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Our Commitment to Students and Each Other

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Jan 7, 2022

Welcome back from what I hope has been a time of rest and renewal over the holidays. As President Capilouto wrote to the campus earlier this week, we are planning another mostly in-person semester with clear priorities: To keep our campus safe and our people healthy and well. To ensure that our students can succeed as we honor our mission of service to Kentucky.

Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement Search Announcement

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Dec 15, 2021

The Search Committee for Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement has created a leadership profile for the position. The leadership profile can be found on the Office of the Provost website. We are now ready to begin accepting confidential nominations and applications for the position.

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Our Students During Finals

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola and Senate Council Chair Aaron Cramer Dec 12, 2021

Many of our students, faculty and staff and their families were affected in various ways by the historic storms Friday evening. For some, these effects will necessarily continue into finals week. The way a student’s absence during finals week is excused is a matter of some instructor discretion. To help instructors understand their options, we worked together to propose several considerations.

Our Colleague Kathi Kern

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Dec 7, 2021

This afternoon, I have the bittersweet task of informing you that Dr. Kathi Kern has let me know of her intention to leave the Provost’s office and return to the faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences later this spring.

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Partnership with the Provost | Dec. 9

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Dec 1, 2021

Our next Partnership with the Provost dialogue will take place Thursday, Dec. 9, in the Gatton Student Center E. Britt Brockman Senate Chamber at 1:30 p.m.

Thankful for You

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Nov 22, 2021

As the holiday season begins, I want to tell you how grateful I am to be a member of this community. It has been an honor to serve as acting provost alongside each of you this semester.

Partnership with the Provost | Nov. 11

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Nov 9, 2021

I look forward to gathering once again for our next conversation on Thursday, Nov. 11 in the Gatton Student Center E. Britt Brockman Senate Chamber at noon.

Search Update: Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Nov 8, 2021

Based on recent feedback, I am adjusting the scope of our search for the Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education. This will be a national search, open to both internal and external applicants.

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Announcement of Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement Search Committee

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Nov 5, 2021

Nominations for membership of the search committee for the associate provost for faculty advancement were solicited in October. Based on those nominations, the committee has been formed. The committee co-chairs are Katie Cardarelli, senior associate provost for administration and academic affairs, and Mark Shanda, dean, College of Fine Arts.

Call for Nominations: Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education

Acting Provost Robert S. DiPaola Nov 2, 2021

I am beginning a new search process for the dean of the Graduate School and the associate provost for graduate and professional education. This will be an internal search process. The first step is a request for nominations for members of the search committee.

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