Come learn about study abroad opportunities in Europe while eating delicious homemade crepes!

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Award Amount: 1st Place $350; 2nd Place $200 in each category 

Registration opens Sept. 17, 2018 and closes Oct. 29, 2018

OBJECTIVE

The Oswald Research and Creativity Competition is intended to promote creativity in all fields of study. The competition accepts reports, of all forms of creativity, and scholarship by undergraduate students. This includes, but is not limited to artistic and musical creations; creative writing and poetry; and reports of studies and research in the humanities, the social, natural, and medical sciences, agriculture, business, architecture, and engineering.

ELIGIBILITY

Any current UK undergraduate (full- or part-time) who does not already have a four-year degree is eligible for this competition and is invited to submit papers and other projects.

CATEGORIES

1. Biological Sciences (textual) 2. Design (architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, etc.) (nontextual) 3. Fine Arts (film, music, painting, sculpture, video, etc.) (textual and nontextual) 4. Humanities: Creative (textual) 5. Humanities: Critical Research (textual) 6. Physical and Engineering Sciences (textual) 7. Social Sciences (textual) Students need to pick a category that most closely aligns with their project. If you are unsure you can email our office (ugresearch@uky.edu) for a more in-depth definition of a specific category.

HISTORY

The Oswald Research and Creativity Competition was established in 1964 by then-President John Oswald as part of the university’s Centennial Celebration. While the program’s objective has remained the same throughout the years, the number of categories has increased to include biological sciences; design, including architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design; fine arts, including film, photography, painting, sculpture; humanities, from creative and critical-research approaches; physical and engineering sciences; and social science. 

http://www.uky.edu/chellgren/undergraduate-research/oswald-research-and…;

Enjoy a free lunch catered by local restaurants operated by immigrants while Dunbar High School's Cultural Society perform a dance. You can even join in the fun! Pack books to be sent to Peace Corps Volunteers working with libraries overseas. The whole event is free. We only ask that you please bring a gently used book to donate.

World Language Alumni Weekend: Post-Keeneland Alumni Meet & Greet 
4:00 –7:00 pm West 6th Brewing Featuring food by Ouita Michel .

Alums speaking to current students about  professiona l pathways. Reception to follow .

Two UK College of Arts and Sciences departments, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Department of Hispanic Studies, have planned a full day for the young students.

The students, who are studying either Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, Russian or Japanese, will attend two classes in the morning and then have a question and answer session with current UK students and alumni regarding careers and opportunities in language and cultural study.
Registration here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/10guzHTZHvKX6szzqmcwngHjE4VECm3AcaiU…

Monday, November 5th,

Make your own pizza with Italian Professors Ioana Raluca Larco and Matteo Bennassi. Learn about Italian food, history, and culture, while making your own mini pizza. 5pm. The Food Connection in The 90. This is an RSVP only event. See: https://is.as.uky.edu/international-studies-presents-cooking-culture . 

Tuesday, November 6th,

 European Study Abroad Panel. Come learn about education abroad opportunities in Europe while enjoying some delicious handmade crepes. POT 1455, 1:30pm. See: https://is.as.uky.edu/study-abroad-europe-fair

Wednesday, November 7th,

Zwei Leben (Film, 2012, 97 min.)  7 pm Dr. Jeff Rogers to introduce Zwei Leben , Bill Gatton Student Center, Worsham Cinema, Late Night Film Series, Co-sponsored by the International Village LLP, the Year of Migration, and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Friday, November 9th,

Matt Gabel, Professor of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis. Dr.Gabel studies a variety of topics relevant to politics in democratic regimes.  He currently is working on two NSF-funded research projects focusing on: (a) comparative judicial politics and constitutional review, involving cross-national comparisons as well as the intensive study of the European Court of Justice and (b) on how parties manage (or fail to manage) legislative voting behavior through manipulation of roll-call votes, including parties in national, subnational, and international settings. Gatton Business Auditorium, 2:00pm. Sponsored by the Quantitative Initiative for Policy and SOcial Research.

Career Fair Description

You are invited to the University of Kentucky’s Graduate and Professional School Fair. In hopes of networking and share details about your program, financing and special offers to UK students and alumni. Universities/colleges are welcome to register for multiple programs. Each program will require a separate registration. In previous fairs, the University of Kentucky has over 15 programs that have participated each year. Your registration includes lunch for all recruiters, a 6-foot table and a "thank you" gift.

During the fair, we will host a variety of Wildcat Workshops. These 20-minute workshops will focus on graduation and professional preparation: Topics such as Graduate application process, writing a personal statement, admission interview preparation, and more. Workshops may take any form—presentation, panel, round-table dialogue, or facilitated discussion Provided to support and educate students applying to graduate and professional schools. Opportunities to engage in discussion with students from all colleges on campus For an additional fee, recruiters can present at one of the Wildcat Workshops by completing a graduate and professional school presentation proposal.

The presentation proposal will be emailed after receiving registration payment. All proposals will be pre-screened to maintain integrity of the graduate and professional school fair.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Half-page or full-page advertisements in the Graduate & Professional School fair program guide are available as part of the GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE registration package. Advertisement submissions are due by Wednesday, September 12, 2018. We are not able to process any additional advertisement requests following that date. In addition to the fair, recruiters are invited by the newly launched Lewis Honors College to the Lewis League networking reception on Wednesday, October 24 at 6:00 p.m.(the evening prior to the fair).

The event includes an overview of the new honors curriculum and experience, opportunities to engage in discussion with honors students from all colleges on campus, as well the chance to interact with the Dean and faculty members. There is an additional cost for attending this event, please see “extra items options” within the Graduate & Professional School Fair registration.

We look forward to hosting you on campus. For more information about the fair, please contact Mark Williams at mdwilliams@uky.edu or 859-218-4034.