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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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TEK Hosts Bookclub to Discuss the Power of Skill Diversity and Transdisciplinary Problem-Solving

TEK is excited to launch a new book club to discuss Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. All UK faculty are invited to join the conversation! Range explores the value of broad experiences, diverse skills, and interdisciplinary thinking—ideas that closely connect with TEK’s emphasis on preparing students with the skills they need to navigate an increasingly complex world through transdisciplinary education. 

Crossing Borders, Connecting Disciplines: TEK Faculty Fellows Examine the Power of Education Abroad

How can experiences beyond the classroom help students develop the skills needed to navigate an increasingly complex world? A new scholarly article co-authored by two TEK Faculty Fellows, Christy Brady and Liz Combs, along with Shawna Felkins, Senior Faculty Instructional Consultant with the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), explores that question through the lens of education abroad.