VIDEO: Welcome Back From the UK Family!
Video Produced by UK Public Relations & Marketing. To view captions for this video, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device, click on the "thought bubble" in the same area.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2015) — University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has this special message to the UK family on the first day of the 2015-16 academic year:
Dear Colleagues and Students,
Over the last month, our faculty, staff and students have been returning to campus to begin their work for the 2015-16 academic year. As campus grows more vibrant with each passing day, I’m reminded of the transformative experience this place offers to those we serve.
We are fostering a true sense of community at UK, and we share a deep commitment to serving others through outstanding higher education, pioneering research and creative scholarship, impactful service, and sophisticated health care.
As a we begin a new semester, please enjoy the thoughtful words of your colleagues and their dedication to this special place.
Welcome home, Wildcats.
Sincerely,
Eli Capilouto
President
VIDEO CONTACTS: Kody Kiser, 859-257-5282, kody.kiser@uky.edu or Amy Jones-Timoney, 859-257-2940, amy.jones2@uky.edu
The UK Video Team would like to thank the following UK faculty, staff, students and alumni who “starred” in this special video:
Greg Luhan
Melissa Shankle
Cathy Black
Mark Stoops
Rachel Dixon
Kendra Harrison
Marisa Aull Fitzgerald
Lacey Buckler
Erica Shipley
Steve Beshear
Armando Prats
Arturo Sandoval
Rachel Webb
Lisa Cassis
Nancy Schoenberg
Andrew Hippisley
Kim Anderson
Jann Burks
Frank X Walker
Provost Tim Tracy
Chanel Friday
Austin Mullen
Susan Carvalho
Lori Hetzel
Endy Kailer
Elodie Elayi
Ana Rueda
Keiko Tanaka
Harold "Tree" Sandford
Everett McCorvey
Carol M. “Bill” Gatton
President Eli Capilouto