Campus News

Through partnership, Compass Group to make major investments in UK enterprise

Kentucky and Compass Group logos over a blue‑tinted aerial view of campus buildings
By Lindsay Travis
June 30, 2026

Through this new partnership, Compass Group will invest in UK service lines, our people and our Commonwealth. Those investments range from a new dining hall to student scholarships to "Food Force One."

Wednesday

UK celebrates opening of Kirwan-Blanding Hall

Group of students and university leaders in blue shirts gather indoors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, holding ceremonial scissors and ribbon beneath white balloons.
Wednesday

Newly expanded Sports Center Garage opens Aug. 12

Exterior view of the University of Kentucky’s Sports Center Garage expansion, featuring a large blue UK logo on the parking structure beside a glass-enclosed stair tower.
Tuesday

Students are returning to campus: What employees need to know

Photo of move-in graphic with dates.
Aug. 4, 2026

Gaines Center invites faculty proposals for 2028 Bingham Seminar

Historic brick building framed by flowers and evergreen trees.
Aug. 3, 2026

UK student-designed emergency housing finds permanent home

A group cuts a ceremonial ribbon in front of the modular emergency housing prototype.
July 31, 2026

Gaines Center accepting applications for 2026-27 minigrant program

The William T. Young Library is pictured from the front, with landscaped flower beds and a walkway leading to the building entrance.
July 31, 2026

Historic Scovell Hall enters new chapter as home of UK Martin-Gatton CAFE

A group of people stands in front of the University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The historic brick building features a columned entrance and a sign reading “AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION."
July 28, 2026

UK Police to host law enforcement training July 28, 30

First responders at an outdoor emergency scene, including firefighters and police officers wearing high-visibility jackets and helmets, standing near a sign that reads “Training in Progress,” with trees and yellow caution tape in the background.
July 23, 2026

The ‘front door’ to change: UK’s Community Innovation Lab unveils new home 

A group of people pose outside a brick building entrance decorated with blue and white balloons.
July 13, 2026

UK Recycling sets record with more than 18 tons collected during move-out

Students move belongings and furniture outside a residence hall during campus move-in.

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