Through a partnership with UK Grounds and the Lewis Honors College, students in this fall’s honors course titled “The Lexington Ecosystem” (HON 301) will take the lead in preparing and planting the pollinator garden, which was designed by students in last spring’s “Urban Restoration Ecology” course, taught by Senior Lewis Lecturer Kenton Sena, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky Recycling has implemented new initiatives for the 2025 football season to support their long-term goal of making Kroger Field a zero-waste facility by 2030. This season, UK Recycling is expanding fan engagement.
On August 30, during the University of Kentucky Football season opener, UK debuted its new 30-second institutional spot voiced by UK Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Pope. What viewers don't see, however, is the careful preparation and behind-the-scenes effort that went into making the video possible, including work done by the Facilities Management team.
From logistics to labor, signage to sustainability, and everything in between, the Facilities Management team made a lasting first impression for thousands of Wildcats and their families.
The Universty of Kentucky Sustainable Office Certification (SOC) Program will be certifying its third cohort of offices this fall.
The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage transdisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability and advance fields of study. Sustainability, in this context, is intended to convey the need to seek a balance between environmental, social and economic impacts.
As University of Kentucky students moved out of campus housing this spring, UK Recycling collected a record 31,110 pounds (15.6 tons) of donations and recyclables.
From fiscal year 2017 to ’25, while the university’s campus grew by 13.6%, energy use per square foot has decreased by an impressive 19.2%.
The University of Kentucky’s Utilities and Energy Management team in Facilities Mangement was honored with a Grand Award at the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards.
As spring takes hold across the Bluegrass, the University of Kentucky’s Facilities Management division has been hard at work preparing campus for a season of renewal and transformation.