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 if am to have been selected to be ing and help gauge and evaluate the l
.   »   a member of the University of job being done by all faculty members. , I
Q   ‘   '°"` Kentucky Hall of Distinguished • Orientation and training sessions
F       Alumni. It is one of those rare honors are now required for all new teaching ,
tv   - . i` that one is fortunate to receive. assistants to demonstrate improved A
 _. ~     I think all of you know the devo- teaching techniques and critique
  er     tion, respect and gratitude I hold for existing lesson plans.
,5. A UK and for the many students, faculty • Another day is set aside for inter-
  and staff who have worked to make national teaching assistants to famil-
"_ _ UK great. I will continue to work to iarize them with practices and policies ~
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Kentucky President ment the t1 ust that has been placed in at American t1n1ve1 S1t1€S. Presenta-
Churles T. Wethington Jr. me through this honor. tions, designed to demonstrate their
As I grew up in Kentucky I became knowledge of English, are screened by
an early fan of the university. I look a committee that includes faculty and
back with fondness on all my memo- an undergraduate student.
ries of those years as a university stu- • UK 84: You is a program designed
dent. Those memories play a lead role to give undergraduates the opportuni-
in my determination to strengthen ty for personal counseling with faculty
what UK is first and foremost: an insti- and staff during times of need.
tute ofhigher LEARNING. • Undergraduate research pro-
We are working hard to assure gram awards of $500 are made to stu-
that the experiences of new students dents in the fall and spring to provide
are positive and uplifting. Permit me support for students working under
to outline some of the specific steps the direction of faculty.
we are taking to make sure we have I would also like to take this oppor-
the best interests of incoming stu- tunity to thank and commend those
dents in mind: on campus who are dedicated to pro-
• A Central Advising Service and viding the help undergraduates —
Transfer Center has been established especially freshmen and sophomores
to provide direct assistance to under- — need. There are truly too many to
graduates who are changing majors or mention, but I would like to single out
transferring here from another uni- the work of Dr. Louis Swift, dean of ·
versity. Nine full-time and two part- undergraduate studies, who personally
time advisers are available to students. takes an avid interest in student’s con-
• UK l()l is a course available to cerns and works to correct problems. `
incoming students to help them Research and public service are
adjust to the demands of college life vital components of UK’s mission. But
— academic and otherwise. Six hun- we will never forget our first higher
dred students enrolled this past fall. education mission in the lives of
• Faculty teaching portfolios are incoming students: Good Teaching! _
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