‘UK at the Half’: Homecoming 2024

Ethan Morgan and Elizabeth King were named UK 2024 Homecoming king and queen on Oct. 12, during the UK football game. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2024) — University of Kentucky’s Homecoming 2024 was full of opportunities for students and alumni to continue the tradition of what it means to be a Wildcat. 

For this “UK at the Half,” Courtney McCalla, director of the Office of Student Organizations and Activities; Rob Crady, president of the UK Alumni Association; and Libby Langlois, associate director of the Office of Student Organizations and Activities, discuss the importance of connecting to the university — starting as a current student. 

Read more about Homecoming 2024 here

“UK at the Half” airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on the radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Marketing. To hear the “UK at the Half” interview, click 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.