K2 Welcomes New Students to Spring Semester

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2017) — Tomorrow, Tuesday,  Jan. 10, the University of Kentucky will kick off the spring semester with K2 — an orientation to welcome hundreds of new students starting at UK in the spring.

K2 is organized by the Office of New Student and Family Programs to kick off the spring semester. It will include a K2 Kick-off for new first-year and transfer students on Tuesday, Jan. 10. 

Whether a student is a first-time freshman or a transfer, new undergraduate students are encouraged to attend K2 Kick-off on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in The 90. Check-in begins at 11:45 a.m. and the event ends at 4:45 p.m. K2 Kick-off is a half day of presentations, activities and a resource fair designed to ease the transition to UK. K2 Kick-off highlights include a welcome by President Eli Capilouto and induction by Provost Tim Tracy as well as presentations on academic and student life. Students will receive tips from a UK faculty member, learn how to attain tickets to UK sporting events in addition to hearing about UK parking, campus safety, wellness and more.

After the conclusion of the program, students will have the chance to tour campus to find their classrooms. New Wildcats will also have the option of joining a K2 team, a small orientation group led by an upperclass student leader, for a free dinner. Prizes and free long-sleeve K2 T-shirts will be given out throughout the day. Pre-registration for the K2 Kick-off is encouraged but not required; online registration is available at www.uky.edu/K2 along with a more detailed schedule of events.

K2 will continue with events, workshops, open houses, seminars and activities for all new and returning students starting on Wednesday, Jan. 11, and ending Tuesday, Jan. 31.

For more information, visit www.uky.edu/K2.