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  1 ..,.w— ' always appreciate the opportunity to just two years ago. The state was forced
  I    -  ··     share with alumni some of the good to increase tuition to make up a part
1   news at the University of Kentucky. of the difference, and this is putting a
1  `  1 _M[Y This year one of the best things to hap- growing hardship on our students.
1 . 1     l   I pen to UK has occurred not on campus, The governor has established a
  I   211  " ,_ ».yy   but in our state’s capital. Gov. Brereton commission to consider higher educa-
1 l l   g 1   j  jones announced that UK and the other tion issues as part of the overall reform
1 1   0-;  *t’`   public universities in Kentucky will be of state government. Board of Trustees _
  I I 1 AQ ’  i f  spared from the latest round of budget chair Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt and I 1
  I i’`”  “  cuts, except for the two percent which will represent UK on that commission.
  t had been anticipated and planned for. I believe the recent University of
I`? As many of you know, the Universi— Kentucky review of administrative ¢
l- U"l"°'$l*Y °f 1 ty of Kentucky suffered a series of structure, staffing patterns and work-
1 gfglgelz T budget cuts over the past 18 months loads, and the self—study that the uni-
1 Ch¤rIes T. totaling 12 percent. These have been versity has completed will prove  
1 w°*l‘l"9*?" extremely difficult to manage. healthy and productive in providing  
1 r'   1 am proud that we did manage important input to this commission. if 
1 them without laying off employees. It would appear that the governor’s  
1 Our employee count funded from most recent action in balancing the  
  ` 1 state dollars is down by approximately budget will improve chances that the  
..3 I 1 600; but that is because we have not Kentucky Legislature will be able to  §
lj , 1   filled vacancies that have been address some of the critical needs of  i
  1   brought about through attrition — the Commonwealth in the near future. 1
li     people retiring or leaving the univer— At UK, I am encouraged that several
1 1 1 sity for one reason or another. building projects that were authorized
1     A further budget reduction would for design in 1992 will be considered for
1     have had serious repercussions for the construction in the coming year. These
1   1 university, adversely affecting important are university priorities —— to obtain =
1     teaching, research and service goals. funding for the construction of the new _
1     I believe our exemption from fur- library and badly needed buildings at  1
t ther budget cuts reflects the growing our community colleges where enroll-  .
  .   recognition of the importance of high- ments continue to grow every year. if
E   er education to the future of Kentucky. The basic design of the new library I
1 1 We owe a debt of gratitude to Gov. has been completed. We are very excit- _
  1 jones and his staff, as well as state sena- ed about the prospects for it. More
  1 tor Mike Moloney and state representa-   than 3520 million in private funds have
{ . tive Marshall Long, for their concerted 1 been raised to date for construction
1 l W efforts to spare higher education from and an endowment to purchase new
 I 1 further cutbacks at this time. books and materials. We look forward
l   Looking to the future, it is essential to starting actual construction next ;
  - that higher education be considered year, pending final funding authority "
1 1 important, and it must receive ade- from the legislature.
1 I 1 quate state funding. This year, 35 per- I hope we can again count on your 1
  r cent of our budget is supplied by the support for these projects aswe seek leg- 1,
  I state. This compares with 41 percent islative backing in the months ahead. i
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