Hey Future Wildcats! My name is Lauren Fox and I’m a current junior marketing and management
student here at UK. I’m so excited you chose to be a part of the Big Blue Nation. Today,
I’m going to walk you through our brand new app we have created just for you! Being
new to campus, we wanted to make your transition as easy as possible, so follow along as I
guide you through the “UK: Go” app that will be on your iPad.
First when opening the app, you will need to use your myUk info to log in. This is the
ID you were given during your application process. Your ID will be important through
your years on campus, so start getting familiar with it!
Once you’ve logged in, you will be taken to a page where you will be able to select
your interests. For today’s demonstration, I’m going to select them all, but you can
choose whatever you want! You will be able to choose categories in campus events as well
as student organizations. Let’s get started!
On this next screen, you will see four different categories at the bottom of the screen. First,
let’s walk through “For You”. On this page, you will see two different items. Your
“Checklist” is a tool to make the transition easier for you. Each Checklist has been specifically
created to fit your needs. Here you will find incomplete items that we challenge you to
complete ASAP as well as see important dates to keep on your radar. The second thing on
this page is “Meet Your Team”. On “Meet Your Team”, you will be able to look at
information about your different advisors. Once again, these are assigned to you, so
each student will have their specific advisor with their contact information on this page.
Now, let’s go back to the bottom four categories and explore. First let’s click “Community”.
On the community page, you will be able to see all of the events The University of Kentucky
is hosting each day. These events have been selected to show up for you to see because
they showcase interests you have. Each event labeled is public, so all are available for
you. You will also see the categories of each event labeled at the top. This is to help
you choose which type of event you’d like to see if you are searching for something.
This page was created to make sure you can be actively involved as a Wildcat so be sure
to explore around!
Time for the third section! Let’s now click on “Resources”. This page is a page where
you will be able to see events, dining locations, articles with advice for first year students,
and so much more! Located at the top, you will see the different categories to click
on. Let’s go through one as an example. When I click on “Academic”, you will see
multiple resources pop up. For this specific section, these are all of the academic resources
UK provides for its students. You can access addresses, phone numbers, emails, and also
read about what each place offers here. Let’s go back to the “Resource” page and explore
more! Under the Welcome to Campus category, you will see all of the different articles
you may find beneficial. These change throughout the semesters, so make sure to read them when
you have some free time and save them if you find them interesting! Later on, i'll show
you where you can view your saved articles. These articles provide all kinds of tips about
Campus, Lexington, and how to make the most of your first year. Underneath this section,
you will see “Explore Resources”. Here is a
detailed map of all of the resources campus offers. If you’re ever stuck with a question,
but don’t know where to get it answered, here is the place you should go to. You’ll
be able to search and find who exactly you should be contacting to get that question
answered! Finally, at the bottom of the page you will find different locations on campus
you may want to visit! Campus can seem very big, so we want to make sure you know every
location available to you!
The final category at the bottom of the page is “About You”. This page is where you
will be able to access your class schedule, explore your major map, look at
account balances, and view the saved articles I talked about earlier! This page, you can
click on and view important things you may need for appointments with different advisors.
This page is a mini section of the myUK that you will become very familiar with through
the years!
Well – friends - that is the app that was designed just for you by a few of our current
students, with input from Apple and UK employees! It’s an iPad only app and will magically
appear on your UK-issued iPads along with a few other useful apps and tools. More information
about the iPads will be coming to your email in the coming weeks. Be sure to check your
email frequently as I know you’re probably anxious to receive these. After your orientation,
we will be including information about shipping them to you so you can get a head start on
exploring before joining us on campus! We look forward to welcoming you to our Big Blue
Nation in Lexington this fall! See you around.