University Senate

Mission

• Contact Information

  President: Dr. Lisa Frye
  Office: Old Main 254
  Phone: 610-683-4422
  Email: senate@kutztown.edu or frye@kutztown.edu

  Vice President: Dr. Gregory Shelley
  Office: Old Main 386
  Phone: 610-683-4456
  Email: shelley@kutztown.edu

  Secretary: Dr. Julia Hovanec
  Office: Sharadin Art Studio 409
  Phone: 610-683-4815
  Email: hovanec@kutztown.edu

  Office Manager: Gabriella Wilson
  Office: Old Main 124
  Phone: 610-683-4856
  Email: senate@kutztown.edu

  Office Hours:
  Monday: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
  Wednesday: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
  Thursday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  Friday: 8 a.m.-11 a.m.

• Meeting Schedule

  Motions from Senators are due two weeks before the meeting date. Motions from Standing Committees are due ten days before the meeting date. Send to senate@kutztown.edu

   

  Fall 2026 Semester

  Date	Location	Time
  September 3, 2026	AF 202	4:00 pm
  October 1, 2026	AF 202	4:00 pm
  November 5, 2026	AF 202	4:00 pm
  December 3, 2026	AF 202	4:00 pm

  Spring 2027 Semester

  Date	Location	Time
  February 4, 2027	TBD	4:00 pm
  March 4, 2027	TBD	4:00 pm
  April 1, 2027	TBD	4:00 pm
  April 29, 2027	TBD	4:00 pm

• Next Meeting Agenda and Attachments

  Minutes and supporting documents will be available one week prior to the scheduled meeting.

  To view minutes and supporting documents sign in here.  

  KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY 

  UNIVERSITY SENATE AGENDA 

  September 3, 2026, 4:00-6:00 PM, AF 202

  1. Call to Order
     
     
  2. Announcements 
     
     
  3. Introduction of Senators 
     
     
  4. Guest Speakers
     1. Phil Cavalier
        
        
  5. Approval of the Minutes from May 7, 2026
     
     
  6. Reports
     1. Senate President – Lisa Frye 
     2. Senate Vice President – Greg Shelley 
     3. University Provost – Lorin Basden Arnold 
     4. Student Government Board 
     5. Assessment/Middle States – Karen Rauch 
        
        
  7. Standing Committee Reports 
     1. IRB for Protection of Human Subjects - written report
     2. Professional Development Committee - written report 
     3. Research Committee - written report
     4. Undergraduate Research Committee - written report 
        
        
  8. Unfinished Business 
     
  9. New Business 
     1. Select members for Faculty Exceptional Service Award (three faculty members)
     2. Select members for Staff Exceptional Service Award (three staff members)
        
        
  10. Good of the Order 
      
      
  11. Adjournment 

  
  Please note: University Senate meetings are recorded to facilitate the documentation of University Senate proceedings (minutes). Audio recordings are only shared with members of the University Senate Executive board and support staff. Records will not be uploaded to the internet, shared, or transmitted. 

• Agenda Guidelines

  When submitting a proposal or item for inclusion on the Senate agenda, please include as much of the following information as possible:

  1. Date of proposal
     
     
  2. Recommending body and names of members
     
     
  3. Proposed change or recommendation
     
     
  4. The rationale for change;
     Any approval or routing process;
     Pertinent background information or history;
     Other persons or bodies having input
     
     
  5. Current policy or procedure, or past practice
     
     
  6. List of attachments
     
     
  7. Signatures of persons requesting placement of proposal on the agenda (a minimum of three signatures of Senate members is required)
     
     
  8. Email proposals to senate@kutztown.edu 2 weeks before the meeting date. Motions from standing committees are due 10 days before the meeting date.
• Related Links

  Kutztown University Mission Statement

  Policy Register

  PASSHE

  Pennsylvania Department of Education