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       2. The Partnership on Research Progress Committee, Chaired by Mr. Billy Joe Miles,
          had a very successful conference that focused on the new economy and the University
          of Kentucky and it's role in the new economy.

       3. The University of Kentucky signed an agreement with Louisville Central High
          Magnet Career Academy to enhance the school's ability to prepare students for
          careers in banking and business, computer technology, legal and governmental
          services and other fields.

       4. The University of Kentucky Center for Rural Health received an $800,000 grant to
          work with Perry and Harlan counties to prevent and manage common, chronic
          diseases.

       5. The College of Education honored 70 teachers who made a difference; one of those
          was Board of Trustees member Marian Sims.

       6. The University's Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Program was ranked 14th among
          the nation's 86 programs in a recent ranking by a Vanderbilt University professor.

       7. The Kentucky Geological Survey, housed at the University of Kentucky, released a
          digital coal atlas that offers detailed maps and charts of the state's coal resources.

       8. The University of Kentucky and Georgetown College have finalized an agreement to
          permit seniors at Georgetown to pursue graduate degrees in Public Administration at
          UK.

       9. The UK Graduate School is offering tuition free graduate courses as part of their
          G.I.F.T. (Graduate Incentive Free Tuition) program in an effort to attract students to
          graduate education.

      President Wethington asked the members to read the other items in the report at their
leisure.

      E.    Personnel Actions (PR 2)

      President Wethington recommended that approval be given to the appointments, actions
and/or other staff changes which require Board action; and that the report relative to
appointments and/or changes already approved by the administration be accepted. Ms. Edge
moved approval. The motion, seconded by Mr. Guthrie, carried. (See PR 2 at the end of the
Minutes.)

       F.    Proposed Amendment to the Governing Regulations (PR 3A)

       President Wethington stated that PR 3A is a recommendation that the proposed
amendments to the Governing Regulations be received for preliminary consideration and at the
next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, be included on the agenda for final action. He
explained that it is designed to bring the University of Kentucky Governing Regulations in-line
with state law. He noted that the definition of "relatives" is changed slightly due to having to