Every top-twenty university has, as a fundamental component, an outstanding undergraduate program. At the University of Kentucky, The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence is not only the symbol, but the embodiment, of its commitment to the finest undergraduate education. The Chellgren Center embraces a comprehensive array of teaching and research programs, professors, and services designed to enhance, develop, foster, and deliver the exceptional undergraduate experience that is one of the major components of the University's mission.

-Chellgren Center Governing Board

Mission

The purpose of the Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence is to advance and represent the University's commitment to excellence and diversity in undergraduate education, as stated in the University's mission statement and reiterated in its Top 20 Business Plan. The Chellgren Center acts as a catalyst for improvements in undergraduate education and, as such, inspires and guides creative and progressive reform to provide the finest academic experience possible for all students at UK.

Goal

• support the creation and dissemination of best educational practices and teaching innovation for engaged learning
• support an endowed Chellgren Chair and three endowed Professorships that are filled by outstanding faculty members who contribute substantially to the mission of the Chellgren Center
• foster the integration of research-based learning into the undergraduate experience
• attract excellent students to UK from across the nation and the world
• provide students with exceptional learning, mentoring, and research opportunities, thus increasing their competitiveness in their professional and scholarly careers in the global arena
• create a formal collaboration among some of the University's most successful and prestigious programs and offices