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Cricket Wireless allots $124,000 to NBOTB marching bands
The Kentucky State University Mighty Marching Thorobreds is one of eight marching bands set to perform in the 2022 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB). Presented by Toyota, the celebration of Black college marching bands will take place Saturday, August 27, in NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Cricket Wireless, the official wireless provider of NBOTB, extended its sponsorship of the event donating a total of $124,000 in scholar...
Former student-athlete, Mister KSU gaining knowledge to advocate for others
Cameron Galloway ’21 is taking on a new position as the community outreach coordinator with Louisville Metro’s Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN). Among his responsibilities will be working with youth, community leaders, faith-based leaders, and business leaders to spread a narrative of violence prevention and connect citizens to resources and opportunities with OSHN. He will also review grant applications and evaluat...
Kentucky State University’s Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness partnership featured on KET
Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Scott Wicker spoke with Kentucky Educational Television about Kentucky State University’s partnership with Google to train 100,000 Black college students in digital skills by 2025. The Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program builds on Google’s ongoing investments in HBCU students and commitment to creating pathways to tech. Started in 2020, the program provides HBCU career centers with fu...
KSU Board of Regent Chair, Chattanooga native excited for Scenic City Classic
Kentucky State University Board of Regent Chair Dr. Gerald Patton is a proud native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and thrilled that the Scenic City Football Classic will be hosted in his hometown. In a statement released earlier this week, the 1969 Kentucky State graduate expressed his excitement for the inaugural contest. “I am both delighted and proud that my hometown of Chattanooga, “the Scenic City,” is the designated site of the B...