Capilouto to be officially inaugurated
October 17, 2011
In the past 150 years there have been 11 presidents at UK.
On Tuesday, Dr. Eli Capilouto will officially be introduced as UK’s 12th president.
The investiture ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. at Singletary Center for the Arts. It is a time for the new president to reveal his ideas for UK and how they will affect the community.
“They bring their personalities and their ambitions,” said Terry Birdwhistell, dean of UK libraries.
Students and faculty throughout the administration are invited to listen and watch the new president officially introduced as the highest seat in the administration at UK.
“Recognizing there have been only 11 people who have come before you, and reading their histories and their contributions, makes you realize that you’ve inherited a precious legacy,” Capilouto said in a news release.
The first president at UK was James K. Patterson. He never really had a true investiture. He started at a time when the university was fighting for survival.
“When I look back at these transitions from the time that President Patterson began and looking at each transition when these people spoke publicly, they spoke about change,” Birdwhistell said.
Former President Lee Todd shared his goals in 2001 about dreaming bigger dreams and working together to make them reality. “Looking back from President Todd on back … each had sort of a plan to make the university better,” Birdwhistell said.
