Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents unanimously voted for a 3% salary increase for faculty and staff along with the new budget for the 2022-2023 academic year and housing revamp pre-development plans. Budget and salary increase The 3% salary increase coincides with the concerns of the Murray State Chapter of the United Campus Read More
Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu The pre-development plans for the private public partnership (P3) housing revamp have been approved by the Board of Regents’ Finance Committee. The Finance Committee had a special meeting on Thursday, May 26 to discuss how construction would begin. With them the committee had Senior Vice President of RISE LLC Development, Jeremy Read More
Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu According to the 2021-2022 Staff Perspective Survey results reported at the March 30 Board of Regents meeting, 42.52% of staff members have considered leaving the University. Since 2010, the University has seen a steady decline in staff by about 500 positions. The annual survey, administered to all staff at the Read More
Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu After taking time to commemorate Murray State’s past and current centennial, the Board of Regents moved their focus to the future of the University, concerning construction, housing and far more. Mayor Bob Rogers and Calloway County Judge Executive Kenneth Imes presented a joint proclamation recognizing the centennial. “It’s a pleasure for Read More
Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu The United Campus Workers of Kentucky chapter at Murray State is working towards highlighting the needs of faculty and staff amidst the tornadoes that swept through Western Kentucky and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Forty-nine faculty and staff signed a petition that was sent to the members of the Board of Regents Read More
Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu After being a founder of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and a member of the athletic conference for nearly 80 years, Murray State Athletics has accepted a bid to join the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The conference change was announced and unanimously approved upon by the Board of Regents at their Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Staff member Jessica Evans, who was elected to fill the vacant seat left by the late Phil Schooley, was sworn in at the Board of Regents quarterly meeting on Friday, Dec. 3. After Evans was sworn in and welcomed by the Board, the Regents moved towards discussions about what to Read More
Raleigh Hightower Staff Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu A staff member from the College of Education and Human Services was elected to the position of Staff Regent after a runoff election on Nov. 4. Jessica Evans, Director of Assessment and Accreditation, will serve as Murray State’s fifth Staff Regent. Evans has served the University for almost eight years Read More