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.