UK Alumni Association launching From the Blue podcast

Do you want to hear interesting stories about UK alumni and the paths their lives took after college? Do you want to hear some interesting behind-the-scenes stories you may not have heard before?

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association has launched a podcast, From the Blue, which features UK alumni interviewing their fellow UK alumni. Listeners will hear conversations between UK graduates that have journeyed through many walks of life after leaving campus. Guests will tell nostalgic stories about UK but with new and surprising perspectives.

“Our mission at the UK Alumni Association is to keep our alumni connected to UK and each other,” said UK Alumni Association Executive Director Jill Smith. “We are excited to meet alumni where they are and foster meaningful connections through this digital platform. We hope our alumni will learn something new, profound, entertaining or perhaps surprising from fellow alumni or an old friend on the From the Blue podcast.”

The first episode features former UK basketball player and philanthropist Jamal Mashburn in conversation with George Wright, UK Alumni Association Hall of Distinguished Alumni inductee and interim vice president for institutional diversity at UK.

Alumni Commons – From The Blue: The UK Alumni Association Podcast

On this episode, we feature Alumni Commons, a $9 million development project located on the University of Kentucky campus along the former Rose Street corridor between Columbia Avenue and Huguelet Drive. We highlight three stories about Alumni Commons: first, we talk with students at the first public event held on the site; second, we hear from UK dignitaries during the dedication ceremony; and finally, we interview the lead landscape architect for the project. 

1. Alumni Commons 30:13
2. Homecoming Memories 45:03
3. Recent Grads Remember 28:42
4. 135 Years of UK Women: Janie McKenzie-Wells 13:57
5. Antoine Huffman 12:24

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