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Outstanding Seniors Receive 2020 Honors Awards

Nominees and winners were announced during the Lewis Honors College virtual Medal Ceremony on May 7.

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Join our Student Recruitment Team!

The Lewis Honors College is now accepting Honors College Ambassador Team (HCAT) applications!

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Lewis Honors College Speaker to Share Strategies For How to Thrive in College

Next week, the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College will welcome Laurie Schreiner, a psychologist who researches college students, to campus as part of its Lewis Honors College Speaker Series. Her talk, "Thriving in College," will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the Lewis Scholars Lounge.

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Spring Career Fairs Are Here

Next week the University of Kentucky will welcome nearly 200 employers to campus for the spring semester career fair series.

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UK College of Education Symposium Examines Toll of Mass Incarceration

A two-day symposium at the University of Kentucky will connect academic and community voices on issues surrounding mass incarceration. Organized by the UK College of Education, Punishing Trauma will examine the impact and consequences of punishment and surveillance on children, families and communities.

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Staff Senate Hosts Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn program to focus on relationships and networking.

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UK Recognizes Alum Ouita Michel’s Culinary Leadership

The accolades for the Commonwealth’s food scene have been rolling in the last several years, and few leaders are as responsible for growing the state’s culinary landscape as UK alumna Ouita Michel.

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UK Senior Angela Jones Wins Astronaut Scholarship

UK's Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced biology and chemistry senior Angela Jones is one of 2019’s 52 recipients to be awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

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Outstanding Staff Awards Announced

On the event's 10th anniversary, the University of Kentucky Outstanding Staff Awards recognition ceremony honored nearly 75 staff members.

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Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Awards

Each year, UK’s academic colleges and units select one African American alum whose faith, hard work and determination has positively affected the lives of people on the UK campus, the city, state or nation. These individuals receive the Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award. These units also choose an African American student within their respective colleges/departments whose academic achievement and ability to impact the lives of others warrant them the Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award.

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