Ensuring Greater Trust, Transparency and Accountability

As the University of, for and with Kentucky, we hold heightened responsibilities of accountability and transparency to the people we serve.

With more than 33,000 employees, we are among the state's largest employers. We serve every community of the Commonwealth and extend care to all corners of Kentucky. Our students represent each of our 120 counties. Simply put, we are Kentucky's university.

To continue demonstrating our commitment to transparency to our community, we are putting issues, policies and documents related to the work we do to advance Kentucky on this page. 

University of Kentucky is an $8.7 billion enterprise and fulfills its land-grant mission through teaching, research, service and health care — from students discovering their passions, to researchers making breakthroughs, to clinicians providing critical care in communities of every size. Behind the work that most Kentuckians see, however, is a complex network of decisions, partnerships and operational systems that keep the university and UK HealthCare running every day. 

A new recurring feature on “Behind the Blue” called “The Business of UK,” is designed to take listeners inside that part of the institution. This series will break down major business questions and explore the principles and processes that guide UK’s financial and operational decisions. 

As we continue to advance our more than 160-year-old mission, we are seeking partners to help us expand, operate more efficiently or create opportunities for our students and employees. 

These partnerships are essential to our business and our mission. We know that there is so much more we can do together than we could ever accomplish on our own — for the Commonwealth we serve and for the people who rely on us to do what only we can do. These relationships are built on trust, engagement, a commitment to a shared mission for a better tomorrow. 

UK is reviewing how support services are provided across the enterprise. 

By integrating units across our campus, we seek to mitigate risk, maximize technology use, operate more efficiently and position UK to continue accelerating its growth. These efforts will strengthen not only how we work, but how we advance Kentucky and its communities.