Send #AskACat Twitter Chat All Your Burning Move-In, K Week Questions

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2015)  Next Monday, the University of Kentucky will host an #AskACat Twitter chat for new and returning students moving back to campus that week. UK experts will be available to answer questions on K Week, dining, parking and commuting alternatives, and residence halls. This back-to-school #AskACat Twitter chat will begin 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, on UK's official Twitter account.

This chat is especially timely as UK welcomes back to campus Living Learning Program residents Aug. 19 and general residents at the larger move-in (#BigBlueMove) Aug. 21-22. K Week, the university's official welcome week, begins after move-in and will run from Aug. 21-29.

Taking questions in this #AskACat Twitter chat will be Charity Bradley, director of marketing at UK Dining; Michael Danahy, communications coordinator of UK Housing; Joshua Jennings, graduate assistant in the UK Office of New Student and Family Programs; Justin Sumner, graphic designer at UK Dining; and Chrissie Balding Tune, senior marketing/promotions specialist of UK Parking and Transportation Services.

The back-to-school #AskACat Twitter chat will take place from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, via the university's Twitter account, @universityofky. Those interested in following and or participating in the chat can follow the university's account or #AskACat for questions posed and responses from our crew of experts.

While this #AskACat Twitter chat is geared toward new and transfer students, it is open to all students, parents, faculty and staff. Individuals interested in asking questions should send their questions to www.twitter.com/universityofky through 2 p.m. on Aug. 17 or on the UK Facebook page prior to 1 p.m., Aug. 17. Responses to questions will be shared with the university's followers and those following the hashtag #AskACat. 

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu