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LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40506-0032

UNIVERSITY SENATE COUNCIL

IO ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 15 April 1988
Members, University Senate

The University Senate will meet in regular session on Monday,

April 25, 1988 at 3:00 p.m. in ROOM 115 of the Nursing Building
(CON/HSLC).

AGENDA:
Resolutions.
Announcements

Report from the Faculty Trustees —— Dr. Raymond Bette and Dr.
Mary Sue Coleman

ACTION ITEMS:

a. Proposed Changes in University Senate Rules, Section
IV,2.2.1, Admission to the College of Nursing.IICirculated

 

 

under date of 14 April 1988).

Proposed addition. to University Senate Rules, Section II
1.1 (d) and (f) University Calendar: Policy Guidelines
(Circulated under date of 12 April 1988.)

 

 

Proposed change in University Senate Rules, Section VI -
1.7 Academic Rights of Students: Attendance and
Participation During Appeal (Circulated under date of 12
April 1988.)

 

 

 

Proposed Reorganization of the College of Allied Health : A
recommendation to the Administration. (Circulated under
date of 13 April 1988.)

 

 

Proposed change in University Senate Rules, Section V -
2.1.1 Addition of International. Baccalaureate Program to
Accelerated Programs. (Circulated under date of 18 April
1988. Requires suspension of 10 day rule.)

 

 

 

If you are unable to attend this meeting, please contact Ms.
Martha Sutton (7-7155) in advance. Thank you.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY

 

 MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, APRIL 25, l988

The University Senate met in regular session at 3:00 p.m., Monday, April
25, l988, in Room ll5 of the College of Nursing/Health Sciences Building.

William E. Lyons, Chairman of the Senate Council, presided.

Members absent were: David Allen*, John J. Allen, David Allgood, Roger B.
Anderson, Michael A. Baer, Lisa Barclay, Charles E. Barnhart, Frank J. Bickel,
David Bingham*, Glenn C. Blomquist*, Tex Lee Boggs, Darla Botkin*, Ray M.
Bowen, Carolyn S. Bratt*, Glen Buckner*, D. Allan Butterfield, Roger
Calantone*, Ben Carr, Edward A. Carter, Donald Coleman, Emmett Costich,
Frederick Danner*, Leo S. Demski*, Richard C. Domek, Jr.*, David S. Durant,
Jr.*, Nancy S. Dye, Mary Ellen Edmondson*, Charles Ellinger, James Freeman*,
Richard W. Furst, Art Gallaher, Jr.*, Thomas C. Gray, Ann Griesser, John R.
Groves*, Zafar Hasan*, Freddie Hermann, Ronald Hoover, Raymond R. Hornback,
Jeffrey Hughes, Thomas Ingram, Mehran Jahed*, Lisa King*, Jim Koegel, John
Kuegel, Robert G. Lawson, Gerald Lemons, Linda Levstik, Thomas Lindlof*,
Marcus T. McEllistrem, Martin J. McMahon, Peggy Meszaros*, Robert Murphy,
Michael T. Nietzel, Arthur J. Nonneman*, Rosanne Palermo, Philip C.
Palmgreen*, Alan Perreiah*, Deborah E. Powell*, Jo Ann Rogers, John M. Rogers,
Wimberly C. Royster, Edgar L. Sagan, Karyl N. Shaw, Stephen Stigers, Louis J.
Swift, Scott Ward, Jesse L. Weil, Charles T. Wethington*, Gene Williams,
Angene Wilson, W. Douglas Wilson, Peter Winograd*, and Judy Wiza*.

The Chairman said that President Roselle had requested the opportunity to
say a few words to the Senate and because the President had another commit-
ment, he was asked to speak first. Chairman Lyons recognized Dr. David P.
Roselle, President of the University of Kentucky.

President Roselle's remarks follow:

”I would like to make a few remarks, Mr. Chairman, on the
status of minority affairs at the University of Kentucky.

Events of recent days in this area have not been pleasant.
But this is not the time to rehash our feelings or the
University's reaction. What I have come to say is that these
events have given me pause to reexamine our efforts in the area
of minority affairs, and to use these events as cause for
strengthening our dedication to human rights on this campus even
more. Out of our difficulties, therefore, I want us to build a
positive response and better programming for all of our campus
community.

To be successful in mounting such a response, will require
your active support. Today, I am here to solicit your counsel
and advice. As background, I want you to recall a portion of my
first speech to the UK faculty. That comment was that it is my
belief that one of America's greatest strengths is her ethnic
diversity. I do believe that it is an obligation and a respon-
sibility of universities and particularly of the University of

*Absence explained.

 

 Kentucky to support the educational areas of all segments of our
diverse population.

Let me provide just a brief background to help you and me
in the consideration of future programs in minority affairs.
Just where are we now?

First of all, let me show you where the University of
Kentucky stands nationally in the percentage of minority
students on our campus.

-—Since l975 we have had an office charged with focus—
ing the University's recruitment and retention efforts for black
students and black faculty and staff. I am speaking, of course,
of what is now our Office of the Vice Chancellor for Minority
Affairs.

——A Learning Resources Center for minority students
was created in l976, and in l987 a newly acquired and renovated
facility became its headquarters.

——Last year, also, we dedicated space in the Student
Center for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center.

—-Ne have a series of programs for minorities includ—
ing black lecturers and artists, special events during Black
History Month, recognition of academic achievement and special
recruitment programs for health professionals.

--He have increased financial aid to minority students
to the point where we are providing $548,000 this year to 335
black students on the Lexington campus. This figure, $548,000,
is ”financial aid" and does not include meritfaid such as
Singletary scholarships or stipends paid to graduate students.

—-Thanks in part to an anonymous donor, we were able
this past winter to announce a $l00,000 endowment fund at the
University in honor of Dr. King. This endowment will provide
awards and programs for both faculty and staff.

--Our Minority Affairs office maintains a vitae bank
to help in the recruitment of black faculty.

What about the future?

It was ironic that on the day the unfortunate remark was
uttered in a trustee's committee meeting, we met with the
Chancellors on two programs designed to increase the number of
minority faculty members. We will implement them in the next
fiscal year:

-—First, we are establishing a program whereby funds
will be provided from my office for the first year of employment
of black faculty. The Department will be able to retain the

 

 salary funds for programmatic uses (start—up monies, equipment,
travel, etc.) After that first year, the funding responsibility
will be assumed by the academic department. Even in these
difficult budgetary times, our objective is to give our academic
departments such financial assistance in recruiting black facul-
ty to the University. Of course, the success of any program on
hiring minority faculty depends upon the active involvement of
the faculty. Faculty hire faculty, but we want the UK faculty
to exhibit that they are willing to take affirmative action.

——Second, we will provide $l00,000 to establish a
fellowship program with the objective of encouraging black
enrollment in the graduate and professional programs. We hope
that this will help UK attract more minorities into an advanced
level of study. Our desire is to thus be able to enable more
black students to become part of the pool of potential faculty
members. As we have already pointed out, increases in the
number of black faculty is one of our highest priorities.

All of this... what we have already in place, and what we
will have in place for the next fiscal year... all of this will
add up to a program in excess of $l,000,000.

But we need to do still more. We need to be even more
innovative in this important field, and I need your suggestions
and help.

Let me try a few ideas out on you:

--I want to consider having a workshop or seminar this
August, just before classes begin, for administrators -- deans,
Chancellors, vice Chancellors and others. The purpose would be
to help administrators better understand the circumstance of
being black on a predominantly white campus.

-—Following implementation of this program for admin-
istrators we would make it available to groups of faculty and
staff. It is extremely important that faculty are alert to
racially sensitive situations which can occur in the classroom
setting. We would want to include staff who come in contact
with minority students outside the classroom —- in the residence
halls, in the food service places, in registration and
admissions, and other areas.

I have seen workshops of this sort very successfully done
under the label of ”White Teacher —- Black Students." And they
were effective. I think they can be of assistance to UK, too,
but I wonder what you think.

-—These same sensitization workshops and programs
should be provided to our students in the residence halls, in
the fraternities and sororities, and to our off-campus students.

 

 —-In this entire area it will be helpful to put
together a task force for the Lexington campus whose purpose
would be to assess the concerns of black students and the
sensitivity to those concerns of both black and white faculty
and staff.

—-Ne will consider expanding our orientation programs
for faculty with a continuing follow- -through effort during those
"nurturing" years of a new faculty member's early collegial
life. In this way, you faculty can let a young faculty member
know early on when there are danger signs that he might look
into before his career is in jeopardy.

--we will look at the possibility of cross-cultural
studies programs, and discuss the possibility of putting such
programs in our curriculum. Certainly there is an opportunity
here to building understanding of all races and all cultures,
including both our black associates and our new Japanese friends
who are coming into our area in increasing numbers.

--He must look at our efforts in enhancing the career
development for our minority staff.

As I said in the beginning, toward these new initiatives
and in support of the already—established programs I seek your
counsel and advice. Our University can only meet the goal of
making UK a better place for black students and employees if
there is full involvement of the faculty and I seek your
involvement. I will soon appoint a 'Citizens Advisory Committee
to the President on Minority Affairs' to provide advice on
minority affairs both on—campus and off-campus. As is the case
with the University's research and outreach programs, I believe
we will improve because of the active involvement of interested
citizens.

Your involvement in the formulation and execution of an
aggressive affirmative plan of action would be welcomed by me
and I am sure by the entire campus community.

The time to begin is now.

Thank you very much.

 

 President Rose11e presented the foTTowing chart on b1ack students:

% B1ack % BTack Ratio: Students
SCHOOL Students Popu1ation to Popu1ation

 

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10.
13.
12.
18.
22.
10.
15.
26.

West Virginia University
Indiana University
University of Kentucky
Ohio State University
University of F10rida
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
University of North CaroTina
University of Missouri
University of Tennessee
University of Georgia

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SCHOOL Facuity Popu1ation to Popu1ation

3.

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15.
10.
12.
13.

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10.
22.
14.
26.

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West Virginia University
Indiana University
University of Tennessee
Ohio State

University of Michigan
University of F1orida
University of Kentucky
University of Missouri
University of North CaroTina
University of I11inois
University of Georgia

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2.2
3.8
2.3
2.6
2.7
1.4
1.9
2.8
1.5
2.0

President Rose11e asked if there were any questions. Professor James
He115 (Mathematics) was very impressed about the incentive program for facu1ty
recruitment but said in his discipTine it was virtuaiiy useTess since there
are no b1ack facu1ty. He fe1t it wou1d be much more effective to grow our own
through graduate student recruitment but not at the current stipend. Presi-
dent Rose11e said the fe11owship program UK has is for genera1 stipends.
Professor He11s wanted to know if they wou1d be avai1ab1e for the Fa11
Semester. President Rose11e said it coqu aTways be said that the p001 is
too sma11 or that the amount of research money is too smaTT, but everyone
wants to hear about the successes. He said that UK shou1d be sure to get its
share. The figures indicate that we are not.

Professor Hans Gesund (Engineering) did not think there wou1d be much
success in changing the numbers un1ess facu1ty sa1aries were increased
dramatica11y. He said the poo1 of peop1e that UK wou1d be Tooking at is
wanted by every schooT in the country, and we are at the bottom end of facu1ty
saTaries and, therefore, cannot compete. President Rose11e said that the
facu1ty sa1ary 1ine that the department has does not have to match the hiring
sa1ary. He said that UK is a11owed to be an affirmative action emp10yer and

 

 is supposed to be one and if it required more money to get the job done, that
would have to be done. Professor Gesund wanted to know if the President was
willing to pay double. The President did not know about double, but said if a
faculty member put a proposal to the dean and both agreed, the President's
Office would do their best to respond to the situation. The President wanted
the faculty to keep in mind that the people coming to the University were
their faculty not his faculty. He said it was the responsibility of the
faculty to hire the faculty and to do it well. Professor Andy Grimes
(Business & Economics) wanted to know what the experience was for black
assistant professors being promoted to associate on campus and felt it would
be interesting to look at that situation. The President felt the numbers
would be sufficiently small and statistics should not be done on small num-
bers. He also felt that retention is just as important as recruitment. He
said that this fall's sophomore class had a higher return rate from freshman
year of black students than of white students. He felt that was probably due
to the good efforts of the Office of the Chancellor for Minority Affairs and
particularly of Doris Heathers and her tutorial program that she has for some
of the black students. The President is very proud of that particular
statistic.

Professor Malcolm Jewell (Political Science) felt there should be some
understanding about flexibility on being able to hire blacks. President
Roselle said the Chancellors would take that responsibility, and he would like
to have our number of black faculty inCreased.

Dean Emery A. Wilson (Medical School) was at a meeting recently where it
was discussed how to encourage more students to enter medical school. It was
suggested that perhaps in order to really encourage and attract those stu-
dents it was necessary to go into the grade schools and junior high schools in
order to keep those young people interested. It seemed to be appropriate to
Dean Wilson for the College of Medicine to be trying to attract l3 and l4 year
olds. He said other schools might try to do the same thing, but it might be a
project that the University as a whole could do. President Roselle said there
were several such projects mainly in the summer.

Professor John Just (Biological Sciences) wanted to know how many black
Ph.D.'s there are in the United States. The President said he had the infor-
mation but did not have it with him.

President Roselle said that there are some interesting conversations going
on and some good suggestions have come out of the conversations and some
things that would be healthy for the University. He reminded the Senate again
that the students have done a good job. He said a group came to see him with
a list of concerns they have about the University of Kentucky. He said their
concerns were not very different than the ones he or the faculty might have
written. He said they were constructive, helpful and really right on the
money for the concerns they have. He felt the University should be very proud
of what the students are doing to help the University in this very important
area. He said they were described other than that in the newspaper.

Professor Richard Angelo (Education) spoke in behalf of his college and
said there was concern about the $2500 grant program and wanted to know if the
President had heard any complaints. President Roselle felt that was unfor-
tunate and said the intended effect was to allow the faculty an opportunity to
declare which of their colleagues were special people deserving of some

 

 special recognition in order to further their programs. He said it was very
important in seeking additional support from the state that the University
evidence the ability to make decisions about which colleagues are most deserv-
ing of extra support. He said that as far as the criteria was concerned he
did not feel that someone at his level of administration should explain to the
faculty what their criteria for selecting people for recognition should be.

Chancellor Bosomworth's comments on his sector were that a peer review
process would be useful and they have actually proposed one both at the
college level and the Medical Center level. Recommendations would be made to
the Chancellor from people both inside and outside the Medical Center. Both
the non—tenured faculty, in proportion to their size, as well as the tenured
faculty would be protected. The Medical Center has devised a form which
people can be nominated by other faculty members or by department heads.

Dr. Roselle was given a round of applause.

Chairman Lyons recognized Professor Hans Gesund, Department of Civil
Engineering, who read the following Memorial Resolution on Dr. Robert Curba
Deen. TV

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION
Robert Curba Deen

Robert Curba Deen was born May 26, l929, a native
Kentuckian. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of
Science degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of
Kentucky, and went on to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy degree in
the same subject from Purdue University in l964. By then, he
had already worked for the Kentucky Department of Transportation
for some years, and he returned to the position of assistant
director of research. He also became an adjunct associate pro—
fessor in the department of civil engineering, and an associate
member of the graduate faculty. While working full time in his
responsible and demanding positions, he started taking courses
in the College of Law, and obtained his Juris Doctor from the
University of Kentucky in l98l.

In January, 198l, the Department of Transportation turned
over its research division to the University, and Bob Deen
became director of the University of Kentucky Transportation
Research Program, reporting to the dean of the College of
Engineering. He continued his association with the department
of civil engineering, teaching courses in transportation and in
engineering law, and serving on departmental committees. He
also participated fully in faculty meetings, and his intelligent
observations and gentle humor were greatly valued.

Bob Deen was a professional's professional. He was very
active in research and in supervising research projects. He
published myriad papers in all appropriate journals and confer—
ence proceedings. He served on many professional society
committees, and his work gained him, the Kentucky Department of

 

 Transportation, and later the University, many honors and much
favorable recognition.

Bob Deen was a gentleman and a gentle man. His association
with our faculty and students was marked by an infinity of
kindness and helpfulness on his part toward all. He employed
many undergraduate and graduate students in his organization,
and was a patient, understanding, and supportive mentor to all
of them. He was always ready to help all faculty members with
information and advice from his enormous store of knowledge and
experience.

Bob Deen died of a sudden heart attack on March 25, l988.
He is already sorely missed; his absence will be felt ever more
keenly as time goes on. The Department grieves for him, and
feels great sympathy for his wife, Carol, and daughters Diana
Deen, and Carolyn Deen Hoagland, and for the rest of his loved
ones.

We request that this memorial resolution be published in
the minutes of the Senate, and that a copy be sent to his
family. May Bob Deen rest in peace, and rejoin us in a joyous
resurrection in the fullness of time.

(Prepared by Professor Hans Gesund, Department of Civil Engineering)

The Senate stood for a moment of silent tribute.

The Chair recognized Professor John Just, Department of Biological
Sciences, who read the following Memorial Resolution on Dr. Herbert Parkes
Riley.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION
Herbert Parkes Riley

Dr. Herbert Parkes Riley, Distinguished Professor Emeritus,
University of Kentucky, died at his home at l023 Cooper Drive in
Lexington on 22 March l988. Professor Riley was born in
Brooklyn, New York on 28 June l904. He received his A.B., A.M.,
and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University, the latter degree
in l93l. After spending 2 years on a National Research Council
Fellowship at Harvard University, he moved to Tulane University
where he was Assistant Professor from l934—38. In I938, Dr.
Riley moved to the University of Washington, where he was pro—
moted to Associate Professor. In l942, he came to the
University of Kentucky as Professor and Head of the Botany
Department. He held this position until l965. In l956 Dr.
Riley was named a Distinguished Professor in the College of
Arts and Sciences. He retired from the University of Kentucky
in l974 at the age of 70, and received an honorary degree of
Doctor of Science from the University of Kentucky in l976.

Dr. Riley was associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

 from l949-55, and during this time he served as a Visiting
investigator, Research Participant and Consultant. From August
- December l955, he was a Fulbright Lecturer in the Department
of Genetics at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and
from January - May l956 a Fulbright Lecturer in the Department
of Botany at the University of Capetown (South Africa). In
l967-68, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of
California, Irvine. During his retirement years, he taught at
Chapman College World Campus Afloat (fall l974) and part-time at
Transylvania University (1979-82).

Dr. Riley was a member of numerous professional societies,
including the Botanical Society of America, Genetics Society of
America, American Genetics Association, Biological Stain
Commission, Genetics Society of Canada, Botanical Society of
South Africa and the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (fellow). He served in various editorial positions,
including the editorial board of the Journal of Heredity
(l954—80) and as an abstractor for Stain echnolo y (l913-63)
and Biological Abstracts (l935-50). He also served on several
National Science Foundation panels. He was a member of several
honorary societies, including Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Si, and
Omicron Delta Kappa, and of the Explorers Club (New York). He
was a member of the Lexington Optimist Club and the Lexington
Torch Club and served a term as President of both. He was a
founding member of St. Hubert's Episcopal Church in Lexington
and was Senior Harden from l984-86.

 

Dr. Riley was a true scholar in plant cytology, genetics
and biosystematics. His publications include four books (An
Introduction to Genetics and Cytogenetics, The Families of
Flowering Plants of Southern Africa, Evolutionary Ecology, and
The Aloineae, A Biosystematic Survey), two general botany
laboratory manuals, several chapters in books, over 70 full
length journal articles, and numerous abstracts and book
reviews. His research was supported by the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission, the National Science Foundation and the National
Research Council. He contributed significantly to our under—
standing of introgressive hybridization in plants, plant
radiation cytology, plant cytogenetics and the biosystematics of
the Aloinear (Liliaceae). A testimony of the significance of
his contributions to these fields is the fact that his work has
been cited in numerous books by outstanding scientists as C. D.
Darlington, C. H. Naddington, E. Anderson, G. L. Stebbins, Jr.,
Th. Dobzhansky, C. P. Swanson, E. Mayer and others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Riley directed several Masters and Ph.D. theses, and
all of these former UK students now have responsible university
or government positions.

Professor Riley brought distinction to the University of
Kentucky. To quote Dr. Frank G. Dickey, a former president of
the University of Kentucky, "Dr. Riley was a scholar and a
teacher of unusual ability, appreciated by his students and

 

 colleagues.” A former faculty member of the University of
Kentucky Botany Department recently wrote, "Dr. Riley was a
gentleman without equal, and it was one of the greatest honors
of my life to have been associated with him at the University of
Kentucky."

(Prepared by Professor John Just, Department of Biological Sciences)

The Senate stood for a moment of silent tribute.
The Chair made the following remarks and announcements.

Let me remind everyone, first of all, of the Commencement
which will be on May 8. The academic procession will assemble
at l:OO p.m. on the west side of Memorial Coliseum.

I would also like to remind all Senate committee chairs,
who have not already done so, to get your annual reports to the
Senate Council office as soon as possible. These reports have
become a valuable basis for developing the Senate Council agenda
for next year.

I would also like to notify everyone that the Faculty
Handbook Committee has completed its task and a draft of the
Handbook is available. There have now been people from each
sector selected to review the draft, and I am sure if you ask
some of your colleagues in the Medical Center or Lexington
Campus, you will be able to find a copy of it. I know President
Roselle would appreciate any comments that anyone has. It is
hoped that this can become available for distribution in printed
form in the fall. In addition to that, there are plans to have
the Handbook put on line so that all faculty can consult it. I
think it is pretty complete, but we need to know if anything has
been left out, if there are any mistakes in it, and if you think
there are some things we ought to drop out of it. If you get a
chance, consult with people in your sectors. Deans, departmen-
tal chairs and faculty have been selected in each sector to
review this and if you get a chance and have any comments, we
would appreciate hearing from you.

Let me also announce that Don Leigh is the Chair—elect of
the Senate Council. He will become Chairman of the Senate
Council for the l989—9O academic year.

In connection with Dr. Roselle's visit today, all of you
should have been handed a copy of the press release that the
Senate Council issued regarding the comment by former Governor
Chandler on the same day that the story broke in the local
press. Contents of this statement were read to the press in
attendance that same day at a meeting held by President Roselle
with concerned students. I think all the media were there. I
wanted all members of the Senate to have a copy of this so that
you would know when and what was said on behalf of the Senate
Council regarding this matter.

 

 Senate elections have been completed and letters have been
sent out. Some of you may have gotten a letter since you were
re—elected soliciting your choices for committee assignments for
next year.

This is my last Senate meeting as Chair of the Senate
Council. I must say that I have enjoyed this year. It has been
a very interesting year, to say the least. There have been a
few events this year that I could have done without. Most of
them have occurred in the past several weeks. I do want to take
this opportunity to thank everyone in the Senate and everyone in
the administration who have been very, very cooperative and for
all the help they have extended to me during this year. It
takes a number of months for anyone in this position to learn
first of all where the Senate Council office is and about that
time you discover just how many people there are on this campus
who are working very, very hard to make it a better place to be."

Chairman Lyons recognized Professors Mary Sue Coleman (Biochemistry) and
Raymond Betts, Honors Program, elected faculty trustees, for reports from the
Board of Trustees.

Professor Coleman's remarks follow:

Some of you may recall that prior to my election to the
BOT, I served on the Presidential Search Committee. One of the
pleasing aspects of the search process was that through intense
interactions over the course of a year Nilbur Frye, Bob Guthrie
and I had the opportunity to educate five members of the Board
of Trustees about the functions of the university and the
aspirations of the faculty. That educational role is one that
Ray Betts and I have continued to pursue. We think we have had
some success as we interact with most lay members of the Board
of Trustees. However, I'm sure you all realize that the nature
of the Board changed in December of l988 with Governor
Wilkinson's appointments. We now encounter the unprecedented
situation of a trustee who apparently intends to use his posi—
tion to air his personal and political positions, most of which
have absolutely no relevance to the concerns of the university.
The events of the past few weeks have taught just how divisive
some of these positions may be. While we abhor the attitudes
expressed by many during this debacle, I believe it is now time
to focus on real issues. It is imperative for UK as an intel-
lectual community to redouble its efforts to enhance recruitment
of minority students and faculty. We must ensure that on our
campus all people are welcome to participate in enriching their
minds.

This has also been a year when we faced an unprecedented
budget battle in Frankfort. Our President did an excellent job
of bringing the gravity of our situation to the attention of
members of the board, some of whom then lobbied for greater
financial support. However, I believe that an equally important
component was the degree to which individual faculty joined in
the effort by writing letters, by talking to legislators, and by

 

 going to Frankfort. This participation by large numbers of
faculty and students had an enormous impact on the Board. For
the first time in my 17 years at UK the whole university com-
munity was unleased to help, and I was proud of all of us. As
President Roselle has indicated, the making of state budgets is
a process. At the end of the process, the position of UK had
improved substantially. We all played a role in that
improvement.

Finally, even in the midst of problems on the Board, posi—
tive signs are emerging. Two meetings ago, I was appointed by
Bob McCowan to chair a new Trustee's Committee on Academic
Affairs. The other members are Ray Betts, Dave Driscoll, Judge
Robert Stevens, Judge Julia Tackett, Edith Hayes and Dr.
Nicholas Pisacano. We are in the process of establishing our
goals. I believe that this committee will be a permanent
vehicle for educating lay members of the Board about the univer—
sity community. We plan to call upon faculty to help us with
short formal presentations at Board meeti