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UK Alumni Association to Host Multicultural Student Thanksgiving Dinner

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 16, 2021) — Can’t make it home for Thanksgiving? Never experienced a traditional American Thanksgiving meal? All University of Kentucky students are invited to join the UK Alumni Association, in partnership with the UK Student Government Association, UK Dining and the UK International Center, for the 15th annual Multicultural Student Thanksgiving Dinner 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, in the Bill Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom, located at 160 Avenue of Champions.

Traditional Thanksgiving foods, including vegetarian options, will be on the menu, as well as dessert. There will be a drawing for door prizes at the end of the event. The dinner is free, but space is limited. Students may RSVP by visiting www.ukalumni.net/mctd2021.

For questions or more information, contact Samantha Seitz at 859-257-8700 or samantha.seitz@uky.edu.

The UK Alumni Association is committed to fostering lifelong engagement among alumni, friends, the association and the university. For more information about the UK Alumni Association, visit www.ukalumni.net or call 800-269-2586.

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.