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 205
  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 2025 Semester

  DATE September 4, 2025October 2, 2025November 6, 2025December 4, 2025

  LOCATION AF 202AF 202AF 202AF 202

  TIME 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm

   

  Spring 2026 Semester

  DATEFebruary 5, 2026March 5, 2026April 2, 2026May 7, 2026

  LOCATION AF 202AF 202AF 202AF 202

  TIME 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm4:00 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 

  April 2, 2026, 4:00-6:00 PM, AF 202 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Announcements 
  3. Guest Speakers
     1. Matt Assad - Budget 
  4. Approval of the Minutes from March 5, 2026
  5. Reports
     1. Senate President – Lisa Frye 
     2. Senate Vice President – Greg Shelley 
     3. University Provost – Lorin Basden Arnold 
     4. Student Government Board – Cade Herndon 
     5. Assessment/Middle States – Karen Rauch 
  6. Standing Committee Reports 
     1. ATC – written report 
     2. International Initiatives Committee – Christina Kinney 
     3. Events Advisory Council – written report 
  7. Unfinished Business 
     1. Committees for Exceptional Service Awards 
        1. Staff Exceptional Service Awards – Lisa Frye, the HR Director or designee (committee chair), Cheryl Brattley, Honey Svoboda, Megan Rutter 
        2. Faculty Exceptional Service Awards – Lisa Frye, Karen Rauch, Patricia Brenner, Jen Schlegel, ???? 
  8. New Business 
     1. Senate Constitution updates 
        1. Article II, Section B, b – add “full-time temporary faculty” 
        2. Article II, Section A, 1, a – “Faculty Department Senators: One (1) Senator for departments with 1-20 faculty members and Two (2) Senators for departments with more than 20 faculty members, elected by each academic department. A department with more than 20 faculty members may decide to have one Senator. If two or more academic departments so choose, they may elect from among themselves one Senator to represent them.” 
     2. Discussion about policy for limiting students not enrolled in online program to a certain number of online courses per semester for possible referral to ASPC.  
  9. Good of the Order 
  10. 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