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FUNCTION FUNCTIONS CONTACT
Admissions and Recruitment
If you have questions about the program you are applying to, please reach out to the Director of Graduate Studies/Director of Graduate Certificates.
 
This office handles graduate school admissions and assists during the application submission process, including transcript intake and incoming test scores.
 
 
Admissions Officers are assigned by applicant's last name as follows:

A-D : Karen Dickens

E-K : Nate Morrish-Harling

L-RMarthann Sheldon

S-Z : Chassidy Rice

Slate Assistance: grad.tech@uky.edu

All other inquiries to admissions general line: gsadmissions@uky.edu or 859-257-9390

Graduate Student Professional Enhancement This office handles career preparation, Preparing Future Faculty, Certificate in Teaching and Learning, New Student and TA orientations, Thesis/Dissertation Writing workshops, TA credentialing, GradDegree+, Graduate Student Success Pathways, TA observations/evaluations, language screenings, Three-Minute Thesis, and other professional development opportunities for graduate students.  

Career Development:

Abbie Wood, 859-218-4035

All other inquiries:

Chad Gilpin, 859-257-4137

Academic Services This office handles student records, certificate administration, degrees, final/qualifying exam requests, oral exams, electronic theses and dissertations (ETD), registration forms, exceptions, extensions, and substitutions, and transfer credits. 

Contact the Academic Affairs Officer listed for each program. 

All other inquiries:

859-257-2411 or GSAcademicServices@uky.edu

Programs and Faculty and all General Inquiries For inquiries about DGS/DGC, Associate Deans of Graduate Education, Graduate Faculty appointments, policy and oversight   gsdean@uky.edu 
Fellowships For inquiries about fellowships administered by The Graduate School Brady Stein, 859-257-9684
Tuition Scholarships For inquiries about assistantships, tuition scholarships, GSAS, GSAS forms Kevin Johnson, 859-257-6608
Help Center General tech support Help Center Page
Postdoctoral Affairs This office supports the needs of postdoctoral scholars. Joseph Lutz, 859-257-2302
Slate Assistance with Slate and Application Review technical support. Slate Help Page
Marketing and Communications For inquiries about the website, GradNewsNow newsletter and social media submissions, and UKNow submissions. Kelly Heckman