KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Special Meeting of the Board of Regents 1:00 p.m., June 4, 2014 Board Room, Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building Frankfort, Kentucky Karen W. Bearden, Chair
MINUTES
1. Call to Order:
a. Chairperson Karen Bearden called the meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents to order at 1:00 p.m. on June 4, 2014.
II. ROLL CALL:
Chairperson Bearden asked the Secretary to the President to conduct the Roll Call:
Regent Mindy Barfield, Present
Regent Karen Bearden, Present
Regent David Guarnieri, Present
Regent Travis Haskins, Present
Regent LaVaughn Henry, Absent
Regent Julian Jeter-Davis, Present
Regent Ekumene Lysonge, Present
Regent Elgie McFayden, Present
Regent Syamala H.K. Reddy, Absent
Regent Charles Whitehead, Present
Regent Phyllis Williams, Present
Nine Regents were in attendance. A quorum was declared.
III. OPENING REMARKS:
a. Chairperson Bearden welcomed the attendees to the meeting. She requested that President Sias begin with her report.
IV. PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
President Sias requested that Mr. Hinfred McDuffie come forward to provide an update on the privatized housing project with Mantra. Mantra representatives, Jeffrey Schimmel and Andrew Schimmel provided updates of the project status and responded to questions about the project description and design.
President Sias also discussed that Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) plans to discuss a new funding model at its meeting today. President Sias believes that any funding model for postsecondary institutions must recognize KSU's historical mission and preserves existing funding.