‘Behind the Blue Special Edition’: UK EVPFA Eric Monday on UK’s Process to ‘Reinvent Normal’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 18, 2020) — The distinctive residential educational experience provided by the University of Kentucky has attracted thousands of students from across Kentucky, the country and the globe. That experience is critical for the future. This differentiated education will be more necessary than ever to help UK and students meet the ongoing and daunting new challenges our world must now confront.
To that end, UK is making plans to open in August for the fall semester. To reach that goal, the university has undertaken a restart process and guiding principles to ‘reinvent normal’ for the campus community. Between April 26 and April 28, multiple teams were formed and asked to draft parallel concept papers for four different restart options. Teams were then asked to present their concept papers May 11-12. The university has consolidated the ideas and circulated them for campuswide input.
On this week’s episode of "Behind the Blue," UK Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Eric N. Monday returns to the podcast to discuss that process and the potential timeline for selection and adoption of a plan.
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