Stuckert Career Center to Host Virtual Education Career Fair March 23

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 11, 2021) — The University of Kentucky's Stuckert Career Center will host a Virtual Education Career Fair from 3:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. 

Students and alumni interested in working in the education industry are encouraged to attend the 2021 Education Career Fair. At the fair, students can expect to network virtually with K-12 schools (public, private and charter), higher education institutions, and other education-related organizations and nonprofits. It's recommended that students dress professionally, even in the virtual setting.

To plan ahead and/or view the event preview and employer list, visit Handshake

How to Prepare for the Education Fair: 

  • Register prior to the event via Handshake.
  • Sign up for individual and group sessions with your employers of choice.
  • Upload your resume to your Handshake profile.
  • Make an appointment with the Career Center on Handshake. Career Center personnel are available in person and by Zoom, phone and email.
  • Visit the Stuckert Career Center for virtual drop-in advising from noon-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday: https://uky.zoom.us/my/stuckert.advising.
  • Visit Participating in a Virtual Fair via the Handshake website here.

For any additional questions, contact Beth Austin, associate director, Career Advising, Stuckert Career Center. 

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.