The UK International Center supports faculty, staff and scholars at UK by inspiring global learning, sponsoring global operations and promoting international partnerships and research.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2025) — Husna Ahmadi isn’t sure what she will feel walking across the stage of Rupp Arena to receive her University of Kentucky diploma.
“I don’t know what to expect,” she said. “Maybe my whole journey here; the flights, the anxiety, the friends, the memories, all of it may just come rushing back.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2025) —As a way of giving back to the campus community this holiday season, the UK International Center recently raised donations for the University of Kentucky’s Big Blue Pantry.
“Big Blue Pantry is a wonderful resource on campus,” said Sue Roberts, associate provost for internationalization. “Our staff here in the UK International Center stepped up in a big way to help contribute to those in need in our campus community. We’re so proud to be able to give in a meaningful way during the holidays.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 21, 2025) — University of Kentucky International Center’s Director of Global Risk and Strategic Operations Jason Hope has been elected chair of the U.S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)’s academia sector for a term beginning in January 2026. Hope has directed UK’s office of international health, safety and security since its inception in 2016 — an office which supports all students, faculty and staff who travel internationally on behalf of the university.
