Dr. Kimberly Holmes, Associate Vice President for Inclusion and Innovation and Associate Director of the Land Grant Program, discussed the KSU Shoe Drive to Save Lives. KSU MBA graduate student, Timothy Brown, Jr. discussed this community-wide effort to collect donated shoes to provide water purification systems for underserved communities internationally. The shoe drive included participation from over 25 public and private agencies and elicited over 2,700 pairs of shoes. The Frankfort State-Journal featured an article about Mr. Brown's community service.

Regent James stated that Mr. Brown approached him about Toyota Georgetown's participation in the shoe drive. Toyota Georgetown will participate.

KSU participated in presentations during the 16th Biennial Research Symposium hosted by 1890 Research Association. Ten KSU students and 26 KSU scientists participated. KSU students Jacob Watkins and Fred Turner received 3rd Place awards for their oral presentations.

Dr. Sias discussed the Green-to-Gold program. This program allows students to work on or off-campus to reduce their campus debt. Dr. Sias informed the board that over $72,750 has been credited to student accounts during the Spring semester.

Mr. Whit Whitaker, BANNER Project Manager, provided an update regarding BANNER implementation. Mr. Whitaker reported that most modules are “live” and that the implementation is going well, despite some minor challenges. Mr. Whitaker also reported that the implementation was completed on time and within budget parameters. Dr. Sias thanked Mr. Whitaker and Mr. McDuffie for their excellent work in implementing BANNER.

Dr. Roosevelt Shelton provided a Powerpoint presentation of the university's upcoming enrollment projections.

Dr. Sias reported that the university is planning to lease private off-campus apartments to address a projected housing shortage for Fall 2011.