College of Design

News and events relevant to all students, faculty and staff of the College of Design.

In:Space Dynamic Textiles Workshop with Virginia Melnyk

Feb 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – Feb 25, 2026, 7:00 PM

College of Design, Interiors

This workshop explores space as an elastic and transformable condition shaped through material, body, and movement. Through hands-on making and collective experimentation, participants will work with Virginia to explore how lightweight and transformable structures stretch, fold and adapt to human presence, constructing spatial experience through movement and touch. Exceptional projects from the workshop will have the opportunity to be featured in the final IN:SPACE gallery exhibition, presented in dialogue with the visiting artists' own work.

IN:SPACE Experiential Lighting Workshop with Patrick Ethen

Feb 16, 2026, 3:00 PM – Feb 18, 2026, 7:00 PM

College of Design, Interiors

Join Patrick Ethen for an experiential lighting workshop that explores light as an architectural and perceptual material. Rather than functioning as illumination alone, light is treated as a structural element that organizes space, directs attention, and shapes bodily orientation. Through rhythm, repetition and temporal sequencing participants will experiment with how light constructs spatial logic and influences sensory experience.

Apply Now for 2026-27 College of Design Scholarships

Feb 3, 2026

College of Design

The 2026-27 College of Design scholarship application is now open. All college-level, departmental and school-specific scholarships in the College of Design can be applied for through a single application. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2026. Apply Now

2026 Summer Research Fellowships

Jan 20, 2026

College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

Applications are now open for all categories of summer research fellowships. This year, the College of Design is offering undergraduate, graduate and international summer research fellowship opportunities, funded through the UK Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) and the College of Design. Working with faculty mentors, students may apply for stipends of up to $5,000 to fund their independent summer research proposal. Eligibility criteria and proposal guidelines should be reviewed prior to the submission of an application.

Student Research Lunch & Learn

Feb 4, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

College of Design, Research

Join Lindsey Fay, Associate Dean for Research, to learn about College of Design research opportunities during the academic year and summer, including assistantships, fellowships, travel funds and more. Hear from current previous graduate and undergraduate research fellows. Lunch will be provided. This event is open to all CoD students.

Design Career Fair 2026

Feb 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

College of Design, University of Kentucky

Join us for the 2026 Design Career Fair, an annual event connecting design students with leading employers in a variety of disciplines from across the country. Held at the Gatton Student Center and hosted collaboratively by the College of Design and the Department of Landscape Architecture, the Design Career Fair offers networking, internship and full-time employment opportunities. Students are encouraged to bring portfolios, engage with potential employers and explore career pathways in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, product design and more.

CoD Research Seminar Series Graham Foundation

Jan 21, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

College of Design, Research

This edition of the CoD Research Seminar Series will feature presentations by Leen Katrib and Jeffrey Johnson on their Graham Foundation–funded projects. The session will offer insight into the Foundation’s application process, project development and lessons learned. Faculty and interested students are invited to attend, especially if they are planning to submit a Graham Foundation Grant to Organizations proposal in February.

Material Investigations A Student Exhibition

Jan 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – Feb 27, 2026, 8:00 PM

Architecture, College of Design

Material Investigations showcases selected student work from the ARC 435 Materials & Methods of Construction course during the Fall 2025 semester. The exhibition foregrounds material inquiry as a critical mode of architectural thinking by investigating traditional building materials in non-traditional ways.

Faezah presents at Summer 25 research showcase

Bridging the gap: UK graduate student uses knitted e-textiles to meet accessibility needs

Hannah Piedad

Nov 26, 2025

College of Design, Interiors, Research

Drawing inspiration from all around her, University of Kentucky College of Design graduate student Faezah Panahandeh is working to bridge the accessibility gap through design.