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We know that profound solutions to society’s most complex problems often are found through the collaboration of disciplines, or a transdisciplinary approach to education, research and service. 

TEK helps our students today and Kentucky’s workforce tomorrow. To do this, students learn leadership and employability skills, gain experience through team-based approaches, and work with experts from disciplines across the institution and community — in areas such as business, humanities, and math and natural science — to solve Kentucky’s biggest problems while gaining essential employability skills.  

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Provide opportunities for students to learn essential workforce skills in newly created and refreshed undergraduate courses

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Leverage faculty expertise to expand the use of transdisciplinary approaches in undergraduate courses across the University

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Link the transdisciplinary skills students are learning to Kentucky workforce needs

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Bridging Disciplines: TEK “Math and Music” Students Present at UK Honors College

Students from the TEK course Math and Music took center stage this spring as they presented their work at a poster session hosted by UK Honors College. Their participation highlighted not only the creativity of interdisciplinary learning but also the power of integrating analytical and artistic approaches in undergraduate education.

Redefining Career Preparation Through TEK’s Integration of the Essential Skills

In Spring 2026, the Gaines Center for the Humanities launched an innovative Track 2 TEK course, HMN 303: Humanities Laboratory, designed to immerse students in the lived experience of humanities work. The course was a transdisciplinary effort.