SOA Sponsored Student Organizations

In partnership with the national service organization Break Away, we do our part to connect UK students to service and learning opportunities across the U.S. and around the world.

Even better, our list of weekend and Spring Break service trips continues to grow so that you can find an opportunity as close as Appalachia or as far as Puerto Rico. With so many different issues to focus on and locations to travel to, you are sure to find the right alternative service break experience for you. Regardless of which service trip you choose, you are guaranteed to come away from your experience with new friends, new knowledge, a renewed sense of self, and a renewed desire to serve.

We hope you will join us for what we hope will be a transformative and life changing experience for you. We say experience because involvement in UK ASB does not begin and end with your service trip. Rather, it extends throughout the academic year with orientation sessions, educational programs, service projects, fundraising events, and of course a reunion gathering! We expect that UK ASB volunteers make a full-year commitment to participating in UK ASB; we also challenge volunteers to extend their commitment to the community service beyond their participation in UK ASB.

Our goal is to build future leaders that are active, conscientious community collaborators. Our mission is about much more than the here and now. It is about future leaders making our future world a better place to be. As our motto says: “students for change.” So, our challenge to you is to make a change on an alternative break. Go there physically. Go there mentally. Go there emotionally. Then come back here with the knowledge and know-how to make a difference wherever you go.

DanceBlue is an entirely student-run organization that fundraises year-round for the DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic and culminates in a 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon. DanceBlue’s mission is to honor the final request Jarrett Mynear to “do something to help the Clinic.” As a student-run philanthropy at the University of Kentucky, DanceBlue raises funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer while supporting patients and families affected by it. Funds raised by DanceBlue support the DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

You can be involved as a dancer on a team that fundraises throughout the year to participate in the 24-hour dance marathon. Or you can keep an eye out for Committee Applications to open in the spring semester! The organization frequently posts on Instagram @uk_danceblue with new information on how to get involved. Look for our signature events like DB5K, Silent Auction, and DBU for more ways to participate!

You can read more about the DanceBlue story here: https://danceblue.org/

Want to be involved with DanceBlue? https://danceblue.org/students/get-involved/

Check out ways to bring a DanceBlue Mini Marathon to your area: https://danceblue.org/community/mini-marathons/

The purpose of the Student Activities Board (SAB) is to enhance the college experience by providing students and other members of the campus and local communities with entertaining, educational and/or enriching programs that are reflective of contemporary issues and trends.

To view the event calendar or learn more about SAB, visit www.uksab.org.

The University of Kentucky Student Government Association (UKSGA) represents all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled at the University in several critical ways. UKSGA exists to increase student influence over academic policy and to provide many helpful, creative and necessary student services. UKSGA also exists to protect and expand student substantive and procedural rights with the University and surrounding municipalities. Finally, UKSGA exists to better represent the student body in relations with faculty, administration, Board of Trustees and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

If you’re interested in learning more about UKSGA, how to get involved, or want more information about any of the opportunities below, please contact the Student Government Advisor, found here.

Find out more about UKSGA at http://www.uksga.org/

Leadership Development Program

LDP is a freshman program, organized and facilitated by Student Government, dedicated to building future leaders on campus. Participants will learn what it means to become a leader on campus by working with various campus organizations, networking with student leaders and administrators, and exploring their own personal growth as a leader. Students participate in a shadowing program with major student organizations, including SGA, SAB, CCO, and DanceBlue; hear from guest speakers from the University and the local community; participate in service activities, and represent the freshmen class as a focus group of highly-involved future leaders.

Wildcat Wardrobe

The Wildcat Wardrobe is located in the basement of Whitehall. We have suits, dresses, shirts, ties, shoes, and socks for all genders. These items are donated from the Lexington community and from UK alumni. Students are welcome to choose up to three articles of clothing from the Wardrobe with their student ID which are theirs to keep!

Students interested in the world of media, broadcasting, journalism, DJing, live music and having an awesome time with technology can find a home at WRFL 88.1FM, the SOA supported, student managed radio station serving UK and the Lexington community.

The mission of WRFL is to educate the station members, the greater Lexington community, and the students of the University of Kentucky through its programming in the spirit of the station's noncommercial, educational license. WRFL programming will aim to solely feature artists and genres which are typically unavailable on Lexington's commercial stations.

If you’re interested in learning more about WRFL, becoming a DJ, or want to listen to their station, please visit please visit www.wrfl.fm or contact the WRFL Advisor found here.