‘UK at the Half’: How UK Invests is setting students up for life after college
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2025) — UK Invests, a first-of-its-kind initiative to help students build a foundation of financial literacy and healthy habits at the University of Kentucky, has disbursed more than $2.2 million to participating students.
During this “UK at the Half,” Paul McKinney, UK associate vice president for student financial stability, explains how UK invests works, how it helps students and what future opportunities it will provide them.
“UK at the Half” airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications and Marketing and Brand Strategy. To hear the “UK at the Half” interview, click on the play button above.
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