CELT advancing educational innovation and excellence at the University of Kentucky

Nominate Faculty and Graduate Instructors/TAs for the 2026 Outstanding Teaching Awards

We strongly encourage all in the UK community to nominate faculty members and graduate instructors or teaching assistants. These awards emphasize the University’s commitment to teaching and education as its core mission in the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world. The deadline for formal nominations is February 6, 2026. See the guidelines for details.

Nomination Guidelines

Graduate TAs: Enter the GradTeach Live! Competition

UK's graduate teaching assistants (TAs) play an important role in the university's instructional mission and we are always excited to share events that showcase their skills and celebrate their efforts. CELT and the Graduate School’s Graduate Student Professional Enhancement office invite all current and former graduate TAs to showcase their teaching philosophies and instructional skills to the university community by taking part in the UK GradTeachLive! Competition. Read more about the contest and register below.

Register by 1/29

CELT Mission

CELT advances educational excellence at the University of Kentucky through (1) collaboration with faculty, staff, and students; (2) partnerships with academic and administrative units; and (3) leadership on the challenges, opportunities, and issues impacting teaching and learning in higher education. Regardless of the form and setting in which teaching and learning take place, CELT is an expert and committed presence to foster community, collaboration, and innovation for instructor and student success at UK (and beyond). For more on our work, see our annual reports.

CELT's Jill Abney and AI Initiatives in Launch Blue's U-Accel I-Corps Cohort

Feb 2, 2026

CELT's associate director Dr. Jill Abney is participating in the 2026 cohort of the UK Launch Blue U-Accel I-Corps cohort—an experiential learning opportunity for innovators in higher education interested in learning the best commercialization path for their solutions.

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Third SoTL Faculty Learning Community Begins in College of Health Sciences

Nov 18, 2025

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

The SoTL FLC began in Fall 2022 and now represents 27 CHS faculty across eight academic programs. It is designed to provide a framework and community for faculty to engage and grow in the scholarship of teaching and learning. This opportunity includes a common reading experience and SoTL-focused workshops followed by structured support for participants’ development, implementation, analysis, and dissemination of SoTL projects.

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UK International Center, CELT launch Collaborative Online International Learning Community

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Sep 15, 2025

The COIL Learning Community will support faculty in developing virtual exchange partnerships with colleagues at universities around the world. Through the program, instructors will co-create modules that bring together students from different countries to engage in transnational learning experiences. In a COIL module, UK students typically will collaborate on a project with students from an institution outside the U.S., sharing tasks, practicing cross-cultural communication and teamwork.

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