Programs and Events

The Office of Diversity is responsible for the development, administration, and support of diversity programs and initiatives for students, faculty, and staff throughout the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. We foster a commitment to assisting students through academic, professional, and personal growth. It is through these efforts that we strive to provide enrichment on the importance of diversity within our work, educational and social environments.

We hope to engage our Alumni in programs, events, and much more! If you are interested in being a presenter, host a workshop, speak at a professional development event, or host a vendor table for our signature pipeline program, Jr. MANRRS, please consider speaking with one of our officers below to find out how to reach our new generation of Wildcats and future Wildcats in the making!

UK MANRRS Alumni Affiliate Network Officers

Tiffany Monroe, President                                             Sylvester Miller, Vice President                            Jericho Curry, Secretary & Treasurer

Tiffany Monroe, UK MANRRS Alumni Affiliate Network President

 tiffanycmonroe@gmail.com

Learn More About Alumni Giving Here:

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Office of Philanthropy and Alumni

Program Offerings Include:

  • American Private Enterprise System Youth Program
  • CAFE Graduate Student Fellowship
  • Cooperative Extension Internship Program
  • Cultivating Inclusion Series
  • Extension Diversity Awards
  • Intercultural Awareness Day
  • Jr. MANRRS Leadership Institute and Program
  • MANRRS Professional Society
  • Unconscious Bias and DEI Training for students, faculty & staff
  • Social Justice Trainings
  • Coming Together for Racial Understanding Training

We visit Middle and High Schools, Youth Programs, Youth Career Awareness Fairs, and University Career Fairs!

The Office of Diversity takes advantage of all opportunities to recruit a diverse audience of students, faculty and staff into the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, to include the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Please use the contact information below if you would like us to host a recruitment program at your school, participate in a university career fair or schedule a campus visit. We are happy to engage all future Wildcats, both students and professionals, as we share information on academic programs and professional opportunities available through the University of Kentucky. 

Places that we have visited include:

Chicago High School of Agriculture Sciences

Hopkinsville Middle School

Tates Creek Middle School

BMW Program

BMore Program

North Carolina A&T University

 cafediversity@lsv.uky.edu

Events

Upcoming College & Campus Events

Please see below events happening across the University of Kentucky campus engaging in diversity, equity and inclusion topics. 

Face-to-face events across campus have been postponed or canceled at this time. Many events are moving to a virtual platform and updates will be provided as more information becomes available. 

The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) supports excellence in teaching and learning by working collaboratively with all instructors to create engaging, innovative, and inclusive learning environments in which diverse students can excel.

Please find below a list of their upcoming events. Register by clicking your title of choice. All sessions will run from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST.

Please contact Shauna Morgan for questions regarding this series, shauna.morgan@uky.edu.

Building Relationships Across Higher Education Institutions to Address Racism in the Food System

February 11, 2021 

3:00 - 4:30 PM EST

The land grant system includes the 1862 (white-led), 1890 (historically Black) and 1994 (Tribal/Indigenous) colleges and universities. These land grants, as well as Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities and other public/private higher education institutions all contribute to the advancement of a more sustainable and equitable food system.

This webinar will use a racial equity lens to provide an overview of the history and policy that developed these institutions and using that same lens, reimagine an asset-based pluralistic model of collaborative research and outreach across these institutions to advance food system sustainability and resiliency.

For more information visit: https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/webinar-building-relationships-across-higher-education-institutions-to-address-racism-in-the-food-system

Register