Kentucky State University Division of External Relations and Development Report to the Board of Regents
April 24, 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
From July 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009, Kentucky State University received $1,232,916.05 in donations from 767 contributors – corporations, foundations, individuals and organizations. Scholarships received the largest portion of the donations, in the amount of $1,110,555.33.
Alumni Relations activities included the following through March: The office conducted a membership audit and reports that it processed 1,088 alumni memberships and 38 K-Club annual memberships. During the third quarter, the office supported the following KSU National Alumni Association events and activities: the Executive Committee Meeting held January 24 and new chapter development activities with Nashville, Tenn. Alumni. Alumni Relations also sent key mailings to alumni, including new chapter development material to contacts in Alabama, North Carolina, Kentucky and Florida and information about the Classes in Reunion 2009 event in May.
Major projects from Information Technology include the Blackboard Transaction System, in which a one-card ID system is being used by students, faculty and staff for door access, meal plans, bookstore purchases, laundry, vending and printing. In addition, Kentucky State University is transforming into a wireless campus, and its Web site has been launched and updates are posted daily. Other IT efforts include the installation of surveillance cameras and digital signage and the implementation of an emergency notification system as part of the university's safety plan.
Facility Services' major projects increased from 14 to 26 compared to the third quarter of the previous year. Of the 26 major projects requested, 19 have been completed.
During the third quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009, KSU received coverage in 331 newspaper articles in Kentucky. The advertising equivalency dollar amount (or cost saving) for the newspaper coverage of KSU was $649,775. Of those articles, 88 percent were positive, 11 percent were neutral and 1 percent was negative. The university also was covered in 37 television news stories reaching
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