During the full board meeting the following action was taken:
Action: Upon recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee, a motion was made to grant tenure at the rank of Professor to Dr. Tsehai Alemayehu, Dean of the College of Business and Computer Science. A second was not necessary. The motion passed.
Action: Upon recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee, a motion was made to confer the appropriate degrees upon students who have completed degree requirements during the 2011-2012 academic year, at the Pilot December Commencement Ceremony on December 17, 2011. A second was not necessary. The motion passed.
Action: Upon recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee, a motion was made to grant Professor Emeritus status upon Dr. Robert Roquemore. A second was not necessary. The motion passed.
Action: Upon recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee, a motion was made to approve an academic reorganization of the College of Agriculture to include the Division of Aquaculture, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division of Food and Animal Science, Division of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Systems and the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences. A second was not necessary. The motion passed.
In the absence of Regent Williams, Regent Douglas presented the Student Affairs Committee report. She provided an update on Student Life Activities, Health Services utilization, Career Placement, Enrollment and Admissions.
Regent Douglas stated that Student Affairs had held Freshman Orientation, a Welcome Week Extravaganza, and a Fall Campus Open House. KSU staff also participated in the HBCU Showcase held in Louisville.
The Career Placement office had 900 student visits and some students were selected to participate in the Thurgood Marshall program to learn more about international diplomacy.
A summary of the activities of Student Affairs was included in the Board book.
No action items were reported.
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