KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Regents
External Relations and Development Committee
October 24, 2014
11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Board Room – Academic Services Building
Frankfort, Kentucky
During the period of July 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014, Kentucky State University received contributions in the amount of $89,797 from 236 contributors – alumni, employees, University friends, corporations, foundations and organizations. The total amount received to date for Uniting Generations . . . Securing Futures – A Capital Campaign for Kentucky State University is $5,889,110.
Capital Planning and Construction has six major projects in various stages of completion:
Alumni Stadium Office Building Roof Replacement – 100 percent complete
Cheaney Legacy Plaza – 95 percent complete
Pedestrian Bridge over US 60 – 10 percent complete
Interpretive Center, KSU Downtown Annex – 0 percent complete
Intersection Realignment, Langford and Douglas Avenue – 10 percent complete
Utility Relocation for Pedestrian Bridge – 40 percent complete
From July 1 through September 30, 2014, the University was covered in 207 newspaper articles in Kentucky. In addition, the advertising equivalency dollar amount (or cost saving) for newspaper coverage of KSU was $2,944,820. The University also was covered in 149 television news stories reaching a Nielsen audience of 3,463,904 for a total ad equivalency of $40,209 or total publicity value of $120,937. There were 29 messages posted on KSU's electronic message board, 155,440 hits on KSU's website and 26 press releases sent to the media.