KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Board of Regents
DATE:June 7, 2018
SUBJ ECT:Public Engagement and Community Outreach Update
FROM:Office of Enrollment Management and Brand Identity
ACTION ITEM:No
BACKGROUND: Public Engagement is an outreach effort to grow and foster relationships with current and new stakeholders. Kentucky State University is in a forward motion to seek out community and civic opportunities which create educational opportunities that integrate engagement, partnerships, and general interest events which position us for growth.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES: Kentucky State University has a clear commitment to public engagement, a strong and yet challenging effort for infusing engagement into curriculum and the teaching mission, and a forward path to foster its city, surrounding areas, and neighborhood in which in resides.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOALS: Goal 4(h) – Develop and deploy a plan to enhance relationships between the University and the local community.
COMMITTEE/PROGRAM ACTION:
Attended Frankfort community implosion of the state towers – 4000+
Hosted Delta Tau Boule new member induction ceremony - 40+
M. Christopher Brown II, guest speaker – MLK Memorial Service at St. Stephens Church in Louisville, KY – 200+
Ribbon cutting ceremony - My Old Kentucky OM Yoga Center, Frankfort
Attended Alumni Kentucky Region with updates by V.P. Clara Stamps
The WIZ presented by Kentucky State University
Attended 4th Annual Taste of West Louisville Scholarship program – 400+
Hosted Kentucky 6th Congressional District Primary candidate forum