Keeneland Olympics: Will take place over the course of four days (February 7, 8, 11, 13) and will include the watching of the olympic games, fun and competitive games amongst participating members, and education on the countries participating in the olympic games. This program is designed to educate and allow the residents to appreciate the diversity behind the olympic games.

    Three lost boxes known as the Mexican Suitcase were recovered in 2007.  The boxes, misplaced in the chaos at the start of WWII, contained many of the Spanish Civil War negatives by the legendary photographer Robert Capa and fellow photographers Gerda Taro and David "Chim" Seymour.



    This year the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference will be held in Lexington.  One of the professors featured in this documentary will be a keynote speaker at this conference. The date has yet to be determined.



 

Shelley "Treasure" Hilliard, a 19-year-old girl from Detroit, beloved by her family and friends, is murdered in a hate crime that was not prosecuted as such.  TransParent is about the struggle to forgive, misrepresented communities and perspectives, and a grieving mother's commitment to her daughter, Treasure.



This film will be our most interactive in nature.  Dream Hampton, the director of this documentary, will be speaking at this movie.  Activists will be holding a workshop before the movie and kids from the documentary will be present for a Q&A afterwards.  After these events, a reception will be held at the MLK center.



 

As a group of depraved New York City teens spend an entire day skating, drinking, smoking, and deflowering virgins, they discover that their self-perceived innocent, or perhaps just indifferent, actions carry terrible consequences.



After the film, there will be a short debrief  to discuss the film and the audience's thoughts.





 

    Burma's brutal dictatorship is seen through the eyes of a courageous former soldier who swapped sides, becoming a pro-democracy activist.  The former Burmese soldier lays bare an understanding of a brutal regime, and the political and psychological power of the junta over this country.





 

Dr. Nia Parson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University, will be presenting a talk on Translating Affect: Symptomatology and Subjectivity at the Intersections of Gender-based Violence and Global Migration among Mexican Immigrants in Texas.  This event is part of Viva Mexico! 

Matthew Mitchell, head coach, UK women’s basketball

Kentucky head coach Matthew Mitchell’s teams are known for using three “winning tools” for success: honesty, hard work and discipline. So it’s no surprise that in just six seasons at the helm, Mitchell is now UK’s all-time winningest coach with 144 wins, and year-after-year he assembles teams that are synonymous with winning on and off the court.

Mitchell's defensive philosophy has helped the Wildcats advance to a school-record four consecutive NCAA tournaments, including Elite Eight appearances in three of the last four seasons. UK has finished in the top three of the Southeastern Conference standings three straight seasons, including winning the SEC regular season championship in 2012, its first in 30 years. UK advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game three of the last four years and has charted 25-plus wins four straight seasons, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. The Wildcats have ranked in the top 25 of both national polls 67 consecutive weeks, including ending the 2012-13 season with the highest ranking in school history at No. 7.

Come learn about the online minor in Information Studies offered by the School of Library and Information Science.  Will Buntin, Student Affairs Assistant Director; and Sherali Zeadally, Jasmine McNealy, and Michael Tsikerdekis (faculty members) will be in attendance.

Tony Blanton, Director of Off Campus Services, as well as a representative from the Office of Residence Life, will be here to share some of the housing options that are available for the 2014-2015 academic year.   Both off-campus and on-campus options will be discussed.  

Invisible Children is a youth-based organization trying to put an end to a 27 year long conflict in Central Africa where a rebel army has been attacking innocent civilians and abducting children.  We will be showing a film and having a Ugandan guest speaker there to share their story.  This tour is all about advocacy and awareness to get the word out that this must come to an end.