University of Kentucky - Campus LifeOverview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars
Address: OverviewPercentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 29%Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 15% Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 19% Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 32% College HousingDoes the school offer students housing? YesPercentage of students living in college-owned housing: 29% Housing available for all unmarried students? No If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? Yes Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (52%), women's dorms (14%), men's dorms (14%), sorority housing (9%), fraternity housing (6%), apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students Percentage of college-owned housing units that are...Singles: N/ADoubles: N/A Triples or Suites: N/A Apartments: N/A Other: N/A Number of college-owned housing buildings: 66 Percentage of college-owned housing units that have...A sprinkler system: 100%Fire alarms: 100% Wired high-speed internet access: 100% Campus Size: 779 acres Transportation (distances in miles)Nearest airport(s): Cincinnati, OH (90), Lexington, KY (5)Nearest train station: N/A Nearest bus station: Lexington, KY (3) Does public transportation serve campus? Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes Percentage of students with cars on campus: 57% Student EmploymentIs there school employment? YesPercent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: N/A Average undergraduate wage: $N/A Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? No Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)Army ROTC: Offered on campusNavy ROTC: Not offered Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus Rules and RegulationsIs legal alcohol permitted on campus? NoOther policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited CampusMost popular events: Commencement (usually the first weekend in May except this year). Women Mean Business Conference (late summer, sponsored by B&E). Corner on Classics (Singletary Cener, August thru May). Turning the Corner Concert Series (Singletary Center, August thru May). Foreign Language Conference (A&S, Spring. 56th annual going on right now). Children's Miracle Network (Med Center). Cultural Diversity Festival (Spring). Grand Night for Singing (School of Music, summer). Midnight Finals Crunch Brunch (December, Student Affairs and Administration). Provost Outstanding Teachers Award Ceremony (Spring). Blazer Lecture (College of Arts and Sciences, spring). Distinguished Professor Lecture (College of Arts and Sciences, April). Women Writers Conference (No set date). Amahl and the Night Visitors (fall semester). Opera Season (various operas. School of Music. Usually three per year). Opera Gala (Spring). UK Invitational High School Concert Band Festival (March. ). UK High School Honors Wind Ensemble (February). Kentucky Volunteer Fire School. (Spring. Held at UK every year for 75 years). UK Band Spectacular. (Features bands at UK, Steel Drum Band, Wildcat Marching Band (annually, fall). Hall of Fame Ceremony. (Just about every college has one, particularly B&E, Human Environmental Sciences, Education, Law, Fine Arts). United Way Luncheon (Held annually since early '60s. ). Student Awards Night (spring). Homecoming. (Parade, alumni gatherings, first football game). College of Agriculture Alumni Roundup (early fall, first football game). |