LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 2, 2020) — The COVID-19 pandemic seems to present a textbook case study of a wicked problem: a challenge that is complex, contradictory, dynamic, and eludes our efforts to understand it in its totality. Among the effects of the pandemic is a general sense of uncertainty and confusion. How do we make sense of the enormous amount of information, news, narratives and effects related to the pandemic?
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has announced the appointment of University of Kentucky MBA alum, Phillip K. Chang, MD, as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the medical center. Dr.
Beginning on June 22 and running through July 10, the LINKS Center at the University of Kentucky is offering a synchronous, online version of its annual summer workshop. The workshop consists of three tracks, two held in parallel, and a third held after the first two are completed.
This month, Simon recaps our amazing online graduation and awards ceremony. You'll get to meet our six Outstanding Seniors and find out who was chosen for the Dean's Award for Excellence. Plus, Sarah Madison from the Graham Office of Career Management shares great information and advice about landing a job in this challenging market.
The new issue of Transform is now available! Please read about the accomplishments of alumni, staff, and faculty over the 2019-2020 academic year. We hope you enjoy it!
Read the new issue at gatton.uky.edu/alumni/transform-magazine
Stephen C. Harris `82 and Elaine K. Harris `84 have recently established the Harris Family Business Scholarship at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. The scholarship will ensure that deserving students have additional access to much-needed financial support. It will foster opportunities for continued learning and success at the Gatton College and beyond.
Through the newly established Laura J. and Jerry T. Miller Endowed Scholarship, Laura Miller `73 and Rep. Jerry T. Miller `73 are offering an opportunity for an incoming sophomore to receive financial support to complete their Gatton degree. They have also made contributions to the Gatton Capital Campaign with a named classroom, and have also made posthumous arrangements to give ten percent of their estate in order to assist a greater number of students.
Current working professional and student in the Professional MBA program at the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics, Jonathan Pliszka, is currently the Vice President of Business Development at Morningstar.
University of Kentucky MBA alum Clint McCrystal is celebrating ten years with LeanCor Supply Chain Group. As LeanCor’s Training and Development Manager and with 100 new team members and more than 350 Lean Six Sigma Green Belts trained through the years, Clint has managed to stay connected with the university in various ways.
