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, Freshman Class Must Accomplished l Tr"St°°s Appr°v° .N°W .
. , . . . Contract fur President .
This year s University of Kentucky freshman class 1S the most prepared .
and accomplished in the university’s history. The class of 3,844 joins an 1 The UK Board Oi iiiisisss ii¤3iii· A
overall enrollment at UK of 26,682, compared to 26,900 the previous year. hi0iisiY sPPY0V€d 3 ihi`€€·)’€3i” €0hii“3€i
In addition, 26 percent of entering freshmen had ACTs of 28 or higher and i0i` President i-66 T- Tsdd Ji? designed
38 percent had a high school GPA of 3.8 or higher. to ihsiks his COihP€hs3ii9ii €0mP€iiiiV€ ,
UK’S newest Studgnts include; with UK’s benchmarks and to chal- .
• 313 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars and Governor’s School for the isiigs Cshiihiisd Pisgisss iii hswihihg si
Arts Students top 20 public research university.
•   Lggacy S[ud€n[g_ "The COI`1I[I`3Cl, ll] my jl.lClgITl€l]l, 1`€·
• 40 National Merit Scholars and three National Achievement wards ihis president isi his P€ii0iA·
gennlnyn mance thus far, challenges him to take
I _ , I IW It . . _ UI. bolder steps in the future and creates a A
I I ,c` l_ I   _I ‘ ,? . r       . _r  more competitive compensation pack-
_. I   " A ‘ » ~ ’ ’ . __ · ‘ age for the leader of an institution that
r , I _ ,· 2 ""   I t ‘ I   e I4 aspires to be among the best in the
I. If ., . » I   , ·f ‘ *" I country," said James E Hardymon,
  .·   " - it   ; I_,,f"     I     · chairman of UK’s Board of Trustees.
V r ,   _'   f*" '. ”' r I_~I S *      gy,  F   F Some highlights of the contract in-
  · —-.. a i   I ,   3 gi.   · · V ’ ‘·     _ "tn    clude:
  ”I  A`    ..__   V  ’ ;   5  ·· I A   Y; 1  by `   Ig • The contract, which would run
I r. . I,. I,__I   · »    I     I I f,   ‘, _ ._`       through June 30, 2008, establishes
r wl;. ‘ ° rn . '       " A     a base salary of $286,000 annually,
I v_  I. I_   , _I II   I     LI ‘I  rg. _,   _I _ r., I   .. U Z Y plus the annual increase autho- _
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1     gr ¤_  I i t  #  s    _,, .,..     ' ‘  .- I A 5, • In add1tion,Todd would be paid
        ____    e‘A   A·” A —’ " g $25,000 annually for chairing the
  ¥ » ,    E UK Research Foundation board
  A   and $25,000 annually for chairing
E the UK Athletics Association
Board of Directors.
• The board and Todd also would
establish a series of strategic ob-
' ' `ectives and "stretch goals," that if
$1 '   Mllllnn T0 Imprnve campus safety hchieved would entitle the presi-
UK is dedicating more than $1.25 million this academic year —— about dent to incentive bonuses each
four times what was spent last year — toward improving campus safety. year.
The initiative, part of the "Campus Safety Imperative," springs from more • lf President Todd completes his
than eight months of work by a broad task force to study the issue of vio- contract, he would receive a _
lence against women on campus and make recommendations. $100,000 retention bonus.
Some of the programs that the money will fund include: Hardymon said the strategic objec— l
• An extensive education and prevention program that will reach tives Todd will be asked to meet in the
more than 7,000 students this semester. coming year will include items such as
• A fully operational center — UK Women’s Place — to give students making significant progress toward the
who have been victimized a centralized location to receive informa- goals in UK`s three-year strategic plan,
tion and help. The Women’s Place’s budget also is being increased. managing costs, increasing endowment
• The addition of one new police officer for the UK Police Depart- dollars, improving communications
ment. with the board, faculty. staff and stu-
• Creation of a centralized walkway through campus. a "Cats Path" dents and completing a realistic and
with special signage that will have lighting and landscape improve- achievable top 20 business plan.
ments and special patrols by the UK Police Department.
• Significant improvements in residence hall security including the Compiled from UK web Sites, UK public
addition of 39 emergency phones, 60 door access controls and 240 Ftelatiqns news reports, and Kentucky Alumni
Security Camcrash I magazine staff reportrng.
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