MOTION by Regent Burns:
Move the Board to retain Regent Dalton Jantzen as Vice Chair and Regent Roger Reynolds as Secretary of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.
Seconded by Regent Banks passed without dissent.
MOTION by Regent Harnice:
Move the Board to appoint Dr. Gerald Shields, CFO of Kentucky State University, as Treasurer of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.
Seconded by Regent Walston and passed without dissent.
Hon. Travis Powell, Vice President and General Counsel of CPE, began by providing and update on the Presidential Search. He reported that the Presidential Search Committee approved the leadership profile for the candidates. The position was then posted on all of the major higher education recruiting websites and thirty applications were received in response to the posting. The deadline for selecting candidates for video interviews is March 29th and campus visits will occur in mid-April. Mr. Powell stated that the timeframe may be adjusted relative to the progress of House Bill 250 because candidates may want to see what occurs with this legislation prior to the interview process. The goal is to bring two or three quality candidates to the Board.
Regent Patton inquired about the role of the Board of Regents in the search process. Regent Farris responded that the Board decided at a meeting to form a search committee and that the representation of the committee and the search committee charge were approved by the Board. It was decided that the Regents would not serve on the committee due to issues that occurred in the prior presidential search. The Board also voted that Mr. Powell chair the committee. The final decision of who the President will be will come back to the Board of Regents. Dr. Aaron Thompson, President of CPE, also replied that the Executive Order gave CPE some authority to work with the Board of Regents during the search process and CPE is there to be a partner with KSU in the search for a new president. The KSU Board of Regents has not yielded authority to anyone.
Next, Mr. Powell provided an update on the Management and Improvement Plan. He stated that teams for each of the seven areas of the plan have been set up. The process is still in the information gathering stage but some matters have been able to move forward, including an update to the accounting system which was approved by the Board at the December quarterly meeting, progress on the budget to actual report, and the development of quarterly gap statements.
Mr. Powell reported that the Student Success Group and Academic Program Group met to begin work on the Institution Transformation Assessment which is funded by the Gates Foundation and helps the institution focus deeply on student success. Once all of the