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UK’s Chimene Ntakarutimana Named Marshall Scholar

By Whitney Hale

Dec 8, 2020

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards announced Monday that 2020 psychology, sociology and Lewis Honors College graduate Chimene Ntakarutimana has been named a 2021 Marshall Scholar. The scholarship will finance two years of graduate study for her at an institution of her choice in the United Kingdom.

Kyra Seevers will graduate Friday, Dec. 4.

UK Rhodes Scholarship Finalist to Join Google

By Whitney Hale

Dec 2, 2020

Graduating computer science and Lewis Honors College senior Kyra Seevers will embark on another exciting new chapter in her life as she takes a position at Google’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus.

This year’s Carey Ellis Bachelor of Arts first prize winner was Ember Kawarada.

18 UK Student Artists Take Honors at 2020 Carey Ellis Awards Ceremony

By Whitney Hale

Nov 30, 2020

At the end of each fall semester, University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies celebrates its best and brightest young artists as part of the Carey Ellis Juried Student Show and awards ceremony presented at the school’s annual visual art celebration, Open Studio. While this fall looks different due to the pandemic, the school was still able to honor this year’s 18 winners with an online ceremony held Nov. 20.

On Wednesday, Nov. 18, the UK Lewis Honors College Speaker Series will host author and Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture Karen Swallow Prior of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

'Finding the Good Life Through Great Books': Lewis Honors to Host Karen Swallow Prior

By Meghan Arrell

Nov 17, 2020

The purpose of the Lewis Honors College Speaker Series is to better prepare the Lewis Honors College students for the challenges and opportunities of life by covering topics including self-awareness, personal values, character development, leadership, critical thinking, decision-making, financial literacy, career planning, success and happiness; and to educate the Lewis Honors College students regarding the American values of individual liberty, free enterprise, personal responsibility, faith, family, patriotism, intellectual diversity, community engagement and civic responsibility.

UK alumnus Colby Hall speaks after being announced as the new executive director of SOAR during the SOAR Summit.

UK Alumnus Named Executive Director of Kentucky's SOAR

By Kathy Johnson

Oct 30, 2020

Colby Hall will lead the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works as a champion for Appalachia Kentucky by expanding job creation; enhancing regional opportunities and innovation; and improving quality of life.

'One Day for UK' Raises More Than $2 Million During 24 Hours of Giving

By Meredith Weber

Oct 16, 2020

Donors contributed 3,539 gifts for a total of $2,644,378, including a $1.75 million transformative gift. This year’s digital giving day more than doubled the first year’s total. Gifts came in from 47 states and the areas receiving the most gifts in three categories (large unit, small unit and programs/centers) topped the “One Day for UK” leaderboards.

Wildcat Skyler Hornback was recently named an Astronaut Scholar. Hornback is seen here at UK's REE extraction plant.

UK Senior Skyler Hornback Named Astronaut Scholar

By Whitney Hale

Oct 7, 2020

University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced chemical engineering senior and Lewis Honors College member Skyler Trenton Hornback is one of 2020’s 56 recipients to be awarded a scholarship of up to $15,000 from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Established by the Mercury Astronauts, the foundation's goal is to aid the U.S. in retaining its world leadership in science and technology.

Professor Nancy Jones discusses the Greek mask one of her students created in her TA 120 class.

Unveiling the History of Masks in Theatre

By Whitney Hale

Oct 1, 2020

As today’s Wildcats don different types of masks and visors to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic or even use masks to continue to sing as part of the university’s musical theatre certificate program, one class of University of Kentucky theatre students is studying the use of masks in the creation of characters.

UK Theatre's Studio Season will open with Ryan Bultrowicz's "The Audience Disturbs Marcel's Bath Time and He Is Very Upset With You All" directed by senior Abby Davis.

UK Theatre's Studio Season Goes Online This Fall

By Hayden Gooding

Sep 29, 2020

Featuring work written and/or directed by the university’s own students, the University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance Studio Season will open this weekend with “The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He is Very Upset With You All.”

A Conversation With A'Lelia Bundles, Author, Journalist, Truth Seeker

By Meghan Arrell

Sep 28, 2020

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the University of Kentucky Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise in the Gatton College of Business, the Lewis Honors College's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council and the Martin Luther King Center will welcome author and journalist A’Lelia Bundles.

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