KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents External Relations and Development Committee October 22, 2015 4:00 p.m to 5:30 p.m Cooperative Extension Building, Conference Room Frankfort, Kentucky

Communications Report July 25, 2015-October 1, 2015

JULY

• Media coverage (State/National/Online) • WDRB, State-Journal, Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Notable Stories

July 27

JCPS school board approves renaming Buechel Metro High the Minor Daniels Academy The Jefferson County Board of Education approved a proposal to rename Buechel Metropolitan High School the Minor Daniels Academy in honor of a former JCPS teacher and administrator who was actively involved in the community for many years.

KSU, WDRB.com, July 27, Courier-Journal, July 28,

AUGUST

Media coverage (State/National/Online)

• WLEX-TV, WAVE-TV; State-Journal, HBCU Digest, Capitol Living, Kentucky Ag Connection, The Indiana News, Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Business Lexington, The Lane Report, Captain U.News
• 22 stories – news, events and employee hires -- were published on the University's website (a substantial increase/ tripled from previous months)

Notable Stories

August 10

KSU announces new Director of Communications and Communications Specialist President Raymond M. Burse is continuing his drive toward excellence. Burse announced the hiring of Diane M. Hawkins as the Director of Communications, and Dedra McDowell as Communications Specialist for Kentucky State University. The State-Journal, August 11, Journal of Blacks in Higher Education August 14, The Lane Report, August 14, Business Lexington, August 28

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