Franklin Convention Center. Conversations are in progress with the Convention Center staff to purchase their new sound system for the Exum Center. Sonia Sanders, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations, will provide an update.
Shuttle Bus. Plans are underway to obtain a 36 passenger shuttle bus from the City of Frankfort for Kentucky State University.
Capital Plaza Hotel. Kentucky State University has secured a 60-month lease for the gift shop at the Capital Plaza Hotel with plans to be operational by Homecoming. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned with the Chamber of Commerce. Staff positions will include one adult responsible for managing the “Thorobred Shop” along with student workers and work study students.
Alumnus Patricia Russell McCloud will be inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame on September 29, 2017, in Atlanta, GA.
Justin Mathis, Director of Admissions, has been named the 2017 Minority Access Role Model and will be recognized at the 18th National Role Model conference on September 30, 2017, in Washington, DC.
2017 KSU Encampment. The Encampment was a success and well attended.
Dr. Debbie Thomas, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs provided Curriculum Vitas with names of tenured/promotion candidates to Board members.
a. Request for Approval of Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion
Dr. Crystal deGregory, Associate Professor of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, Associate Professor of Agriculture in the College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems, Division Environmental Science and Sustainable Systems
Dr. Yolanda Powell Young, Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing