📷Highlights: 2025 May Graduation

2025MayGraduation-128

Share news:

On May 9, 2025, The UK College of Social Work celebrated the accomplishments of its graduating class of 2025. Amidst a backdrop of joy and nostalgia, graduates, faculty, staff, families, and guests came together to commemorate the occasion. The festivities began with a Graduation Celebration Event at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Lexington, KY, followed soon after with commencement at Rupp Arena later in the day.

Below are the photo highlights of the celebration event. Photo credit Cassie Payne/UK College of Social Work

For over 85 years, the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky has been a leader in education. Our mission is clear: Through rigorous research, excellence in instruction, and steadfast service, the CoSW works to improve the human condition. Always, in all ways.

As the state’s flagship university, our mission is actualized through our deeds. Our faculty are renowned academicians dedicated to fostering the development of high-quality practitioners and researchers. As a college, we promote community and individual well-being through translational research and scholarship, exemplary teaching, and vital community engagement. We are committed to the people and social institutions throughout Kentucky, the nation, and the world.