KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents 1:30 p.m., April 27, 2012 KSU Aquaculture Research Building Frankfort, Kentucky

MINUTES

1. Call to Order:

Chairperson Laura Douglas called the meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents to order at 1:30 p.m. on April 27, 2012.

II. Roll Call:

Chairperson Douglas asked the Secretary to the Board to conduct the roll call:

Regent Banks, Present

Regent Barfield, Present

Regent Bearden, Present

Regent Coleman, Present

Regent Conner, Present

Regent Douglas, Present

Regent Guarnieri, Present—arrived after Roll Call

Regent Henry, Present

Regent Reddy, Absent

Regent Whitehead, Present

Regent Williams, Present

Ten Regents were in attendance. A quorum was declared.

III. Opening Remarks:

Chair Douglas welcomed the attendees to the meeting. Chair Douglas thanked the President and her staff for an exquisite scholarship gala event. President Sias also congratulated Vice President McDuffie and the Facilities staff on the successful gala. Chair Douglas also extended congratulations to those students who will be graduating from KSU and participating in Commencement Exercises on May 4, 2012.

IV. Approval of Minutes:

Action: Motion to approve the minutes from Board of Regents meetings held on January 26, 2012 (Retreat) and January 27, 2012 (Regular Meeting) was made by Regent Henry and seconded by Regent Williams. The motion passed, 10-0.

V. President's Report:

President Sias addressed the Board regarding the following:

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