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Kentucky State University director appointed to Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc. board
A Kentucky State University director was recently appointed to a seat on the board for Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc. in Lexington. Sonia Sanders, director of public engagement has been appointed to a three-year term on the Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc. board. Sanders currently represents Kentucky State University as liaison for Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium (BHEC) and Academic Leadership Academy (ALA), which are programs under the dir...
Kentucky State University 2022 Heritage Assembly speaker said K-State provides a sacred space
Kentucky State University honored the past and looked to the future recently during the 2022 Heritage Assembly. Rev. Dr. Kilen Gray, dean of community life at Louisville Presbyterian, provided the Heritage Assembly address. “If it wasn’t for Kentucky State University, I sincerely believe I would not be here today,” Gray said. “More emphatically, I literally cannot see what my life would be like. The trajectory of my life and every...
Kentucky State University to receive $740,000 in grant funding for aquaponics project
Kentucky State University recently received approval of funding on a grant proposal titled, “Improving Phosphorus Recovery in Aquaponic Systems through Environmental Manipulation of the Plant Rhizosphere Microbiota.” The project will run for four years with total funding of $740,000. The proposal was submitted by the School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, in the College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences. The highly c...
Kentucky State University student making an impact at the state capitol
One Kentucky State University student is making an impact during the General Assembly 2022 regular session. Savion Briggs, a sophomore political science major from Louisville, is doing big things at the College on the Hill. Briggs is an intern for the Legislative Research Committee (LRC) and served under State Representative George Brown Jr. during the regular session. “So far the experience has been amazing,” Briggs said. Brigg...