K Week: College of Education to Host Fair, Tours, and Convocation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2012) — Attention students: Have you declared a major in education? Are you considering it? Or are you just interested in the field and want to learn more?

Then please join the University of Kentucky College of Education Tuesday, Aug. 21, as it hosts a variety of events for its new and potential students. The day will kick off with the Fall 2012 Gala Education Fair to mark the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year. The fair will take place on the front lawn of the Taylor Education Building from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and will feature entertainment, food, and prizes, in addition to booths and displays by educational agencies, districts, schools, and programs from across central Kentucky (see a full list of exhibitors below).

From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., the college will welcome its new students with an orientation and tours of its facilities in the Taylor Education Building and Dickey Hall.  Information tables will be set up in the front hall of the Taylor Education Building.

From 2:30 to 3 p.m., the College of Education Convocation will take place in the Taylor Education Building's auditorium.  Here, the college's faculty, student leaders, and Dean Mary John O'Hair will greet students, and discuss ways they can become involved in the college.

Following the convocation, until 3:30 p.m., the fair will continue, with current students being on-hand to discuss organizations in the college. Refreshments will be provided.

If you're a College of Education student, or just thinking about becoming one, this will be the event you don't want to miss.  For more information, contact Rose Boulay, director of the college's Office of Student Engagement, Equity and Diversity.

Click here to view a schedule and location of all events.

Coordinated by the Office of New Student & Parent Programs in the Division of Student Affairs, K Week is UK's fall welcome week for all new incoming students, including freshmen and transfer students. For more information about K Week, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KWeekatUK, follow K Week on Twitter at twitter.com/K_Week  and check out the YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/KWeekatUK

Exhibitors at the Fall 2012 Gala Education Fair

America Reads, Work Study Program

Assistive Technology

Big Blue CrossFit

Collaborative Center for Literacy Development

Commerce Lexington

COST, Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching

Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy Program

Dappel Advertising, LLC

Department of Educational Leadership Studies

Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology

Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Department of Policy Studies and Evaluation

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling

East 7th Street Center

Education Library

Education Professional Standards Board

Fayette County Public Schools

Field Experience and School Collaboration

International Book Project

Jessamine County Public Schools

KDE, Division of Next Generation Professionals

Kentucky Education Television

Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)

Lexington Montessori School

Office for International Engagement

P-20 Innovation, College and Careers

Parks and Recreation, Division of Extended School Program

Pearson Professional and Career

Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence

The Explorium

UK Health and Wellness Programs

UK Tabacco-Free

Woodford County Public Schools

YMCA of Central Kentucky

MEDIA CONTACT: Jenny Wells, (859) 257-5343; Jenny.Wells@uky.edu