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COVID-19 Safety Week to extend until Sept. 8
Due to popular demand among students and tremendous participation, President M. Christopher Brown II is extending Kentucky State University COVID-19 Safety Week activities starting Wednesday, Sept. 2 to Tuesday, Sept. 8. To keep Kentucky State as safe as possible, every single one of us must be wholly committed to the effort to limit the spread of the virus. We must look after one another and make choices that serve the public goo...
Kentucky State University to resume in-person learning
Due to the overwhelming success of Kentucky State University’s COVID-19 Safety Week, in-person learning will resume on campus beginning Aug. 31. Students met the moment, with nearly 600 students volunteering for COVID-19 testing during Thorobred Tuesday, doing their part to stop the spread. The remaining students and campus employees had access to voluntary testing during Thorobred Thursday. The campus community came together for...
Kentucky State University joined in celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Morrill Act of 1890
Kentucky State University joined other campuses of the nation’s 1890 land-grant universities in celebrating the Morrill Act of 1890. The Morrill Act of 1890 established a land-grant university system of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in states where African Americans were banned from accessing a public higher education. According to a news release from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APL...
Kentucky State University and Park Community Credit Union celebrate partnership
Kentucky State University and Park Community Credit Union announced a partnership that will benefit both organizations and – most importantly – students. Kentucky State University Executive Vice President Douglas R. Allen II, Park Community President/CEO Jim Spradlin, Park Community Executive Vice President David Shadburne and Park Community Chief Operating Officer unveiled and cut the ribbon for the new Park Community Credit Unio...