"see blue." U Welcomes Incoming Wildcats

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 20, 2016) — As "see blue." U Orientation kicks off today, new Wildcats will explore the University of Kentucky campus as they meet other students, hear from campus offices and organizations, meet with advisors and register for Fall 2016 classes!

Twelve two-day "see blue." U Orientations this summer will welcome incoming freshmen; three will focus solely on transfer students; two will focus specifically on readmission students and two will focus on international incoming freshman and transfer students.

Representatives from a number of different on-campus organizations will be on-hand throughout orientation to promote their roles at the university and answer any questions incoming students may have.  A number of information sessions will also be held to answer questions on topics such as athletic tickets, education abroad, financial aid, parking and transportation and more.

Day one of "see blue." U Orientation will include BluePrint, Career Center and financial review presentations, followed by UKonnect meetings, foreign language exams, interest sessions and parent presentations; the day will end exploring the city of Lexington with a tour of downtown.

Day two of orientation will begin with academic advising. Students will be given specific room assignments of where to attend advising depending on which college houses the major they wish to study. At the conclusion of advising and registration, students will be directed to meet their parents/guests at the UK Bookstore on Lexington Avenue.  Each student will receive a Kentucky Class of 2020 T-shirt provided by the UK Bookstore.

Students, parents and guests have the opportunity to explore numerous residence halls on campus during the afternoon of day two. This includes an open house of Champions Court II and Roselle Hall as well as building tours.

"see blue." U Orientations require that each student sign up for their orientation online at http://myUK.uky.edu. Any student who does not arrive on their scheduled date will not have the opportunity to be rescheduled for a later date or can withdraw their admission to UK. If a student has not scheduled an orientation, he or she will not be able to attend on a walk-in basis the day of an orientation.

Students, parents and guests needing lodging during orientation dates have the option to stay overnight in Champions Court I in a two-bedroom suite for $35 a night per person. Learn more and book a room at sch.uky.edu.

Those attending "see blue." U conferences are encouraged to hashtag #UK2020 on social media platforms to share their "see blue." experience.  "see blue." U attendees are also highly encouraged to download the "see blue." U Orientation application on any iOS, Android or Web accessible device.

For more information, visit www.uky.edu/seeblueU, email orientation@uky.edu, call (859) 257-3256 or follow @seeblueU on Twitter and Instagram.

UK is the University for Kentucky. At UK, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the UK story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue

MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Bennett or Rebecca Stratton, katy.bennett@uky.edu or rebecca.stratton@uky.edu, 859-257-1909/859-323-2395