Requesting nominations: Faculty representative to serve on CPE Board
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 16, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Faculty Trustees & Regents are soliciting nominations for a faculty representative who is willing to serve on the Council of Post-Secondary Education (CPE) Board. This position is stipulated by KRS 164.011 as follows:
Faculty Representative who serves on the CPE Board “shall be appointed to a four (4) year term by the Governor from a list of three (3) nominees selected and submitted by majority vote of the ten (10) faculty members who serve as faculty representatives of the boards of trustees and boards of regents of the nine (9) postsecondary education institutions.”
Nominations, which can include self-nominations, will be open until Aug. 5. If you or a colleague are interested, please complete the form at tinyurl.com/cpe-faculty.
For more information, please contact faculty trustees Karen Petrone or Hollie Swanson.
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