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Dec.
11, 2000 – (Louisville, Ky.) – The University of
Kentucky and Louisville's Central High Magnet Career
Academy (CHMCA) today formalized a partnership agreement
maximizing academic links between the two schools.
UK President Charles T. Wethington Jr. and
Central's Principal Harold Fenderson announced today
the formal agreement between the two schools at CHMCA
located at 1130 W. Chestnut St. in Louisville. Many
UK academic leaders and Central High faculty, students
and staff joined in the celebration.
Fifty-five
specific initiatives, based on the missions of the educational
institutions, mark the partnership. These agreements
will advance CHMCA students' preparation for postsecondary
study and careers, respond to their academic, experiential
and student support needs while in high school and at
UK, link faculties across institutions to enhance teaching
and research, and conduct scholarly research and disseminate
research results. A steering committee will oversee
the partnership and propose future goals.
Central's students regularly score highly on state achievement
tests and a relationship between UK and the school is
expected to mutually benefit the students and help the
university fulfill its strategic mission of service
to the state's communities, including diverse urban
populations, through enhanced outreach programs.
CHMCA has 10 magnet programs that are highly regarded
for preparing the academy's advanced, honors and comprehensive
program students for success in college and other post-secondary
education while also introducing the students to career
possibilities.
CHMCA programs cover the fields of banking and business,
computer technology, legal and government services and
a broad range of medical fields such as dental science,
diagnostics/clinical laboratory science, medical office
administration, nursing, pharmacy/therapeutics and veterinary
science.
Under the UK/CHMCA agreement, the schools committed to
five major, mutually beneficial goals:
n Advancing
CHMCA students in their preparation for postsecondary
study and for careers,
n Enhancing
responsiveness to the academic, experiential and student
support needs of CHMCA students while in high school
and when enrolled at UK,
n Creating
linkages between UK and CHMCA faculties to advance the
mission of both institutions and the research and teaching
capabilities of involved faculty,
n Conducting
cooperative research in the pedagogy of each magnet
field and in youth development for academic and career
success, and
n Disseminating
information and research results for scholars and practitioners
of education and youth development, thereby advancing
instructional effectiveness and attaining national recognition.
"This
partnership creates opportunities for an intriguing
array of academic support services that will further
assure our students successful transition from school
to college to the workforce," Principal Fenderson
said. "We welcome the University of Kentucky with
open minds and hearts as an invaluable business and
education partner."
The joint agreement also calls for UK's Albert B. Chandler
Medical Center, Research and Graduate Studies and UK's
Lexington Community College to seek external gifts and
grants to support scholarship for CHMCA students.
In
addition to the Medical Center, specific duties are
assigned to several UK colleges and programs, including
the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics
and Education and Law. UK's College of Pharmacy established
an earlier cooperative program with CHMCA.
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