| PROPOSAL |
SENATE APPROVAL |
DELIVERED to Provost |
BOARD ACTION |
HANDBOOK UPDATED |
| Faculty Senate Constitution | 01/27/2025 - Faculty Approval | 06/11/2025 | n/a | |
| 3.2.3 Department/School Committee_PCC | 11/25/2024 | |||
| Micro-credential Recommendation_UCC | 11/25/2024 | n/a | ||
| PCC Bylaws | 09/30/2024 | 02/26/2025 | n/a | |
| Research Misconduct Policy_PCC | 09/30/2024 | |||
| Grievances Section 14.1 and 14.2._PCC | 09/30/2024 | |||
| Inventions and Patents |
01/29/2024 |
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| Copyrights | 01/29/2024 |
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| Gen Ed Bylaws | 05/01/2024 | n/a | ||
| UCC Bylaws | 05/01/2024 | n/a | ||
| TEEC Bylaws | 05/01/2024 | n/a | ||
| Handbook 11.4.4. FDA Evaluation Criteria |
05/01/2024 | 06/12/2024 | ||
| Handbook 1.3 NTTR, 1.4 NTTT, 1.7.2 Visiting Faculty |
05/01/2024 | 06/12/2024 |
| PROPOSAL |
SENATE APPROVAL |
DELIVERED to Provost |
BOARD ACTION |
HANDBOOK UPDATED |
| Faculty Statement on Academic Partners_PCC | 05-05-2023 | n/a | ||
| Faculty Senate Northern Kentucky University Statement on Engagement with the Board of Regents | 05-05-2023 | n/a | ||
| NKU Faculty Senate statement on support of the NKU LGBTQ+ community | 05-05-2023 | n/a | ||
| Faculty Senate Benefits By-laws | 03-27-2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Handbook Section 3.2 RPT in multi-disciplinary departments |
03-27-2023 | |||
| UCC Focus Definition | 02-27-2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Faculty Senate Constitution | 12/16/2022 | BOR Approved 06/2023 |
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| Faculty Senate statement on NKU budget repositioning. | 11/28/2022 | Sent to BOR chair/press | n/a | |
| Faculty Senate statement on NKU presidential searches | 11/28/2022 | Sent to BOR chair/press | n/a | |
| Faculty Senate resolution on charter schools. | 11/28/2022 | Sent to BOR chair/NKCES/press | n/a | |
| Update to Appendix A of the Handbook to reflect BOR approved change to the “Administrators Returning to Faculty” | 12/17/2021 | |||
| Handbook Sections 5.1.2 and 5.1.3, regarding promotion to Associate Professor and Professor. Replace “continuing” with “continued.” | 12/17/2021 |
| PROPOSAL |
SENATE APPROVAL |
DELIVERED to Provost |
BOARD ACTION |
HANDBOOK UPDATED |
| Vaccine Mandate Resolution | 08/30/2021 | 09/10/2021 | N/A | |
| Section 11, Faculty Handbook; Faculty development programs | 05/07/2021 | |||
| Section 6.7, Faculty Handbook; RPT timeline | 04/26/2021 | |||
| Section Section 16.7 Faculty Handbook Faculty 'Parental' Leave [change the header] | 03/29/2021 | |||
| Sections 7 and 1.6 of the Faculty Handbook; Librarians |
12/11/2021 | |||
| Section 3 of the Faculty Handbook RPT procedures | 04/27/2020 | 05/19/2020 | ||
| Section 7.3 of the Faculty Handbook: Library Leadership | 04/27/2020 | 05/19/2020 | ||
| Reaffirmation Scientific/Research Misconduct Policy | 03/30/2020 | 04/06/2020 | ||
| Faculty Emeritus Status 1.7.1 and 2.11 of the Faculty Handbook | 01/27/2020 | 02/10/2020 | 03/18/2020 | |
| Staff Support Resolution | 12/13/2019 | 01/15/2020 to President Vaidya |
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| General Education By-Laws | 12/13/2019 | |||
| Research Misconduct |
10/28/2019 | 12/12/2019 | ||
| Changes to the Faculty Handbook needed to support (1) the creation of schools in colleges and (2) colleges without departments or schools Resolution-Global Handbook Changes Faculty Handbook |
09/30/2019 |
10/09/2019 | 11/13/2019 | Nov 2019 Edition |
| Faculty Senate Mental Health Services for NKU Students Resolution | 09/30/2019 | 10/09/2019 | ||
| Section 12.6 of the Faculty Handbook Faculty Sick Leave |
09-30-2019 | 10-09-2019 | 11/13/2019 | Nov 2019 Edition |
| Faculty Senate Resolution on Tenure at NKU |
04-22-2019 | 05-11-2019 to President Vaidya |
N/A | |
| Faculty Summer/Winter Compensation Policy |
03-25-2019 | 05-08-2019 | This is a policy not in Handbook |
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| 11.4.4 Faculty Development Award Evaluation | 03-25-2019 | 04-05-2019 | 05-08-2019 | 2019 Edition |
| 16.10 of the Faculty Handbook (Nepotism) | 01-28-2019 | 01-31-2019 | 05-08-2019 | 2019 Edition |
| Faculty Handbook: Appointment of administrators with faculty rank | 01-28-2019 | 01-31-2019 | 05-08-2019 | 2019 Edition |
| 16.9 of the Faculty Handbook (Policy on Consensual Relationships) | 01-28-2019 | 01-31-2019 | 09/11/2019 | 2019 Edition |
| Steely Library Funding Resolution | 11-26-2018 | 11-28-2018 to Provost 11-29-2019 Provost sent to President |
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| Motion to acknowledge & thank Gerry St.Amand for his service as interim president | 05-04-2018 | n/a | ||
| Budget Recommendation for fiscal year 2019 |
05-04-2018 | 05-04-2018 President |
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| Resolution KY House Bill 200 [regarding tenure] | 05-04-2018 | 05-04-2018 President |
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| NKU Early Childhood Center Resolution |
05-04-2018 | 05-04-2018 President |
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| Endorsement of COSFL Statement on KY Budget Bill |
04-23-2018 | n/a | ||
| Withdrawal of RPT Application | 03-26-2018 | 05-03-2018 Provost |
09-12-2018 | 2018 Edition |
| Resolution in Support of DACA Students |
02-26-2018 | n/a | ||
| Health Insurance Benefits for Short-Term NTTT | 1-29-2018 | 05-03-2018 Provost |
05-02-2018 | 2018 Edition |
| TEEC By laws | 12-15-2017 | n/a | ||
| Graduate Admission Categories | 09-27-2017 | n/a | 11-08-2017 | |
| Early Childhood Center | 05-05-2017 | |||
| Presidential Search Process | 05-05-2017 | 08-20-2017 President |
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| Summer fellowship handbook change | 05-05-2017 | 08-17-2017 Provost |
09-06-2017 | 2017 Edition |
| Gen Ed Course Approval Process | 05-05-2017 | 08-31-2018 Provost |

| PROPOSAL |
SENATE APPROVAL |
SENT TO PROVOST |
BOARD ACTION |
HANDBOOK UPDATED |
| Project Grant Funding handbook change | 3-27-2017 | 5-31-17 | 09-06-2017 | 2017 Edition |
| Exceptions and Course Age Reinstatement-Grad Programs | 3-27-2017 | 5-31-17 | ||
| Biennial RPT | 3-27-2017 |
5-31-17 | 09-06-2017 | 2017 Edition |
| We are NKU Solidarity Statement | 3-27-2017 | n/a | ||
| Faculty Senate Resolution on Gag Order |
2-27-2017 | 2-28-2017 | n/a | |
| Faculty Senate Resolution on Concealed Carry |
2-27-2017 | 2-28-2017 | n/a | |
| Faculty Senate Constitution | 1-23-2017 | 2-11-2017 | 03-15-2017 | 03-15-2017 |
| Tuition Waiver Benefit |
11-28-2016 | 4-3-2017 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Graduate Grade Appeals | 11-28-2016 | 04-26-2017 | ||
| Human Subjects Research | 10-24-2016 | 3-31-2017 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Deletion of Probationary Reappointment for Associate and Full Professors | 10-24-2016 | 5-31-17 | ||
| Emeritus Society Resolution | 10-24-2016 | n/a | ||
| Graduate Faculty Status | 08-29-2016 | 3-31-2017 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Gen Ed ByLaws | 08-29-2016 | |||
| NKU Values and Ethical Responsibilities Statement | 02-29-2016 | sent to provost & university president 03-29-2016 |
05-18-2016 | n/a
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Clinical Faculty Proposal |
03-28-2016 | 03-29-2016 | 04-27-2016 | Definitions of Faculty Status 1.7. Special-Appointment Faculty 1.7.6 Clinical Faculty |
Modified Duties Proposal |
03-28-2016 | 03-29-2016 | 04-27-2016 | Faculty Workload Policy 13.2. Modified Duties |
Part-Time Tenure Track Appointments Proposal |
03-28-2016 | 03-29-2016 | 04-27-2016 | Definitions of Faculty Status 1.5 Part-Time Faculty 1.5.2 |
Professors of Practice Proposal |
03-28-2016 | 03-29-2016 | 04-27-2016 | Definitions of Faculty Status 1.7. Special-Appointment Faculty 1.7.5. Professors of Practice |
| Chase College of Law; Degree Program LL.M. in U.S. |
10-26-2015 | |||
| Faculty Handbook Revisions: Evaluation for Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure |
10-26-2015 | 10-27-2015 | 04-27-2016 | Evaluation of Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure |
| Executive Committee Reassigned Time / Stipend (Article VII. C. Senate Constitution) |
4-27-2015 | 5-01-2015 | Approved 9-09-2015 |
N/A |
| Faculty Handbook Revisions: Extension of Probationary Period |
2-17-2014 | Approved 9-09-2015 |
Tenure 6.7. Time |