KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee July 21, 2016 Griffin Gate Marriot Resort and Spa Lexington, Kentucky

1. April Meeting of the Board of Regents Follow-Up

  1. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Update
  2. Fifth Year Report: Kentucky State University submitted a Response Report to SACSCOC findings regarding the Interim Fifth Year Report on April 1, 2016. We have received official notification that the Response Report has been accepted.
  3. Substantive Change Report: Kentucky State University submitted a Response Report to the SACSCOC visit on March 1, 2016. We must submit a Monitoring Report on April 3, 2017, to address Core Standard 3.3.1.1: Institutional Effectiveness to demonstrate evidence of continuous assessment and improvement cycles of student learning outcomes.
  4. Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) Update: Kentucky State University has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
  5. Update Faculty/Chair Searches: The Office of Academic Affairs has been able to secure faculty in Sociology, Whitney Young School of Honors, and School of Nursing. We continue to be strategic in the recruitment of diverse faculty and administrative leadership in key academic areas, including participating in the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Conference to recruit a more diverse candidate pool to prepare for the Fall 2017 academic year.

II. Midterm Grade—Final Grade Analysis

This trend analysis report of the distribution of letter grades from midterm to the end of course across the academic years for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. This report shows an overall trend toward higher percentages of A, B, and C grades earned at midterm and as final grades for all students for the most recent fall and spring terms during the 2015-16 academic year. Also, there is a relatively declining percentage of A, B, or C grades earned at midterm with an earned D or F as the final course grade. There is a lag in growth for students who earned D's or F's at midterm and a final

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