KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Board of Regents

DATE: June 7, 2018

SUBJECT: Academic Growth and Innovative Structure

FROM: ___ Office of Academic Affairs

ACTION ITEM: Yes

BACKGROUND:

The Kentucky State University Office of Academic Affairs is proposing to restructure its academic units in an effort to remove barriers to collaboration and communication and increase efficiencies between departments, schools, and colleges. Under the proposed plan, several current units will be renamed and restructured. The proposed structure is designed to better support existing degree programs and general education, and to provide context for the establishment of new academic offerings.

The proposed academic structure provides structural and operational expansion and reorganization of academic units or functions in order to achieve a performance based outcome that exceeds what could be achieved with the current organization. Over the past decade the academic structure, college names, and departmental clusters have been in continual flux. The Office of Academic Affairs has worked in tandem with the faculty and academic deans to propose a stable academic structure for Kentucky State University.

This academic structure is essential to ensure Kentucky State University has properly aligned its academic programs and administration in a manner, scope, and sequence allowing the University:

• To have distinctive programs that provide high-quality education;
• To attract top student scholars and faculty;
• To produce prepared, high-quality graduates and achieve academic excellence across all programs and colleges.