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Kentucky State University to receive summer bridge grant funding from the Council on Postsecondary Education
Kentucky State University is one of 25 institutions to receive grant funding from the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) for summer bridge programs. According to a CPE news release, “25 Kentucky colleges and universities will receive grants of up to $200,000 each, totaling $3.5 million, to support summer bridge programs focused on improving college preparation and retention.” The aim of summer bridge programs, the CPE releas...
Kentucky State University 1972 men’s basketball team honored at the General Assembly
Members of the Kentucky State University 1972 NAIA championship men’s basketball team were recently honored by the Kentucky General Assembly, with citations from the House and Senate. The 1971-72 Thorobreds won their third consecutive NAIA championship that season. According to the citation, this historic feat made Kentucky State the third of only three major programs to hold such a distinction. From 1970 until 1975, the Thorobred...
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 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...