The University of Kentucky is initiating large-scale layoffs tied to a restructuring of campus service operations, according to a federal WARN notice. The university said 926 workers employed by Aramark Campus will lose their jobs after the dining partnership ends on June 30, including 890 hourly and 36 salaried positions. UK leadership said it is exploring a new enterprise services partnership that would cover dining and concessions. The change is positioned as operational restructuring rather than academic restructuring, but it will affect student services and staffing during the transition window. The WARN filing provides a concrete timeline for workforce impacts, adding to broader higher education labor uncertainty across auxiliary services as institutions renegotiate vendor contracts and service models. For campus planning teams and labor partners, the incident signals the need to address continuity of dining operations and staffing arrangements well before the end of the existing Aramark agreement.