Regent

Fund set to honor longtime regent Schooley

Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Murray State’s longest serving Regent, Phil Schooley died at the age of 75 on Sunday, Aug. 15. Schooley served on the Board of Regents since 2009 and was a cybersecurity and  network management advisor and transfer advisor in the School of Engineering. Much of the campus community learned of his Read More

Regent accepts new staff position

Faculty Regent Renee Fister is stepping down from the Board of Regents after accepting the position of Senior Presidential Advisor of Strategic Initiatives. The position is in replace of the President’s Chief of Staff, but Fister said the position comes with a different job requirements. She said her position is to assist President Davies with Read More

Long-serving Regent’s term ends June 30

After serving four terms on Murray State’s Board of Regents, having been appointed and reappointed to the position by three different Kentucky governors, Marilyn Buchanon will no longer be a Regent. Buchanon began her first term in 1992, and is one of the longest-standing members of the board in its history, and began serving before Read More

Regents form committee to review Dunn’s contract

At the Board of Regents quarterly meeting on Dec. 14 Chairman Constantine Curris announced the forming of a new committee that will evaluate President Randy Dunn’s contract. Curris said the committee will be formed next month. Faculty Regent Jack Rose and Staff Regent Phil Schooley reiterated to the board the support of the Faculty Senate Read More

VPs, Regent discuss distribution of funds

The Murray State administration prepares an annual operating budget, setting the guidelines for the expenditures and revenues of the University. The state government mandates businesses or institutions receiving public funding provide documentation regarding budgets. Jeremiah Johnson, student regent and Student Government Association president, said the operating budget shows the constituents of Murray State where all Read More

Rose fights for faculty salary raise

The faculty regent of the Murray State Board of Regents holds a vital position on campus. This faculty member is the voice of the collective faculty members within the administrative governing body. Jack Rose, professor in the College of Education, currently holds that role. President Randy Dunn said Rose is committed to being the best Read More

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