UK Community Invited to Meet Staff Candidates for UK Board of Trustees

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 2, 2016) — University of Kentucky community members and especially staff are invited to meet current candidates for the position of staff trustee to the UK Board of Trustees on Tuesday, May 3. This is an opportunity for employees to discuss with candidates the many challenges and opportunities now before the university.

The event is sponsored by the UK Staff Senate, which conducts both trustee and staff senate elections. The meet and greet will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Alumni Gallery at William T. Young Library. Light refreshments will be served.

The Staff Senate encourages employees to take the opportunity stop by — even if it is just for a few minutes — and let trustee candidates know about what is important to you. The thousands of non-teaching employees at UK play a critical role in achieving ambitious goals, and the trustee is the staff's voice for decision making at the highest level at UK. The person elected by staff has an important responsibility to the staff.

Candidates that have been certified by the Staff Senate Election committee are:

  • Michael Adams, space and facilities coordinator in the Department of Biology
  • David Melanson, assistant director for external affairs and development in the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER)

UK is the University for Kentucky. At UK, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the UK story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Harder, 859-323-2396, whitney.harder@uky.edu