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Volunteers Needed to Welcome Students on 1st Day of Classes

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Pete Comparoni | UK Photo.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 11, 2020) University of Kentucky Student Transitions and Family Programs office is seeking volunteers to assist with events welcoming students back to campus. Student success is a primary goal at the University of Kentucky, and making students feel welcome is an important part of that process.

UK staff and faculty can play a central role in that effort by volunteering for activities that kick off the fall semester.

SUPER START 

Super Start provides the opportunity to welcome students and assist them by answering their questions and providing directions to classes and other campus locations.

  • Super Start will take place during the first two days of classes, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 17 and 18. There will be three information tables located (1) near the Gatton Student Center; (2) near White Hall Classroom Building; and (3) near William T. Young Library.
  • The tables will be in operation from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
  • Volunteers are needed to staff these information tables and provide directions to students. 
  • Sign up by entering your name and selecting the time(s) you could work; then click “Save.” After two people are set for a given slot, it will be closed and unavailable. Please email KWeek@lsv.uky.edu if you have any difficulty.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PHOTOS

  • On Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the UK Parent and Family Association will be taking first day of school photos for students near William T. Young Library. Volunteers are needed to assist their staff with greeting students, encouraging physical distancing in line, and answering questions. The sign-up link for this fun annual tradition is https://doodle.com/poll/6g2e5frah4itcrcd.
  • Sign up by entering your name and selecting the time(s) you could work; then click “Save.” After two people are set for a given slot, it will be closed and unavailable. Please email parents@uky.edu if you have any difficulty.

Please note that masks will be required, and physical distancing protocols will be in place. 

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.