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Morris A. Grubbs, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Student Professional Enhancement
Office of the Dean
morris.grubbs@uky.edu
859-257-9725

Dr. Morris A. Grubbs has directed Graduate Student Professional Enhancement at the University of Kentucky since 2007 and has served as Assistant Dean of the Graduate School since 2010.  His office oversees campus-wide TA development, the Preparing Future Faculty/Professionals Program, the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning, graduate career diversification initiatives, the GradDegree+ Program, and transferable skills development workshops and events, including UK GradResearch Live! and UK GradTeach Live!  His office also advises the Graduate Student Congress, a legislative and advocacy body representing approximately 5,000 graduate students, 2,000 professional students, and 250 postdoctoral trainees.  Before transitioning to administration, he taught literature and writing for ten years as a professor of English at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky.  He holds a master’s in English from Western Kentucky University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kentucky.  In addition to graduate student development, his research and teaching interests are the history and theory of the short story internationally.  He has been a frequent presenter and panelist at the International Conference on the Short Story in English and is editor of Home and Beyond: An Anthology of Kentucky Short Stories (University Press of Kentucky), Conversations with Wendell Berry (University Press of Mississippi), and Every Leaf a Mirror: A Jim Wayne Miller Reader (with Mary Ellen Miller, University Press of Kentucky).            

The 2023 Annual Safety and Security Report includes the latest statistics for 2022, as well as statistics from 2021 and 2020 concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings owned or controlled by UK; and on public property immediately adjacent to campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security. You can access the report at police.uky.edu/get-informed/annual-safety-security-reports. Paper copies will be provided upon request.

The 2023 Annual Fire Safety Report includes statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported fires in on-campus student housing facilities, such as residence halls, Greek housing, graduate housing, or at any facility designated as a place of residence for students. The report also includes a description of fire safety systems; yearly fire drills; policies on portable electrical appliances, furniture, decorations, bicycles/motorized scooters, and open flames; evacuation procedures; policies on fire safety education and training; and contact information. You can access the report at ehs.uky.edu/docs/pdf/fs_annual_fire_safety_report_2023_01.pdf. Paper copies will be provided upon request.

The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) requires co-educational institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid and have intercollegiate athletic programs to prepare an annual EADA report. The Report on Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data includes athletic participation, staffing, revenues and expenses for men's and women's teams. You can access the report at uknow.uky.edu/files/report-athletic-program-participation-rates-and-financial-support-data-fy23pdf. Paper copies will be provided upon request.

University of Kentucky Graduate School
Ezra Gillis Building
502 Administration Drive
Lexington, KY 40506-0033
859-257-4613

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