Timothy C. Caboni, is the President of Western Kentucky University. A 1994 Western Kentucky University graduate, President Caboni returned to WKU on July 1, 2017, as the university’s 10th president. Shortly after assuming the president role, President Caboni launched a comprehensive strategic planning process aimed at developing a roadmap for the University’s next decade of growth. Thus, WKU’s 2018-2028 strategic plan, Climbing to Greater Heights, was finalized in summer 2018, and its implementation is well underway.

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A number of key initiatives were launched during President Caboni’s first five years at WKU, including the Summer Scholars program, the Intercultural Student Engagement Center Academy, the Burch Institute, the First Year Village, The Commons at Helm Library, the Opportunity Fund, The Innovation Campus, centralized advising, revised admissions standards; and a comprehensive academic program review. The intentional groundwork laid through the strategic plan and these initiatives, supported by collective University-wide efforts under President Caboni’s leadership, has generated significant positive momentum and record-breaking successes at WKU. Since his arrival in 2017, President Caboni has overseen campus improvement projects totaling $392 million.