Specific objectives include but are not limited to:

• Increase collaborative/interdisciplinary educational research activities.
• Obtain increased external grant funding.
• Perform quality, cutting-edge research and scholarship that leverages the expertise of faculty and staff on the Kentucky State University campus
• Solve problems recognized as having important societal impact.
• Provide an infrastructure to translate research and scholarship into applications with societal and educational impact
• Build a virtual and physical intellectual hub which acts as a both agent and conduit to generate and disseminate knowledge

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOALS: Goal #1: Enhance student Enrollment, Improve Student Life and Engagement, and Improve Advising and Career Development. Technically, the Center will work with producing better high school graduates, many of whom will become Kentucky State University students.

Goal #4: Enhance the Impact of External Relations and Development. The work (research, workshops, op-ed articles, etc.) will have a far-reaching impact throughout the Commonwealth and the nation and will enhance the Brand of Kentucky State University.

COMMITTEE/PROGRAM ACTION: N/A

PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS: By creating this Center, Kentucky State University will be placed at the epicenter in solving The Commonwealth's learning gaps, regardless of the source.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: The initial outlay will cover the costs of a Director, Assistant Director, and an administrative assistant. The Center, through contracts, professional development activities, publications, grants, and School and District-based workshops should become self-sufficient.

ATTACHMENTS: N/A

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the establishment of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Education Disparities (C.R.E.E.D. Center).