The Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, part of University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics, is co-sponsoring the first-ever Sustainability Pitch Competition this fall.

The online application is now open for teams interested in pitching their sustainable startup idea to a panel of judges. The startup idea must be related to one or more of the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic and social. Business ideas can be for profit or nonprofit.

A total of $2,000 will be awarded to the top three finalists, with the first-place team receiving $1,000 to help make their startup a reality.

“The Von Allmen Center is excited to partner with the Student Sustainability Council on the first-ever Sustainability Pitch competition,” said the center’s Director of New Ventures Mariam Gorjian. “Combining sustainability and entrepreneurship is a great way to build a connected ecosystem that combines the two worlds. We’re very happy to be a part of this collaboration.

Teams can be made up of a maximum of four people, with priority being given to teams having at least one member who is a current undergraduate or graduate student at UK. Teams must complete their application and submit a video up to three minutes in length explaining their startup and how it relates to sustainability no later than midnight Saturday, Oct. 20. Finalists will be announced on Monday, Oct. 22. One or more team members must be able to attend the competition finals, which will be held 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.

The online application can be found at: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6JO8m8VMsQPLSUl.

Interested in studying or researching abroad this summer? Check out the Social and Environmental Justice in Oaxaca program.

In addition to seminars, guest lectures, and field visits in the city of Oaxaca, participants visit a number of communities throughout the state, engaging with critical issues including: “green” energy, alternative education, extractivism, migration, resistance, eco-techniques, comparative politics, territoriality, community based technology and communication, and more. The program is a great choice for Environmental Studies, International Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, Spanish, and Geography majors and minors, or anyone seeking to gain Spanish language skills, research experience, or elective credits. If you are interested in learning more about the program, stop by the Orientation to Oaxaca at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, October 24 in Patterson Office Tower 843 or contact the faculty director Oliver Froehling at orfroe01@uky.edu.

There are a number of scholarships available for summer programs! Apply early to take advantage of scholarships available through the EA Office and other external sources. https://ea.uky.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID…

Students may receive anthropology or geography credits!! Geography Students will enroll in GEO 365: Special Topics in Regional Geography: Society and Environment in Oaxaca, Mexico (3 credit hours); GEO 431: Political Ecology (3 credit hours); and GEO 406: Field Studies in Geography: Undergraduate Field Research Experience, Oaxaca, Mexico (3 credit hours). Note: GEO 406 is a lab course which fulfills the A&S College Laboratory or Field Experience Requirement. Students who have already taken GEO 431 may take GEO 316: Environment and Development (3 credit hours) instead. GEO 316 fulfills the UK Core: Global Dynamics requirement. For Anthropology credit, students will enroll in ANT 352: Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Society and Environment in Oaxaca (3 credit hours) and ANT 399: Field-based/Community-based Education in Anthropology (3 credit hours) All students will be enrolled in EAP 599: Study Abroad (1 credit hour)

Interested in studying or researching abroad this summer? Check out the Social and Environmental Justice in Oaxaca program. In addition to seminars, guest lectures, and field visits in the city of Oaxaca, participants visit a number of communities throughout the state, engaging with critical issues including: “green” energy, alternative education, extractivism, migration, resistance, eco-techniques, comparative politics, territoriality, community based technology and communication, and more.

The program is a great choice for Environmental Studies, International Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, Spanish, and Geography majors and minors, or anyone seeking to gain Spanish language skills, research experience, or elective credits. If you are interested in learning more about the program, stop by the Orientation to Oaxaca at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, October 24 in Patterson Office Tower 843 or contact the faculty director Oliver Froehling at orfroe01@uky.edu.

There are a number of scholarships available for summer programs! Apply early to take advantage of scholarships available through the EA Office and other external sources.

https://ea.uky.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID…

Students may receive anthropology or geography credits!!

Geography Students will enroll in GEO 365: Special Topics in Regional Geography: Society and Environment in Oaxaca, Mexico (3 credit hours); GEO 431: Political Ecology (3 credit hours); and GEO 406: Field Studies in Geography: Undergraduate Field Research Experience, Oaxaca, Mexico (3 credit hours).
Note: GEO 406 is a lab course which fulfills the A&S College Laboratory or Field Experience Requirement.
Students who have already taken GEO 431 may take GEO 316: Environment and Development (3 credit hours) instead. GEO 316 fulfills the UK Core: Global Dynamics requirement.
For Anthropology credit, students will enroll in ANT 352: Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Society and Environment in Oaxaca (3 credit hours) and ANT 399: Field-based/Community-based Education in Anthropology (3 credit hours)
All students will be enrolled in EAP 599: Study Abroad (1 credit hour)

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley will be this year’s Wendell Ford Public Policy Lecturer for the Martin School of Public Policy & Administration. His topic will be “The Interaction of Sports, Politics and Business.” As part of the broader presentation, he will address the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a law, developed from a bill Bradley authored, to regulate sports betting.

Come meet candidate Amy McGrath on UK's Campus. 

The pres gious Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program offers Americans with a bachelor's degree in any discipline the opportunity to live and work in Japan for periods of 1‐5 years. These are full me, paid teaching and interna onal coordinator posi ons backed by the Government of Japan!
Through JET you can gain valuable interna onal experience in Japan, make likeminded friends from around the world, and build your resume all while earning a comfortable salary and excellent benefits! Every year over 1000 Americans, including several graduates from the University of Kentucky get accepted to the Program.
To learn more, come and speak to the official JET Program Coordinator when he comes to campus! Everyone is welcome to a end, regardless of your year, current language ability or major.

We will hear from three scholars addressing different dimensions of mass incarceration, especially the intersections between carceral expansion, rural life, and the experiences of diverse actors in this complex social and institutional landscape.

We will be serving light lunch fare.

Panelists:
Judah Schept is an Associate Professor in the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Indiana University and a BA in Sociology from Vassar College. Judah’s work examines the political economy, historical geography, and cultural politics of the prison industrial complex. He is the author of Progressive Punishment: Job Loss, Jail Growth, and the Neoliberal Logic of Carceral Expansion (New York University Press, 2015).

Lee Bullock is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. He recently completed 12 months of National Science Foundation funded ethnographic fieldwork in northeastern Louisiana. His research examines mass incarceration and the ways in which prison and jail privatization in the US south impact livelihood strategies and community development over time.

Amanda M. Bunting is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, in the field of criminology and substance use, at the University of Kentucky. She is a National Institute on Drug Abuse predoctoral trainee in the University of Kentucky Department of Behavioral Science and Center for Translational Research. Her research examines barriers to securing employment, accessing health care, and receiving appropriate substance use treatment among justice-involved populations.

Chef Pati Jinich is an award-winning Mexican chef, TV personality, cookbook author, and food writer. She is best known for her James Beard Award winningand Emmy nominated public television series Pati's Mexican Table. Her first cookbook, also Pati's Mexican Table, was published in March 2013 and her second cookbook, Mexican Today, was published in April 2016.In May 2014, Jinich was invited to cook at the White House for President Barack Obama's Cinco de Mayo dinner.