Welcome to the UK family! This page contains information for UK King's Daughters and St. Claire employees to set up their UK accounts, also known as a linkblue account.
Why This Matters
Your new University of Kentucky account will make it easier to:
See below for answers to questions you may have about setting up your linkblue account.
You will receive an email from the University of Kentucky with important information that is required to set up your account. When you receive this email, please follow the steps to complete your account activation at your earliest convenience.
You will receive an email in the coming weeks with instructions about how to navigate the account setup process. This email will come from UK Information Technology Services. (itsaboutyou@lifecycle.uky.edu).
At this time, there will be no change in the log in process for current systems. Your new account will be primarily for accessing new or future systems.
Your linkblue ID will be used to access UK Microsoft products (Email, Teams, etc.) as well as upcoming access to Workday, UKG for time/attendance, and Epic.
Yes, your current email inbox and calendar will automatically migrate to your UK email when your linkblue ID setup is complete.
Yes, it is recommended to update your email signature and business cards to your UK email address. However, you will still receive email sent to your previous email address as it will be forwarded to your new @uky.edu address.
A step-by-step guide will be distributed to walk you through this optional process.
No. When you set up your linkblue account, you will be forced to create a new password. This process will additionally update the password for your existing account, making them both the same. This will avoid having to keep track of multiple passwords for different accounts.
You will reset your password via the myUK portal if needed in the future
Instead of clicking “yes” or “no” when receiving a push for the Duo app, the app will send you 3 numbers that you will need to type in on whatever device you are logging in on.
A request for an exemption or alternate accommodations can be made
For UK Kings Daughters
For UK St. Claire
You will receive an email with instructions on how to acivate and setup your account.
You will not be able to interact with colleagues via Microsoft collaboration tools, and you will not be able to login to systems like Workday and Epic.
For technical assistance, please contact the UK King's Daughters IST Service Desk via:
For technical assistance, please contact the St. Claire Help Desk at 606-783-6565 or helpdesk@st-claire.org.
For issues that need to be escalated, call the UK HealthCare Service desk at 859-323-8586.
All tech help methods at UK can be reviewed at its.uky.edu/get-help