Hearing no further questions or discussion, Chair Dukes read all the Consent Agenda items, supra, and called for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda:
MOTION by Regent Moseley:
Approve the Consent Agenda.
Seconded by Regent Fletcher and passed without dissent.
A. Actions Recommended by the Investment & Advancement Committee
Approval of Board Order Authorizing the President to Renegotiate the MOU with the KSU Foundation, Inc.
Approval to Issue an RFP for Investment Management Services
B. Actions Recommended by Academic Affairs Committee
i. Approval of Revised Faculty Evaluation Policy
C. Minutes from Previous Board and Committee Meetings
November 21, 2023, Finance & Audit Committee Meeting Minutes
November 27, 2023, Board Retreat Minutes
November 28, 2023, Board Meeting Minutes
December 18, 2023, Board Meeting Minutes
January 29, 2024, Finance & Audit Committee Meeting Minutes
January 30, 2024, Investment & Advancement Committee Meeting Minutes
January 31, 2024, Academic Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes
February 1, 2024, Student Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2024, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
D. Approval of Resolutions of Appreciation
VI. Information Items
A. President's Report
President Akakpo began his presentation by thanking the Regents for their support over the last seven months and then highlighting successes within the University’s Nursing program. Next, he shared updates regarding the University’s capital requests to the General Assembly and reported on efforts to identify the amount of Land Grant funding that has actually been spent. President Akakpo also expressed concern regarding significant HVAC-related issues that had occurred during a recent bout of extreme cold weather.
Regent Walston asked whether Land Grant funds could be used bring the Rosenwald Building up to date, relative to the HVAC failure that President Akakpo had described.