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Kentucky State University and Deloitte continue successful mentorship program
Kentucky State University and Deloitte continued a successful virtual mentorship program through the 2020-21 academic year. In March 2020, the program began and 10 students registered to participate. In the spring of 2021, 15 students were selected for the program and Deloitte expanded the program to include soft skills development workshops. As part of the program, students are paired with Deloitte practitioners with the aim of...
Kentucky State University joins partnership to bring skills training to Frankfort
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II was on hand to support an announcement by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear that will bring skills training to Frankfort residents. Interapt, a Louisville, Kentucky-based software and digital workforce development company, will launch a multi-week skills training cohort in Frankfort later this summer. Those who successfully complete the program will be ready to begin careers...
Three interns joined Kentucky State University Office of General Counsel for summer 2021
The Kentucky State University Office of General Counsel welcomed three interns from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law for the summer. Ashlei V. McPherson, Corey LaRue and Ryan A. Stuart will be assisting at Kentucky State throughout the summer. McPherson completed a master’s in educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Iowa and a bachelor’s degree in political science at San Jose S...
Kentucky State University professor received distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
A recently retired Kentucky State University professor recently received the distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Joanne Bankston, who recently retired from Kentucky State after 44 years of service, was one of three recipients of the award. The award is the association’s highest honor, awarded to three professionals at the annual meeting each year. The award recognizes outs...