News and Campus Messages

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Affirmation of UK’s commitment to students, Commonwealth

Eli Capilouto Dec 6, 2023

In March representatives of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges visited our campus for the process known as reaffirmation.

UK Board of Trustees PR 1 Report (Dec. 5, 2023)

Eli Capilouto Dec 5, 2023

As many of you know, in March representatives of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges visited our campus for the process known as reaffirmation. Every 10 years, universities like ours undergo an extensive review – one that takes months of time and hundreds of people across our campus to prepare for – as part of being an accredited institution. As a practical matter, the process of accreditation – and reaffirmation – is important because it, among other things, ensures our eligibility for federal student financial aid.

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Supporting Our Students

Eli Capilouto Dec 4, 2023

This time of year is exciting for many reasons: the satisfaction of closing chapters and the anticipation of beginning new ones, the eagerness of spending time with those you cherish or getting an opportunity to rest and recharge. It's also a time of year when some of our students need us most.

UK student returns to the classroom, continuing passion for learning agriculture

Impact Stories Nov 30, 2023

A native of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Michael Moore recently made a life-changing decision. He returned to college as a first-generation student to pursue a bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture in the community food systems track at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

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Thank you for upholding our promise to advance Kentucky

Eli Capilouto Nov 21, 2023

To be sure, this season of thanks and reflection can all too easily yield to a winter of discontent and discord. So much of our politics and our world seem irrevocably fractured and fractious, making our mission to educate and discover both more challenging and more important than ever. The power of what we do, throughout our Commonwealth and world, is based on the belief that even in the depths of debate, so fundamental to education and discovery, we share a humanity. And that shared humanity tells us that everyone is worthy. Everyone belongs. Everyone is someone of infinite worth. Everyone can contribute because we are and can be so much more together.

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Efforts to Accelerate the University of Kentucky's Progress

Eli Capilouto Nov 20, 2023

As we near the halfway mark in the academic year, I wanted to provide an update on an important initiative that will guide much of our future work together as we seek to advance Kentucky in everything that we do.

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Our momentum

Eli Capilouto Nov 13, 2023

Campus Community, Momentum. That is what the Kentucky Can campaign ensures. And research at UK continues to push the boundaries of knowledge –– the boundaries of what is possible.

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UK alum, activist receives James Beard Foundation Leadership Award

Impact Stories Nov 9, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2023) — University of Kentucky alumnus Jim Embry, best known as a preeminent civil rights activist, eco-activist farmer, social justice advocate and public speaker, among other distinctions, was awarded the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award earlier this year in Chicago.

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Ensuring stability and prestige

Eli Capilouto Nov 6, 2023

Campus Community, This week, I reflect on another of the ‘Kentucky Can’ campaign’s impact areas: stability and prestige. Thanks to this transformative campaign, we can continue to attract and retain the finest faculty and establish state-of-the-art facilities and programs, enhancing the university’s academic standing and overall campus experiences. 

Proving what Kentucky Can do

Eli Capilouto Oct 30, 2023

Campus Community, On Friday, I was honored to celebrate the completion of our $2.1 billion Kentucky Can campaign – the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the Commonwealth.

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