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some of the distinguished faculty. He referred to a hospital report that had been sent out recently from Dr. Karpf. The report lists faculty hired in the Medical Center. Five are from Harvard University, and others are from additional distinguished universities. President Todd said that he would give a more definitive report about faculty near the end of the year.
Goal IV was to discover, share, and apply new knowledge. At the end of December, Dr. Baldwin indicated that UK is up 2 percent over last year's research funding total, which is pretty phenomenal. UK is down 6.5 percent in federal funding, but with NIH budgets being cut and NSF budgets being cut at the national level, to be anywhere close to last year's percentage is very good progress. At the end of December, UK had done $171 million worth of grants and contracts, up 2 percent in total.
Goal V was nurturing diversity. There is apiece of good news here. UK has received the preliminary status report from the Council on Postsecondary Education on its Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) objectives. UK did not achieve the EEO objectives last year. Based on the 2004-05 year, UK appears to meet six of the eight objectives, therefore, being eligible for implementing new programs.
President Todd noted that the formation of the Task Force he previously mentioned represents another effort to achieve Goal V. Several offers are out to African American faculty. UK did receive acceptance of an offer in the College of Law from an African American female who is an attorney with the Job Core in Washington, DC. She will be joining the faculty next year, and there are several other efforts in place.
Goal VI was to elevate the quality of life for Kentuckians. President Todd said that the twenty-four Commonwealth Collaboratives announced will be led by some very distinguished faculty that will be reaching out across the state. He said that he had asked the staff to make a map to show where these collaborators will begin in Kentucky.
This goal also includes some intellectual property activities. UK granted 20 licenses over the last twelve months, doubling the number of licenses a year ago. This shows signs of improvement.
President Todd referred again to Goal V to talk about recruiting African American students. He reminded the Board that eight new positions in recruiting and admissions have been created. Six of those positions have been filled. The seventh is in the final stages of being filled, and the eighth position is the support position for the seventh position. Those positions should close near the same time.