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                 PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

                            May 8, 1973


1.   NEW OMBUDSMAN HAS ENVIABLE RECORD IN STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS

     Dr. Donald F. Diedrich, associate professor of pharmacology,
is the new academic ombudsman.

     The office is a mechanism for handling issues for which no
established procedure exists or for which such procedures have not
yielded a satisfactory solution. The ombudsman must rely on his
ability to communicate and to convince opposing forces to reach a
consensus. A student who has a grievance against any impersonal
facet of the University can appeal through the ombudsman, and re-
ceive a hearing and investigation of his complaint.

     President Singletary said the University and especially the
students are fortunate that Dr. Diedrich was "willing to accept
this challenging appointment."

     The work of the office has increased each year indicating it
more and more is filling a need.  Dr. Diedrich is the fourth ombuds-
man.  The others were Garrett  Flickinger, who teaches law; John
Scarborough, who teaches history, and John L. Madden, who teaches
economics.

     Dr. Diedrich was given ihe Golden Apple Award by the Student
American Medical Association for "outstanding contributions to
teaching." The Class of 1968 commended him for his outstanding
teaching and expressed its appreciation "for your interest and de-
votion in our behalf..."

     He was chairman of the Student Affairs Committee for the
College of Medicine.



2.   CC ENROLLMENT EVENTUALLY 50 PER CENT TECHNICAL

     Dr. Stanley Wall, vice-president for the Community College
System, said recently he hopes to have 50 per cent of community
college students enrolled in occupationally-oriented programs.

     Dr. Wall told members of the Interim Study Commission on Edu-
cational Organization that UK plans to continue expending these pro-
grams. Currently about 40 per cent of the 11,400 community college
students are enrolled in occupationally-oriented programs. He said
the colleges are offering academic and technical programs as well as
continouing education for adults.  He said 38 per cent of the students
are in two-year techluioal programs.