LEXINGTON, Ky. — On Aug. 8, University of Kentucky Career Services, in partnership with UK Athletics, will host the 2024 UK Employer Summit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Central Bank Field Club at Kroger Field.
The Employer Summit is the annual kickoff event for UK employer partners engaged in recruitment of UK students and alumni for internships, job opportunities and other talent needs. The UK Employer Summit provides employers an opportunity to learn about recruitment programs and events that UK will be hosting in 2024-25, connect with campus career services staff and participate in topical presentations, panel discussions and networking focused on talent engagement through UK.
The theme of this year’s summit is “Preparing the Pipeline: Cultivating a Student-Ready Workforce.” This year’s program will feature staff and faculty from multiple campus units, a presentation from Commerce Lexington, a panel discussion with current UK interns, and presentations focused on ways to excel in the recruitment and coaching of Gen Z students. More than 120 employer representatives from the public, private and nonprofit sectors will be participating in the 2024 UK Employer Summit.
