News and Events

Fall Conference 2025 - China

— Keynote Address —  Brad Farnsworth, Principle at Fox Hollow Advisory  Brad Farnsworth has more than three decades of experience as a campus leader, instructor, and association executive.  A recognized authority on China, he has travelled there since the early 1980s, and he maintains strong connections with Chinese universities and the Chinese government.  

2025 Negotiation Simulation - Korean Peninsula

This fall, students, faculty, and alums participated in the U.S. Army War College's ISCNE simulation on the Korean Peninsula. Teams were set a few days before the event, with students suddenly taking on the role of major superpowers as they navigate the political unrest that is ever bubbling along the DMZ. 

Patterson Open Houses - January 8th (online) and January 22nd (in-person)

The Patterson School will be hosting two open houses in January.  Our first open house will be held on January 8th, from 6-7PM (EST). This Open House will be online via zoom. This the zoom link for that event.

Invited Speaker: Dr. Ben Anderson (10/31, 2-3PM, Zoom)

As part of a Gaines Center Cooperative Grant, Dr. He, in association with Michael Samers and Charlie Yi Zhang, will be hosting a series of webinars on 'affect'. The first of these will be presented by Professor Ben Anderson entitled "Too much, too little: The politics of intensity and the post 2008 conjunctural crisis". Professor Anderson is a leading figure on affect and his talk will delve deep into the topic of affect and politics in the context of rising right-wing populism in both Britain and the US post-2008.

Invited Speaker: Dr. Jess Reia (10/31, 1-2PM, Via Zoom)

Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/46OHjl4 (full link https://uky.zoom.us/j/87223903283?pwd=9GjjXqWTKXTaqr5raN9lGJO6knUbyN.1)  Please join us October 31 from 1-2PM for a talk from Jess Reia, Assistant Porfessor of Data Science at the University of Virginia, entitled "Urban Music Governance: What Busking Can Teach Us About Data, Policy, and Our Cities." 

Patterson Fall Conference Keynote Address (10/9): Brad Farnsworth Brad Farnsworth

Invited Speaker: Dr. Ya-wen Lei, Author of The Gilded Cage

New Cohort Social: The Grove Lexington

Alumni and current students, please join us in celebrating our new student cohort at The Grove Lexington (200 W Main Street) on August 20th from 5-7:30PM. Appetizers will be provided!

Book Club: Dr. Young and Breaking the Engagement

Please join us for our third and final summer book club meeting at The Cornerstone (401 S Limestone) on August 13th. Dr. Young will be leading a discussion on David Shambaugh's book Breaking the Engagement: How China Won and Lost America.