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Kentucky State University senior placed fourth in Associated Collegiate Press competition
A Kentucky State University senior recently received accolades for his work in broadcast journalism. Josh Wilkerson, a senior mass communication and journalism major, placed fourth in the commentary category for broadcast story of the year from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). Wilkerson’s commentary, titled “Exum Center Reopens,” was the first broadcasting award a Kentucky State University student has won from the ACP. Clic...
Kentucky State University professor recently published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
A Kentucky State University professor recently published a study in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. Dr. Jennifer Ballard-Kang, an assistant professor of social work, recently published “Reconstructing a Sense of Safety among Resettled Refugee Survivors of Torture: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study”. According to the abstract, “This study utilized a constructivist grounded theory approach to describe the strategi...
Kentucky State University featured for its partnership with Academy Sports + Outdoors
Kentucky State University was recently featured by WTVQ in Lexington for its partnership with Academy Sports + Outdoors and their gift to the Thomas-Hood Veterans’ Center. At halftime of the Kentucky State football game against Miles College, Kentucky State and Academy Sports + Outdoors presented a $2,500 gift card to any Academy store in the state. Click here to read the WTVQ report. Click here to read Kentucky State University’s...
Kentucky State University won a 2021 KEMI Destiny Award for Workplace Safety
Kentucky State University was recently recognized with a 2021 KEMI Destiny Award for Workplace Safety. According to Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) website, “The Destiny Awards are presented annually by KEMI to policyholders that best exemplify KEMI’s motto, ‘Control your own destiny.’ The awards symbolize what can be accomplished when organizations work together to improve workplace safety.” The KEMI website also note...