have any questions regarding this transition.
The 19 faculty members and two faculty Trustees who will serve as part of the Provisional FSEC are as follows:
- Erin Abner, College of Public Health
- Becky Alley, College of Fine Arts
- Hubie Ballard, Faculty Trustee
- Emily Bergeron, College of Design
- Martha Biddle, College of Nursing
- Benjamin Commerford, Gatton College of Business and Economics
- Patricia Freeman, College of Pharmacy
- Sarah Hall, College of Medicine
- Stephanie Henderson, Libraries
- Melissa Henke, College of Law
- Vanessa Jackson, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Aubrey Jones, College of Social Work
- Joneen Lowman, College of Health Sciences
- Kathleen Montgomery, Graduate School
- Justin Nichols, College of Education
- Kelly Pennell, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
- Nazmus Sakib, Lewis Honors College
- Hollie Swanson, Faculty Trustee
- Jessalyn Vallade, College of Communication and Information
- D. Stephen Voss, College of Arts and Sciences
- Alfred Wiemann, College of Dentistry
I extend my deepest gratitude to each of the faculty members for choosing to use their voices to help guide the formation of the Faculty Senate.
And thank you for continuing your work to advance our University and Commonwealth.
Robert S. DiPaola, M.D.
Provost