The University of Kentucky Speech and Debate Team won the first Tri-State Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament held at Gateway Community and Technical College. Thirteen schools from Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina and Tennessee gathered in Florence, Kentucky, for the competition. UK placed first in the combined sweepstakes division, which totals points earned for each team from both the speech and debate events. UK also placed first in the speech events sweepstakes and second in debate sweepstakes.
Being able to apply what is learned in the classroom in a real-world setting is one of the most valuable experiences that a student will have during their college career. The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) and Education Abroad encourages students to apply their education on a global scale, by offering students the opportunity to travel to China on four different trips, including a new trip during spring break that will host its first group of students this upcoming March.
Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.
In keeping with University of Kentucky tradition, a student will be selected to speak at each of the four UK Commencement ceremonies this May.
Interiors graduate student Marissa Wilson and finance and accounting December graduate Omer Tariq won the University of Kentucky Venture Challenge with their idea for i-Remember, a website and app to help connect, communicate and form personal relationships with people who have memory problems. They will share $1,500 in scholarship prize money and will represent UK at the state competition in April.
The University of Kentucky is rooted in history from its esteemed alumni to its storied basketball program. Just take a quick walk through campus and it won’t take long to spot a vintage, copper signpost sharing a story of the university’s past. One such piece of history, lesser known to the average student or alumnus, but deeply rooted and just as prestigious, is the Tournament of Champions put on by the Kentucky Debate program.
Nathan Stevens, media officer in the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information, is often sought out for his expertise in media and electronics. Not only by the college, but also by companies across the U.S.
The University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media will host a discussion, "The Cure for Fake News Disease: Truth and Fairness," with journalists on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The program is set for 3-4:30 p.m. in the Maggie Room of the Enoch Grehan Journalism Building.
The University of Kentucky Committee on Social Theory hosts public lectures and faculty presentations throughout the academic year, including lecture series each fall and each spring, that give the public access to lectures by international scholars visiting the university campus.
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