Partnership with the Provost

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola

Aug 9, 2021

The following message from Acting Provost DiPaola was sent to all UK faculty on Monday, August 9, 2021.

Dear Colleagues,

As I communicated with you last month, teamwork, shared governance, communication, collaboration and attention to our people will continue to foster our shared success.

I am grateful for your commitment to our mission and our progress.

As we continue our work together, I would like to initiate a series of opportunities for me to share important updates with you and also get your feedback and input.

The first of these meetings will occur via Zoom webinar on Wednesday, August 11 at 8:30 a.m.

https://uky.zoom.us/s/85880497011

I will provide an update on our campus COVID-19 response and preparation, with particular emphasis on President Capilouto's recent announcement regarding indoor mask policies. Additionally, I would like to inform you about the diligent work occurring to develop our next strategic plan.

As part of that process, I invite you to submit questions ahead of time, which I will look forward to beginning to answer when we come together. You can anonymously submit questions here . This format worked well during my time in the College of Medicine. We used it on a regular basis, and I hope to do so again in the Office of the Provost. I hope you will find this format and way of connecting helpful and instructive as well.

Thank you, and I look forward to engaging with you soon.

Robert S. DiPaola, M.D.