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It what will be the premier structure on   through a system of chancellors and
{ that property," Denny said. l vice presidents.
. Another consideration in the   In reviewing the report and plan
  detailed analysis of this property is   of action for UK Board of Trustees
  the manner in which elements of the   members, Wethington said imple-  
, existing campus to the west of the site   menting the changes will free up $2.6  
i and University Drive form two impor-   million to reallocate to instruction, i
` tant “axes” that intersect at the pro- research and public service programs ,
T posed site for the library, Denny said. , within the university. 1
One axis runs through Memorial   The president also reviewed for 1
Hall, extends eastward through cam-   board members the impact that the i .
, pus and, after crossing Rose Street,   $26.7 million in state budget reduc- ` _
i passes through the library site. The , tions in recent months has on the Y _ » `
, other axis is formed by the extension i restructuring plan he presented, y 1
p of University Drive and also passes { including the elimination of some i , __¤
through the library site. i 575 employee positions. i t J    
The site planning firm’s sugges— , Wethington said he hopes "the l    
tions for the area primarily call for i implementation of the plan of action l     j
future construction that would "ring”   will bring to a close this veiy difficult         ·'
the library, leaving that structure as i and challenging period of budget *     W  V<<_  
the "strongest piece on the property   reductions and organizational review." , _;   
no matter what other building types   The plan of action urges the chan-    
are constructed,” Denny said. i cellors to work within UK’s academic      
Among buildings now located on   structure to consider the elimination 1  
the 30—acre site are UK’s Hilary i of certain degree programs and the i ~   _`  
Boone Faculty Center, a Mining and 1 consolidation of some educational     U ;   ?%Q$g°=’°  
Mineral Resources Building and a   units and degree programs. Hundreds of persons civil rights qetivist
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Design Of thc? new library by K3·u` 1 Deunls Llsis Dr. Mcrtin Luther This is the ihirdgyeur
mann McKinnell & Wood is expected "Y c"c’r*c s' , King Jr.’s birthday UK cmd the
to take about 18 months. A tentative   The 13 undergraduate colleges at the   ;'::v‘:1" ';‘:";:;5$;‘;; t;’;z‘3z;‘Q;‘:;°"°
timetable calls for construction of the   Lexington Campus reported some an indi,. ceremony Govemmemhuve
library to begin in spring 1994. Con-   2,700 students were named to the in Lexington’s Civic co-sponsored these
struction will take about two years.   Dean’s List for high academic c°"*°I: f§"°“:"9'h*° °"°"°"
    achievements during the 1992 fall :;::;,,;,9:,e,: usc
RGOIQCIIIEZEIIQ UK 1 semester. The 1992 dean’s list in- inclvdedthe
”  ’‘‘* ' ‘ i cludes students from nearly all of 5;,;:;:: hggxgl
President Charles T. Wethington jr. i Kentucky’s 120 counties, as well as 38
has released an academic and admin- 1 states. The requirements for being
istrative reorganization and restruc-   named to a dean’s list varies from col-
turing plan of action for the Univer-   lege to college. However, most re-
sity of Kentucky. The deadline for quire an "A" average, or a 3.5 grade
= implementing the majority of the   point average, based on a 4.0 system.
changes in the plan of action is_]uly 1,   me ‘ s ‘ss* more cc’cs*ss*cs s s t scsc cmrrv s as
1993. Other changes are expected to sigllll   célliéllllitll
be in place within the next two years. c tcs‘ ‘  or c trmw ‘ cttw t t c
The 26-page report and plan of 1 The UK chapter of Sigma Chi will be
il action includes 86 recommended celebrating its 100th anniversaiyApril 2-
changes in the academic and admin- 4. Alumni William B. Sturgill and Paul
istrative structure and processes of Chellgren, both UK trustees, will be
the university. honored as “Significant Sigs” at a lun-
The report also recommends that cheon. Other events, including a golf
an outside consultant(s) be asked to   outing, are being planned throughout
re-evaluate UK’s top-level administra-   the weekend. For more information,
tive structure which now operates call Mark Rexroat at 606-255-8735.
Spying 1993 Kentucky Alumnus 3