School is back in session.

And that's not just for K through 12 students.

The University of Kentucky welcomed thousands of students to campus today, and we caught up with students, parents, volunteers and even the university president to see what makes today so special about her.

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Well, at the University of Kentucky, I can say that your student success starts today.

It starts with you in terms of the commitment we're going to make to you to grow academically, emotionally, intellectually.

But it doesn't end with you.

This is a time for you to develop those skills, soft skills that a residential experience provides.

This is a volunteer effort today.

We have 400 people from our facilities group.

We have 600 volunteers from student groups and student organizations.

So everybody's coming out to be your partner in your success.

I think we are a little unique at the University of Kentucky and that we do assist students with MOVE in.

We basically volunteer to come in and help.

Honestly, it's a privilege to do.

The campus is much more vibrant with the students here, so we really enjoy it.

Can you know.

I'm so excited for moving day, but we're really brought me to UCLA's all of the genuine girls that I met when I first taught here and how safe the campus felt and how everyone was just so welcoming and the campus was so nice and clean.

I'm excited for her to finally figure out that she's going to be on her own and that she's going to get a full experience of how to do her laundry, have to go out that car cap to go out there.

You know, just do the simple things of the day to day life that she's going to have to learn to experience.

So I have three kids that are in college now, so three completely different experiences.

This has been the smoothest, the best move in process that we've experienced so far from the communication and aspect of it to the volunteers that are helping.

I mean, it's just been it's been smooth, amazing and such an easy experience which takes away the stress of moving her.

And we have enough stress leaving our baby girl behind.

This has made it a lot easier.

To buckle down, learn to manage your time.

Don't get behind.

As parents would like me to say, keep your room clean and make your bed.

Call them and write them every once in a while.

But step out of your comfort zone will get to meet people who have a different story.

That's what's great about the University of Kentucky.

We have students from all hundred and 20 counties, all 50 states and 100 countries.

So you get to see the world right here from Lexington.

Kentucky.

You know, it's great to see those shining faces as they start a new chapter.

Classes start at UK next Monday.

Over the next two years, UK will receive almost $359 million from the state.

UK president Eli CAPELOUTO explained where some of that money will go.

We are pleased that this year the Legislature, through their appropriations, was able to support higher education through a performance funding and an inflation adjustment model that they used and also some capital projects that are essential.

You can see that we're able to renovate our largest classroom facility.

We're building a health education building where four colleges will be able to teach their students together.

So I'm really pleased with the support that the legislature and the governor's office made available.

They trust us and we want to return that trust by accelerating what we do advancing Kentucky in every way we can.

We have a promise to Kentucky that we want it to be a healthier, wealthier and wiser Kentucky tomorrow than it is today.

Even with the State money, UK has increased its tuition by 2% each year for the past four years.

That's something CAPELOUTO says he expects will continue in the future.