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The Committee’s Chair, Regent Herman Walston, EdD, called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m.

The Board's Secretary, Zachary Atwell, called the roll:

Regent Herman Walston, EdD, Chair

Regent Herman Walston, EdD, Chair Present Regent Charles Moyer, PhD, Co-Chair Present Regent Ernie Fletcher, MD Present

Regent Savion Briggs

Present

Not Present

Three (3) Regents were in attendance and present at roll call. A quorum was therefore established.

Regent Tammi Dukes, Chair of the Board of Regents, was also in attendance.

Move the Committee to approve the agenda of the May 29, 2024, regular meeting of the Academic Affairs Committee.

Seconded by Regent Fletcher and passed without dissent.

All information items were presented by Dr. Michael Dailey, Interim Provost, and Dr. Scott Wicker, Interim Vice Provost, Academic Affairs.

Dr. Wicker presented the accreditation update, reporting that the monitoring report is due to SACSCOC on October 4, 2024. Dr. Wicker also discussed several substantive changes that were submitted in March 2024 relative to dual credit and the new Engineering programs. The zero draft

of the fifth-year interim report is due internally in December 2024. Additionally, Dr. Wicker explained the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) as well as specialized accreditation updates.

Chair Walston inquired into time frames regarding the re-affirmational accreditation of specific programs and further queried how audit completion factors into the SACSCOC reaccreditation process, whether the audit deadline would be met, and the consequences for not meeting the audit deadline.

Regent Moyer queried whether the interim report that was due in February was timely submitted for the ACBSP accreditation.

Regent Dukes asked whether the five accreditations noted in the specialized accreditation update was a comprehensive list.

Next, Dr. Wicker led a discussion regarding 9-month and 12-month faculty demographics, including a breakdown of full-time faculty by school, and the projected FY25 annual salary total.

Chair Walston asked when additional demographic information would be available.

Dr. Dailey reported the number of courses and current student enrollment headcounts for the May, Summer, and Fall 2024 terms.

As to students who participated in the May 2024 graduation, Chair Walston inquired into the impact upon students who had discrepancies in their graduation applications.

Regent Fields inquired into the significance of the asterisk next to the summer term enrollment headcount.

Regent Fletcher queried whether there was a correlation between student entry scores and academic performance. Further, Regent Fletcher inquired into the role and relationship between KSU's teacher faculty organization (Faculty Senate), President, and executive staff in trying to create a culture of academic rigor and student support, and whether there was any accountability within that organization that might be beneficial in reestablishing a better culture and expectations for faculty.

Relative to the Fall 2024 student registration, Dr. Wicker reported a current total undergraduate headcount of 702. He also shared the Fall 2024 Admissions Enrollment funnel for first-time freshmen, transfers, new graduate students and other student types. Finally, Dr. Wicker discussed the course scheduling process as well as recruitment opportunities.

As to course scheduling and student registration, Chair Walston asked whether students who were unable to register because they could not get a full schedule were included in the Fall 2024 registration headcount.

This update was incorporated into the previous agenda item discussion.

Moving forward, Dr. Dailey shared a high-level overview of the University's current organizational chart.

Chair Walston queried when the organizational chart would be posted to the website.

Regent Moyer inquired whether a search was underway for a Director of Communications and Public Relations.

Dr. Dailey led a discussion of the faculty recruitment plan, including the faculty roster for SACSCOC, tenure and promotion updates, and faculty participation in student enrollment, retention, and progression.

This agenda item was incorporated into agenda item 4B (Discussion of Faculty Demographics).

MOTION by Regent Fletcher:

Move the Board to adjourn.

A second was not given, but the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.