Should be possible with some template edits. I'll look into it for you.
Right then, this is dead simple.
In your forumdisplay_level1_nopost template
FIND
Code:
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
Replace with
Code:
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']">$forum[description]</if>
This moves the description box to the same line as the title box, and you can use html in the description to provide and additional links.