KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Student Affairs Committee Meeting Board of Regents Student Affairs Committee 10:30 a.m. October 26, 2012 Board Room, Academic Service Building Frankfort, Kentucky

MINUTES

Regent Karen Bearden, Acting Chairperson, in the absence of Regent Williams, called the meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents Student Affairs Committee to order at 10:58 a.m. on October 26, 2012. Regent Bearden asked Mrs. Fulvia Longstreet, Recorder to call the roll:

Regent Phyllis Williams, absent Regent Syamala Reddy, present Dr. Lorenzo L. Esters, present Regent Edwin Conner, present

Regent Edwin Conner, present

Regent Joseph Franklin, present

A quorum was declared.

The minutes of the April 27, 2012, meeting was approved.

Action: No action.

Correction: No corrections.

Informational: Dr. Lorenzo L. Esters began his presentation by deferring to Regent Franklin to provide updates on student activities for the semester.

Regent Franklin's report: Student Government Association is trying to complete goals socially, politically and academically. SGA has had the following events: Freshman Week; Campus Kick-Off Block Party; Midnight Munchies Breakfast; Voters Registration; Town Hall meetings; Presidential Debate Watch Party; Local Legislation Debate; Peer Mentoring Programs; Weekend Study on Fridays and Book Scholarships Awards. SGA continues to address academic issues to reduce Midterm Warnings in the Spring Semester.

Dr. Esters presented a slide presentation with an overview of the Student Success and Enrollment Management area including the following:

  • Enrollment Observations
  • Short-and-Long-term Plans and Strategies for Enhancing Recruitment
  • Strategies for Enhancing Retention and Student Success
  • Theory of Student Involvement
  • Short-term Retention Strategies
  • Long-term Retention Strategies