Faculty Senate acts as the official voice of the faculty of the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Through parliamentary deliberation and action, Faculty Senate:
- strives to protect academic freedom
- addresses academic matters that affect more than one college advises and consults with the university community on matters of general concern
- reviews existing academic programs and all new departments and academic programs with University-wide impact, including majors and minors
- recommends candidates for honorary degrees and acts on other business specifically delegated to it by the Administration
- provides a means of appeal to the Board of Regents when normal administrative channels are exhausted