The KSU Leadership Team envisions a bright future for Kentucky State University. However, a sustainable tomorrow will never be reached without addressing the critical concerns of today.
The problems facing KSU span across multiple administrations and will not be solved overnight. To move forward KSU must overcome three primary challenges:
| PRIMARY CHALLENGES | |
| Stability | Past financial abuses and mismanagement threatens the current and future viability and credibility of KSU. Actions potentially taken by state, federal, and other entities in response to these matters will also erode the credibility and prospects for the future. The uncertainty severely limits the ability to raise more, invest in more, and do more at KSU for the betterment of its students and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. |
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| Performance | The failures of past policies, procedures, practices, and programs, along with the people charged with their execution, have produced several critical inefficiencies and unwarranted risks that have long plagued the institution. These longstanding issues have created an operational environment that imperils the ongoing success of KSU students, faculty, and staff. |
| Sustainability | Declines in enrollment, retention, and graduation rates, which are also occurring at institutions across the nation, and the lack of a comprehensive vision for the future; have a direct impact on the value and relevancy of the institution. Shifts in higher education and the global economy demand new ideas and approaches to meet the needs of tomorrow. |
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