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   for academic leadership under the general direction of the President and Execu-
   tive Vice President. The Deans of the several Colleges and Schools within the
   Medical Center shall continue to report directly to the Vice President for the
   Medical Center. The Medical Center Faculty Council shall function under the
   chairmanship of the Vice President for the Medical Center.

   6. That the Dean of the Community College System shall pursue his responsibili-
   ties under the guidance of the President and the Executive Vice President. There
   shall be developed a strengthened role for a Community College Council which
   shall then proceed under the auspices of the Dean of the Community College System.

   7. That there be established an entity for the general guidance and review of the
   total-acadernicprogram of the University. This entity, to be known as an Academic
   Council, shall be chaired by the Executive Vice President. The members shall be
   the President, the Dean for Undergraduate Studies, the Dean of Graduate School
   and Vice President for Research, Extension Officer, theVice President for the
   Medical Center, the Dean of the Community College System, and the Chairman of
   the University Senate Council. The Academic Council shall advise the President
   and Executive Vice President on all relevant matters of the University's academic
   program, Through the Executive Vice President, the Academic Council shall
   serve the President and the Board of Trustees as the central source of recommen-
   dations on all general phases of the University's endeavors in teaching, research,
   and service. These three aspects of the academic program, each equally vital,
   shall through the Academic Council receive the needed planning and coordination,
   on a plane that extends across the campus and the Commonwealth itself.

   8. That the creation of this organization for general academic leadership within
   the University of Kentucky shall be effective immediately except that the position
   of Provost will continue with its present incumbent until the Dean of Undergraduate
   Studies is appointed.


















Action& Approved     X     Disapproved           Other_



Date g  September 19



, 1967