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                                           AGENDA

                                Meeting of the Board of Trustees
                                     University of Kentucky
                                            1:00 P.M.
                                        January 21, 1997
Invocation

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

President's Report and Action Items

PR 1    President's Report to the Trustees
            Report on Advanced Science and Technology Commercialization Center (ASTeCC)

PR 2    Personnel Actions

PR 3    Central Administration
        A.  Proposed Amendment to the Governing Regulations
        B.  Resolution of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association
                 Amending the Nomination Process for Alumni Trustees

PR 4    Community College System (No items to report)

PR 5    Lexington Campus (No items to report)

PR 6    Medical Center (No items to report)

        Finance Committee

 1.    Acceptance of Interim Financial Report for the University of Kentucky for
            the Six Months Ended December 31, 1996
 2.     Disposal of Surplus Property
 3.    Report of Leases
 4.     Patent Assignment - Research and Graduate Studies
 5.     Patent Assignment - Research and Graduate Studies
 6.    Revision of the Policy Statement on Tuition and Fee Refunds to Students
 7.     Avon Products, Inc. Gift
 8.    Dr. Claire Louise Caudill Professorship in Family Medicine
 9.    Naming of Fellowship Awards




 









      Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, January 21, 1997.

      The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1:00 p.m.
(Lexington time) on Tuesday, January 21, 1997 in the Board Room on the 18th
floor of Patterson Office Tower.

      A.   Meeting Opened

      Governor Edward T. Breathitt, Chairperson, called the meeting to order
at 1:10 p.m., and the invocation was pronounced by Mr. Ted Bates.

      B.   Roll Call

      The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the
roll: Mr. Alan Aja, Mr. Ted Bates, Mrs. Kay Shropshire Bell, Governor Edward
T. Breathitt (Chairperson), Mr. Paul W. Chellgren, Mr. Robert N. Clay, Mr.
Merwin Grayson, Mr. John "Jack" Guthrie, Mr. James F. Hardymon, Professor
Loys L. Mather, Dr. Robert P. Meriwether, Mr. Billy Joe Miles, Professor Jim
Miller, Dr. Elissa Plattner, Mr. Steven S. Reed. Absent from the meeting were
Professor Deborah Powell, Mr. C. Frank Shoop, Mrs. Lois C. Weinberg, Mr.
Martin Welenken and Mr. Billy B. Wilcoxson. The University administration
was represented by President Charles T. Wethington, Jr.; Chancellors Ben W.
Carr, James W. Holsinger, and Elisabeth Zinser; Vice Presidents Joseph T.
Burch, Fitzgerald Bramwell, Edward A. Carter, George DeBin, and Eugene
Williams; John J. Piecoro, Assistant to the President for Administrative
Affairs; Dr. Juanita Fleming, Special Assistant for Academic Affairs; Mr. C. M.
Newton, Director of Athletics, and Mr. Richard E. Plymale, General Counsel.

      Members of the various news media were also in attendance. A
quorum being present, the Chairperson declared the meeting officially open for
the conduct of business at 1:12 p.m.

      C.   Approval of Minutes

      Governor Breathitt said that the Minutes of the Board meeting on
December 10, 1996 had been distributed and asked for any additions or
corrections. Professor Jim Miller moved that the Minutes be approved as
distributed. Professor Loys L. Mather seconded the motion, and it carried.

      D.   President's Report to the Board of Trustees (PR 1)

      President Wethington stated Dr. Deborah Powell, faculty trustee,
recently announced that she will be leaving the University in mid-April. She
has been chosen to be the Executive Dean of the College of Medicine at the




 







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University of Kansas. The University Senate plans to conduct a special
election to choose someone to fill the seat of Dr. Powell.

      President Wethington called attention to the following items in PR 1:

      1. UK, for the fourth consecutive year, again ranked among the top 10
         public institutions in the number of freshman National Merit
         Scholars enrolled in the fall 1996 semester.

      2. The Chandler Medical Center opened Kentucky Clinic North on
         December 16. The clinic will provide primary care in a medically
         underserved area of Lexington.

      3. UK and the City of Lexington jointly sponsored the Martin Luther
         King Jr. Day holiday celebration on January 20. President
         Wethington commended the faculty, staff, and students for their
         leadership and participation in the program.

      4. UK's Robinson Scholarship Program, funded by the E. 0. Robinson
         Trust, has been implemented at Southeast Community College.
         Hazard and Prestonsburg community colleges will also administer
         the program in their respective service areas.

      5. The three new members to be inducted into the Gatton Business
         College Alumni Hall of Fame on February 7 are: Roy W. Bahl, Jr,
         Roger D. McDaniel and James W. Stuckert.

      6. UK linebacker Mike Schellenberger is one of only 14 Division I-A
         football players awarded a $5,000 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship
         based on athletic and academic excellence. President Wethington
         commended C. M. Newton, Jerry Claiborne, Bill Curry, Hal Mumme
         and others who have established and continued the excellent
         academic reputation of the University's football program.

      7. The UK cheerleaders won first place among large schools competing
         in the Universal Cheerleaders Association Championships earlier
         this month. UK became the first school in its division to win the title
         three consecutive years.

      8. The Thomas D. Clark Foundation has received a $300,000 challenge
         grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to allow the
         University Press of Kentucky to enhance its humanities book
         publishing program.




 






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      9. A new Urgent Treatment Center approved by Health Associates of
         Kentucky, Inc. opened recently in Frankfort. This is the first urgent
         treatment facility of its kind in the Frankfort area.

      10. UK has been chosen to be one of 18 research universities to
         participate in a $1 million Pew Charitable Trust sponsored program
         placing special emphasis on teacher training for new faculty
         members.

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

      As a part of the President's Report, President Wethington said that there
would be a report on the Advanced Science and Technology
Commercialization Center (ASTeCC). He introduced Dr. Joseph Fink,
previously the Dean of Admissions, who is a faculty member in the College of
Pharmacy, and is now the Director of ASTeCC.

      Dr. Fink stated he was pleased to report on ASTeCC. He briefly
explained the three components of ASTeCC; as a concept, as a building, and as
a program.

      The first component of ASTeCC is the concept. The idea for ASTeCC
was born in the late 1980's and through discussions among people at UK an
approach was made to secure federal funding for the project. There were four
separate appropriations made by Congress over a four-year period that led to
the initial $16-17 million allocation that created the ASTeCC building. The
idea was supported by two separate federal agencies. The initial year funding
came through the Economic Development Administration and the last three
years of appropriations came through the Small Business Administration.

      He noted the five objectives of ASTeCC:

      1.    To conduct high quality research in interdisciplinary fields.
      2.    To transfer technology from the University to the private sector.
      3.    To provide financial incentives for entrepreneurial faculty that
            will enable them to remain on the faculty while pursuing their
            business interests.
      4.    To enhance the income stream for the University.
      5.    To facilitate economic development.

      He emphasized one of the role's for ASTeCC is to create jobs for UK
graduates. The graduates with degrees in biology, chemistry, etc. will hopefully
be able to find employment in the businesses that are coming out of ASTeCC.
Since ASTeCC could not be all things to all people, focal areas were identified;




 






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Biopolymers, Computational Sciences, Materials Sciences, Molecular Biology
and Pharmaceutical Engineering.

      Dr. Fink said the second component of ASTeCC is the building. It is an
80,000 sq. ft. facility and was constructed in four phases. The building opened
in November 1994. It is connected to the Engineering Complex on one side
and the Computing Center on the other side. There are 19 faculty-led research
groups in the building and eight for-profit companies. The five colleges that
the faculty members are affiliated with are: Agriculture, Allied Health
Professions, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Pharmacy. The building has
shared support services as well as shared research resources such as Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Services, a Mass Spectrometer machine, and high speed
centrifuges, etc.

      The for-profit entities housed in the building are as follows: Affinity
Labeling Technologies, Inc.; Bio-Products International Corporation; De Novo,
Inc.; Equine Biodiagnostics, Inc.; K & K Biosciences, Inc.; Promogen, Inc.; Tigen
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Valvoline, Inc.

      He said the final component of ASTeCC is the program. It is a program
in which the University is attempting to facilitate economic development,
economic diversity, diversify the economic base of the Commonwealth by
bringing in high tech enterprises, encouraging their development and getting
the faculty to focus their efforts in areas that have the potential for commercial
development in the future. He noted that the Center conducts technical and
administrative seminars monthly which are open to the public.

      Dr. Fink invited the members of the Board to tour the facility at the
conclusion of the Board meeting.

      President Wethington expressed appreciation to Dr. Fink for a good
report on the Advanced Science and Technology Commercialization Center.

      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. Dr. Meriwether moved approval. The
motion, seconded by Mrs. Bell, carried. (See PR 2 at the end of the Minutes.)

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

      President Wethington recommended that the proposed amendment to
the Governing Regulations of the University of Kentucky be approved. He
reminded the Board that the proposed amendment was received for




 








preliminary consideration at the regular meeting of the Board on December 10,
1996. On motion made by Mrs. Bell and seconded by Mr. Miles, PR 3A was
approved. (See PR 3A at the end of the Minutes.)

      G.    Resolution of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association
Amending the Nomination Process for Alumni Trustees (PR 3B)

      President Wethington said PR 3B is a Resolution of the University of
Kentucky Alumni Association amending the nomination process for alumni
trustees. He asked Joe Burch to explain the Resolution.

      Mr. Burch said the UK Alumni Association Board of Directors discussed
and considered the procedure for the selection of alumni trustees who are
recommended to the Board and then to the Governor for appointment. The
proposed amendments would shorten the amount of time taken in the process
to allow the Governor to receive the recommendations closer to the time that
the Governor makes the appointments. He noted the other three changes in
the Resolution and said that the Alumni Board of Directors recommends the
Board of Trustees approve the Resolution.

      President Wethington said he was pleased to recommend the approval
of PR 3B. Mr. Bates moved approval. His motion, seconded by Mr. Guthrie,
carried. (See PR 3B at the end of the Minutes.)

      Mr. Guthrie stated it was an honor to be an alumni trustee on the
University's Board. He said he had endorsed the proposed changes prior to his
appointment and, in his opinion, they are in the best interest of the alumni.
He supports the effort.

      Mrs. Bell and Mr. Bates also concurred with the recommendation.

      Governor Breathitt said in view of the unfortunate accident of Derek
Anderson, student athlete, that he was very much impressed with the way that
Coach Pitino and C. M. Newton had stressed the welfare of the student athlete
first instead of talking about its impact on the team. He wished Derek
Anderson the very best of treatment, an early recovery and future success. He
said he also appreciated the recognition that was given to the outstanding
academic achievement of the football team during half time at the basketball
game on January 18th. The recognition is a credit to the athletic department
and to the coaching staffs of Jerry Claiborne and Bill Curry.

     H.    Acceptance of Interim Financial Report for the University of
Kentucky for the Six Months Ended December 31. 1996 (FCR 1)

     Mr. Hardymon, Chairperson of the Finance Committee, reported that
the Finance Committee met prior to the Board meeting and considered nine




 






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items for action. FCR 1 is a recommendation that the Board accept the
University of Kentucky interim financial report for the six months ended
December 31, 1996. The realized income is 51% of the budget and expenditures
are 49% for the fiscal year. The University continues to have a positive cash
flow and is in excellent financial condition. He moved approval of FCR 1. Mr.
Chellgren seconded the motion, and it passed. (See FCR 1 at the end of the
Minutes.)

      I.   Disposal of Surplus Property (FCR 2)

      Mr. Hardymon reviewed the item in Attachment I and moved that the
Board approve the disposition of surplus property as listed in the attachment
to FCR 2. Mr. Reed seconded the motion, and it passed. (See FCR 2 at the end
of the Minutes.)

      J.    Report of Leases (FCR 3)

      Mr. Hardymon said that FCR 3 is the report of three new leases that are
valued at less than $30,000 per year. He noted one of the new leases is for
temporary residential property for the Acting President at Ashland
Community College. He said the leases were competitive and moved approval
of FCR 3. Mr. Guthrie seconded the motion, and it passed. (See FCR 3 at the
end of the Minutes.)

      K.   Patent Assignment (FCR 4)

      Mr. Hardymon said FCR 4 is an invention which provides a computer
implemented method for achieving the optimum selection of machining
parameters and tool inserts for finish turning operations. He moved approval
of FCR 4. Mr. Grayson seconded the motion, and it carried. (See FCR 4 at the
end of the Minutes.)

      L.   Patent Assignment (FCR 5)

      Mr. Hardymon said that FCR 5 is another invention concerning coal fly
ash. The invention utilizes electrostatic forces to selectively separate unburned
carbon from fly ash and then to concentrate that usable coal fly ash in a
separate product stream. He moved approval. His motion, seconded by
Professor Miller, passed. (See FCR 5 at the end of the Minutes.)

      M.   Revision of the Policy Statement on Tuition and Fee Refunds to
Students (FCR 6)

      Mr. Hardymon stated that FCR 6 recommends a revision of the policy
statement on tuition and fee refunds to students that will adjust the schedule
for refunds from a maximum of eight weeks to four weeks, to become effective




 






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in the fall of 1997. The change will make the refund policy more consistent
with the policy used by benchmark institutions both for the University System
and the Community College System. He recommended approval of FCR 6. Mr.
Chellgren seconded the motion, and it passed with the exception of three nay
votes. (See FCR 6 at the end of the Minutes.)

      Professor Miller said he supported the more liberal eight week policy for
refunds because many students in the Community College System have
commitment to families or jobs and need the extra time.

      N.    Avon Products, Inc. Gift (FCR 7)

      Mr. Hardymon said FCR 7 is a recommendation that the Board of
Trustees accept a $100,000 gift from Avon Products, Inc., New York, for the
Markey Cancer Center. The gift is one of ten Avon Breast Cancer Leadership
Awards given nationwide to honor outstanding individuals and programs
that make contributions in breast cancer education, outreach, and quality of life
research. The award to the Kentucky Cancer Program honors Dr. Gilbert H.
Friedell and the Kentucky Cancer Program of which he is co-director. The
Kentucky Cancer Program has nine regional offices across the state. It offers
preventive cancer information and designs innovation outreach programs.
He recommended approval of FCR 7. Dr. Meriwether seconded the motion,
and it passed. (See FCR 7 at the end of the Minutes.)

      0.    Dr. Claire Louise Caudill Professorship in Family Medicine
FCR 8)

      Mr. Hardymon said FCR 8 recommends the Board approve the
establishment of an endowed professorship in the College of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine entitled the Dr. Claire Louise Caudill
Professorship in Family Medicine. A family physician in Morehead, Kentucky,
for nearly 50 years, Dr. Caudill is the sister of Lucille Caudill Little She
received an honorary degree from UK in 1992. The W. Paul and Lucille
Caudill Little Foundation will fund the professorship with annual
contributions to come from an endowment set up outside the University. The
professorship is to be awarded to an outstanding teacher and physician who
shares Dr. Caudill's practice of great interest in family medicine and her
commitment to improving the quality of life for Kentuckians through
community service. Mr. Hardymon recommended approval of FCR 8. His
motion was seconded by Mr. Grayson, and it carried. (See FCR 8 at the end of
the Minutes.)

      President Wethington thanked Ms. Little and Dr. Caudill for their many
contributions to Kentucky and to the University of Kentucky and for their
continued support of the University. He asked them to stand and be
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      Governor Breathitt said both Dr. Caudill and Ms. Little are role models
in Kentucky for citizenship and service. They are heroes for all Kentuckians
for their many contributions.

      P.   Naming of Fellowship Awards (FCR 9)

      Mr. Hardymon said FCR 9 is the naming of Fellowship Awards and he
asked Dr. Fitzgerald Bramwell, Vice President for Research and Graduate
Studies, to comment.

      Dr. Bramwell said that after eighteen years of administrative service,
including six and one-half years as Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Daniel R.
Reedy will be returning to the Department of Spanish and Italian. Dr. Reedy's
contributions to graduate education are many and varied, and his long-term
stewardship of the Graduate School has been marked by tremendous growth,
expansion and by a significant increase in quality and standards.

      The Quality Achievement Fellowships, instituted by Dean Reedy, were
first offered in 1991-92 to graduate students. They provide a supplemental
stipend to be added on a regular fellowship, teaching assistantship or research
assistantships. The awards are potentially renewable for a second year for
master's students or for a total of three years for doctoral students. The
fellowships enable the University to attract outstanding graduate students by
providing a critical margin of financial support and additional prestige to the
graduate program's regular offerings. It is, therefore, fitting that the highly
competitive and prestigious awards be named for Dean Reedy whose name has
been synonymous with excellence and achievement in graduate education.

      Mr. Hardymon moved approval of FCR 9. Professor Mather seconded
the motion, and it passed. (See FCR 9 at the end of the Minutes.)

      President Wethington acknowledged Dr. Reedy's presence in the
audience and thanked him for his many contributions to the academic
programs of the University of Kentucky, particularly the Graduate Program.
He said it was a pleasure for the administration to recommend to the Board
that the Quality Achievement Fellowships be named in Dr. Reedy's honor. He
asked Dr. Reedy to stand and be recognized. He was given a round of applause.




 








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      Q.    Meeting Adjourned

      There being no further business to come before the Board, the
Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 1:58 p.m.

                                           Respectfully submitted,



                                           Richard E. Plymale
                                           Assistant Secretary
                                           Board of Trustees

(PR 2, 3A, and 3B; FCR 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 which follow are official parts of
the Minutes of the meeting.)




 










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Office of the President
January 21, 1997


           PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES


1.   UK Again Ranks in Top 10 for Freshman National Merit Scholars

      UK ranks 10th among all public institutions in the number of freshman
National Merit Scholars who enrolled last fall, and 23rd among all colleges and
universities in the United States. UK enrolled 72 National Merit Scholars, also
placing it first among all Kentucky institutions, third among Southeastern
Conference schools and second among 11 benchmark institutions. This is the
fourth year in a row the number of National Merit Scholars in the freshman class
has enabled UK to rank among the top 10 public institutions.

2.    Chandler Medical Center Opens Kentucky Clinic North

      UK's Chandler Medical Center has opened a new community-oriented
clinic which will provide primary care in a medically underserved area of
Lexington. Kentucky Clinic North, which officially opened on December 16, is
located at its temporary site on Third Street, across from the fire station. The
location was identified by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and
is being leased by UK. It is anticipated that a permanent building will be
constructed in the northside area in the next two years. Initial funds to develop
the new clinic came from a one-time Medicaid payment awarded to the UK
Hospital last year. Medicaid allows states to match federal funds to extend care
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3.    UK Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

      UK and the city of Lexington again this year sponsored the annual Martin
Luther King Jr. Day holiday celebration on January 20. "Let the Light of Youth
Shine: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." was the theme for this
year's celebration. This year's featured speaker was 15-year-old Ayinde Jean-
Baptiste, who is best known for his speech at the 1995 Million Man March in
Washington, D.C. The 10-year-old event began with the annual march and was
followed by the celebration in Heritage Hall. The Chandler Medical Center's
annual celebration was held on January 16. Medical Center students performed
musical selections and gave presentations on what the holiday means to them.

4.    Robinson Scholarship Program Implemented at Southeast CC

      UK's Robinson Scholarship Program, funded by the E.O. Robinson Trust,
has been implemented at Southeast Community College. The program seeks to
provide assistance to junior high school students in 29 Kentucky counties who
otherwise would be unable to attend college. Southeast, Hazard and
Prestonsburg community colleges will administer the program in their respective
service areas. The program will identify eighth-grade students with potential for
success at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, or one of the community
colleges, but who might be educationally and socially impeded by economics,
cultural, family and/or institutional conditions.

5.    Three Named to Gatton Business College Hall of Fame

      Three new members will be inducted into the Carol Martin Gatton College
of Business and Economics Alumnni Hall of Fame on February 7. The new
inductees are: Roy W. Bahl Jr., a Florida native who received a master's degree
in 1963 and a doctorate in economics from UK in 1965; Roger D. McDaniel, a
Lexington native who received a master's degree in business administration in
1966; and James W. Stuckert, who earned a master's degree in business
administration in 1961. Bahl is dean of the School of Policy Studies at Georgia
State University; McDaniel has been associated with the Monsanto Company
since 1962; and Stuckert has been chairman and chief executive officer of J.J.B.
Hilliard, W.L. Lyons & Company since 1995.




 







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6.    Mike Schellenberger Awarded $5,000 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship

      UK linebacker Mike Schellenberger is one of only 14 Division I-A football
players awarded a $5,000 National Collegiate Athletics Association Post-
Graduate Scholarship based on a combination of athletic and academic
excellence. Schellenberger and Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel are the
only two Southeastern Conference players chosen to receive the scholarship.
Schellenberger, who won UK's Most Outstanding Linebacker Award as a junior
and senior, graduated last May with a 3.78 grade point average in finance and is
pursuing a master's degree in business administration.

7.    Hopkinsville Regional Technology Center Establishes Advisory Council

      Officials have announced the establishment of an advisory council that
will help develop the Regional Technology Center on the campus of Hopkinsville
Community College. The council will be composed of 18 members, including
representatives from Hopkinsville Community College and from Kentucky Tech.
Mike Wright, regional executive director of Kentucky Tech, and A. James Kerley,
president of HCC, will serve on the council.

8.    Cheerleaders Win Third Straight National Championship

      The UK cheerleaders won first place among large schools competing in
the Universal Cheerleaders Association Championships in Orlando, Florida,
earlier this month. With the victory, UK became the first school in its division to
win the title three consecutive years. Wildcat cheerleaders have taken home the
title a record seven times. Gavin Duerson, who wears the UK Wildcat costume,
placed second in the mascot competition.

9.    Agriculture Economics Professor Named Fulbright Scholar

      Mary Marchant, an associate professor of agricultural economics in the
College of Agriculture, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 1998. Marchant
will teach and perform research in Viterbo, Italy, during the first three months of
1998. Marchant has been a member of the UK faculty since 1988.




 






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10.   Liver Transplant Patient and Transplant Directors Testify in Washington

      Doris Frances of Georgetown, one of UK Hospital's liver transplant
patients, testified in Washington, D.C., on December 12 before a special panel
called by Health and Human Services Undersecretary Phillip Lee. She shared her
experience as a liver transplant recipient during the panel's discussion about
how donated organs should be distributed. Also testifying were Dinesh Ranjan,
director of UK's liver transplant program, and Bruce Lucas, director of UK's
kidney transplant program, immediate past president of the United Network for
Organ Sharing and president of the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates. They
spoke on the issues of liver allocation and increasing organ donation.

11.   Clark Foundation and University Press Receive Challenge Grant

      The Thomas D. Clark Foundation has received a $300,000 challenge grant
from the National Endowment for the Humanities to allow the University Press of
Kentucky to enhance its humanities book publishing program. The grant is one
of only two given this year to support American university presses. Such
funding enables the University Press to handle large projects such as "A New
History of Kentucky," to be released in April, and the new "Atlas of Kentucky."
Appalachian studies and adult literacy texts also will receive support from the
grant.

12.   Southeast Community College Makes Technological Progress

      Southeast Community College will open its state-of-the-art Interactive
Television Classroom (ITV) this semester. The first of its kind in Southeastern
Kentucky, the classroom is linked with a central ITV studio on the Lexington
Campus.

13.   New Urgent Treatment Center Opens in Frankfort

      Health Associates of Kentucky, Inc., a corporation approved by the UK
Board of Trustees last year to develop a system for providing medical care, has
opened a new Urgent Treatment Center in Frankfort. Health Associates of
Kentucky acquired the three Urgent Treatment Centers in Lexington last year.
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14.   Lam' Guinier to Deliver 1997 Blazer Lecture

       Lani Guinier, an internationally known speaker on the public discussion of
race issues, will deliver the 1997 Blazer Lecture on February 6 in Memorial Hall.
Guinier is the founder of Commonplace, an organization which promotes public
discussions of races issues. The Blazer Lecture Series was endowed in the UK
College of Arts and Sciences in 1948 by Paul G. Blazer Sr., founder of Ashland
Oil, and his wife, Georgia Blazer, the first woman to serve on the UK Board of
Trustees.

15.   Jefferson Community College Honored as 'Family Friendly'

      Jefferson Community College has received a Silver Award given by the
Business and Family Partnership of Jefferson County. The group annually
honors those local businesses and institutions that actively incorporate and
encourage "family friendly" work policies in their benefit packages.

16.   UK Participating in Pew-Sponsored Faculty Teacher Training Program

      UK is among 18 research universities chosen to participate in a $1 million
Pew Charitable Trust sponsored program which places special emphasis on
teacher training for new faculty members. Among the other universities
participating in the program are Howard, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Florida State,
Marquette and Northwestern universities. UK's participation is through the
Teaching and Learning Center.

17.   LCC Participates in Welfare Reform Initiatives Planning Committee

      Lexington Community College administrators are involved with other
Lexington community leaders in the development of a strategy to respond to
welfare reform initiatives. Coordinated by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Government, "Lexington Makes It Work: A Planning Process for Self-
Sufficiency" is being designed to assist welfare recipients through the process of
job training through job placement and self-sufficiency. LCC President Janice N.
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18.   Department of Entomology's Home Page Proves Popular

      The home page of the Department of Entomology in the College of
Agriculture receives more than 12,000 "hits," or visits, per month, ranking it
among the top UK home pages for frequency of individual access by computer
users. (The home page for the Registrar's Office receives the most.) More than
half of the requests addressed to the home page relate to the identification and
management of insects and pests, and additional requests come from school-age
children attracted by such home page features as the "Mystery Bug of the
Week," which is supplemented by pictures and sound. The home page a