News and Campus Messages

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Legislative Update

Eli Capilouto Mar 18, 2024

I am writing to provide you with an update on the state legislative session underway in Frankfort, as several issues important to UK are moving quickly.

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Opportunities for More Engagement and Feedback

Eli Capilouto Mar 13, 2024

This week, I will continue to engage with members of our community in conversations about how we strengthen shared governance to accelerate our efforts in advancing Kentucky. I’ve learned much from, and been inspired by, engaging with nearly 250 faculty, staff and students over the last several days. Our people are devoted to our campus and our mission.

What I’m Hearing from You

Eli Capilouto Mar 8, 2024

As of this afternoon, I’ve met with more than 240 people in more than a dozen meetings across our campus. I’ve listened to many perspectives about our structure and how we make decisions as a community. No matter the point of view, it is clear to me that we all share a fierce devotion to this place and our mission to advance this state.

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A Time for Conversation, Reflection and Renewal

Eli Capilouto Mar 5, 2024

Campus Community, This week, I will be talking with — and listening to — hundreds of students and staff, faculty and deans as we think about an important question — how do we all share in the future progress of this community? Our Board of Trustees recently directed me and our community to recommend changes to our Governing Regulations with the goal of creating more clarity, rather than confusion, around the rules that help guide our work.

Feedback about shared governance at UK

Eli Capilouto Feb 28, 2024

Campus Community, It’s time for our campus to come together for an important community conversation. Last week, our Board of Trustees directed us to plan together, with a sense of thoughtful urgency, about what a shared governance structure should look like at UK. This process is part of a larger initiative — what we call Project Accelerate — where our Board has asked us to plan how we can move more quickly in advancing our state.

Focusing on our future

Eli Capilouto Feb 28, 2024

Last week, our university focused firmly on the future of our campus — and how we will accelerate our efforts to impact the Commonwealth. We also honored those from our past who made us who we are today. At Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, we heard updates from our five work groups about their work to  accelerate UK's purpose. In addition, we came together to reflect on those who worked tirelessly to build the foundation of the education, research, service and care we provide to the people of Kentucky.

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Accelerating our Progress in Advancing Kentucky

Eli Capilouto Feb 26, 2024

Today, our Board of Trustees met to hear our progress on several initiatives, all of which are about one thing: accelerating our progress in advancing Kentucky. If we are going to sustain a state that is healthier, wealthier and wiser, we must thoughtfully grow enrollment in ways that meet our state’s workforce needs. We need to ensure that the core courses students take fully prepare them for jobs, careers and lives of meaning and purpose.

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Important Legislative Update

Eli Capilouto Feb 14, 2024

We continue to monitor and respond to many legislative proposals during this year’s session of the General Assembly. We have much more work to do, ideas to share and thoughtful discussions to have about many of these proposals, both on campus and with our partners in Frankfort. In all these conversations, we are guided by our strategic plan — The UK-PURPOSE — which sets forward principles for how we will advance Kentucky. During this legislative session, I have reflected often on the principle of “Bringing Together Many People, One Community.”

Your Feedback Matters

Eli Capilouto Feb 12, 2024

Since 2015, UK Human Resources has administered five UK@Work employee engagement surveys. Now that we have several surveys to look back on, we see clear progress from when we first began strategically measuring employee engagement. In 14 areas for which we have historical comparisons, all 14 areas of faculty feedback, and nine areas of staff feedback, have improved since our first survey in 2015.

Honoring Lyman T. Johnson and His Legacy

Eli Capilouto Jan 29, 2024

This year, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of one of our most significant stories.

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