KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Board of Regents
DATE:December 5, 2019
SUBJECT:Student ID Cards Update
FROM:OFFICE OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
ACTION ITEM:NO
BACKGROUND: Colleges and Universities are adding mental health information, such as mental health and suicide prevention hotline numbers, on the student ID card.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES:
KSU is committed to improving mental health access for students. One step to improve access is to ensure that students have access to mental health assistance when needed. As a result, information on mental health services will be printed on the back of KSU's student ID cards. The updated cards will be reissued during the Spring 2020 registration. The wording for back of the card is being determined by mental health professionals on campus.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOALS:
Goal 1: Enhance Student Enrollment, Improve Student Life and Engagement, and Improve Student Advising and Career Development.
Goal 2: Achieve Academic Excellence Across all Programs and Colleges, Increase Student General Education Skills, Degree Persistence, Career Readiness and Graduation Rates.
PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS: Students will have access to mental health services when they need it most.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: The cost to reissue the student ID cards with the Mental Health verbiage will be approximately $6,700.
RECOMMENDATION: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: YES