===== PAGE 1 ===== # KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING *** Meeting Was Conducted in Person and by Teleconference *** June 26, 2025 11:46 a.m. EDT # Board of Regents Room Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building, 2nd Floor 400 East Main Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (Primary Physical Location) ## MINUTES ## ***** ### I. Call To Order The Committee’s Chair, Regent Herman Walston, EdD, called the meeting to order at 11:46 a.m. ### II. Roll Call The Board's Secretary, Zachary Atwell, called the roll: Regent Herman Walston, EdD, Chair Present Regent Charles Moyer, PhD, Co-Chair Present Regent Edward Hatchett, Esq. Present Regent Edward Fields Present Regent Aury Rios-Alcantara Present Five (5) Regents were in attendance and present at roll call. A quorum was therefore established. ### III. Approval of the Agenda ## MOTION by Regent Fields: Move the Committee to approve the agenda of the June 26, 2025, regular meeting of the Academic Affairs Committee. Seconded by Regent Moyer and passed without dissent. ### IV. Information Items All information items were presented by Dr. Michael Dailey, Provost, who began by introducing the University's new Vice-Provost of Academic Affairs, Dr. Nyree McDonald. ### A. Status of Online/Virtual Degree Programs Dr. Dailey discussed the status of the online degree program, including enrollment. ===== PAGE 2 ===== Regent Walston asked whether all online students were in virtual degree programs. Or also included residential students participating in online classes, and whether there was a distinction between graduate and undergraduate online programs. He also inquired into the enrollment figures for the Masters in Social Work program. Regent Fields sought clarification as to whether the initial online program target enrollment numbers had been met. Regent Walston queried how students are accounted for in terms of FTE. Regent Dukes inquired into the online program financials. Regent Hatchett inquired into the online program cost per credit hour, and how that pricing was calculated. Regent Moyer asked when fees are collected, and whether this is a model where there are no uncollected fees. Regent Walston queried why the online program does not have a 100% collection rate. Regent Moyer inquired whether some of the University’s full-time faculty taught in the online program, whether it was in load or overload basis, and if classes are presented synchronously or asynchronously. Regent Walston asked whether the online program linked students from various states with KSU alumni chapters within their geographic area. Regent Rios-Alcantara queried whether the summer online program had begun yet and inquired into the course review process. Regent Walston requested that Dr. Dailey continue to keep the Committee updated relative to the virtual degree programs and status of the online courses. ### B. Organizational Charts Dr. Dailey explained that the updated organizational chart, reflecting the University’s reorganized structure, is now available on the University website. [41.25] ### C. SACSCOC Update Vice Provost McDonald and Dr. Tierra Freeman-Taylor joined Dr. Dailey for the SACSCOC Update presentation. ### D. Faculty Demographics Dr. Dailey led a discussion regarding faculty demographics and exceeding expectations under HB4 and increasing faculty interaction with student events. ===== PAGE 3 ===== ### E. Enrollment Forecast for AY 25-26 To-date, 1,546 first-time freshmen have been admitted, with 334 of those registered and participating in new student orientation. Dr. Dailey also shared current enrollment figures regarding transfer, continuing, and international students. Regent Rios-Alcantara inquired into the number of remaining new student orientation sessions. Regent Walston inquired into the summer school enrollment, which Dr. Dailey then discussed, below. ### F. Summer School Enrollment Update Regent Walston inquired as to the number of students who enroll at KSU after attending a summer camp or summer program on campus. ### V. Items Recommended for Board Approval In the interest of time, the following agenda items were deferred until the June 27, 2025, Board of Regents regular meeting. A. Tenure and Promotion B. Dual Credit Policy C. Emeritus Faculty Designation ### VI. Adjournment MOTION by Regent Fields: Move the Board to adjourn. Seconded by Regent Rios-Alcantara and passed without dissent. The meeting was adjourned at 12:51 p.m. ===== PAGE 4 ===== Submitted by: Secretary Board of Regents Kentucky State University ___
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