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TEK Supports Student Success at Tech Takeover 2025

Sep 4, 2025

This August, TEK proudly participated in Tech Takeover 2025, an annual campus-wide event that welcomes thousands of incoming students and sets the tone for their university journey. Hosted at The Cornerstone, Tech Takeover continues to grow in scale and impact—this year drawing over 7,000 students to pick up their university-issued iPads and connect with key campus services.

Empowering Faculty Through Community-Based Learning: New Canvas Resource Developed by TEK Faculty Fellow

Apr 29, 2025

As part of the Emerging Leaders Academy, TEK Faculty Fellow, Hayley Hoffman, developed a Canvas shell for faculty teaching community-based learning courses. The Emerging Leaders Academy, sponsored by the Office for Faculty Advancement, encourages mid-career faculty and professional staff to consider leadership career paths and guides them in developing essential skills for effective institutional leadership.

Elizabeth Combs and Christy Brady at The Forum for Education Abroad 2025 Conference

Empowering Students: TEK Faculty Fellows Highlight High-Impact Study Abroad Experiences at International Conference

Mar 26, 2025

Faculty Fellows from Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) recently participated in The Forum on Education Abroad’s annual conference, where they highlighted how TEK has played a pivotal role in their collaborative efforts to provide high-impact educational opportunities to University of Kentucky students.

25-26 TEK Faculty Fellows Call for Applications Now Available

Feb 25, 2025

Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) has released the application for the third cohort of its Faculty Fellows program. The program is designed to support faculty in developing new transdisciplinary courses and teaching existing courses with a more explicit focus on essential employability skills. The overall goal of TEK is to expand students’ access to transdisciplinary educational approaches for the development of transferable skills.

Students attend a resume lab presented by Stuckert Career Center experts and hosted by TEK

TEK Hosts Resumé Lab

Feb 7, 2025

The Office of Transdisciplinary Education to advance Kentucky (TEK), in collaboration with The Stuckert Career Center, recently hosted a skills-based resumé lab in the TEK Collaboration Space at the W.T. Young Library.

New TEK Director Named

Jan 17, 2025

The Office of Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky is pleased to introduce Dr. Jennifer Osterhage as the new director of TEK. As part of the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan, the director of the program plays a critical role in continuing to revolutionize education and learning at UK.

Christopher Huggins (left) and Troy Cooper presented at the 2024 Pedagogicon on their experiences in TEK

Spotlight on TEK at Pedagogicon

Jun 5, 2024

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Faculty Fellows in the Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) participated in the 11th annual Pedagogicon, hosted by Eastern Kentucky University and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) Graduate Profile Academy on May 16.

W.T. Young Library with flowers in the foreground

24 -25 TEK Faculty Fellows Named

May 28, 2024

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After soliciting applications during the spring semester, the University of Kentucky Office of Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) is pleased to announce the TEK Faculty Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.

The TEK Faculty Fellows program is designed to support faculty in developing new transdisciplinary courses and teaching existing courses with a more explicit focus on essential employability skills for students. Pete Comparoni | UK Photo

TEK now accepting applications for second cohort of Faculty Fellows

Feb 26, 2024

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Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK), is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Faculty Fellows program. The program is designed to support faculty at the University of Kentucky in developing new transdisciplinary courses and teaching existing courses with a more explicit focus on essential employability skills. The overall goal of TEK is to expand our students’ access to transdisciplinary educational approaches for the development of transferable skills.

Flyer advertising March 6, 2024 TEK networking event.

TEK to Host Community Partners for Networking Event

Feb 15, 2024

Join the Office of Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) and Provost DiPaola for a networking session with community partners. The session will take place from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the TEK Office at the University of Kentucky William T. Young Library.

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