BACKGROUND: Kentucky State University is currently undergoing the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges' (SACSCOC) reaffirmation process.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES: Pursuant to SACSCOC’s newly adopted Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Section 2, Standard 2.1, requires that “[t]he institution has a clearly defined, comprehensive, and published mission specific to the institution and appropriate for higher education. The mission addresses teaching and learning and, where applicable, research and public service.”

Presently, there are multiple versions of the University’s Mission Statement posted in various places and approved at different times without clear implementation. This raises potential concerns as it relates to KSU’s impending SACSCOC accreditation review. As such, an edited Mission Statement as approved by both the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate as well as the Staff Senate is submitted to the Board of Regents for review and approval for clarity and consistency.

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOALS: Goal 4—Enhance the Impact of External Relations and Development.

Goal 5—Obtain Maximum Institutional Effectiveness through the Implementation of a Continuous Quality Improvement Process framed within the seven Baldrige Performance Excellence in Education criteria.

COMMITTEE/PROGRAM ACTION: N/A