New Faculty Joining us this Semester

I am thrilled to welcome a high caliber class of new faculty to the College this fall.  Arts & Sciences is fortunate to have 25 new instructors joining us as the semester starts. Over the next few blogs, I hope to acquaint readers with these new additions to the A&S team.

Allow me to introduce these two new faculty members in the Department of Hispanic Studies.

Mariana Amato specializes in Latin American literary and intellectual history from the 19th century onward. Mariana has written articles on the works of Mansilla, Lugones, Bellatin, Pauls and Quiroga. She is working on a manuscript that explores figures of the animal and the flesh in Latin American fiction of the 20th century.

Moises Castillo is a teacher and researcher in the area of Peninsular Spanish Literature and Culture, specifically in Early Modern and Colonial Studies (16th and 17th centuries). His primary focus is on the study of the theater and the works of Cervantes.

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Rebecca Greene

Rebecca Greene knew one thing when she came to college from Elliott County in eastern Kentucky. She was going to leave her tiny hometown of Sandy Hook and become an astrophysicist. No doubt about it.
Both her parents were teachers, and she was reading at a very young age. Greene seemed far enough ahead of the other kids that she was “outcast and ostracized” from the start. “So, I was turned against my hometown in certain ways,” Greene said. “I thought I needed to get out of there – that it was suffocating and oppressive.”

Online Course Offerings Enhance Educational Opportunities for Students

<p>This summer the College of Arts and Sciences has expanded its curriculum to include online course offerings. I&nbsp;recently talked with UK&nbsp;President Lee Todd on WUKY's podcast &quot;UK&nbsp;Perspectives&quot;&nbsp;about the process of integrating technology into A&amp;S, and I am honored to have been able to discuss the exciting progress that A&amp;S&nbsp;has made as a whole. </p>

Online Course Offerings Enhance Educational Opportunities for Students

This summer the College of Arts and Sciences has expanded its curriculum to include online course offerings. I recently talked with UK President Lee Todd on WUKY's podcast "UK Perspectives" about the process of integrating technology into A&S, and I am honored to have been able to discuss the exciting progress that A&S has made as a whole.

To listen to our conversation, click here. 

Dan Sheffler

When you ask UK University Scholar Dan Sheffler to name one of his favorite books, he immediate replies The Confessions of St. Augustine. Leaning back in his chair, his face lights up and searching the ceiling, he begins to describe why. “I feel that when I read The Confessions Augustine is talking to me, as if he were directly addressing me,” Sheffler explained. “Even though it is all obviously addressed to God I feel like I’m sort of sitting in the room. I feel like I can completely relate to Augustine’s position in his life, and I can really connect with what he’s saying.”

Cassie Hardin

Cassie Hardin was sure that she wanted to explore her passion for studying languages after arriving at the University of Kentucky in the fall of 2008, but she also knew that she getting tired of more traditional romance languages. She wanted something new; she wanted a new horizon. So how did Hardin arrive at her decision to pursue courses in UK’s Chinese Studies program? She left it up to chance.

Summer Courses Online A Success for A&S

<p>Summer is generally considered a time of higher flexibility for students, and being able to offer online education was an opportunity that A&amp;S wanted to offer to its student body. I am excited to report that the flexibility and quality of these courses has resonated with the participants, and that online courses will be an integral part of what A&amp;S has to offer in the future &ndash; for our current students and alumni.</p>

A&S Brings in Two Awards in Bike Commuter Challenge

<p>May&rsquo;s bike commuter challenge was the most successful one in the history of the event, and the University of Kentucky earned first place in three categories (determined by size). UK Libraries IT, the Department of Chemistry, and the College of Arts &amp; Sciences Dean&rsquo;s Office all earned first place in their categories. By biking to work, the participants were helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and represented a sustainable alternative to using fossil fuels.

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