Regent Barfield, Present
Regent Bearden, Present
Regent Conner, Present
Regent Franklin, Present
Regent Guarnieri, Absent
Regent Henry, Present**After Roll Call
Regent Lysonge, Present **After Roll Call
Regent Reddy, Absent
Regent Whitehead, Absent
Regent Williams, Absent
Seven Regents were in attendance. A quorum was declared at 10:00 a. m.
IV. Presentation by Bob King, Council on Postsecondary Education:
President Sias welcomed Bob King to address the board and focus his comments on: 1) the expectations of institutions of higher education in Kentucky; 2) external factors facing public postsecondary institutions in Kentucky; and 3) expectations of postsecondary institutional boards.
President King provided an overview of the House Bill 1 (1997) that was initiated by former Governor Paul Patton and created, among other things, the Council on Postsecondary Education and the state's 2020 goals to improve higher education attainment.
President King discussed the role of CPE as a coordinating body of the public postsecondary institutions in Kentucky and its regulatory role of setting tuition ceilings for the institutions. This tuition process usually takes place during the Spring.
President King also discussed how CPE assists the public postsecondary institutions by developing a unified biennial operating and capital budget for Kentucky higher education when seeking funds through the Kentucky Legislature.
President King discussed the role of a governing board. He explained that boards are to set goals and expectations for the president and keep him/her accountable. Boards are to entrust the president with the freedom and flexibility to do her job as she fits.
President King provided his view that board members should not act independently of the board.
President King accepted questions from the Board. Regent Conner asked him about the best practices for boards developing its goals and objectives. President King responded by suggesting that the board discuss possible metrics with President Sias and her staff in a collaborative process to determine which goals could be achievable. Once the goals and metrics are in place, the board should periodically request the university's progress towards meeting those goals. Also, President Sias explained the university's strategic planning process to the board and that she would provide more detailed information about the university's proposed metrics later during the retreat.
Regent Bearden asked President King what issues keep him up at night. President King stated that higher education funding is what most concerns him. Regent Bearden also asked about what were the trends in Kentucky higher education. In response, President
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