Event Cancellations, Postponements, Closures

By Staff Report March 19, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 19, 2020) — The University of Kentucky is canceling or postponing most in-person events as the result of measures being taken in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Please find a partial list below based on information provided to UKNow. It will be updated regularly.

UK Appreciation Day, planned for Thursday, May 21, has been postponed. No date has been set yet for rescheduling, but UK Appreciation Day T-shirts will still be made available in May by order to UK departments. More information: https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/uk-appreciation-day-postponed-departments-can-still-order-appreciation-day-t
UK's Spring 2020 Commencement ceremonies are postponed. No new date has been determined yet. Please visit this website for more information: https://www.uky.edu/commencement/springceremonies
In keeping with the University of Kentucky’s commitment to maintain the health, safety, and well-being of our community and reduce risks associated with the COVID-19, UK Libraries is shifting to an online service delivery model for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester. All branch locations are now closed to the public. The William T. Young Library will remain open through March 20.For updates and more information about remote services and resources, please visit our COVID-19 Updates page http://libraries.uky.edu/coronavirus

From UK Philanthropy — One Day for UK, originally planned for April 21, has been postponed. The new date has not been determined yet.

Sarah Benett Holmes Award Luncheon canceled. See information on nominees here: https://www.facebook.com/UKWomensForum/.

The Office of Community Engagement’s upcoming visit from Walter Mosley has been canceled. They are hoping to reschedule for the fall.

The Human Development Institute is postponing the 2020 Inclusive Workforce Summit until later in the fall.

Canceled College of Education events:
- The college of Education’s Teachers Who Made a Difference April 18 awards ceremony is canceled. They will mail awards to those nominated.
- YouTube Live- Kinesiology and Health Promotion: Wednesday, March 25
- Admitted Student Days through the Visitor Center- through April 24
- CCLD Share Fair: Annual Share Fair event slated for April 17 (pre-con workshop) and April 18 (sessions & keynote luncheon) at the Marriott East in Louisville, KY, has been canceled. A virtual version will be implemented from April 15-30 to allow the 500+ participants – educators from preK through 12th grade – to showcase their work they have engaged in all year. Our scheduled keynote speaker, Cornelius Minor, will be rescheduled for another future event.
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library Documentary Film: A nationwide screening of the documentary film, The House that Dolly Built, was slated for April 2; it has been canceled, with no definitive date for the reschedule as of yet.
- On campus information sessions: Teacher Certification Sessions: 12:15pm-1:15pm- Gatton Student Center Room 231; March 23; March 30; April 6; April 20
- Exercise Science and Health Promotion Session: 12:15pm-1:15pm- Gatton Student Center Room 231; March 27; April 10; April 24

Social Work Preview Day (April 9) has been canceled.

Canceled College of Engineering events:
- 2020 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium (was March 25) rescheduled for fall
- Engineering Open House canceled (was April 11)

Canceled events from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment:
- Water Week 2020 - March 21-28
- Arbor Day at The Arboretum - April 18
- Party for the Planet at The Arboretum - April 4
- Kentucky Proud Evening at the Fayette County Extension office for April
- Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program Seminar - Washington, DC, March 16-20
- Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop, March 19
- Cow-Calf Profitability Conference - Elizabethtown, KY, March 19
- Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, March 19-20
- Fragipan Field Day - Clinton, KY, March 26
- Eweprofit School III - Versailles, KY, April 8
- Sheep Shearing School - Versailles, KY, April 14-15
- UK BAE Academic Showcase, April 16
- The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky Arbor Day event, April 18
- Call to the Post Derby Bash, April 24
- The Department of Retailing and Tourism Management 2020 Color Me Glam Fundraising Fashion Show, was to be on April 22

Canceled events from The Graduate School:
- Thesis/Dissertation Writing Camp has been moved to online platform (mostly Zoom) for workshops and small writing groups, March 16-20
- UK GradTeach Live! (our exclusive teaching version of the popular Three-Minute Thesis) has been canceled this semester and will resume next academic year
- Graduate Diversity Honors Reception 2020, was to be on March 27, has been moved to May 1
- The annual UK Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Research Symposium, scheduled for May, has been postponed to coincide with the National Postdoc Appreciation Week, now the 3rd week of September
- Awarding Ceremony for the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning, scheduled for early May, has been postponed until fall
- Austin Channing Brown visit and talk, was to be April 8, now postponed until fall

College of Fine Arts programming canceled or postponed:
- UK Opera Theatre's "The Crucible" (postponed to fall 2020)
- UK Department of Theatre and Dance's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (postponed to fall 2020);
- School of Music's Modern Band Workshop
- UK Symphony Orchestra's March concert
- Big Band Blast
- UK Choirs programming including Lori Hetzel’s anniversary concert, "After Dark," and the UK Choristers and Chorale spring concert (postponed)
- UK Theatre and Dance Studio season
- School of Art and Visual Studies Foundations Show (postponed and will be presented virtually)
- Fine Arts Institute classes at UK School of Art and Visual Studies have been postponed until April 6
- For a list of updated events and more details presented through the College of Fine Arts, please visit https://finearts.uky.edu/news/college-fine-arts/covid-19-closures-and-postponements

College of Communication and Information Cancellations
- Debate Reunion Weekend (April 3-4) moved to October
- KCHC (April 2-4) moved to virtual conference
- ISC Alumni Symposium (April 16) canceled
- Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame (April 16) moved to October 15
- Creason Lecture (April 6) canceled
- Democracy and the Informed Citizen (April 6) postponed
- CI Student Awards (April 23) canceled
- CI College Excellence Awards (April 24) canceled
- Leddin Lecture (April 14) canceled
- Living and Learning in the Digital Age (April 14) canceled