Come celebrate Religious Diversity Week with us!

The College of A&S Office of Inclusive Excellence, in partnership with the Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures, will hold a tabling event where students can pick up FREE swag, participate in the featured department's diversity activity, and sign-up for the corresponding Lunch and Learn event taught by a UK faculty member. 

Come celebrate Language Diversity Week with us!

The College of A&S Office of Inclusive Excellence, in partnership with the Department of Linguistics, will hold a Lunch & Learn event where students can engage in informative activities focused on language diversity and receive UK swag while enjoying a free catered lunch! The Lunch and Learns are open to all A&S graduates and undergraduates, but do have a maximum capacity for student participants--so be sure to RSVP using the QR code or link below.

Lunch & Learn RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/6J0yyTQiPD

Come celebrate Language Diversity Week with us!

The College of A&S Office of Inclusive Excellence, in partnership with the Department of Linguistics, will hold a tabling event where students can pick up FREE swag, participate in the featured department's diversity activity, and sign-up for the corresponding Lunch and Learn event taught by a UK faculty member. 

Join the Office of Inclusive Excellence for a full month of events in our March Toward Inclusion!

Each week in March 2023, we will focus on a different area of diversity that is often overlooked and celebrate what makes our campus community unique. The College of A&S, in partnership with many of our wonderful departments, will hold a tabling event where students can pick up FREE swag, participate in the featured department's diversity activity, and sign-up for the corresponding Lunch and Learn event taught by a UK faculty member. The Lunch and Learn events include engaging and informative activities focused on the spotlighted area of diversity, relevant UK swag, and free lunch for attendees! The Lunch and Learns are open to all A&S graduates and undergraduates, but do have a maximum capacity for student participants--so be sure to RSVP!

Week 1 (Feb. 27 - Mar. 3): Language Diversity Week

• Lunch & Learn RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/6J0yyTQiPD

Week 2 (Mar. 6 - 10): Religious Diversity Week

• Lunch & Learn RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/KhVq5n5yqZ

Week 3 (Mar. 13 - 17): NO EVENTS - SPRING BREAK
 

Week 4 (Mar. 20 - 24): Family and Community Diversity Week

• Lunch & Learn RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/2nuP6ZeWH2

Week 5 (Mar. 27 - 31): Gender Diversity Week

• Lunch & Learn RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/PR21ruBSLL

Please join UK’s College of Arts & Sciences faculty authors for readings and inspirations featuring their newest book releases

Reception to follow in the Alumni Gallery

Click here to RSVP

Join us for the Kentucky Appalachian Arts & Culture Festival co-sponsored by the Student Activities Board.

Y’all means ALL and we want all of you at the KY Appalachian Fest! The Appalachian Center and SAB are partnering to bring to campus a festival of foods, art, music, and more to represent Kentucky/Appalachia’s Heritage. Grab a FREE t-shirt while supplies last, March 31st from 5:00-8:00 pm

Kentucky Appalachian Arts and Culture Festival is an event where UK students can experience different types of foods, art, music, etc. that make up Kentucky’s/Appalachia's Heritage.

https://www.uksab.org/events/ky-appalachian-fest/

Join us for Dr. Turner's presentation titled The Blues on Black Mountain: Stories from The Harlan Renaissance on Monday, October 17th at 5:00 pm in the UKAA Auditorium in the William T. Young Library. 

Dr. Turner's The Harlan Renaissance is the 2021 Winner of the Weatherford Award for Non-Fiction. He is a distinguished alumnus of the UK College of Arts & Sciences and a 2021 inductee into the College of Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. 

Reception to follow at the Appalachian Center at 624 Maxwelton Ct. at approximately 6:30 pm. 

This event is co-sponsored by the Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program, Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, the Gaines Center for the Humanities, the African American and Africana Studies Program, and the Department of Sociology. 

Join us on the Appalachian Center Lawn (Bosworth Lawn) just off Limestone for a fun filled day of food, music, dance, and celebration of Appalachian and Latinx culture! Starting at 1:00pm and running until 5:00 pm, come enjoy some free food from Nathan’s Taqueria, visit booths from various organizations on campus, and listen to some amazing music!

1:00 pm: Dr. Sophia Enriquez, Mexilachian Music

2:00 pm: Fernando Moya and Yani Vozos, Andean Instruments Demonstration

2:45 pm: Carla Gover, Appalachian Flatfooting

3:15 pm: CornMaiz, String Band Music

4:00 pm: UK Bluegrass Ensemble

Cornbread & Tortillas is a collective of Appalachian and Latino artists whose mission is to build community by sharing art, music, dance, and cultural heritage. Through outreach events, educational shows, workshops, and performances they celebrate our similarities and differences to create unity in a diverse world.

The centerpiece of their work together is the CORNBREAD & TORTILLAS theatrical show, a dynamic bilingual production that features stories, music, and dancing. Audiences will journey from the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky to Mexico, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and beyond, exploring connections and celebrating our shared human experience all the while!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0gwxKSWMJU&t=1s

This event is part of the Many Mountains Fall Festival, check out our full calendar for other events!

Join dancers from the Salsa Center Dance Studio for a Salsa Dancing Workshop and demonstration! 

Open to UK Students, Faculty, & Staff with a Campus Recreation membership