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First-generation student named class valedictorian
Less than 60 miles down the road, Lancaster, Kentucky native Olivia Saylor found her “home away from home” at Kentucky State University. The business administration major was captivated by the family environment, the access to an affordable, high-quality education, and the opportunity to play softball. “On my first visit to campus, everyone I met seemed interested in me as a person. They asked me personal questions about myself a...
Alumnus delivers passionate address to graduates, talks about the gift of now
“It is the gift of now that has produced scholars and leaders and innovators like Dr. Rufus B. Atwood, Dr. Whitney M. Young Jr., Dr. Gus Ridgel, and Dr. Lee Charles Harris and the countless kings and queens and students who have moved this institution through unprecedented tests and countless trials and moments of triumphs and valleys of despair,” declared 2022 Baccalaureate Assembly Speaker Mario J. Radford. “And now, class of 202...
Kentucky State University celebrates milestone in new student housing project
With construction almost complete on the new state-of-the-art residence hall at Kentucky State University, the university hosted a truss signing ceremony to celebrate the significant progress on Tuesday, May 10. During the ceremony, students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members were able to sign their names and messages on the last truss to be placed during the framing phase of the more than 164,000 square foot structure....
Kentucky State University celebrates graduates, institution’s past and future at Benson Agriculture Luncheon
The annual Benson Agriculture Luncheon, hosted by the Kentucky State University College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences, celebrated 2021 and 2022 graduates, students who received presidential and college honors, and Rep. Derrick Graham, who was awarded the Benson-Atwood Medallion. This was the sixth annual Benson Agriculture Luncheon, named after Harold R. Benson, who was Kentucky State University’s Extension Administra...