Office of Student Organizations and Activities
The Office of Student Organizations and Activities is the hub for involvement and engagement on campus! SOA makes it possible for University of Kentucky students to gain the skills, relationships and experiences that will positively influence their educational and career trajectories. We do this by creating intentional spaces and opportunities where students can develop as individuals, leaders, and community members.
Getting Involved & Engaged
Involvement is a great way for Wildcats to find their community on campus, but getting involved looks a little bit different for every single person on our campus. For you, getting involved might include opportunities like: joining a student organization, attending an event, participating in community service, joining a research project, or something totally different.
For more information about student involvement and engagement, contact the Office of Student Organizations and Activities (SOA), Gatton Student Center A154, 859-257-8867, follow us on Twitter at: @ukgetinvolved, or visit https://studentsuccess.uky.edu/student-organizations-and-activities.
BBNvolved
BBNvolved is an online platform where students connect to student organizations, programs, events, and more. It is the home to all of our 600+ registered and sponsored student organizations and supports the management of their organizations, while also providing an easy way for students to get connected to these organizations and different activities and events. Visit https://getinvolved.uky.edu/bbnvolved to find student organizations, upcoming events, and more.
Involvement Advising
Looking to get involved on campus? Or do you want to learn more about navigating BBNvolved to find information about students orgs an events? Involvement Advising is a great fit for you! Involvement Advisors are students, just like you, who have also navigated the process of getting involved on campus. They are here to learn more about your interests and connect you to opportunities to get involved! You can talk with Involvement Advisors through email, phone, Zoom, or an in-person meeting.
If you’re interested in meeting with an Involvement Advisor, or learning more about your options for getting involved on campus, be sure to fill out the Involvement Advising Request, found here. You can indicate your interest and preferences and an Involvement Advisor will contact you. Want more information or have questions? Please contact the Involvement Advisors at studentorgs@uky.edu.
Cats Den and SOA Cinema Series
The Office of Student Organizations and Activities (SOA) provides programs and events every week in the Gatton Student Center Cats Den and Worsham Cinema. From trivia nights, bingo, movies, and more, there is always a way to get involved on campus each week and meet new friends. Check out BBNvolved for more information on what events will be occurring each week.
Campus Recreation
The Department of Campus Recreation’s mission is to support students in living active lives of meaning and purpose by providing opportunities to exercise, learn, share experiences, and de-stress.
Our vision is to be the reason students love being at UK.
Bernard Johnson Student Recreation Center
The Bernard Johnson Student Recreation Center is an 87,000 square-foot facility that provides the latest in equipment and amenities. Major spaces include basketball courts, racquetball courts, a fitness center, group fitness studios, a climbing wall and more. All students are encouraged to visit the Center and make positive, healthy use of leisure time.
Alumni Gym Fitness Center
The Alumni Gym is a state-of-the-art fitness center. Located inside the Gatton Student Center, this 29,000 square-foot facility consists of group fitness studios and fitness areas.
Lancaster Aquatic Center
The Lancaster Aquatic Center is available for recreational swimming and swimming lessons along with a variety of Aquatic certification classes.
Intramural Sports
The Intramural Sports program provides competition among students at UK. Individual, dual, and team sports events are available.
Outdoor Adventures
The Outdoor Adventures program offers an outdoor equipment program and a variety of adventure trips for UK students, faculty, and staff. The trips vary from day hiking in the beautiful wild regions of Kentucky, to a weekend of whitewater rafting in nearby regions, to rock climbing at premier spots close to Lexington.
Outdoor Sports Fields
Pieratt Field a 5.4 acre, lighted, grass field playing surface available for open recreation and reservation by registered student organizations. The Competitive Sports Field is a 3.1 acre, synthetic turf field which is home to UK Intramurals, club sports, and available for reservation by registered student organizations.
For More Information
For more information about recreation or recreational facilities, contact the Department of Campus Recreation, 177 Johnson Center, 859-257-3928. Visit us on the web at: https://studentsuccess.uky.edu/campus-recreation.
Gatton Student Center
The University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center strives to serve as a “living room” for the campus through providing facilities, services, conveniences and programs for the University community which enhance their daily lives on campus. These experiences afford the opportunity to learn, know, and understand one another through informal association outside the formal classroom. The student is central to this mission, as the department serves as a laboratory for teaching student leadership strategies and human relation skills through work experience, involvement in student organizations, and experience in program development through execution.
The Gatton Student Center has been an energetic and vibrant hub of the University of Kentucky campus since 1938. From the wide range of dining options to our entertainment and educational opportunities there’s so much more in between the lines: UK Bookstore & Café, UK Federal Credit Union, PNC Bank, free wireless internet access, meeting/conference rooms, a state of the art Dolby Atmos cinema theater, WRFL radio, the Cats Den recreational and entertainment facility, as well as the UK Visitors Center, the Center For Student Involvement, the Martin Luther King Center, and the Office of LGBTQ* Resources. Additionally, students will find numerous student services, programs and organizations all within the Gatton Student Center. We invite to you explore and enjoy.
The Gatton Student Center is open seven days a week from 6 A.M. to midnight during the regular academic terms.
For more information, call the Gatton Student Center Administrative Office at 859-257-5781 or to reserve a room, visit meetatbigblue.uky.edu.
Athletics
The University of Kentucky sponsors a total of 23 athletic teams in men’s and women’s sports and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference. The University fields representative teams in a variety of varsity sports: basketball, football, baseball, tennis, golf, track, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, and rifle for men; and basketball, golf, gymnastics, rifle, soccer, STUNT, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, cross country, softball, and volleyball for women. These various teams provide wholesome entertainment for the student body, faculty, staff, alumni, and general public. Students interested in joining a team should contact the head coach’s office in the sport of interest.
The Athletics Department helps support the band, dance team and cheerleaders; provides athletic scholarships for more than 450 students; and provides grants to the University of Kentucky for academic scholarships and the Jacobs Science Building.
For information about varsity athletics or tickets to athletic events, visit: www.ukathletics.com.
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