News and Campus Messages

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Accelerating our purpose Accelerating our purpose

Eli Capilouto

Dec 12, 2023

As part of last week's Board of Trustees meeting, we provided an update regarding our work to accelerate UK's purpose. Our five workgroups — comprised of dedicated faculty, staff and students — have worked diligently to kickstart this effort with vigor and intentionality. We plan to provide a second progress update to the board during the February meeting.

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Advancing Kentucky: UK alumnus Colby Hall working to better his Appalachian home By Ann Blackford

Impact Stories

Dec 8, 2023

Impact Stories

When Colby Hall graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and biological sciences, he had no idea his career path would lead him to his current position as executive director at Shaping our Appalachian Region Inc. (SOAR), a position he has held since 2020.

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UK alum honored with prestigious award for excellence in agricultural youth education By Chris Carney and Amanda Nelson

Impact Stories

Dec 7, 2023

Impact Stories

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2023) — University of Kentucky alumnus and Carter G. Woodson Academy agriculture teacher Jacob Ball was recently recognized with the national Milken Educator Award — honoring exceptional educators across the country for their innovation and excellence, including a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize. 

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Affirmation of UK’s commitment to students, Commonwealth 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) 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 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 By Chris Carney

Impact Stories

Nov 30, 2023

Impact Stories

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 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 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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