Kentucky State University, Kentucky Distillers’ Association partner to support students, increase diversity in the fermentation and distillation industry

Kentucky State University, Kentucky Distillers’ Association partner to support students, increase diversity in the fermentation and distillation industry

March 29, 2021

Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) have partnered to establish the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Current Use Student Scholarship Fund. Funded by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Lifting Spirits Foundation, the scholarship is available to Kentucky State students who are enrolled in the undergraduate certificate in fermentation and distillation science program, have the intention of joinin...

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Kentucky State University recently awarded $260,000 from James Graham Brown Foundation

Kentucky State University recently awarded $260,000 from James Graham Brown Foundation

March 29, 2021

Kentucky State University was recently awarded $260,000 from the James Graham Brown Foundation for a project that will support veterans and adult work-ready training.  According to the grant proposal, the project is designed to support adult, transfer and veteran students in attaining or starting their college degree at Kentucky State. Some of the goals of the project include improving persistence rates among first-generation stude...

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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 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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