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President Burse presented his recommendation that all future changes to the policies of the University be amended only through approval of the Board of Regents. This statement further recommended that the Board rescind its April 25, 2003 action which separated the Faculty Handbook into administrative regulations, which did not require Board approval for amendments.
All policies of the Board will be reviewed and centralized in one location on the KSU website.
Action: Motion was made by Regent Whitehead to require Board approval for any proposed amendments to all University policies, including but not limited to, the Faculty Handbook, the Human Resources Manual and the Student Handbook. The motion was seconded by Regent Farris. The motion passed 8-1. Regent McFayden voted against the motion.
Dr. Beverly Downing, Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs discussed a proposal for the approval of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Dr. Downing explained that there is a national movement away from the two (2) year Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) program, since hospitals are seeking nurses with higher degrees.
KSU is having difficulty locating clinical experiences for ADN students as part of the students' education. Dr. Indira Tyler, Interim Chair of the KSU School of Nursing, further explained that hospitals are increasingly seeking "magnet" status of excellence which requires their nurses to be trained at the BSN level.
If approval to begin a BSN is granted, KSU would begin a "teach-out" phase of the ADN program for those students currently in the program pipeline while simultaneously "starting-up" the BSN program. Students who are in the ADN program would be on-track to complete the lower level liberal studies requirements in the BSN program. Once the BSN program is fully approved, current and prospective students will be advised of the program change and advised appropriately.
KSU will be unable to conduct both programs (BSN and ADN) simultaneously as there would be an increased need for more faculty and added difficulty to provide the ADN students the clinical experiences required.
Action: Motion was made by Regent Whitehead to approve the pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. The motion was seconded by Regent Haskins. The motion passed unanimously.
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