has been and where we want to be. They have identified 5 core values so far:
Integrity
Student Center Philosophy
Innovation in Scholarly Activities
Responsible Citizenship
Ethical Leadership
In developing the plan, the Committee is focusing on two activities at the current stage of developing the plan:
Competitive Benchmark Assessment
Institutional Effectiveness
The Strategic Plan is scheduled to be delivered to the Board at the April, 2016 meeting and is currently on track. Regent Bearden requested to see a full draft of the Strategic Plan before the January 2016 Board Meeting.
No Board action was taken in regard to the Strategic Plan report.
President Burse discussed the Department of Education Report Card and stated that much improvement is needed. The University needs to graduate students and make sure they can find jobs that will pay for their education.
President Burse gave an update on Health Insurance. The University had to consider alternatives to its past health plan because that plan had proposed a 34% increase in premiums due to eight major health cases. Kentucky State University now offers two plans:
PPO Plan
High Deductible Plan
KSU will help fund HSA and HRA accounts with a $500 contribution and is implementing programs to encourage healthy living. The President stated that the University will seek bids for health insurance coverage again to try to mitigate costs. He will also assess the insurance broker's performance to ensure that the University is receiving the best options and look into how the University can possibly restructure the plan(s) to reduce costs.
President Burse discussed the Tuition Stabilization Plan submitted to the Council on Post-Secondary Education (CPE). CPE asked whether there should be a current year appropriation due to lower enrollment and number of non-returning
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