CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — Thomas More College will begin a weeklong series of events Sundaythat will culminate in the inauguration of its 12th president.

        The celebration — filled with academic and cultural activities open to the public — will mark the new presidency of E. Joseph Lee II, who succeeded the Rev. William F. Cleves on June 1. The events coincide with the college's annual celebration of its patron saint, Thomas More, an English scholar and statesman.

        Dr. Lee has been working since November with professors and administrators to fine-tune the institution's plan and will outline a handful of areas in his speech. They include academic programs, enrollment, lifelong learning, campus life and resources.

        Dr. Lee was hired, in part, to help the college out of problems detailed in a 1999 self-study required by the College Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for its 10-year accreditation reassessment.

        Even though it said the 1,555-student school was academically strong, SACS put the school “on warning” in December 2000, and gave it a year to sort out its problems. SACS faulted the school's finances and criticized the absence of a credible strategic plan for keeping the school's balance sheet in the black.

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