Links

Please find below a list of helpful resources for graduate/professional students and postdocs. Note: Some websites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control, or take responsibility for the content of those sites.

You may find additional links, including academic information, through the Graduate School's website. You can also find information about the benefits you receive from the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS) if you are a UK graduate or professional student here: http://nagps.org/benefits/ 

    Housing & Dining

• On-Campus Housing
• Off-Campus Student Services
• Dining Services

    Transportation & Maps

• Campus Shuttle and Bus Information
• LEXTRAN - Transit Authority of Lexington
• Map of Lexington
• Campus Guide
• UK Virtual Campus Tour
• Printable Campus Maps
• Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library

    Student Services

• International Affairs (International students should check in with this office upon arriving in Lexington)
• Postal Services (Buy stamps, mail a letter, or rent a Post Office box).
• UK Legal Clinic (Senior law students work with an experienced lawyer to provide basic legal services to those who, because of income limitations, could not otherwise secure representation).
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center
• Disability Resource Center
• Office for Institutional Diversity
• Counseling &Testing Center (Graduate student support group meet every other Friday at noon)
• Career Center
• Violence Intervention & Prevention (VIP) Center
• Religious Advisors Staff
• English as a Second Language Office
• UK Financial Wellness (Financial Wellness is geared toward engaging students in financial literacy programs and providing a place for peer mentorship through the MoneyCATS team).

    Health Services

• Health Services
• Immunization Recommendations
• BCTC Dental Hygiene Clinic

    Childcare

• The UK Early Childhood Laboratory
  ECL is located on campus and provides early childhood education to 57 children from six weeks of age through pre-school. This program is operated by the College of Education and provides both full-time and part-time schedules.(859) 257-7732.
• Woodland Early Learning Center
  Woodland Early Learning Center offers care to over 150 children from 6 weeks to 12 years of age at a discounted rate for UK students. (859) 255-3444.
• The Child Care Council of Kentucky provides a child resource center and referral service to the more than 25 day care facilities in the Lexington area. For more information, call (800) 809-7076 or (859) 254-9176.

    Entertainment, Recreation & Student Involvement

• Campus Calendar (Be in the know about all of the lectures and events on campus).
• Singletary Center for the Arts (Take advantage of the many cultural events offered on campus).
• UK Athletics (Find out all about varsity sports at UK).
• Campus Recreation (Get away from the books and get some exercise).
• UK Graduate School Student Diversity Advisory Committee (Help advise the Graduate School on diversity issues UK grad students face).
• Student Organizations (The number of organizations grows each year. Some are dedicated for graduate students only).

    Job Resources

• Career Pathways Outside of Academia Transcript (Transcript from a November 1, 2012 panel discussion and Q&A with alumni and faculty who've worked outside of the academy)
• Graduate Student Professional Development
• Handshake (UKY partners with them to help students find jobs).