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Kentucky State University honored military members at Veterans Day assembly
A special Veterans Day assembly was held Thursday, Nov. 9 at Kentucky State University to pay homage to all military members. De’Marcus Hopson, military student services coordinator/veterans affairs liaison, spoke on the occasion. “Veterans Day is a time to reflect on those who have served this great country,” Hopson said. Emma Metcalf, the Lexington VA medical center director, recognized the importance of female veterans, in her p...

Kentucky State University financial aid specialist makes writing debut in new compilation
Kentucky State University has a newly published author on campus. Joyua K. Jacobs, a financial aid specialist at Kentucky State, is one of 13 independent authors featured in a new compilation titled “I Tasted My Tears Today.” The book was compiled by Dr. Tuesday Tate and “addresses times in our lives when we had to look at ourselves, face, confront, and tell the truth about why we are where we are and what role we played in getting...

Kentucky State University students performed well at MISA conference
Three Kentucky State University (KSU) students swept the poster category competition during the inaugural Mid-Southern Interdisciplinary Sciences Association (MISA) conference in Franklin, Tennessee. “Winning all categories is no easy feat,” Dr. Debbie Thomas, provost and vice president for academic affairs at KSU, said. “I commend the students on their excellent work and faculty for their leadership.” Graduate students Dennis Hall...

Kentucky State University Gospel Ensemble to host annual Fall Extravaganza
The Kentucky State University Gospel Ensemble will host its annual Fall Extravaganza Sunday, Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of Bradford Hall on the University’s campus. This event is in partnership with the Kentucky State University Division of Fine Arts and the Frankfort Arts Foundation. The Frankfort Arts Foundation will present the Dr. Leon Richard Memorial Scholarship to a Kentucky State student at the ev...