Often, we call tell a lot about our future progress by taking note of what already has been accomplished.

Our public relations and marketing team recently sat down with President Lee T. Todd Jr. for an extended discussion about both the progress and challenges of the past 10 years. The story and video interview are here: http://uknow.uky.edu/node/15132.

It’s the first story in an occasional series of articles that will run over the next few months about the major accomplishments and events during the Todd years.

And, without question, our progress has been remarkable considering the funding and economic challenges our university has confronted over the past decades:

Record enrollments and student quality … record amounts of research … and a renewed commitment to serving our state.

It’s exciting progress even in the midst of often daunting challenges and obstacles.

If our past is, indeed, a prologue for the future, then we have much to look forward to as we continue the process of selecting our 12th president.

Looking back at what our institution has done in recent years makes me even more excited about what the future holds for UK and our Commonwealth … if we will be committed to education.