Gov. Bevin appoints EKU student to KY Council on Postsecondary Education

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) – A senior political science major at Eastern Kentucky University is already embarking on the next phase of his career after being appointed to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE).

Governor Matt Bevin appointed Sebastian Torres to serve as the student member on the council through June of 2017.  Torres, from Hollywood, Florida, already served as executive vice president in EKU’s Student Government Association.  Torres has also been appointed as a member of the Tuition Development Work Group, where he will work with other CPE members to review the tuition-setting process and recommend a ceiling for tuition and mandatory fees.  “We have not had a tuition-specific meeting yet, but I expect it to be very serious and grounded in statistics and data. I am very anxious to work with other board members to reach an agreement that benefits students above all else.”

The CPE was founded in 1997 to coordinate change and improvement in the state’s postsecondary education system. It is composed of 15 members: 13 citizens, one faculty member, and one student appointed by the governor. By representing students with both the SGA and CPE, Torres hopes that he will “be able to leave Eastern, and really the state of education in Kentucky, better.”