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2025 Alumni & Friends Event!

Feb 21, 2025, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
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Online Registration is closed. Please email Leah.m.thomas@uky.edu to inquire about attending! This event is open to all current and former students of the Martin School and our current Board of Visitors, but seating is limited and will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Jim Host, KY Public Service Hall of Fame, Kate Shanks, Distinguished Alumna, 2024

Celebrate with us 2024 Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Banquet

Apr 26, 2024, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
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The Martin School will induct Jim Host into the Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame, and Kate Shanks will be recognized as a Distinguished Alumni.

Students celebrating their graduation in May 2021

Martin School Graduation Reception Eat, mingle, and celebrate our amazing graduates!

May 4, 2023, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
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Join us on Thursday, May 4th to celebrate our newest Martin School graduates! All students graduating this year are encouraged to attend and be recognized. We will have light refreshments and a photographer, plus a super brief program to acknowledge our graduates' achievements. Families, partners, and children are all welcome.

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Honoring Distinguished Alumni 2023 Alumni and Friends Reception Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame

Apr 14, 2023, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
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We're hoping you can join us on the second Friday in April for evening refreshments. We will also announce our newest Distinguished Alumnus and will induct two prominent leaders into the Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame. Friday April 14th, 5:00-8:00 PM Rosenberg Law Building, Room 397 620 S Limestone St Lexington, KY

Five seniors from the public policy program presenting their capstones

Five seniors presented their policy research this month First Undergraduate Capstone Forum

Dec 8, 2022
Events, Recognition, Undergraduate

On December 2, 2022, the public policy undergraduate program hosted its first ever Capstone Forum, where five seniors presented and discussed their research projects with the Martin School community. The posters and accompanying policy briefs ranged in topic from healthcare to education to environmental policy and beyond. The five seniors who presented this fall will be joined in the spring by two more students, and the seven represent the first undergraduate graduating class from the Martin School. They are:

Jaqueline Coleman pictured at the 2022 Alumni and Friends Breakfast

2022 Alumni and Friends Event Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman Spends Time with Martin School Students

Martin Staff
 Jun 7, 2022
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For those of you that missed our Alumni and Friends Breakfast event, Jacqueline Colemen spent roughly half an hour with Martin School students discussing the public policy issues facing Kentuckians today.

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Alumni and Friends Event 2022 Former Gov. Collins, UK's Birdwhistell to Be Honored at Martin School Event Join us April 29 for this special celebration.

Martin Staff
 Apr 5, 2022
Events, Recognition

Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins will be honored as the Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame's newest member April 29 at a breakfast hosted by the University of Kentucky's Martin School of Public Policy and Administration.

Henry Clay Center seal

UK Martin School and Henry Clay Center Join Forces to Promote Bipartisan Engagement Partnerships for Policy

Martin Staff
 Dec 10, 2020
Events, Recognition, Public Service

“As a public institution, UK is a place where all voices and opinions have a right to be heard, and this partnership extends our commitment to creating a respectful, safe space in which our words and actions align with our values,” said Capilouto. “By preparing our leaders of tomorrow to engage in dialogues across all perspectives, we are ensuring a productive and prosperous future for the Commonwealth and beyond.”

photo of students in Frankfort, 2020

Student Highlights Frankfort Day 2020 Policy field visits

Feb 26, 2020
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Last Friday a group of Martin School students took a trip to Frankfort in order to learn more about the work done by different state agencies. 17 of us spent the day hearing from government employees and learning more about the ins and outs of professional life in Frankfort.

Mike Duncan

Outstanding achievement in public service Mike Duncan 2019 Public Service Hall of Fame Inductee Congratulations, Mike!

Martin Staff
 Nov 13, 2019
Events, Recognition, Public Service, Recognition

A Kentuckian whose career has touched the highest levels of government and politics over the course of four decades, Robert M. (Mike) Duncan of Inez, will be inducted into the Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame on November 22 at Spindletop Hall in Lexington.

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