Life as a Chinese Student in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky
Learn more about opportunities to study at the University of Kentucky at as.uky.edu/2plus2
Family's Tradition of Service Continues as UK Grad is Commissioned
University of Kentucky Army ROTC's Ross Kok reached two milestones last Friday as he earned his degree and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army.
Language Talk - Episode 9
Our ninth Language Talk: KWLA podcast, Program Review Revisited, features hosts Laura Roché Youngworth discussing updates and particulars of the new Global Competency & World Languages Program Review (PR) with Jamee Barton, Kelly Clark, and Alfosno De Nunez Torres of the Kentucky Department of Education. Topics include: changes to the PR, triangulation and evidence, global competency, and discussion of specific Demonstrators/Characteristics.
Ten UK Honors Students Awarded T.W. Lewis Scholarship
The University of Kentucky Honors Program recognized 10 first-year students as recipients of the T.W. Lewis Scholarship beginning fall 2015.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Safety:
Answers to ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Safety photo:
1. Unattended fire – never leave a fire unattended
2. Stockings near the fire – keep combustible material away from fires
3. Sharp hooks – don’t use sharp items to decorate if small children will be near them or attracted to them
4. Missing fireplace screen – no grate or screen to shield from ashes, embers, and heat
5. Dry Christmas tree – dry trees are fire hazards
6. Broken lights – malfunctioning lights pose a fire and electrical hazard
7. Obstructed doorway – large items (rocking horse) is blocking a fire escape pathway
8. Frayed cord – electrical hazard (note: no more than 3 strands of standard size lights on each surge protector)
UK Alumnus and Google Software Engineer Matt Cutts Receives Honorary Degree
This Friday, the University of Kentucky bestowed its greatest honor — the awarding of an honorary degree — to UK alumnus Matt Cutts.
UK Receives Funding for Model Confucius Institute, Accepts Multiple Gifts
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees accepted a contribution of $1.7 million from Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) to establish a Model Confucius Institute.
Bodies of Evidence: "Policing Fat Bodies" Panel
Susan Bordo, Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and Otis A. Singletary Chair in the Humanities at the University of Kentucky, and author of the feminist classic, Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body, and The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen, will moderate the presentations and discussion.
Presentations by three PhD students in Gender and Women’s Studies:
Analyzing the selfie: Exploring gender identity through nude photography, Darby Gieringer, M.A.
People love to see beautiful women get old or fat: Policing (Fat) Southern Femininity in Designing Women, Shawna Felkins, M.A.
You Are Not What You Eat: Eating and Weight in US Popular Culture, MaryAnn Kozlowski, M.A.
Reception to follow panel in the Alumni Gallery.
Sponsored by the Dept. of Gender & Women's studies and the Gaines Center for the Humanities.
Date:
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Location:
Young Library Auditorium