Campus News

UK Classes Canceled, Offices Closed Friday, March 6

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2015)  University of Kentucky classes for Friday, March 6, are canceled and only Plan B (essential) employees are required to report to work. UK HealthCare clinics and hospitals are open and operating on a normal schedule. UK will continue with planned events Friday and Saturday for Merit Weekend. 

More information at www.uky.edu/alerts, or below.

Cancelations and Postponements

  • The Cultural Diversisty Festival's International Talent Night and 10,000 Villages program scheduled for Friday, March 6, is canceled.  Information regarding the potential of a future date will be shared when available.
  • Thursday night's UK Percussion Group concert of Middle East music with percussionist Yousif Sheronick at the Singletary Center has been canceled.
  • The Thursday, March 5 performance of "Tales of Hoffman" by UK Opera Theatre has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8 at the Lexington Opera House. The pre-concert lecture by Diana Hallman will be rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday before the Saturday evening show. Current tickets will be honored for the new show date, so ticketholders will not need to do anything if they can attend the new show time.Ticket holders unable to attend the new show time can exchange their  tickets to one of the other performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6; 7:30 p.m. Saturday March, 7; or 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8. listed below.  If unable to attend any of these performances, full refunds are available through the original point of purchase.  Refunds must be completed prior to March 31, 2015, and made according to the original method of payment.For more information email boxoffice@lexingtoncenter.com or call 859-233-3535.
  • Late Night Film Series movies at 8 pm and 10 pm cancelled Thursday night, March 5 and Friday night, March 6.
  • ​This is not a complete list.  Also please check the websites of event-sponsoring  organizations.

DINING HOURS

Friday, March 6

Blazer – 7am-8pm

Commons – 7am-8pm

Commons Starbucks – 10am-8pm

Commons Pantry – 10am-8pm

Ovid's – 10am-8pm

Ovid’s Starbucks – 10am-8pm

Subway, Student Center – 11am-3pm

K-Lair – 11am-10pm

KY Clinic Starbucks – 6:30am-5pm

Saturday, March 7

Starbucks SC – 8am - 3pm

Wildcat Pantry SC – 9am - 3pm

Blazer – 10am - 8pm

Commons – 10am - 8pm

Commons Starbucks – 10am - 6pm

Commons Pantry – 10am - 8pm

Chick-fil-A, SC – 11am - 3pm

Ovid’s Starbucks – 11am - 6pm

Ovid’s – 11am - 8pm

K-Lair – 5pm - 10pm

Sunday, March 8

Blazer – 10am - 8pm

Commons – 10am - 8pm

Commons Starbucks – 10am - 8pm

Commons Pantry – 10am - 8pm

Ovid’s Starbucks – 11am - 1am

Ovid’s – 11am - 8pm

Subway, SC – 12pm - 4pm

Wildcat Pantry SC – 12pm - 4pm

Starbucks SC – 12pm - 7pm

K-Lair – 5pm - 12am

Recreation Information

Friday, March 6: 

Johnson Center:  Noon to 4pm

Alumni Gym:  Noon to 4pm

Lancaster Aquatic Center:  10am to 2pm

Return to regular hours Saturday, March 7

Library Hours

Thursday, March 5, Closing at 8 p.m.

Friday, March 6, Opening at 10 a.m.

All branch libraries will be closed March 6.

Student Center Hours

Friday, March 6: Will be open 8 a.m to 6 p.m.

Normal hours for Saturday, March 7

UK Bookstore Hours

Friday, March 6: UK Bookstore will be open 10 AM - 5 PM.  

Credit Union

TBD for Friday March 6

Information on UK HealthCare Clinics:

Twilight Clinic closed Thursday, March 5

All clinics open Friday March 6, including University Health Services.  Visit for more information:http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/weather/

Bus Information

On Thursday, March 5, Lextran Stadium Route and CATS Red and Blue Routes will not operate; however, the CATS Break Route will provide daytime campus service. UK HealthCare and Kentucky Clinic Shuttles will run on normal schedules. CATS Night Route and On-Demand will also run on a normal schedule.

On Friday, March 6, Lextran Stadium Route and CATS Red and Blue Routes will not operate; however, the CATS Break Route will provide daytime campus service. UK HealthCare and Kentucky Clinic Shuttles will run on normal schedules. The CATS Night Route and the On-Demand Night Bus Service will also run on a normal schedule.

Buses that are still operating during campus emergency closures/delays will be contingent upon campus conditions. Service may be interrupted due to imminent severe weather, road conditions, or at the direction of emergency officials.

For campus bus routes and schedules, visit http://www.uky.edu/pts/buses-and-shuttles_campus-shuttles.

For the most up-to-date information, riders can view the actual location of all CATS buses on all routes by using Cat Tracker, a real-time GPS-based bus locating system at http://uky.transloc.com. Riders may also track the buses via the free TransLoc iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps, by using their smartphone to scan the QR codes found on each bus stop sign or by using the SMS codes found at each bus stop.