‘UK at the Half’: UK Invests
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2024) — University of Kentucky students are taking full advantage of a relatively new program designed to help students build a strong foundation of financial literacy.
UK Invests gives all students the opportunity to build a foundation of financial literacy, allowing them to achieve greater financial security, career readiness and well-being.
Learn more about UK Invests by listening to this “UK at the Half,” which aired Nov. 2, during the Wildcats’ SEC game against the University of Tennessee.
“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.
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.