3. State of the University – Key Performance Indicators.

• Chair Dukes spoke briefly and turned it over to Dr. Koffi Akakpo.

A. Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo, President.

• Dr. Akakpo provided a brief overview of the past year at Kentucky State University. He acknowledged that the University experienced a challenging year marked by campus safety incidents and concerns regarding the institution's future. Despite those challenges, he noted there was much to celebrate throughout the year.

B. Dr. Michael D. Dailey, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Dr. Dailey highlighted several accomplishments, including:

• The largest graduating class in University history.
• Seven of the last 10 commencement valedictorians being student-athletes, including both the valedictorian and salutatorian in 2026.
• A third-place finish in a national supply chain competition.
• Recognition as a National Bee Campus.
• Carnegie recognition as the third-largest research-producing institution and third-largest research revenue-generating institution in Kentucky.
• Development of the state's largest land reclamation project in Martin County.
• Creation of a hay testing laboratory in Barren County that has expanded services to 14 additional counties.

Additional academic achievements included:

• Launch of five new market-driven academic programs.
• Growth in student internships from 89 to 109 in one year.
• Continued progress of the engineering program, with its first undergraduate and graduate graduates expected in Spring 2027.
• Implementation of the 4+1 accelerated degree initiative.
• Participation in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund SOAR Program serving approximately 40 students.
• Opportunities for Kentucky State University to further explore a polytechnic educational model and the potential benefits to students and workforce outcomes.
• Regent Moyer asked questions regarding international opportunities, which were

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