I Presndentnal Conversation
A New Year of Promise
We are a Big Blue Nation United. Dedicated to a promise — Eor the past several `Y   _‘
nearly 150 years in the making — to create a brighter future years, hundreds of faculty, I, @1   _
through the education, research, service and care we render. staff and clinicians have   ‘ 79 Te '
The impact and importance of our Kentuclq Promise has worked diligently to posi-    
never been more true than it is today nor has it ever meant tion our Markey Cancer
more for the future of those we serve. I’m reminded of the Center for National Can- ._
power of that promise every day by the people across our cam- cer Institute designation. is
pus and Commonwealth engaged in furthering this covenant This endeavor was entered
as scholars, innovators, leaders and healers, but most impor- into purposefully to ad-
tantly, as Wildcats. vance science and improve
Over the last year, our students have added richly to our cam- the lives of countless Ken- 2
pus culture and succeeded in their academic pursuits. A three- tuckians’ impacted by ea  
person team consisting of top business students from the these diseases — an effort
Gatton College of Business and Economics was victorious in that is fundamental to our Kentuclqr Promise. In january 2013,
the Wall Street ]ournal’s National Biz Qiiiz. They bested com- we hosted representatives from the National Institutes of
petitors from 17 other top business schools across the nation, I·Iealth’s National Cancer Institute for their oPf1cial site visit.
including Carnegie Mellon, Michigan, Emory, UNC, Texas The bricks are being stacked and the drywall hung in Central
and Texas A&M. I·Ialls I and II as the foundations are poured for Phase II-A of
Opera Theatre students dazzled audiences as they took to the our bold public/ private partnership to revitalize our housing
stage in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s heralded “ The Phantom of the facilities. In August 2013, we will open the doors of Phase I,
Opera.” Because of their incredible talent, UK was added to a and cranes will rise on Hve new facilities across three building
short and celebrated list of institutions licensed to produce this sites, adding nearly 3,000 beds in two years. In this issue of
incredible work of art. Kentuclqr Alumni, we collected stories from former residents
UK students competing in the Alltech Innovation Competi- about their UK experience.
tion took home the Hrst place, SB 10,000 dollar prize for their To match the exciting residence hall projects, we’re working
business proposal to reclaim mountaintop sites by growing closely with the state legislature to gain approval for the con-
switch grass that can be used to produce biofuels. The second struction of three facilities that are critical to the long-term inter-
place prize, awarded to the University of Louisville, was in- ests of the institution. Project details are outlined in this issue.
spired by a prototype energy-ePfrcient home pioneered by stu- Our board has set an ambitious agenda for 2013. In the year
dents in our College of Design and the Center for Applied ahead, we will continue to invest in our facilities, improve the
Energy Research (CAER). undergraduate experience, implement a new Hnancial mo del of
We marked a new era for energy research and cutting-edge in- accountability and complete our Master Plan pro cess.
frastructure. The new LEED-Gold CAER research facility will To build on our progress, we will assess and enhance our research
expand our capacity for collaboration in solar, biomass, electro- enterprise and graduate and professional education; we will develop
chemical power research and advancements in battery technology a plan to better integrate technology in to the classroom and offer
through our partnership with Argonne National Laboratory distance learning opportunities; and we will strengthen mecha-
World-class clinicians from UK I-IealthCare — Kentucky’s nisms to better recruit, retain and reward our human capital.
No. 1 hospital — continue to push the boundaries of med- It is truly an exciting time at the University of Kentuclq. I’m
ical science and bring comfort to patients and families. This deeply appreciative of your support, and I look forward to your
past year, a patient received two lungs and a heart from the feedback as we grow together. We greatly value your member-
same donor in Kentucky’s first heart-lung transplant per- ship in the UK Alumni Association. Thank you for daring to
formed in 15 years and among 27 procedures performed na- “SGG b|UG.” with us.
tionwide last year.
We received national recognition for our commitment to Sincerely,
using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for inpa-
tients experiencing acute failure of their cardiorespiratory sys- EQ Z M
tem. The device is used to bridge the gap while transplant gf
candidates await a donor match. It has been an essential tool Eli Capilouto
for UK physicians. President
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