Diversity builds better leaders.
At the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics, we believe opportunities to grow professionally are enhanced when the learning environment includes a variety of perspectives. That’s why the UK MBA program seeks to enroll students with a wide range of backgrounds along with different personal and professional experiences. Some college and campus services include:
- Office of Institutional Diversity
- Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives
- Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity
- International Center
- Gatton International School Partnerships
- Martin Luther King Center
- Office of LGBTQ Resources
- Disability Resource Center
- Gatton College's Diversity, Inclusion and Community
- Bias Incident Support Services
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Our objective is to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of the University of Kentucky's campus community through recruitment and retention of an increasingly diverse population of faculty, administrators, staff and students. By implementing these initiatives, we believe this will provide richer diversity-related experiences for everyone and help ensure their success in an interconnected world.
MBA Alumni Spotlight:
Erica Miles
Senior Consultant, SVP at Wells Fargo
Jonathan Beatty
Founder of I LOVE Books
Saman Rahimi
Senior Global Supply Chain Specialist at Alltech
Ana Megrelishvili
Business Development Manager at Custom Sign Factory
Latarika (Tari) Young
Senior Manager of Quality, Compliance and Sustainability at Lexmark
Victoria Russell
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Beam Suntory
Benjamin Osei
Field Marketing Manager at Brown Forman
Damon Porter
Chief Human Resources Officer at Grange Insurance
Gatton's Diversity and Inclusion Officers
The Gatton College of Business and Economics' Diversity and Inclusion Officer works collaboratively with the Provost, Vice President for Institutional Diversity and the leadership of their college to achieve the vision and strategic objectives of diversity and inclusivity within their respective college and the greater University community. Feel free to contact our Gatton's diversity and inclusion officers with any questions.
Dave Ziebart, PhD
PwC Endowed Professor of Accountancy
Gatton College of Business and Economics
University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY 40506
859.257.2112 (office) | dzieb2@email.uky.edu
Serenity Wright
Director of Honors Pathway Programs
Gatton College of Business and Economics
University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY 40506
859.257.0730 (office) | serenity.wright@uky.edu