ɹˈæmsi wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt æt lˈuːizvˌɪl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ænd ɐsˈɪstᵻd ɪn ɹᵻmˈeɪkɪŋ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, tˈɜːnɪŋ ɪt fɹʌm ɐ kəmjˈuːɾɚ skˈuːl tʊ ɐ mˈoːɹ kˈæmpəsˈoːɹiəntᵻd skˈuːl, ænd fˈoʊkəsɪŋ mˈoːɹ ˌɔn ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ: "ˌʌndɚ ɹˈæmsi, jˈuː ʌv ˈɛl hɐz fˈaɪld fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ pˈæʔn̩ts, sˈiːn ɪts ɛndˈaʊmənt ɡɹˈoʊ ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk kˈoʊst kˈɑːnfɹəns.
Ramsey was appointed president at Louisville in 2002, and assisted in remaking the university, turning it from a commuter school to a more campus-oriented school, and focusing more on research: "Under Ramsey, U of L has filed for more patents, seen its endowment grow and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.