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Kentucky State University Fall 2021 Encampment starts August 9
As the fall semester quickly approaches, the Kentucky State University faculty and staff will convene in-person for the beginning-of-semester tradition of Encampment. The focus for Fall 2021 Encampment is “Strategic Directions: Our Campus, Constituents, and Culture”. Kentucky State University Acting President Clara Ross Stamps said participants can expect to discuss and examine campus culture, priorities and our path onward. “Rec...
Kentucky State University will require masks indoors
To ensure the health and safety of unvaccinated members of the campus community and upon the recommendation of the Green and Gold Task Force and Student Health Services, indoor masking is required at Kentucky State University. As the beginning of the fall semester quickly approaches and the Delta variant spreads throughout the Commonwealth, nation and world, campus community members are highly encouraged to get vaccinated if they...
Kentucky State University West Louisville pilot projects enter the planning stages as excitement builds
Late in last spring’s legislative session, Senate Bill 270 was passed and forged a partnership between Kentucky State University, Simmons College of Kentucky and West Louisville. Two of the main objectives of the initiative are to prepare more teachers of color and to help address issues of health education, wellness and food insecurity in West Louisville. Planning is underway for this legislative objective, as Kentucky State adm...
Kentucky State University remembers alumnus and civil rights giant Whitney M. Young Jr. on his 100th birthday
Kentucky State University honors the legacy of Whitney M. Young Jr., alumnus and civil rights activist, who would have turned 100 on July 31, 2021. Sadly, Young’s life came to a tragic end in 1971 at the age of 49. Young attended Kentucky State University, played sports, joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and served as president of his senior class. He graduated June 10, 1941 with a Bachelor of Science. After college, Young served...