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UK College of Design announces Fall 2026 lectures and exhibition lineup

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 7, 2026
College of Design, GDB Gallery, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Design’s Lectures, Exhibitions and Publications Committee is offering a dynamic lineup of events for the Fall 2026 semester. Events are free to attend and open to the public unless otherwise noted. 

O'Bryan wins 2026 Global Impact Award for Education Abroad

Daniel Flener
 Oct 5, 2026
Architecture, Education Abroad, International, University of Kentucky

The International Center at the University of Kentucky, housed within the Office for Student Success, has announced the 2026 UK Global Impact Award winners. Recipients include faculty, staff, alumni and community members who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research and service. The 2026 recipients will be recognized at an event Oct. 28.

2026 ‘Great Teacher’ Patrick Lee Lucas connects design history to everyday spaces

Meg Mills
 Sep 28, 2026
Alumni, College of Design, Interiors, University of Kentucky

Earlier this year, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association honored six recipients of this year’s Great Teacher Awards. Launched in 1961, it is the longest-running UK awards program recognizing accomplished and passionate educators.

Design alum builds career at intersection of preservation, community impact

Haley Simpkins
 Sep 11, 2026
Alumni, College of Design, Historic Preservation

When Rebecca Fenwick looks at a building, she sees more than brick and mortar. She sees the people, stories and sense of place that give it meaning, along with the possibilities it can still hold for a community. 

UK College of Design announces 2026-27 hires and promotions

Haley Simpkins
 Sep 9, 2026
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Product Design

The University of Kentucky College of Design announces faculty promotions, new appointments and staff additions for the 2026-2027 academic year.

UK College of Design hiring Director of School of Interiors

Sep 4, 2026
College of Design, Interiors

The University of Kentucky College of Design has launched its search for the next Director of the UK School of Interiors.

College of Design, HDI launch graduate certificate in universal design

Haley Simpkins
 Sep 4, 2026
College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Design is launching a new graduate certificate in Universal Design through a partnership with the UK Human Development Institute (HDI).

"There is staying power in quality": Architecture alum helps sustain transformative travel tradition

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 17, 2026
Alumni, Architecture

Architecture alum Patrick Fugeman is helping ensure future UK architecture students can experience the School’s long-standing travel tradition to Columbus, indiana through philanthropic support that makes transformative learning opportunities more accessible.

A softer place to land: UK interiors students envision new possibilities for The Nest’s childcare space

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 7, 2026
College of Design, Interiors

For a child seeking safety and stability during a difficult time, the right room can do more than provide care. It can offer calm, comfort and a softer place to land. That idea guided students in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Interiors as they partnered with The Nest to imagine trauma-informed changes for its childcare space. 

UK student-designed emergency housing finds permanent home

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 3, 2026
Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

Anyone who has passed the University of Kentucky’s Gray Design Building in the last year may remember the small wooden structure stationed out front. The full-scale, modular emergency housing prototype — created through the UK College of Design’s design-build studio — has occupied the loading dock for more than three semesters.

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