Football. Not sure if you have heard, but we are a football school! We love cheering on the Cats each Saturday as they continue to do amazing things to move our football program further! On November 6th, we want to move...
Archive - October 2021
Joanna Ashford
Why UK Staff Member Joanna Ashford Has the ‘Heart to Step Up’
This month, UKNow talked to Joanna Ashford, who works as the recycling coordinator in UK Facilities Management. UKNow: What is your role here at UK? Ashford: I am the recycling coordinator for the university...
Energy Club partners to bring EV chargers to campus
UK’s Energy Club is a group of students who are passionate about making a difference in the world, starting right here with the University’s community. With sustainability in our back pocket, our main goal...
Taylor Bowers
Solar Energy, Students, and Sustainability
A HUGE SHOUT OUT to the scores of student advocates who have been encouraging the University to take a leadership position on climate and transition to renewables for most of the past two decades. Last week’s...
Shane Tedder
Meet the team turning plastic waste into fuel oil
UK Recycling hosted their first Waste Reduction Week in April 2021 as an initiative meant to provide students with opportunities to learn more about how they can reduce their waste sent to landfill. As part of Waste...
Carlie Laughlin
You’ll Never Believe What We Recycle at UK!
‘What do you do when the students aren’t on campus?’ is a common question I receive as the Recycling Coordinator for the University. With that job title, it is easy to think that my job (and the recycling program here...
6 successful UK Sustainability projects to present at AASHE
Six successful sustainability projects (WholeSum included!) led by University faculty and staff were selected to present at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) virtual...
How to Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month
Held every October, Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. Throughout the month, colleges and universities organize events on campus and elsewhere to...
Meet the 2021-2022 EcoReps
This year’s EcoReps program has officially begun! This program, led by UK Recycling, gives on-campus students an opportunity to become leaders in sustainability, and get their foot in the door for future leadership...
Olivia Tussey
