UK Campus Turns Blue to Celebrate National Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 26, 2021) — The University of Kentucky will celebrate the national championships of two UK Athletics programs by turning the campus blue this week.
Various buildings around campus will be lit with blue lights to honor the UK women’s volleyball NCAA championship win this past weekend, and UK rifle’s championship win last month.
This marks the first time that UK’s storied athletics program has won two national championships in a single year.
Below are the UK buildings that will go blue:
- The Cornerstone
- King Alumni Building
- Healthy Kentucky Research Building
- UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A
- Johnson Hall
- Donovan Hall
- Jewel Hall
- Blazer Hall
- Gatton College of Business and Economics Building
- Haggin/K-Lair
- The 90
- Chellgren Hall
- Holmes Hall
- William T. Young Library
- Main Building
- Memorial Hall
- Lewis Hall
- Jacobs Science Building
- University Flats
- Parking Structure #5
- Gatton Student Center
- Rosenberg College of Law Building
The women’s volleyball team took home the national championship Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska. It was UK’s first national championship in volleyball as well as the first for the Southeastern Conference. Read more at https://ukathletics.com/news/2021/4/25/kentucky-wins-2020-ncaa-volleyball-national-championship.aspx.
The UK rifle team won its national championship last month — its third under Head Coach Harry Mullins. Read more about the rifle team’s run at https://ukathletics.com/news/2021/3/13/untitled-story.aspx.
“In a year that has challenged everyone, these two teams — Volleyball and Rifle — reminded us of a lot that is good and still true: the importance of hard work and sacrifice, the value of putting the community first and the proof that shared commitments can lead to remarkable accomplishments,” said Mitch Barnhart, director of UK Athletics. “These two teams are comprised of incredible young people with inspirational coaches who put our student athletes first. They are outstanding representatives of our University and our Commonwealth.”
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.