University of Kentucky

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University of Kentucky
motto See blue.
founding 1865
Sponsorship state
place Lexington, Kentucky , United States
president Eli Capilouto
Students 26,100 (2018)
Employee 14,160 (2018)
including professors 1,734
Annual budget US $ 4.2 billion
Website www.uky.edu
University library around 1907
William T. Young Library
UK Main Building

The University of Kentucky (colloquially UK or just Kentucky is called) is a research-intensive, public university in Lexington in the US state of Kentucky . Founded in 1865, it is the largest university in the state of Kentucky with nearly 30,000 students.

history

In 1865 John Bowman founded the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky as a land grant university . It was part of the private Kentucky University , now Transylvania University . The city donated a 21 hectare park. In 1878 the two institutions separated due to a conflict about the direction and distribution of financial resources.

The college was established for men; from 1880 women were also allowed to enroll. The first college graduate was Belle Gunn in 1888. The first female dormitory , Patterson Hall, was built in 1904 and was the first to be outside the campus area. To get to the campus, the residents of the women's dormitory had to cross a swamp (today this is where the Student Union stands ). The construction is typical of the 20th century ; its attic was designed for a ballroom .

The university was renamed State University, Lexington, Kentucky in 1908 and University of Kentucky in 1916 . During the First World War , the Reserve Officer Training Corps began training in 1916 . In 1949, Lyman T. Johnson integrated the university after he had won a master's degree through legal proceedings.

Rankings

In 2018, the University ranked in the university ranking of the news magazine US News & World Report to the 132nd place and the 60th place among the state universities.

In January 2020, the university is ranked 139th in the RePEc ranking for its academic results in the areas of finance and economics .

In 1997, the Kentucky General Assembly, headed by President Lee Todd, mandated that the UK rise to the top 20 universities in the nation by 2020. To this end, the university is continuously tightening admission requirements and is working to improve its academic faculties, among other things by investing heavily in university infrastructure. Among other things, the hospital and research programs are to be expanded.

Sports

Commonwealth Stadium at a Wildcats game

The University of Kentucky is a member of the Southeastern Conference . Their sports teams call themselves the Wildcats . The UK college basketball team in particular is one of the top teams in the USA. In 2012 it won the National College Basketball Championships of the NCAA ( NCAA Division I Basketball Championship ) and is currently ranked 10th in the ESPN rankings as the best college basketball team in the USA (as of the 16th week of the 2019/20 season). American basketball coach John Calipari signed a $ 32 million contract with the university in May 2009, making him the highest paid college basketball team coach in the world.

Others

The electrical engineering school was home to one of the earliest college amateur radio broadcasters in the United States (call signal W4JP); it went on the air before the First World War . Today there are two transmitters on the UK campus: 88.1 FM WRFL and radio station 91.3 WUKY .

Colleges

Engineering Plaza of the College of Engineering
Hospital of the College of Health Sciences
  • College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Gatton College of Business and Economics
  • College of Communication and Information
  • College of Dentistry
  • College of Design
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Fine Arts
  • College of Health Sciences
  • J. David Rosenberg College of Law
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Public Health
  • College of Social Work

It also includes the following:

  • International Center
  • Lewis Honors College
  • Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
  • Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce
  • The Graduate School

Well-known lecturers

Well-known graduates

Thomas Hunt Morgan, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1933
William N. Lipscomb, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976
Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader
Comic artist Don Rosa
Politics and administration
scientist
economy
Arts and Culture
athlete

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quick Facts. In: www.uky.edu. University of Kentucky, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  2. ^ University of Kentucky Budget. In: www.uky.edu. University of Kentucky, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b History. In: www.uky.edu. University of Kentucky, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b UK Chronology. In: libraries.uky.edu. University of Kentucky, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  5. ^ UK dedicates historical markers for 50 years of African Americans. In: www.uky.edu. University of Kentucky, April 22, 1999, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  6. ^ University of Kentucky. In: www.usnews.com. US News & World Report, 2018, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  7. ↑ RePEc: Top 5% Top Level Institutions, as of January 2020. In: ideas.repec.org. IDEAS, January 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Lee T. Todd Jr: A Message From President Lee T. Todd Jr. (PDF) In: The University. Pp. 9–10 , accessed on February 23, 2020 (English).
  9. ^ Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 16. In: www.espn.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
  10. ^ John Hale: How John Calipari's contract has changed over 10 years as Kentucky's basketball coach. In: www.courier-journal.com. June 17, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Amateur License - W4JP - UNIV OF KENTUCKY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. In: wireless2.fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission , accessed February 23, 2020 .
  12. ↑ WRFL'S Mission. In: wrfl.fm. WRFL Lexington, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  13. ↑ NPR 91.3 WUKY. In: www.wuky.org. WUKY, accessed on February 23, 2020 .

Web links

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