Introduction
Kentucky State University is the second oldest state-supported educational institution and the only public, historically Black land-grant institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For generations, KSU has played a vital role in educating and advancing diverse students for the betterment of Kentucky and the world.
However, longstanding financial, management, and operational issues at KSU threaten its legacy and future. State lawmakers have responded to this existential crisis at KSU by declaring that a state of financial exigency exists and initiating emergency actions—the appropriation of emergency funding and the issuance of directives for KSU relating to its recovery.
However, longstanding financial, management, and operational issues at KSU threaten its legacy and future. State lawmakers have responded to this existential crisis at KSU by declaring that a state of financial exigency exists and initiating emergency actions—the appropriation of emergency funding and the issuance of directives for KSU relating to its recovery.
To assist the university in these difficult times, the KSU Office of the President has developed and begun implementing the Kentucky State University Intended Future Action Plan.
The KSUIF Action Plan provides an overview of KSU's challenges, guides its fulfillment of actions and directives relating to its recovery, and cultivates transformational initiatives to move KSU Onward and Upward.
Most importantly, this Action Plan seeks to:
Restore the stability, fiscal health, and credibility of the university.
Realign university operations and personnel for improved performance.
Reignite a sustainable future for the university and the people it serves.
The KSUIF Action Plan, as outlined in this document, will achieve these core priorities.
The Whitney M. Young Jr. Statue at KSU
Kentuckian, Civil Rights Leader and Kentucky State University Alumnus ('41)
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