'Behind the Blue': Mary Chandler Bolin Helps Provide the UK Community a Sense of Belonging
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 12, 2019) — The University of Kentucky strives to provide a caring community that provides its students with a sense of belonging. One of the ways UK accomplishes this is through the services offered through the university's Counseling Center.
Mary Chandler Bolin, director of the center, is widely respected across campus and around the nation for her commitment, expertise and innovations. She is the recent recipient of a major national award from her peers.
In this edition of the "Behind the Blue" podcast, Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications talks with Bolin about the center, the wide arrange of services it offers and her career.
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As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.
In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.