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Two SoI Grad students chosen for 2025 Metropolis Future100

Two graduate students from the University of Kentucky’s School of Interiors have been named to Metropolis magazine’s prestigious 2025 Future100 list, an honor recognizing the top architecture and interior design students in North America.

Lindsey Fay named 2025 UK Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor

Lindsey Fay, associate professor and associate dean for research in the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been named a 2025 UK Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. This prestigious, student-nominated honor celebrates faculty who go above and beyond to foster deep, meaningful undergraduate research experiences for students. 

Five CoD faculty nominated for UK’s Excellent Research Mentor Award

Five University of Kentucky College of Design faculty members were nominated for the UK Office of Undergraduate Research’s Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. These nominees include:

Provost IMPACT Award: Exploring Kentucky culture through language

Last fall, the University of Kentucky Office of the Provost announced the second cohort of the Institutional Multidisciplinary Paradigm to Accelerate Collaboration and Transformation (IMPACT) Awards winners. 

One Day for UK

Join us on One Day for UK — our 24-hour giving event — where Wildcats and friends unite to fuel opportunity, ignite change and ensure that Ev’ry Wildcat star will shine across Kentucky and beyond.

SoI faculty and students to present at inaugural KYnsHIP Conference

Two School of Interiors faculty members and nine SoI students were selected to present at the inaugural Kentucky Network for Supporting High Impact Practices (KYnsHIP) Conference on Friday, April 4, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center.

Graduate Composite Photos | Session 2

If you are a Spring or Summer 2025 graduate, stop by anytime between 12-1 pm to get your headshot taken for the class composite that will be displayed in the Gray Design Building. These are NOT cap and gown photos; casual dress is preferred. 

Graduate Composite Photos | Session 1

If you are a Spring 2025 graduate, stop by anytime between 12-1 pm to get your headshot taken for the class composite that will be displayed in the Gray Design Building. These are NOT cap and gown photos; casual dress is preferred. 

Eight CoD students to present research at NCUR

Seventy-one University of Kentucky students, including eight College of Design students, will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 7-9 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

Universal Design Certificate Interest Meeting

The School of Interiors serves as the academic home for the Universal Design Certificate, offered in partnership with UK's Human Development Institute.  Emphasizing access, equity, ease of use, and legibility, the principles of Universal Design directly relate to the design of environments across scale from product to interior to building to place.  An information session will be held for students throughout the College of Design who are eligible for this 12-credit hour certificate.