New Employee Information

New Employee Information

New Employee Information

New Hire Checklist

See UK Employment in Mandrell Hall for more information.

Guide for adding an emergency contact here.

More information here.

Guide for adding your bank to Direct Deposit here.

Varies based on units. Discuss with your supervisor.

For more information about benefits offered at UK, see here.

To check your own enrollment in benefits, open your myUK and navigate to the Employee Self Service tab. There is a link titled Benefits and Payment where your information should be. This is where your status regarding retirement is housed as well. For more information on retirement, see here.

To receive building, office and/or lab keys, visit Office105 in the Plant Sciences Building. Please have the requested room numbers handy.

To purchase an employee parking permit, see the guide here

Please note that the parking situation is currently in flux due to construction on campus. The closest parking available to the Plant Sciences Building are the lots surrounding Kroger Field (Red, Blue and Orange). Intermediate parking is also available but less consistent.

To receive a gate card, send this completed form to Barbara McFarlane.

Your linkblue will serve as your email address. To set up your linkblue, follow the guide here

To set up your UK Alert preferences, see here.

Once you have received your office assignment, see or email Zoë Womack with your office number/location for your mailbox assignment.

Your GSAS form is located in your myUK. Please see here for more information.

For forms and information for new postdocs, see here.

For lab safety procedures, see your lab supervisor to receive training.

For more safety resources, see here.

Fill out the form here and turn it in to the Wildcard Office located in the Gatton Student Center.

If you will be operating university-owned vehicles (including farm equipment), please submit this form to Eunice Ausby at eausby@uky.edu in UK Risk Management.

Contact Information

Rebecca McCulley, Ph.D.
Department Chair

105 Plant Sciences Building Lexington, KY 40546-0312

(859) 218-0742