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Events

Opening May 7 Making Sense: Student Work Exhibition

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 7 | 4-6 p.m. How do we understand the world around us? Our senses shape not only what we perceive but also how we create. Making Sense, our end-of-year student exhibition, explores design as both an act of making sense and an act of engaging with the senses themselves. Featuring student projects that investigate the material, tactile and sensory dimensions of design practice, the work on display asks: which senses do we privilege in design, and what new questions emerge when we engage others? 

K Week Wildcat Welcome

Incoming students are invited to attend the College of Design Wildcat Welcome on Thursday, August 20, where they can connect with their academic programs, meet faculty and classmates, learn about college resources and prepare for a successful year.  A full schedule and list of frequently asked questions will be sent via email to all incoming College of Design students. We can't wait to welcome you!

2026 College of Design Summer Research Fellowship Showcase

Please join us for the 2026 College of Design Summer Research Fellowship Showcase on Friday, August 21, from 10:00–11:30 AM in Gray Design Building, 113E. The showcase will feature research displays by 18 Summer Research Fellows participating in the College of Design's Summer Research Fellowship Program, highlighting undergraduate, graduate, and internationally conducted research and creative scholarship. We invite you to stop by, learn about the exciting work taking place across the college, and celebrate the accomplishments of our student researchers.

News

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

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

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.

Design-build partnership in Eastern Kentucky expands river access, reimagines historic site

In Eastern Kentucky, design is doing more than shaping spaces. It is strengthening connections, honoring history and helping communities chart a path forward.