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Kentucky State University

Board of Regents Meeting

October 25, 2013

Regent Karen Bearden, Chairperson

Regent Mindy Barfield

Regent Syamala Reddy

Regent Julian Jeter-Davis

Dr. Joel Thierstein, Staff

Section Page A1 Approval of Minutes A2 Academic Affairs Report A3 Action Item: Conferring of Degrees A4 Action Item: Doctor of Nursing Practice degree 4 6 15 16

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The minutes of the Academic Affairs Committee meeting for July 26, 2013, require approval in order to become an official part of the committee records.

It is recommended that the Academic Affairs Committee approve the minutes of the July 26, 2013 meeting.

Regent Karen Bearden called the meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee to order at 11:25 a.m. on July 26, 2013. Regent Bearden asked Rita Evans, Academic Affairs, to call roll:

Regent Mindy Barfield, Present Staff, Dr. Joel Thierstein, Present

Regent Karen Bearden, Present Regent Edwin Conner, Present

A quorum was declared. Dr. Thierstein gave an overview of the executive report. The report affirms that Academic Affairs and Land Grant faculty and staff remain dedicated to teaching, research, and service.

Action: A motion for the approval of the Academic Affairs Committee's January 25, 2013, and April 26, 2013, minutes was made by Regent Conner and seconded by Regent Barfield. The motion passed and the minutes were approved.

Action: A motion for approval of the recommendation to approve Faculty Emeriti status to Dr. Louis Bourgois was made by Regent Conner and seconded by Regent Henry. The motion passed.

Action: A motion for approval of the recommendation to change the title of Dr. Teferi Tsegaye from Director to Associate Vice President for Land Grant was made by Regent Henry and seconded by Regent Barfield. The motion passed.

The Academic Affairs' Committee meeting adjourned at 12:10 pm.

Submitted by: Approved by:

Dr. Joel Thierstein, Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs

___ Approved with no corrections

___ Approved with corrections

A2

The Academic Affairs Report submitted by Dr. Joel Thierstein, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs is presented on pages 7-14. The report covers the period from July 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013.

KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee October 25, 2013 10:30 am to 11:00 am Board Room – Academic Services Building Frankfort, Kentucky

With help from Skylar Gibbons, a graduating senior in Studio Art, Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Mr. Scott Ross built two new kilns in the ceramics area in Shauntee Hall. These two kilns vastly improved the firing capabilities and variety of firing surfaces that were unavailable to our students prior to the competition of this project. With the addition of gas lines, the kilns will be available to our students.

Dr. Robert Lancaster, Interim Chair of Behavioral and Social Sciences, became the first member in the faculty exchange program between KSU and Universidad de La Salle, in Bogota, Colombia by teaching at the La Salle Summer Faculty Institute, in Bogota June 3-13, 2013. His course was titled “Sustainability as Policy”, and 18 faculty members from La Salle attended. He then spent the week of June 17-21 in Medellín where he recruited seven universities for student and faculty exchanges.

Dr. Lancaster is also invited to co-lecture (with Giovanni Anzola, Chief of Internationalization at La Salle) at the Fifth Annual Latin American and Caribbean Higher Education Conference on Internationalization, to be held November 13-15, 2013 at Universidad Simon Bolivar, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The lecture will address the shared experiences of exchanges between KSU and La Salle.

Dr. Narayanan Rajendran, Dr. George Shields, and Dr. Karah Stokes have had works accepted for publication.

Dr. Andrew Martin, Dr. Mara Merlino, Dr.Tierra Freeman, and Dr. Fariba Kashan presented papers during this reporting period.

Mr. Scott Ross created a sculpture that is part of the permanent collection at the Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort. Mr. Ross and several Studio Art students have also been working on a number of volunteer opportunities and creative projects including a mural by Art student Geoff Murphy.

A new program, the Doctor Nursing Practice (DNP) was put forward for approval by several accrediting and governing bodies.

In August, Ms. Jennifer Miller was invited to review manuscripts for the European Cardiovascular Nursing Journal.

Mason, S., & Downing, B., (2013). Bullying of Special Education Students in Inclusive Classrooms. What Pre-Service Candidates Perceive as Needed Preparation.

The School of Education is preparing for its national accreditation. The Board of Examiners from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) will be on campus November 17-10, 2013. NCATE's name has changed to the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Dr. Herman Walston was awarded a Youth Empowerment Grant by the United States Department of Health & Human Services. The 1.2 million dollar award is for four-year grant. Dr. Walston was also awarded a 4-H Youth Development grant of $250,000 for two years by the USDA. The purpose of both awards is to offer child and youth mentoring.

Dr. Shambra Mulder was awarded a $65,000 2-year, Kentucky Leveraged Adolescent Literacy & Learning Initiative grant by the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development. The purpose of the award is to offer a summer academy for middle and high school teachers.

Dr. Warren Haynes was appointed Interim Chair.

Dr. Elgie McFayden assumed his role as the Faculty Regent.

A Computer Science graduate student, Mr. Dalton Jantzen, successfully defended his master's thesis in July.

Dr. Jens Hannemann (CS) is developing a new online class, COS 107/COS 536, with lecture capture that is being used Fall 2013.

The new Dean of the College of Business and Computer Science completed an analysis of both schools and presented it to the Provost as it relates to enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and failure rates. Plans are being developed to improve metrics in all areas.

The School of Business launched its first Freshman and Transfer Student Program (FTSP) on September 13, 2013. The objective of the program is to provide students with opportunities to develop their academic skills, and other attributes needed to succeed in the School of Business and at KSU.

Several of the faculty participated in research activities including publications, presentations at conferences, collaborative research and supervision of graduate students. Faculty presenting papers at conferences include Dr. Wasim Al-Hamdani, Dr. Ashok Kumar, Dr. Zhanping Liu, and Dr. Chi Shen, all from Computer Science. Faculty with publications include: Dr. Wasim Al-Hamdani, Dr. Ashok Kumar and Dr. Zhanping Liu, all from Computer Science and Dr. Tibebe Assefa from the School of Business.

Drs. Ashok Kumar (CS) and Zhanping Liu (CS) participated in a 10-week FRPP visitor of the Division of Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) at Argonne National Lab (ANL) with research and development in MPI-based parallel computing and visualization of large-scale data, May 20 ~ July 26, 2013.

Dr. Zhanping Liu (CS) participated in a 3-day visit (July 31 ~ Aug 02) to NASA ARC (Ames Research Center), hosted by Dr. David Kao of the Visualization Group of NAS (division of NASA Advanced Supercomputing).

Dr. Mike Unuakhalu (CS) moderated and chaired a workshop at the 18th International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games and served on the selection of best student paper awards committee held in Louisville, KY, July 30 – August 1, 2013.

The College of Business and Computer Science is working collaboratively with Enrollment Management on a “Strategic Recruitment and Enrollment Plan” developed by the office of Enrollment Management Services. The plan provides directions for effectively managing enrollment by having the faculty of both schools work with the Enrollment Management organization to recruit at local high schools in Kentucky.

Several new courses have been developed. They include; AFE 407-Agroforestry, AFE 443-Apiculture and Pollination Biology and AFE 450-Human Health and Environment.

ALLTECH and KSU signed a joint research alliance in sustainable farming techniques and the development of modern farming models on August 29, 2013. A joint research activity will be initiated and established on the main campus and field sites of KSU. Faculty and students will be involved on the field and laboratory research.

The Kentucky Thorobred Aquatic and Environmental Science Vessel, a 52 ft. floating boat, arrived and is prepared to launch. The vessel serves as a floating science laboratory as well as a vehicle for watershed, aquatic and environmental education that will tour part of the Kentucky River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The boat accommodates up to 48 people and is staffed with a boat captain and a deckhand. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 25, 2013.

The Rosenwald Center Families and Children (RCFC) opened its doors in August. The center provides professional care while maximizing the learning potential of children from infants to school-age through the engagement of families. The RCFC is licensed by the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children and adheres to Kentucky's Licensing and Regulation requirements.

Mims, S. D. & Cuevas-Uribe, R. (2013, September 24-26). Contaminant bioaccumulation in paddlefish and hybrid striped bass fingerlings cultured in reclaimed effluent water at a decommissioned wastewater treatment facility. Presentation to Diversification in Inland Finfish Aquaculture II, Vodñany, Czech Republic.

Webster, T. (2013, July 12). The inside story – a look at the internal organs of honey bees. Presentation at the annual Heartland Apicultural Society Conference, Cookeville, TN.

Andries, K. M. (2013). Genetic selection to improve meat goat and sheep performance. Invited presentation at the 2013 National Goat Conference, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC.

Antonious, G. F. (2013, July 1-2). Pesticides mobility from Kentucky agricultural field. A presentation to the 1890's National Water Quality Conference, Virginia State University Pavilion, Petersburg, VA.

Since school began in August, approximately (80) eighty KSU students have participated in service projects in the Frankfort/Lexington community. They have volunteered at the Art in the Garden event with Liberty Hall, the Roots and Heritage Festival in Lexington, and assisted with the River Fest fundraising event benefiting the Kings Center. Many of these students were fulfilling a (10) ten hour community service requirement for their University Orientation classes or were members of the Academics with Attitude (AWA) group.

In total, students have completed over 500 hours of service to date. By the end of the fall semester, over 1000 students are projected to complete over 10,000 hours of community service in the greater Frankfort community and beyond.

Four librarians in Blazer Library, Dantrea Hampton, Raphael Jackson, Debbra Tate, and Sheila Stuckey participated in writing reviews for historical exhibits created by Dr. Bruce M. Tyler, Professor of History at the University of Louisville. The exhibits displayed a pictorial history of Louisville's African American Firefighters from 1923-1986, Kentucky African American Women in the American Red Cross during wartime, Kentucky African American World War I and II veterans, and African Americans who served in Afghanistan.

Sharon McGee, Archives Records Manager assisted Mrs. Stephanie Deutsch, the wife of the great-grandson of Julius Rosenwald, in her research pertaining to KSU's Rosenwald School. The library has invited Mrs. Deutsch to speak at KSU in November.

The Library hosted a “Lunch and Learn” workshop on Wednesday, September 25 at noon, on Copyright and Scholarly Publishing which was presented by John Schlipp, Intellectual Property Librarian and manager of the Intellectual Property Awareness Center from Steely Library at NKU.

The Library faculty continues to teach and support the teaching faculty by providing library and information literacy classes by request. This quarter, the Library has taught classes to support UNV 101, ENG 102, and PHE 324. Integrated library instruction modules have been included online through Blackboard.

The Library migrated to the new OCLC Worldshare Interlibrary Loan service which is used at KSU for the loaning and borrowing of books and articles. Future enhancements of the service will include secure electronic transmission of articles directly to the user as well as users can initially request online from within OCLC Worldshare ILL.

A Next Generation Library system for the state-wide KY Voyager Consortium libraries will replace our current ExLibris Voyager system. Among possible systems being discussed right now statewide are OCLC Worldshare, ExLibris Alma, and other products. Exlibris will demonstrate their products Alma and Primo, at the U of L on Sept. 24.

The Library participated in the Welcome Week Extravaganza, August 27, 2013. Students participated in a library survey to tell us what events and programs they would like to see hosted in the Library this year.

The Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs from July 1, 2013 until September 30, 2013 has processed 16 proposals totaling $2,887,765.19 and has 31 new awards of $5,241,546.60. Personnel in the OSP provide assistance to those who are preparing grant proposals, assist with completion of budget using a new budget establishment form and the new transmittal form which provides information about the award, location of services to be performed, and other pertinent information.

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention Education and Awareness Initiative grant to Mr. Derrick Gilmore. The award is for a three year period for a total of $882,500. This project seeks to empower young African American/black college students ages 17-25 to acquire substance abuse and HIV risk avoidance and/or risk reduction behaviors. Project partners include Franklin County Public Health, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Bluegrass Prevention Center, and Advocates for Youth.

College of Agriculture, Food Science & Suitable Systems

PI: Dr. Buddhi Gyawali

Agency: USDA/NIFA

Title of Project: Strengthening Environmental Science Program for Preparing Minority Young Scientists for the 21st Century

Award Amount: $149,000

PI: Ms. Shawn Moore

Agency: US Department of Transportation

Title of Project: Summer Transportation Institute

Award Amount: $55,000

PI: Dr. James Tidwell Agency: USAID-Foreign Agricultural Service Title of Project: Aquaculture in Ethiopia Award Amount: $40,000

College of Arts & Sciences PI: Dr. Kazi Javed Agency: Case Western Reserve Title of Project: Research Project, Center for Layered Polymetric Systems Award Amount: $25,000

PI: Dr. Fariba Bigdeli-Jahed, Agency: Northern Kentucky University Title of Project: Regional Coordinator Support for Intervention Award Amount: $70,000

Completed reports include: 2012-2013 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Survey, 2013 Peterson's Interim Undergraduate Expenses, 2013 Wintergreen Orchard House Survey, 2012-2013 Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) College Portrait and the 2012-2013 Fact Book.

KY Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) reports completed during this quarter includes: Transfer Credits of Enrolled Students, Entrance Exam of First-Time Undergraduate Degree Seeking Students, Degrees Conferred, Summer, 2013 Enrollment Files, Tuition Waivers for Foster and Adopted Children, and Spring, 2013 End of Credit.

Activities in progress include: Fall, 2013 Enrollment Files, IPEDS Fall 2013 Collection and the updating of the OIRE publications.

The Campus Environment Team (CET) has begun to focus its efforts on inclusion initiatives involving the Hispanic and Latino populations since its representation is the lowest of all of the challenge populations noted in KSU's Diversity Plan.

A new student organization, S.A.L.S.A. (Student Advocates of Spanish and Latino Acceptance) has been formed. S.A.L.S.A. is an effort of inclusion for students of that heritage as well as a means of creating better visibility on campus and in the community of the Hispanic and Latino cultures.

S.A.L.S.A. has also offered organization membership to local Hispanic and Latino high school students. This may result in increased enrollment of that particular demographic.

Kentucky State University successfully hosted the, 2013-14 National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO) -Wal-Mart Foundation: American Indian Higher Education Council (AIHEC), Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and NAFEO Student Success Collaborative Conference on September 13-14, 2013. The conference's focus was on identifying campus support strategies that have a positive impact on first-generation student success, and then replicating those initiatives throughout the network of MSI institutions. There were about fifty (50) representatives from these universities in attendance of the conference.

The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning concluded its work under the Title III grant. It is now in the process of being envisioned as part of the new Library structure. The new Library Structure will be highlighted in the January 2014 Board report.

Two hundred eighteen high school students are participating with KSU dual credit for the Fall 2013 semester. This is a 66.4% increase over Fall 2012 high school dual credit students (131). 11 high schools and 2 home school associations are represented in this enrollment.

During the month of August, students attended Back to School program overview sessions and a trip to the Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Back to School program overview provided students and parents with the program's expectations and guidelines for the academic year.

In the month of September, students participated in a college readiness and college essay writing workshop conducted by the Upward Bound Interim Director, T'Ebony Torain, Interim Counselor, Ms. Angela Reynolds and Professor Frolich of the University of Kentucky. Upward Bound is currently in the process of continuing to build and implement the academic component.

GO College is a federally funded college access program aimed at improving the college-going rates for at risk students. GO College works particularly with students who are minority, low-income, and/or potential first generation college students. The program has been in existence at Fern Creek Traditional High School in Louisville since its inception in 2011. GO College partners with the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). GO College is entirely funded by an Investment in Innovation (IC3) grant provided by the federal government and United States Department of Education. GO College currently operates in Erie, PA and Louisville, KY.

With the start of the 2013-14 academic year, GO College has been afforded a new opportunity to innovatively engage our students. With the funding from a four million dollar grant provided to 18 schools district wide in Jefferson County, GO College now serves all its students for two hours once each week after school. Extended School Day, provides all students with access to afterschool academic services, college and career readiness promotion, and support services. Each student is provided with a meal and free bus transportation home following activities.

GO College has used this time to provide college awareness and personal development activities and lessons to our students. The lessons provided to date include: info goal setting, the achievement gap, financial aid, the benefits of college, and personal empowerment skills building.

Upcoming events include a whole school educational rally to promote and foster college-going support, summer employment training, and visits to a college fair.

The AWA program staff and faculty implemented the accelerated curriculum model that AWA Faculty and Staff Learning Community planned during the 2012-2013 academic year for math and reading/writing. The model has one English faculty member teaching both the reading and writing sections of the same group.

Living-Learning Community programmatic support for the academic curriculum and the fostering of positive academic attitude was planned and implemented by Mr. G. Maurice White, the AWA Living-Learning Coordinator. Living-Learning Assistants worked and lived in the dorms with AWA students in the summer and worked with Housing and Housekeeping to encourage students to coexist and learn in a community. Each Q-group was supervised by a Living-Learning Assistant and every student was required to attend scheduled living-learning community activities two evenings per week and on the weekend.

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According to the Board of Regents of Kentucky State University Bylaws, Article V, Section 1, one of the duties of the Board of Regents is to "...grant diplomas and confer degrees upon the recommendation of the President of the faculty".

Upon recommendation of the President and University Faculty, the Board is requested formally to confer the appropriate degrees upon students who have completed degree requirements during the December Commencement Ceremony on December 14, 2013.

A4

The Board of Regents is asked to approve a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree proposed by the School of Nursing and College of Professional Studies.

Upon the recommendation of Dr. Joel Thierstein, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Mary Evans Sias, President, the Board of Regents is asked to approve the addition of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program in the School of Nursing/College of Professional Studies. The program pre-proposal was posted for the requisite 45 days on the CPE website and has been approved by CPE.