Why Serve on Senate?

Reasons Why Faculty Serve on Senate

In addition to its several advisory roles, the University Senate plays an important role as the final policy-making body of the University of Kentucky in a number of matters:

1. In matters of educational policies, such as the creation of new courses, requirements for admission and graduation, and changes to academic program content, your vote to approve/disapprove in the University Senate constitutes the final University decision.
2. In matters of creation or termination of degree-granting academic programs, the University Senate makes the controlling decision on whether such proposals will reach the Board of Trustees for its final University action.
3. In matters of policies on qualifications for student graduation with honors or for honorary degrees to others, it is only you, an elected Faculty Senator, who casts the deciding policy vote in the University Senate.
4. In several other areas, such as the creation of colleges/departments, how deans should be evaluated, and faculty membership on University-wide committees, the University Senate must be consulted by the administration.