vaccine. People who got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine initially may take a booster of it, or of either of the other two.
There were three employee Covid 19 cases this week, all in the faculty. No positive tests among our students. Testing is available at Shauntee Hall 9-3 Monday to Thursday and 9-2 Friday.
KSU staff are starting to meet about implement the OSHA vaccine or testing mandate. The final standards on that are coming soon. KSU is currently looking for the best way for everyone to upload their proof of vaccination. 41 percent of students are currently proved to be vaccinated. That is probably under-reported.
There will be another blood drive February 16, 2022. Nurse Todd asked faculty to consider extending extra credit to students who participate. Black HIV Day will be February 7, 2022.
A senator asked if we can get a Covid 19 booster and a flu shot at the same time. Nurse Todd said yes, that is safe.
Fifty-four employers participated in the in-person Career Fair last week and 259 students. Employers say those are great numbers compared to other schools in the area. During Career Development Week the week of October 12 Mr. Love's office offered resume workshops and mock interviews and had alumni in to talk about opportunities in state government. There will be a state government career fair in the spring semester. Eleven KSU students are enrolled in the Deloitte mentoring program and three students have been named as congressional interns to work in Washington, DC. Every Wednesday Career Services has employers in to talk to students over lunch.
Registration begins November 1. We need to stress this to students. The window for registration on campus will be short. Junior and senior pre-registration especially needs work. As stated earlier, the Board approved the software purchases sought by University College. And a new space is needed for the Thorobred Learning Center. She urged faculty to reach out to her with any ideas or suggestions and to let her office know about non-attending students. A couple of students recently said that there was no faculty in their online classes. And some classes still have not gotten midterm grades.
A guest asked if juniors and seniors were supposed to see major faculty for registration, and the answer was yes.
Students also need to be encouraged to go ahead and complete the FAFSA for 2022-2023 which is now available.
Dr. Wendy Dixie has been awarded her PhD. KSU’s Master’s in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science has been recognized by AcademicInfluence.com as one of its best online graduate programs. The Build Better Act raises Pell grants to $7,000, includes funding specifically for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions and has USDA funding that could help KSU. Please advocate for this bill through any avenues you may have. It was noted that, at the Career Fair, there were students who were signed up for internships right there on the spot. Grants in