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Our Business Plan for Success
The University of Kentucky enters the upcoming session of the Kentucky Legislature with a
  [ ` ' business plan that clearly lays out the dream put forth by that body in 1997’s Post Secondary
    Improvement Act, commonly referred to as House Bill 1 (HB1).The UK Community College
  t . _ System was recast into the Kentucky Community College and Technical System and the
{ ·,   O   missions of UK. the University of Louisville, and the regional universities were defined. We
aa,. '  ¤ uga, must meet the challenges of HB1 by not only staying invested in the Top—20 vision for UK, but
° ' ‘ I I     also by renewing the dedication and momentum behind it.
    The UK business plan clearly marks the path forward to prosperity. Your university is
  A   committed to making the Top 20 by 2020 goal a reality. But we cannot do it alone. It takes the
  support of alumni and of legislators. of community leaders and Kentuckians statewide to be
partners in. and a beneficiary of, the university’s successes. Governor Fletcher and the
Kentucky General Assembly made a huge commitment to the Top—20 path in the last budget
session. If they stay that course and continue with adequate operational funding and a strong
investment in capital projects. we will be well on our way down the Top-20 road.
The research funds and grants UK has been able to attract from out—of-state has enabled
UK to contribute more than $500 million to the Kentucky economy, $169 million to personal
income. and over 9,000 positions to the job market in FY ’05. Compare those numbers to eight
years ago when HB1 passed: $277 million to the Kentucky economy, $78 million in personal ,
income, and 4.234 jobs in 1997. As the flagship university, UK research grants are on pace this
year to enhance the Commonwealth even more.
UK makes a difference in healthcare. The UK Chandler Medical Center is embarking on 3
a $450 million construction project that will offer the highest level of technology and care
available within the state. UK’s nurses, doctors and researchers are behind many of the
headlines about advances in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease,
heart disease. diabetes, obesity, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease, to name a few. UK is a major
player on the frontiers of discovery with its bacteria-fighting chewing gum that is being
developed for our military. We are defining patient care standards, delivering HIV/AIDS
services in the region, and developing new cancer treatments.
UK is instrumental in improving the lives of young people through programs like the
Academy at Booker T. Washington Elementary School, the math and science education
program in Appalachia. Robinson Scholars that mentors eighth—graders, the Class of Kentucky
that recognizes outstanding high school sophomores, and tuition opportunities open to
Governors Scholars and Governor’s School for the Arts alumni, and the Legacy Tuition
Program for children of UK graduates living out of state.
Now is not the time to shirk from the challenge; it is the time for all of us to redouble the
effort to stay the course. Kentucky is the beneficiary. I invite all of you who care about
Kentucky`s future to participate in the process with us. I would be pleased to send you a copy
of the business plan via mail (Office of the President, Main Building, University of Kentucky,
Lexington. KY 40506) or review it online at www.uky.edu/Top20.
Allow me to close by thanking you and wishing you a happy holiday and prosperous new
year from Patsy and me.
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President Lee T. Todd Jr. A
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