This course is designed to meet the needs of graduate students in the College of Education, particularly those in educational, school, and counseling psychology, for a course in theory and principles of social psychology. The course will cover the basic concepts and theories in social psychology. The theories of attitude formation, group dynamics, and biases will be surveyed, with an application to the professional fields of psychology.
An introduction to the five functions of management: Planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling, and their application to organized sport settings.
By Blair Hoover
As part of faculty development efforts, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (KCPE) has planned a series of workshops to address the personal, interpersonal and organizational issues faced by early career underrepresented faculty of color. Kentucky colleges and universities were asked to nominate faculty members for the Academic Leadership Development Institute.
By Gail Hairston
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has launched a major initiative to transform the culture of graduate education and to implement changes that will broaden the career preparation of a doctoral student beyond a teaching career. The University of Kentucky and 27 other colleges and universities received a total of $1.65 million in grants to plan the transformation.
This course has been designed for those faculty or future faculty who plan to teach via distance education technology. This course will review current literature on how to deliver distance education content with attention to developing materials, setting delivery timelines, facilitating interactions, and using appropriate teaching strategies.
Prof. Gary Ferland has been awarded the 2016 Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize, the University’s highest honor for research. This award is given annually to one UK faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to original research or scholarship.
By Rebecca Stratton
Want to get to know the people behind some of the biggest student leadership positions on campus? We did, too! That's why we've introduced "see blue." #selfie — a series on UKNow that lets student leaders from across campus tell us a little bit more about themselves and their organizations. Up this week, Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research Co-presidents Aaron Mueller and Joy Kim.
By Gail Hairston
Their eyes fill with commitment, their smiles reflect their joy, and Madeline Conrad and Mason Johnson nearly bounce off their chairs with excitement when they talk about the College Mentors for Kids after-school program.
Conrad and Johnson are the University of Kentucky seniors.
They say the third- through fifth-grade children at two Fayette County schools mentored by UK student volunteers “are launched into orbit” when they talk about their visits to the university campus.
