Information Item(s): President Brown shared the Faculty Salary Review and Compression Task Force Report and requested guidance from the Committee on the different scenarios. President Brown stated that he did not want to move too fast due to the LRC salary investigation but he is confident about moving forward with this issue and bringing a solution to the June meeting.
Regarding the Spring 2021 enrollment, President Brown reported that 2,563 students were enrolled at KSU in the spring, a growth of 5.8 percent from spring of 2020. The fall to spring retention was 90 percent.
President Brown concluded with an update on the Provost Search. He stated that the search committee is chaired by SVP Stamps and EVP Allen and the call for a Provost is high quality. The application deadline is March 17th and President Brown is confident that a candidate will be presented at the June Board meeting.
MOTION by Regent Farris:
Move the Academic Affairs Committee to adjourn. Seconded by Regent Barfield and passed without dissent.