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The following is a list of the benefits that you are entitled to with an employee identification card:

Discounts/Continuing Education:

Continuing Education Credit

             Community-based faculty who are actively engaged in teaching students can     receive continuing education in two ways. first you are invited to attend the Annual Community-based Faculty Conference held each Spring in Lexington. Second, you can receive a $300 credit toward a CE offering provided by the UK office of Continuing Education. Details for each follow.

Annual Conference: Every Spring, the Community-based Faculty Program      invites community faculty to participate the annual conference  - Preparing Health Professionals for the 21st Century. Participants are provided free continuing education credit in addition to overnight accommodations and an evening event to thank you for your support of UK's health professions education mission

Continuing Education Credit: Community-based faculty who teach at least one student in an academic year will receive a $300 credit which can be used to cover part of the cost of a more expensive course or to pay for one or more less expensive courses. In order to  comply  with laws that govern  relationships between health care providers, the Continuing Medical Education (CME) tuition  credit available annually  to our voluntary faculty who have taken a student during the preceding academic year is capped at  three hundred dollars ($300). We value your participation in our program and, to protect you, want to make every effort to assure that our programs remain compliant.

University Bookstores: Discounts on merchandise are available to faculty and staff, with a valid University Identification Card.

Libraries - Campus and Medical Center

As a member of the Community-based Faculty, you can access  UK electronic information recourses. To download a brochure explaining the resource that are available to you click HERE.  Alternatively, you can begin to create your account by following the instructions below.

Access instructions for Community-Based Faculty

Contact the Community-based Faculty Program office to request a UK "Active Directory ' account. The information you will need includes: a) your name complete with middle initial, b) your date of birth, and c) a current email address. You can call 859.323.8018 and ask for Jim Ballard or Brendan McCarthy or email either at james.ballard@uky.edu or bwmcca0@email.uky.edu respectively.

Once your account is created, we will email instruction about how to access your account and the library resources.

University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union - (859-257-2678) Membership is open to anyone affiliated with the University upon presentation of a valid identification card, deposit of at least $25.00 into a new account, and payment of a nominal membership fee.

Benefits include: Life insurance; loan protection insurance; individual retirement accounts; vacation accounts; Christmas Club accounts; direct deposit; discounts at local and regional merchants; free membership in the Magic Kingdom Club (10% discount at Disney Stores and Parks); discount admission to King's Island, Kentucky Kingdom and OpryLand; discounts on all new and used cars at Don Jacobs - ask for Mike Devoor or Bill Click;

The UK Credit Union offers several loan programs at competitive rates, as well as savings and share-draft (checking) programs.

 

Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts - (859-257-1706)

This facility, in which more than 300 public performances are presented each year, features a 1,477 seat concert hall, a 388 seat recital hall and the University of Kentucky Art Museum. One highlight of the Center season is the University Artist Series, which brings to campus world-renowned performers.Voluntary faculty are entitled to a discount on Artist Series Subscriptions and on the UK Theater Series.

 

Hillary J. Boone Faculty Center - (859-257-4136)

The center (510 Rose Street) houses the University of Kentucky Faculty Club, a private operation organized for the enhancement of the social, recreational and intellectual environment of its membership. The club includes a 125-seat main dining room, a pub seven rooms for catered events, a billiard room, library and special President's Room dining area. Complete food and beverage services are available seven days a week for members' enjoyment. Membership is open to many persons affiliated with the University Membership fees apply for all faculty.

 

Spindletop Hall - (859-255-2777)

Faculty and staff are eligible for membership in the Spindletop Hall Faculty, Staff and Alumni Club (located several miles north of Lexington on Iron Works Pike). Facilities include a club house for dining and social functions, tennis courts, swimming pools and picnic grounds. Special activities are scheduled for members throughout the year, except in January when the club is closed. Members receive a monthly calendar of scheduled events. Please note that non-resident memberships with reduced annual fees are available to people living more than 65 miles away. For further information, contact Terry Wainscott at the above number.

 

Alumni Gym - (859-257-1426)

Aerobics, basketball, fencing, jogging, karate and volleyball facilities are available in Alumni Gym, located in the Student Center at the corner of Limestone and Euclid Streets.

 

Campus Recreation - (859-257-2898)

The Campus Recreation Department (145 Seaton Building), provides a wide range of recreational programs and activities for students, faculty and staff. Most recreational facilities must be reserved in advance. A valid University Identification Card is required for participation.

 

Seaton Center - (859 257-3928)

Aerobics, badminton, basketball, conditioning, gymnastics, handball, jogging, racquetball, sauna, squash, volleyball, weight training, wrestling, and locker facilities are available in the Seaton Building. Racquetball and handball courts can be reserved by phone. Please note that reservations are taken two days in advance and equipment rental is available at Seaton Center.

 

Adena Park - (859-257-2898)

A seven-acre picnic and recreation area (located about eight miles from campus off Mount Horeb Pike) may be reserved by students, student organizations, faculty or staff. A small deposit is required.

 

Cooper Drive Picnic Area

An area located adjacent to the Seaton Center on Cooper Drive is available for student, faculty and staff use without prior reservations.

 

Fishing Permits - (859-257-7570)

Two hundred free fishing permits are issued biannually for Lake Mildred (Spindletop Farm) and Lake Carnico (located n Carlisle, Kentucky). Applications are available in Room N3, Agricultural Science Center North, or by calling the above number. Permits are available for six-month increments on January 1 and July 1 of each calendar year.

 

In addition, the following facilities and programs are available to the general public:

Cultural Services

College of Fine Arts Programs - (859-257-1707) The college offers well-rounded and expanding programs of public exhibitions and performances presented by student, faculty and guest artists in art, music and theater. These arts events are presented on campus, in the Lexington community and throughout the commonwealth. In addition the college provides special arts programs for the elderly and the handicapped and confined, as well as for public school students, community centers, and many other agencies and organizations.

 

Department of Art - (859-257-8151) Special lectures and programs are offered throughout the year, as well as a full series of exhibitions in two galleries: the Barnhart Gallery in the Reynolds Building and the Center for Contemporary Arts in the Fine Arts Building.

 

School of Music - (859-257-4900) A wide variety of musical performances is presented each year, such as student and faculty recitals and concerts by faculty groups and student musical organizations. Individual faculty recitals, faculty ensemble concerts and concerts by student organizations are all open to the public.

 

Department of Theater - (859-257-3297) A full season of plays usually consists of six to eight different productions, including full-length dramas and short plays. The University of Kentucky Theater also stages informal outdoor performances, Children's Theater productions and other special theater experiences.

 

Museums

 

Museum of Anthropology - (859-257-7112) Founded in 1931, the museum (201 Lafferty Hall) offers current exhibits and houses a permanent display, "Cultural History of Kentucky." The museum is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

University of Kentucky Art Museum - (859-257-5716) The museum (125 Center for the Arts) maintains a fairly large and growing collection of drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures. Works in storage are easily accessible by appointment. The museum is open from noon to 5:00 p.m. daily except Mondays and University holidays.

 

Center for Contemporary Art - (859-257-8148) The Center for Contemporary Art (first floor, Fine Arts Building) displays artworks by faculty, students and outside exhibitors.

 

Barnhart Gallery - (859-257-2727) This gallery (Reynolds Building on South Broadway) contains exhibits from current B.A. and B.A.-degree candidates.

 

Rasdall Gallery - (859-257-8867) This gallery (Second Floor, Student Center) offers student, faculty, local and traveling exhibits arranged by a student committee of the Student Activities Board.

Recreational and Social Services

Student Activities Board Programs - (859-257-8867) The Student Activities Board (SAB) coordinates and develops programs for the campus and community to promote the performing and visual arts. A highlight of each semester is a film series shown regularly in the Student Center Worsham Theater on weekends and weekday evenings. SAB brings both nationally-known and local or experimental theater, dance and performing arts groups to the University community. Big-name groups are booked for major concerts. A jazz series is one of the many other special events presented throughout the year. Call for information.

 

 

Parking:

All Voluntary Faculty  can have their parking tickets validated for the Kentucky Clinic parking garage  at the AHEC office located at 138 Leader Avenue. Please note that on-campus parking is very limited and not recommended.

 

                                                         

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