UK hires internally for top UK HealthCare job, and other university updates from August
August brought on a slight administrative change at the University of Kentucky.
UK announced that Robert DiPaola and Eric Monday, who together had been filling in as co-executive vice president for health affairs, will continue in those roles on a permanent basis after a national search process.
DiPaola and Monday, who are also the university’s provost and executive vice president for finance and administration, respectively, moved into the UK HealthCare role earlier this year while a national search was launched for the position. They replace Mark Newman, who held the role for five years before becoming the university advisor for health care innovation and growth.
“Bob and Eric, as leaders, represent the best opportunity to strengthen the continued alignment of our health, research, education and service missions — all in service to our goal of advancing the state,” President Eli Capilouto said in the announcement of their positions.
As a result of the national search, UK ultimately decided to keep DiPaola and Monday in their roles, Capilouto said.
“In an important sense, that national search process reinforced that the best thing for UK HealthCare and our university were the two people already in the job,” Capilouto said. “In recent days, I have received positive feedback from clinical chairs and senior health care leadership, among others, about the prospect of keeping Bob and Eric in a co-leadership role, permanently.”
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Where’s the salary database?
One programming note: For those curious as to when the UK salary database will publish this year, the university said its data will be finalized for the 2023-24 academic year in November. The Herald-Leader will publish the salary database on its platforms in later in the month or December.
UK ID is now mobile
This year the WildCard is going mobile. Students can now use their iPhone, Apple Watch or Android device as a mobile student ID to enter residence halls and make purchases on campus.
UK worked with the company CBORD and HID to make student IDs available on mobile devices. Students can download an app and add their WildCard to their phones for mobile use.
“Contactless technology represents a significant milestone in campus accessibility — revolutionizing the way students interact with our university,” Paul London, project lead with UK Information Technology Services, said. “With a simple tap, UK is embracing a new era of convenience, security, efficiency and enhanced student experiences.”
UK is rolling out the technology in phases. Some campus locations may still require a physical card while the new technology is implemented, and the mobile ID cannot be used in medical campus buildings so for now students should still carry their physical ID.
A mobile ID option will be available to faculty and staff in the coming year, UK said.