Applications Sought for 2017 Breathitt Undergraduate Lectureship in the Humanities

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities is eager to accept applications for the 2017 Edward T. Breathitt Undergraduate Lectureship in the Humanities.

Established to honor an eminent Kentuckian and an outstanding UK alumnus whose interest in higher education and the humanities was exceptional, this lectureship is awarded to an undergraduate whose qualities of mind and spirit have been expressed eloquently on one or more of the basic concerns of the humanities.

Any university faculty member may nominate a qualified student from any discipline, and students may self-nominate for the Breathitt Lectureship. Each candidate will be required to submit a two-page prospectus of their lecture in the humanities, the topic being of the individual's choice, as well as a brief bibliography. A personal résumé and two faculty references will also be required of applicants. All UK undergraduate students are eligible to apply for the Breathitt Lectureship.

The Edward T. Breathitt Undergraduate Lecturer receives a special award and an honorarium of $500. Find the application online at www.uky.edu/academy/breathitt-lecture. Deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.

Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by Dec. 12, allowing the selected lecturer at least a month for the preparation and practice of the presentation. The presentation will take place 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in UK Athletics Auditorium of the William T. Young Library. The lecture will be videotaped and archived in UKnowledge, a digital resource maintained by UK Libraries. A reception follows the lecture.

Past Breathitt lectures are available on the Gaines Center’s website. For more information, call the Gaines Center at 859-257-1537 or email Lisa.Broome@uky.edu.