Minutes of the Meeting of the Execuht,,v  Comnmttee of the Board of Trustees
 of the Universitv of Kentucky Tuesday, June 9 1970


        As established earl:er the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
 of the University of Kentuckv met in regtular _-zsslon at 2:00 p. mi. , Eastern Daylight
 Time, on Tuesday, June 9 1970, in thle Uoard Roorn of the Administration Building
 on the University campus with" the: fnIiowintz enmbers uresent: Mr. Albert G. Clay,
 Chairman; Mrs. Rexford S. Blazer, Secrotary; Mkr Thomas P   Bell; Mlr. Richard
 E. Coop~er; anld Mr. Robert H. H~lltxnmyer. Dr Alvin L. Morr s, Special Assistant
 to the President. represented President Singletary who was out of the state, and other
 administration representatives pre sent were Dr Glenwrood L. Creech, Dr. William
 R. Willard, Mr. George J. Ru2chtlll. Dr Stuart Forth. Dr Donald B. Clapp, Mr.
 John C. Darsie, and Dean Jack H-fal!  There were representatives of the various news
 media in attendance also



       A. Meeting Opened

       At 2.00 o'clock, Mr. Clay calltd th.: rn.ectng to order. Following the invo-
c:ation, the Secretary reportetd a qjuorum 'rEpsenlt and Mr. Clav declared the meeting
officially open for the conduct of busfoness at 2:02 p nm.



       B. M nutes Approved

       On motion by MIr. Coopc;- r-  ccorded b.)y ,r.r Hiillennmeve r and, without dissent,
so ordered, the readinjq of the I5nuties. i .;t-E M\,,av 3, 1970 meet~ng of the Board of
Trustees was disoensed xvw-th andll tlhe N'litcs  re approv ed as published.



       C. Comnmencenment Date EztabliA-shed

       Dr. Mvorrns recomm-encded to the.- Executive Comrnttee that Saturday, August 8,
be approved as the date for the conmmencemrient a.xe:rcises which had been postponed
from May II because of unrest on the camputs at 'that trnme  On motion duly made,
seconded, and carried, August 8, 1.-70 was estabbshed as the date for commencement
exercises when degrees would b.e avwarded to cand:dates comilet.ng requirements in
August 1969. December 1969   May 1970 and Augut 1970


       Mr. Clay announced that the prograirt for the commencement exercises wvould
follow the same format as that planned for Mav 11; that President and Mrs. Singletary
would host a reception for tho-e -,n atltendance n the Ballroom of the Student Center
immediately follow-.ng the exerc:.scs, that overnight accommodations for participants
and their famnilic s would be available i-. the B.la-ding4Krwan Complex at a nominal
rate, and that details regarding commencement would be mailed to graduates in July.