As the Academic Year Closes, President Capilouto Thanks UK Family
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 10, 2021) — After a year unlike any other, President Eli Capilouto expressed his deepest gratitude to the University of Kentucky community for its efforts in protecting the health and well-being of classmates, colleagues and loved ones.
“The hope I feel after this past year is tangible, and it is because of our people,” Capilouto said.
Such efforts are a crucial part of how UK will return to a fall semester more similar to years past than this current one.
While the university will continue to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the UK START team, the planning process for fall is already underway — thanks to the work of UK’s dedicated students, faculty and staff.
For more information on COVID-19, visit www.uky.edu/coronavirus.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.
In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.