Before YOU Graduate Experience these UK Traditions Scroll down to learn more about all of the UK traditions you can experience.
Campus Traditions
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Cheer on the C-A-T-S CATS, CATS, CATS in one of our 23 varsity sports.
Dance the night away at DanceBlue, a fundraiser to benefit children fighting cancer.
Keep an umbrella alive in the Patterson Tower wind tunnel!
Get an “A” on your finals by rubbing the right foot of President Patterson’s statue.
Take a picture on Bowman, the Wildcat sculpture at Alumni Plaza, and his lounging counterpart in the Gatton Student Center.
Jump on a garbage can lid or trash bag and sled down the Bowl by Willy T.
Get a picture with Wildcat and Scratch.
Check out the Homecoming Step Show.
Take a study break in the amphitheater behind Memorial Hall.
Catch a free movie at the Student Center Cinema.
Never miss leg day! Work out at the Johnson Center or Alumni Gym.
Take the elevator to the 18th floor of POT for an amazing view of campus.
Take a stroll through the Arboretum.
Enhance Your Academic Experience
Check out great campus resources for success like The Study, Presentation U! and the Mathskeller. View all the FREE academic resources available to you.
Go to your professor’s office hours.
Have a study session with your friends in Willy T. and grab a drink at Starbucks.
Participate in undergraduate research.
Gain real-world experience by working with the Stuckert Career Center to do an internship.
Explore the world, learn a new language and earn course credit with UK Education Abroad and Exchange.
Spend a break serving others - get involved with service learning or do an Alternate Service Break!
Keep up with the latest campus news by reading the Kentucky Kernel.
Expand Your Community
Visit the Martin Luther King Center on campus.
Stop a tour and tell them how awesome your experience at UK has been.
There’s always something going on. Check out campus events hosted by awesome student organizations like the Student Activities Board, Black Student Union, Student Government and many others!
Take part in an intramural team.
Grab some friends and enjoy the finest thoroughbred racing at Keeneland’s College Scholarship Day.
Explore downtown Lexington and find your favorite local restaurant.
Step outside and take a hike at Red River Gorge.
A star is born on the UK stage! Grab a ticket to a performance by UK’s choirs, opera or theatre departments. And check out the UK Art Museum - it’s free!
Join a student organization using BBNvolved and make your mark here at UK! There are more than 500 student organizations on campus, so there’s something for everyone.