Karen Slaymaker, Assistant Director for International Student and Scholar Services, and GradCATS student Luis Velasquez. Photo submitted.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2021) A partnership between The Graduate School, International Center, the Center for English as a Second Language, and the Graduate Student Congress at the University of Kentucky produced a robust seven-week virtual program during Fall 2020 for international graduate students planning to begin their studies on campus in Spring 2021.
The program, called GradCATS (Graduate Community and Academic Transition Series), introduced new graduate students to UK and the Lexington area, built a sense of community among incoming graduate students as well as continuing graduate students, and strengthened the preparedness of participants for the academic demands of their programs.