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# KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING

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

Friday, April 28, 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 *****

### I. Call to Order

The Committee’s Chair, Mr. Stephen Mason, called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.

### II. Roll Call

Mr. Michael DeCourcy, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement and Search Committee Liaison, called 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. Present

Regent Savion Briggs Not Present

Ms. JaMeeca Alexander Not Present

Mr. Richard Graves                                      Present

At least five (5) members were present, so a quorum was established.

### III. Approval of the Agenda

MOTION by Regent Dukes:

Move the Committee to approve the Agenda of the April 28, 2023, regular meeting of the Presidential Search Committee.

Seconded by Dr. Wang and passed without dissent.

Prior to moving into closed session, Chair Mason identified a question had been asked at every forum, namely, whether all candidate applications could be accessed and viewed by Committee members. Chair Mason reported that 89 individuals had applied. After reviewing those applications, the Committee has pared the applicant pool down to 54 and is moving towards sending up to five (5) semifinalists to the Board of Regents.

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### IV. Closed Session

Pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(f), the Committee moved to a closed 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.

### V. 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 Mr. Graves and passed without dissent.

Chair Mason announced that no action was taken during the closed session.

### VI. Adjournment

MOTION by Regent Dukes:

Move the Committee to adjourn.

Seconded by Dr. Wang and passed without dissent.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:48 p.m.