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# KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING

*** Meeting Was Conducted in Person and by Teleconference ***

Thursday, April 6, 2023

2:00 p.m. EDT

Board of Regents Room

Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building, 2nd Floor

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

(Primary Physical Location)

MINUTES

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### I. Call to Order

The Committee’s Chair, Mr. Stephen Mason, called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

### II. Roll Call

The Committee’s Secretary, Mr. Zach Atwell, called the roll:

Chair Stephen Mason Present

Regent Tammi Dukes, Co-Chair Present

Dr. Stephanie Mayberry Present

Dr. Herman Walston, Ed.D. Present

Mayor Layne Wilkerson Present

Dr. Chanzheng Wang, Ph.D. Not Present

Regent Savion Briggs Not Present

Ms. JaMeeca Alexander Not Present

Mr. Richard Graves Present

Mr. Michael DeCourcy, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, also was present. Dr. Wang joined the meeting shortly after roll call.

### III. Approval of the Agenda

MOTION by Regent Walston:

Move the Committee to approve the Agenda of the April 6, 2023, special called meeting of the Presidential Search Committee.

Seconded by Regent Dukes and passed without dissent.

### IV. Committee Update

Chair Mason stated that since the last meeting, two additional forums were held (the Alumni Forum, and the Community Forum). Chair Mason reported that approximately sixty people attended Alumni Forum. Though

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the Community Forum was lightly attended, questions asked by attendees were similar to many of the questions posed at the Alumni Forum.

Next, Chair Mason queried whether any committee members did not receive information as to how to access the search firm portal, and further asked whether everyone had looked into the portal.

Regent Dukes requested clarification as to the two main categories within the portal dashboard. Chair Mason explained the difference between the categories.

### V. Closed Session

Pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(f), the Committee moved to a close session to discuss personnel matters.

## MOTION by Regent Dukes:

Move the Committee to enter a closed session.

Seconded by Regent Walston and passed without dissent.

### VIII. Next Meeting Date

When the Committee reconvened following the closed session, Chair Mason called for a motion to enter into an open session.

## MOTION by Regent Walston:

Move the Committee to enter into an open session.

Seconded by Regent Dukes and passed without dissent.

Chair Mason stated that no action was taken during the closed session and announced that the next meeting on Friday, April 14, 2023, would be a regular meeting.

### IX. Adjournment

MOTION by Regent Walston:

Move the Committee to adjourn.

Seconded by Regent Dukes and passed without dissent.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:04 p.m.