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Initiative Will Help Ten U K Programs Ranked In Top Ten
Ad u   Students G rad uate National rankings based on faculty scholarly activity place 10
The University of Kentucky is partnering with the Council on UK academic departments among the top 10 when stacked
Postsecondary Education (CPE) on a statewide initiative to bring against their peers at other larger research institutions. The 2006-
Kentucky adults back to college. Eunded by a national grant, 07 Eaculty Scholarly Activity index by the Chronicle qffhgher Ed-
efforts to increase college access will focus on a mation ranks 7,294 individual doctoral programs in 104
tar et market of 310,000 adult students in the q disciplines at 354 institutions.
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Project Graduate, aims to reach more than PROJE the bro ad category of Agricultural Sciences, and 10 individual
11,000 of these adults who have earned 90 or GRADUETE programs at UK were ranked nationally:
more credit hours but have not obtained a   ,V»~i • Clinical psychology (College of Arts and Sciences)
bachelor`s degree.   ranked Hrst.
UK has several initiatives to encourage these students to come • Anatomy (College of Medicine) ranked third.
back to college, including coordinated support with tutoring and • Plant Pathology (College of Agriculture) ranked fourth.
career services as well as information about Hnancial aid, admis- • Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. (College of Pharmacy)
sion, and the registration processes. They also can take advantage ranked fourth.
of Adult Student Services, a resource center providing informa- • Plant sciences (College of Agriculture) ranked Hfth.
tion, assistance, and support to UK students 25 and over. • In Family and Human Sciences, Gerontology
Eor more information, contact Cecile McKinney, UK’s Project (College of Public Health) ranked sixth.
Graduate representative, at 859-257-3802 or 1-866-900-4685. • In European Studies, Hispanic Studies
(College of Arts and Sciences) ranked seventh.
• In Biological Sciences, Plant Physiology
N u rs I ng   En rollment Goa IS (College ofigriculture) ranked seveigth.
• Entomology College of Agriculture ranked ninth.
The UK College of Nursing successfully doubled enrollment • Nutrition (College of Medicine) ranked ninth.
for new students into its undergraduate B.S.N. program for the
2007-2008 school year. This comes in response to last year’s com-
mitment to double enrollment in an effort to alleviate the increas- •
ing nursing shortage in Kentucky and across the nation. U K Cha nd ler Hospltal O pens
This year, the college admitted 160 students. into the program New Pa rki ng G a rage
compared to 801ast year. To accommodate this dramatic increase
in student enrollment, three new faculty members have been UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital visitors and patients now
added with an expected Hve more over the next two years. use the hospital’s newly constructed parking garage. Located on
South Limestone between Conn Terrace and Transcript Av-
• • enue, the new garage replaces the parking structure which is
U K Pa n he | | en Ic C0 u n C II being removedbto provide space for the 1gW 1.2 million-square-
Leads   Natlon foot UK Chandler Hospital.
Shuttles depart from the ground level ofthe garage every
The UK Panhellenic Council received two national awards at three minutes, with one route taking visitors to the hospital
the National Panhellenic Conference in Chicago, Ill. The UK front loop and emergency department and another route serv-
council was one of only two Panhellenic Councils nationwide to ing the Kentucky Clinic.
receive two awards. The Panhellenic Council is the governing
body for 12 sororities, representing over 2,000 members, making
it the largest student organization on UK’s campus. __
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