Kentucky State University to kick off 135th anniversary celebration with giving campaign, new partnership with Ale-8-One

Kentucky State University to kick off 135th anniversary celebration with giving campaign, new partnership with Ale-8-One

March 24, 2021

After navigating the effects of a global pandemic for the last year to deliver access to education, Kentucky State University has more reasons than ever to celebrate its 135th anniversary as an institution of higher education.  Part of the 135th anniversary celebration is a new partnership with the iconic Kentucky soda brand, Ale-8-One Bottling Company. Ale-8-One, local producer of Kentucky’s original ginger and citrus soft drink s...

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Kentucky State University president to co-host discussion on preparing for college at Bracktown

Kentucky State University president to co-host discussion on preparing for college at Bracktown

March 19, 2021

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II will participate in a virtual college preparedness seminar April 12 at 7 p.m. in conjunction with First Baptist Church Bracktown and the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). Participants may join via Zoom at https://kysu.zoom.us/j/94169457136. President Brown, CPE President Dr. Aaron Thompson and First Baptist Church Bracktown Pastor Rodney McFarland Jr. will present...

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Kentucky State University to host 2021 Atwood Day Assembly

Kentucky State University to host 2021 Atwood Day Assembly

March 19, 2021

Kentucky State University will celebrate the observance of Atwood Day in remembrance of the late Rufus B. Atwood, the University’s ninth and longest-serving president, Thursday, March 25 at 11 a.m. during its Atwood Day Assembly. The public can view this event on Zoom using meeting ID 980 1850 3350 and passcode 391226. Dr. William H. Turner, interim director of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (...

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Kelsey Scott encouraged Kentucky State University students to raise their voice in self-advocacy

Kelsey Scott encouraged Kentucky State University students to raise their voice in self-advocacy

March 19, 2021

The Kentucky State University campus community celebrated and honored the lives and work of women during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly.  During the summons to assembly, Senior Vice President of Brand Identity and University Relations Clara Ross Stamps said on this day Thorobreds honor and remember Kentucky State’s two female presidents, Dr. Mary Levi Smith-Stowe and Dr. Mary Evans Sias. “Because of their contributions to...

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