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Jay Blanton

Behind the Blue

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David Rosenberg

Eli Capilouto

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Joe Monroe

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Jen Smith

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Jill Smith

George Wright

Nicole Martin

Sarah Johnson

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 29, 2020) – The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new illness that was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, with patients reporting cases of fever and acute respiratory illness. Since that time, other countries, including the U.S., have seen cases of the illness. As a diverse and globally engaged research institution with a world-class academic medical center, the University of Kentucky has been closely monitoring developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak and their potential impacts on the university community. The health and safety of our faculty, staff and students is our highest priority. On the academic side, UK is one of many universities to move its classes online using channels such as Zoom – a video conferencing platform – as part of an effort to reduce the number of people on campus. It’s all part of a plan to use ‘social distancing’ to minimize exposure to the virus throughout the community, in order to reduce the case load hospitals may face at any one time. This helps alleviate an overload in the need for beds, personal protective gear, ventilators, and other medical equipment and resources. On this week’s edition of the “Behind the Blue” podcast, Kody Kiser and Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications talks with UK Chief Communications Officer Jay Blanton about the work being undertaken across campus, UK HealthCare, and across the Commonwealth to adapt to these challenging conditions, work to save lives, and continue to be Kentucky’s indispensable institution. "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK’s latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. To discover what’s wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 29, 2020) – The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new illness that was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, with patients reporting cases of fever and acute respiratory illness. Since that time, other countries, including the U.S., have seen cases of the illness. As a diverse and globally engaged research institution with a world-class academic medical center, the University of Kentucky has been closely monitoring developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak and their potential impacts on the university community. The health and safety of our faculty, staff and students is our highest priority. On the academic side, UK is one of many universities to move its classes online using channels such as Zoom – a video conferencing platform – as part of an effort to reduce the number of people on campus. It’s all part of a plan to use ‘social distancing’ to minimize exposure to the virus throughout the community, in order to reduce the case load hospitals may face at any one time. This helps alleviate an overload in the need for beds, personal protective gear, ventilators, and other medical equipment and resources. On this week’s edition of the “Behind the Blue” podcast, Kody Kiser and Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications talks with UK Chief Communications Officer Jay Blanton about the work being undertaken across campus, UK HealthCare, and across the Commonwealth to adapt to these challenging conditions, work to save lives, and continue to be Kentucky’s indispensable institution. "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK’s latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email <a href="mailto:BehindTheBlue@uky.edu">BehindTheBlue@uky.edu</a> or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. To discover what’s wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click <a href="http://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/igniting-passions-achieving-what-s-wildly-possible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

March 29, 2020 - UK COVID-19 Update (with Chief Communications Officer Jay Blanton)

Julie Balog

LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 27, 2019) – For the last several months, hundreds of University of Kentucky students, faculty, staff, alums and prospective students and families have been on a process of discovery. They’ve taken part in interviews and focus groups around the question of what makes the University of Kentucky distinctive? Some of the results of that discovery process were unveiled recently in what UK marketing and communications professionals call a new “creative brand platform.” In short, the new campaign – dubbed “Wildly Possible” – seeks a compelling and resonant way to tell the UK story to all those it serves – students, faculty, staff, prospective students and families, policymakers and others. The idea – through new creative ads, banners, stories, videos and other platforms – is to tell a distinctive story about the way UK challenges and supports everyone who comprises the university community. To describe that new creative process, and evolution of the UK brand, Behind the Blue talked with Julie Balog, UK’s Chief Marketing Officer, and Jay Blanton, the university’s Chief Communications Officer. They discuss what the UK brand is, what it means to stakeholders and what they hope to accomplish in this new approach to storytelling about the state’s flagship, land-grant institution. Behind the Blue is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Transcripts are available for download from the host page here. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK’s latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of “Behind the Blue, “ email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. To discover what’s wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click  here.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 27, 2019) – For the last several months, hundreds of University of Kentucky students, faculty, staff, alums and prospective students and families have been on a process of discovery. They’ve taken part in interviews and focus groups around the question of what makes the University of Kentucky distinctive? Some of the results of that discovery process were unveiled recently in what UK marketing and communications professionals call a new “creative brand platform.” In short, the new campaign – dubbed “Wildly Possible” – seeks a compelling and resonant way to tell the UK story to all those it serves – students, faculty, staff, prospective students and families, policymakers and others. The idea – through new creative ads, banners, stories, videos and other platforms – is to tell a distinctive story about the way UK challenges and supports everyone who comprises the university community. To describe that new creative process, and evolution of the UK brand, Behind the Blue talked with Julie Balog, UK’s Chief Marketing Officer, and Jay Blanton, the university’s Chief Communications Officer. They discuss what the UK brand is, what it means to stakeholders and what they hope to accomplish in this new approach to storytelling about the state’s flagship, land-grant institution. Behind the Blue is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Transcripts are available for download from the host page here. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK’s latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of “Behind the Blue, “ email <a href="mailto:BehindTheBlue@uky.edu">BehindTheBlue@uky.edu</a> or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. To discover what’s wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click <a href="http://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/igniting-passions-achieving-what-s-wildly-possible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.

August 27, 2019 - Julie Balog and Jay Blanton (UK's 'Wildly Possible' Branding Rollout)