University of Kentucky Kinesiology & Health Promotion

06/03/2026

Sport and Exercise Psychology alum, Samantha Leavens, is a member of the mental performance staff with the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL. She is featured in the attached article. Samantha is one of few female mental performance consultants to serve in this role for the NHL, and she is representing UK very well!

https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/feature-inside-the-blackhawks-mental-performance-program

06/02/2026

Today's UKNow has a story about the College of Education pinning ceremony for incoming future educators. We are proud of our future physical education and health teachers!

https://education.uky.edu/news/future-educators-honored-uk-college-education-pinning-ceremony

05/29/2026

Join for this run/walk on July 25 honoring an alum!

https://education.uky.edu/news/run-white-blue-honors-uk-alums-life-supports-student-scholarships?j=1012872&sfmc_sub=251371478&l=20869_HTML&u=40778186&mid=10966798&jb=7003

05/09/2026

Congrats to this stellar class of graduating physical education and health teachers!! We are so proud of you!

05/01/2026

Congratulations to doctoral candidate, Clara Mitchinson, for being one of four teaching assistants on UK campus to be selected for an Outstanding Teaching Award! We are proud of you, Clara!

The University of Kentucky recently recognized exceptional faculty and graduate teaching assistants with Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2026 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony April 30.

04/29/2026

Congrats to student, Colton Dalton, who presented his poster at the Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars today! He was mentored by Dr. McMullen in his honors thesis project entitled, "Impact of Adolescent Sexual Education on College Students' Sexual Health Knowledge and Behaviors".

04/27/2026

Some current student teachers attended the FCPS hiring event last week!

04/25/2026

Dr. Merscham and students from her class hosted a STEM night table at Lexington Universal Academy last night! They offered many hands-on activities to help the students learn about science in fun ways.

04/24/2026

Dr. Cormier is featured in the Kentucky Kernel today! Read about it here:

The swimmer performs slower than what was expected of him, risking it all, struggling to keep his head above water. Where do you go when the pressure is too much, when you’re afraid to change courses and to leave the sport you once loved more than anything? Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Mar...

04/20/2026

Congratulations to our Hackensmith award winners!!
Undergraduate: Amber Singh
Graduate: Minyung Kwak