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‘ UK Retains Accreditation Vp ._  .i-= V 
UK has received reaffirmation of its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and I J,,:     ‘_  ~  rVV g. 
Schools Corrmiission on Colleges (SACS/COC).        
The commission voted approval of the re—accreditation for a 10—year period, 2002-2012. This   I ,  ’`  `
i follows a two-year UK academic self-study and a site visit by a 26-member SACS accreditation V   A Via; 
I team. The UK self-study was guided by John J. Piecoro Jr., professor of pharmacy practice and   rg- __ .     ’
j science in the UK College of Pharmacy. , ;- p  ——       
l Piecoro said the university responded successfully to 30 recommendations from the visiting _     .’‘‘ Q ``:‘
l team. The recommendations addressed the accreditation criteria in areas such as the regular re- , I     I   I   [_·’  .
V view of the university’s mission; distance learning programs; advising and budget planning; docu- _ _ `  —· - "i` V"` `V  VV I  
mentation of faculty and teaching assistant qualifications; and a variety of policies and practices ** _   .1.   .V 
i related to graduate education, student records, information technology, and resource and facili—   ~
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i President Lee T Todd Jr. appointed a "fix—it" committee on campus to address recommenda— ;II;;r;;:;25;®v;:;r
1 tions raised during the SACS review. "The university’s successful response to the recommenda— d I _ 1
i tions ensures a high level of quality in the delivery of programs and services to students and the Campus cve Opmcllt P an
I citizens of the Conrmonwealth," Todd said.       .. created by Ay€.rS/Salim
W   W I   sw p Gross, the Baltimore, Md.,
, '* L   lV`V   i" I   ‘ " *" —“ * architect and planning
I   firm. The new campus
lan, develo ed after more
l UK Prcfs Win Awards T ljhan a year gf meetings
Two UK professors were recently honored with COITIHTUHUY citizens
with prestigious awards for work in their re-   V V_ _ f and l<>3<1l€TS, Prlfld UK
spective fields. Kim Edwards, a visiting pro- iiii I M I Tim ` ”`"   StUd€H’lS. f21CUlly and staff.
fessor in the UK English department, has Vg   ° A __ § OUYUHGS the locations of
, won a 2002 Whiting Writers Award worth    wi f  ”   such new developments as
` $35,000. Political science associate professor . i     l_;l I · · ;f;*   3 pf0p0§€d f<>‘S1d€¤€§ halls.
Stuart Kaufman is the 2002 recipient of the . i_.V I   *·JYAYig;   jr POWUUHI ¤€W Parking
University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award V V     E structures and new
For Ideas Improving World Order, which V ~ VV  ‘  ` ;g; b¤i1di¤gS_f¤r Scyml
pays the winners a total prize of $200,000 in ` ` -   i   E ¤¤11¢g¢S,¤¤¤i¤dmgi¤w
I five annual installments. Kim Edwards and bU$i¤€5$·
The Whiting Writers Award is for emerg- E , -..  . . V , g . .   The plan PTOPOSGS
ing writers of exceptional talent and yl         . V * _   ‘l:~= taking 3 ¤€W Virginia
promise. Edwards, a native of Skaneateles,       _,     V   Avenue boulevard
I N.Y., was chosen for the award based on the ? '2’. *   T  gi , t °   V ° ‘   thYQ¤gh Campus and
, publication of the first collection of her sto-   tg   ; V L,    Q _  `YY  €l0S1¤g tht? $0Ulh GHG
l ries, "T/ie Secrets 0f a Fire King. " Her stories `   Q `     I Ti" ' · ,;. " Qf Rose $iY€€l ¤€8Y HS
l typically encompass a wide range of people, I     a if ‘ 11il€YS€€l10¤ With South
Q times and places, but are unified by themes of A ¢ + qt E C L1m€SlQ¤€·
 i love, loss and secrets. I $00* A E President Lee T. Todd
  Kaufman is the first UK professor who has V r,   JF- Said the plan “PY0V1d€S
I won one of the prestigious Grawemeyer I ··Vi { ·Vr   `  w -':* fg lh? HBFDGWOYK {OT the
l Awards. To win the award, nominees must V ·~4 l__. ’ ' ig l1¤1V€YS1lY to m8¤8g€
have had their ideas published. Kaufmarfs V   " 0 · E growth in an 0l`d€Y]Y
prize-winning work is titled "M0dern Hatreds: * { ~ . `· .   g and €ffi€l€¤T mamicf and
The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War " V e V ` gi tv T€$P0¤d to Changes
In the book Kaufman contends that ethnic gpuapg Kaufman €ff€€llV€lY-”
war occurs as a result of symbolic politics, in
' which ethnic leaders or activists use emo-
, tional ethnic symbols to promote hostility In addition to his teaching duties, he is di-
1 toward other groups and pursue ethnic domi- rector of graduate studies in political science
V nation. To resolve ethnic conflicts, Kaufman and is a faculty associate in the Patterson
I says there is a need for grassroots peace- School of Diplomacy and International
I building aimed at changing hostile attitudes. Commerce.
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