Northern Kentucky’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday that seeks, via a statement, to improve the relationship with the university’s board of regents but also heavily criticizes the board for its role in the public university’s $25 million deficit that has led to staffing and program cuts. “There is some criticism in that statement because the faculty feel like they bear some responsibility for what happened,” said Faculty Senate President Dr. John Farrar. At its last meeting, the faculty senate discussed a possible resolution for a no-confidence vote against the board of regents.