October 28, 2011
During the period of July 1, 2011, to September 30, 2011, Kentucky State University received $68,742 in donations from 96 contributors – corporations, foundations, individuals and organizations. Scholarships received the largest portion of the donations, in the amount of $49,714.
The Office of Alumni Relations processed the following memberships: 552 annual/associate, 352 complimentary to new graduates, 294 life and 31 subscribing life for a total of 1,229 KSU National Alumni Association financial members, as of September 29, 2011. The K-Club has 37 members. There were mass mailings to alumni for the following purposes: Permanent Alumni Scholarship Fund solicitation (1,229 packages), Homecoming (8,548), K-Club (984), Classes in Reunion (4,006) and miscellaneous mailings (3,271). A total of 8,068 electronic mailings were sent: There were two new/revitalized alumni chapters, and the alumni association currently has 24 affiliate chapters.
Information Technology reports progress in the Banner System's implementation: Phase I (discovery and hardware installation) is 100 percent complete, and Phase 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5 and 6 conversions are 100 percent complete. All modules have gone live as scheduled in 2011. IT has also distributed 142 new laptops to faculty; 49 were distributed to residence halls for student checkout. The campus computer labs received upgrades with a total of 88 new desktops: School of Business Lab, Education Lab, Behavioral and Social Sciences Lab, and Athletics Lab.
Auxiliary Enterprise reports that housing occupancy was at 92 percent with 940 students at the end of September. Also, Capital Planning, Construction and Facility Operations had 20 major projects in progress.
The university was covered in 186 newspaper articles in Kentucky. The advertising equivalency dollar amount (or cost saving) for the newspaper coverage of KSU was $1,565,852. The university also was covered in 66 television news stories reaching a Nielsen audience of 2,112,465 for a total ad equivalency of $37,680 or total publicity value of $113,036. There were 34 messages posted on KSU's electronic message board.
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