KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents Affairs Committee Meeting January 24, 2014 11:15 am to 12:00 pm Cooperative Extension Building, Room 238 Frankfort, Kentucky MINUTES

Regent Karen Bearden, Chairperson called the Academic Affairs Committee meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents to order at 11:27 a.m. on January 24, 2014. Regent Karen Bearden asked the secretary to call roll:

Regent Karen Bearden, Present Regent Mindy Barfield, Present Regent Julian Jeter-Davis, Present Regent Syamala Reddy, Absent

Regent Julian Jeter-Davis, Present Regent Syamala Reddy, Absent

A quorum was declared. The report affirms that Academic Affairs and Land Grant faculty and staff remain dedicated to teaching, research, and service.

Action: A motion for the approval of the Academic Affairs Committee's October 25, 2013, minutes was made by Regent Barfield and seconded by Regent Jeter-Davis. The motion passed and the minutes were approved.

Action: A motion for approval of the recommendation to approve Faculty Emeriti status to Dr. Karan Kaul and Dr. Patricia Pearson was made by Regent Barfield. Regent Jeter-Davis abstained. The motion was withdrawn and will be taken to the full Board for action.

The program approval action items for the Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Sciences were changed to information items on the agenda.

The Academic Affairs' Committee meeting adjourned at 12:34 am.

Submitted by: Approved by:

Dr. Joel Thierstein, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Regent Karen Bearden, Chairperson Academic Affairs Committee

___ Approved with no corrections

___ Approved with corrections

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