The Advisory Committee on Naming University Property has reviewed the request and
found it to be in compliance with university policy AR 9:5. There were two letters of
recommendation for this action. He recommended approval ofthe name designation.
Dr. Roselle is the only past president, except for the immediate past president, who does
not have a building named in his honor. He served as the university’s ninth president from 1987
to December 1989. His announced goal was to achieve national recognition for the University
with respect to the quality of its graduates, its scholarship, and research. He left to become
president ofthe University of Delaware. He is now retired.
Mr. Mobley moved that PR 3 be approved. Mr. Stuckert seconded the motion, and it
carried without dissent. (See PR 3 on the Board of Trustees website, www.uky.edu/Trustees,
under agenda.)
1. Academic Affairs Committee Report
Dr. Gannon, chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, reported that the Academic
Affairs Committee met that moming. The meeting was in two phases: business and related
infonnational update.
Dr. Gannon reported that the Committee plans to have infonnational updates on four or
five topics this year. He has worked with Dr. Hollie Swanson, chair ofthe Senate Council, to put
together a list of appropriate topics for the Committee.
He said that Distance Learning and Technology in the Classroom is the first
infonnational topic. The Committee had a presentation by Dr. Jeannine Blackwell, Dean of the
Graduate School, Mr. Vince Kellen, Chief Infonnation Officer, and Dr. Mark Kombluh, Dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences. The presentation was very infonnative, and the Committee
had a very good discussion with a lot of interaction about this topic. The Committee leamed that
distance leaming is strongest in the Graduate School with about 13 percent of all courses being
taught by distance leaming while about 1 percent of undergraduate courses are utilized through
distance leaming.
J. Academic Degree Recommendation (AACR 1)
Dr. Gannon said that AACR 1 is the recommendation that the Board of Trustees approve
the establishment of a Master of Music with a major in Music Therapy degree in the College of
Fine Arts, effective in the spring 2012 semester. On behalf of Academic Affairs Committee, he
recommended the adoption of AACR 1. AACR 1 passed without dissent. (See AACR 1 on the
Board of Trustees website, www.uky.edu/ Trustees, under agenda.)
K. Finance Committee Report
Mr. Stuckert, chair ofthe Finance Committee, said that Mr. Patrick Johnson spoke on
behalf ofthe student group regarding consideration of a clean energy feasibility study on
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