UK lights up blue in honor of National Foster Care Month
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 28, 2025) — The University of Kentucky campus is shining blue in recognition of National Foster Care Month.
Through the end of May, various buildings around campus are lighting up blue in honor of those who have dedicated themselves to providing safety, permanency and well-being for children and youth, who for a variety of reasons, have been placed into foster care.
Below are the UK buildings that are lighting up blue:
- The Cornerstone
- Healthy Kentucky Research Building
- UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A
- Johnson Hall
- Donovan Hall
- Jewel Hall
- Blazer Hall
- Gatton College of Business and Economics building
- Haggin Hall
- The 90
- Chellgren Hall
- Holmes Hall
- William T. Young Library
- Main Building
- Memorial Hall
- Lewis Hall
- Jacobs Science Building
- University Flats
- Parking Structure #5
- Gatton Student Center
- Rosenberg College of Law building
- King Alumni Building
National Foster Care Month aims to raise awareness of issues related to foster care and acknowledge the parents, family members, foster parents, child welfare and related professionals, mentors, policymakers, and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care find permanent homes and connections. Learn more at https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/about-national-foster-care-month/.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.