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Kentucky State University donated more than 6,600 pounds of produce through its healthy food initiative
Kentucky State University’s Healthy Food Initiative started in 2020 as a way to make sure that produce grown for research did not go to waste. Since then, thousands of pounds of produce have been donated to soup kitchens in the Frankfort area. In 2021, Kentucky State donated 6,622 pounds of produce, 4,047 of which were to ACCESS Soup Kitchen and Men’s Shelter in Frankfort. At ACCESS, the donated produce gets used in meals or put on...
Kentucky State University alumna featured in Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas on Lifetime
A Kentucky State University alumna was recently featured in Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas on Lifetime. Angela Birchett portrays Stella in the movie. Birchett is no stranger to Lifetime, recently portraying Jacky Cullen Chisholm in the production of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel. Birchett recently appeared on the The Good Word podcast to discuss her role. Click here to access the podcast.
Kentucky State University presidential search survey
The Kentucky State University Presidential Search Committee would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey, which can be completed in no more than 10 minutes. The results of this survey will be shared with the Presidential Search Committee. Please feel free to share this survey with any and all who might be interested. We thank you very much for your assistance. The survey will close on December 16, 2021. ht...
Kentucky State University named its 2021 Small Farmer of the Year
Kentucky State University named Travis Cleaver its 2021 Small Farmer of the Year. Interested in farming since he was a little kid on his parents’ tobacco farm, Cleaver now farms in Bonnieville and Hodgenville, working with his family to operate Cleav’s Family Market. They raise and sell hogs, cows, chickens, rabbits and have an 18-week market garden with produce grown in their three high tunnels and via row cropping. Cleaver has r...