Last week, I attended Legal 101: An Introduction to the University of Kentucky’s Office of Legal Counsel.  It was an interesting course, and I would recommend that, if you work here, you take it.

 The course matter covers everything from how Governance works at the University to how we are affected by State funding and laws.  Some more specific topics covered include: UK contracts and signature authorizations, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, ethics, copyrights, privacy, open records (FERPA and HIPAA), use of technology (including social media), and more.

 I was surprised at how much I learned and the amount of subject matter that touches areas we deal with on a daily basis—from making purchases, to using your UK email, to protecting our students’ information. 

I was born and raised in Nicholasville and now reside in Lancaster with my husband Mark and son, Ty.  We have a “mini” farm with 5 horses, 3 dogs, 1 cat, 6-10 goldfish and a small garden.  I have an AS Degree from Sullivan Business College.

1. In my spare time, I go with my husband and son to Team Ropings and Rodeos.  I love to watch them ride and rope!

2. Two of my favorite movies are Top Gun and Tombstone.

3. The most interesting place I've been is the Dominican Republic.

4.  My favorite food is Tiramisu.

5.   I had my closest brush with fame when I rode on the back of Clinton Anderson’s golf cart when the World Equestrian Games came to the horse park.

I recently read a provocatively-titled article in the New York Times’ Sunday Review called "Why You Hate Work." Though the title is rather strong, the findings were pretty interesting. Not one to pass up commentary on work culture (and how to make it better), I read the piece, written by Tony Schwartz of the Energy Project, whose blog is full of great work-related research, and Christine Porath from Georgetown University, based on a study they conducted. They found that there are four major factors that influence how we feel about our jobs.

Follow Justin Cornelison, UK Phd student in ethnomusicology, as he researches the folk music and dance group Modzhakhili this summer in Gori, Georgia: http://justincornelison.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/days-1-4-in-georgia-no…

I was born in Danville, KY and lived there until 2003. I moved to Lexington in 2003 after graduating Centre College where I earned my BS in Biology. I then attended the College of Public Health (’06) here at UK to earn my Master’s of Public Health (MPH).  I began working at UK in 2005 for the College of Pharmacy and last year (2013) started working for the College of Arts & Sciences.  I have been married for almost 9 years to my wife Marianne and we live here in Lexington. We have a son, Thomas, who is 4 years old.  We also have a dog named Sophie, and two cats, Bell and Alley.

1. What do you do in your spare time? Spending time with family is my number one spare time activity.  We love to travel and take our little boy to zoos and museums.  We all also love going to Disney World.

UK has been a large part of my life, working here since 1978.  I can truly say that it is a great place to work.  I was most excited to join Arts and Sciences in the fall of 2013 and I absolutely love being part of this learning environment. 

2. What is your favorite movie?

Toss up between Holiday House and Must Love Dogs.

A&S Staff Spotlight: Shane Barton from UK College of Arts & Sciences on Vimeo.

Can you guess who is in the picture and what his/her favorite song is from the 1970s? 

click the picture to listen to his/her favorite song.