Resources for Midterms

Dear Colleagues,

Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) recently held its 2025 Student Success Summit at UK. Its focus on leadership and collaboration reinforced for me the depth of expertise and talent that UK’s faculty represent. 

As we move toward midterms, I encourage you to continue building your skills and developing your passions. Our work as a university and institution of higher learning depends on our faculty, and one of our most important roles is to support you in that work.

The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) provides numerous opportunities for instructors, colleagues and leaders, such as workshops and support for grants and research endeavors. Your experiences as members of a world-class faculty are invaluable, and CELT will help you leverage those to further expand your skillset. 

Similarly, the Office for Faculty Advancement (OFA) exists to support faculty at UK as you evolve through different stages of your careers. I encourage you to use their resources, such as their various academies and development programs, to discover or deepen your passion for leadership. Your growth as professionals is paramount to UK’s mission to advance Kentucky in new and innovative ways. 

As always, it is also vital to consider your personal well-being as individuals as well as your professional growth. UK HR Work-life and Well-being provides personalized support for your overall well-being. Taking care of ourselves is important in ensuring we can approach our work with purpose and intention every day. 

I encourage each of you to utilize these resources — and ensure that your students utilize their resources, too. The Office for Student Success offers numerous academic and well-being services to support our students throughout their time at UK. 

This spring semester, continue finding ways to uplift yourselves and one another — I remain deeply grateful for the expertise and ingenuity you bring to UK. Thank you for continuing to advance UK and our Commonwealth. 

Robert S. DiPaola, M.D. 
Provost