PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

                           August 7, 1973



1.    SUMMER ENROLLMENT HITS RECORD HIGH

      Summer enrollment on the Lexington campus attained a record
high of 7,735, for all three sessions. A breakdown includes 1,579
students in the four-week session, 5,430 in the eight week regular
session, 324 in the third six-week program, and 402 in the College
of Arts and Sciences, Ft. Knox extension.

      Dr. Elbert W. Ockerman, dean of admissions and registrar, said
enrollment increased by nearly 20 per cent over last year's enroll-
ment of 6,217 students. The majority of students enrolled this
summer were continuing students--with about 75 per cent participating
in advance registration, held during the spring semester.

      A breakdown by classification for the three summer sessions
shows 718 freshmen, 833 sophomores, 1,166 juniors, 2,517 seniors,
2,174 graduate students, and 327 professional students. Approxi-
mately 68 per cent of the students were undergraduates.



2.    $46,000 USOE GRANT BOOSTS TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

      The Educational Talent Search Program will double its efforts
next year in contacting individuals and will try to place a greater
percentage in programs of higher education or technical training,
as the result of a $46,000 grant from the U.S. Office of Education.

      Mrs. Lauretta Byars, director of Talent Search, said the pro-
gram which at first concentrated on students in Fayette county has
been expanded to Clark, Bourbon, Scott, Woodford and Jessamine
counties, and beginning this month, to Franklin, Oldham and Shelby
counties.

      Shesaid 35 per cent of those contacted last year were placed
-in programs furthering their technical training and education. This
year, she hopes to contact 1,000 students and place at least 60 per
cent of them.