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Tgwezwr LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40506-0047
January 1986
To: Members of the Kentucky General Assembly serves as the principal graduate-degree-granting university in Kentucky’s '
. ‘ . . system of higher education and as the principal institution for statewide
I am p leased P0 f9rward to you thls brief summary 0f the UniverSity instruction, research, and service programs in all fields without geographic
0f Kentucky 5 Biennial Budget Request 1986—88 (pages 2 through _11), ' The limitation. The University’s instructional mission spans the array of in-
request is based on our Five Year Plan 1985-90 and developed Within the structional programs from open access programs in the Community Col-
limitations of full formula funding. The booklet also contains a profile lege System, to selective admissions in undergraduate programs on the Lex-
of our institution including such facts as enrollment, tuition and fees, ington Campus, and highly selective graduate and professional programs.
degrees, alumni, staffing, library holdings, land and facrlities, and an over- The Strategic Plan of the Council on Higher Education includes a goal
Vlew Of our organization (Pafies 12 through 24)‘ .It “PM posmble to m' of producing at least one statewide institution nationally recognized for ,
elude allthe details Of 0}" Five Year Plan and 316mm?” Budget Request the quality of its scholarship, research, and graduates. The University of
in this brief format. Detailed information has been supplied and is available Kentucky’s request coal esces around several major thrusts to meet that goal,
to you through the Council on Higher Education, the Legislative Research as follows
Commission, and the Governor’s Office. In addition, my staff and I V
welcome the opportunity to respond in detail to questions you may have — First, adequate support for each faculty position which permits a
about this request or about our programs. competitive environment to retain and attract quality faculty, in-
The University of Kentucky is the Commonwealth’s only institution which eluding support staff, operating expenses, equipment, and facilities.