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History came to life at Kentucky State University Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly
Assembly attendees were enthralled by the historical account Milton Carver Davis gave of growing up in Tuskegee during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in nearby Montgomery. Davis, former assistant attorney general in Alabama, as well as the 29th general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, recalled life as a six-year-old in Tuskegee. His mother was a public-school teacher and his father was a World War II combat veteran. “My...
Kentucky State University's Spring Encampment 2020 encouraged employees to move from surviving to thriving
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II focused on the institution’s shift from surviving to thriving when he convened faculty and staff Jan. 6-7 for Spring Encampment 2020. The two-day event officially began the second half of the academic year for Kentucky State. Encampment brings together Frankfort community leaders, faculty, staff, students and alumni in finding new and effective ways of developing ideas, pu...
Kentucky State University dean selected to serve on SACSCOC committee; received accolades from her alma mater
A Kentucky State University dean was recently selected to serve on an ad hoc committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees. Dr. Pernella R. Deams, dean of student leadership, conduct, and wellness, was selected to serve on an ad hoc committee related to substantive change. According to a letter from SACSCOC, the committee’s charge is to recommend to the board change...
Kentucky State University to receive Target field trip grant
Kentucky State University was recently notified it has been selected as a recipient of a 2020 Target Field Trip Grant. The grant, managed and administered by Scholarship America, was launched in 2007 to fund learning opportunities outside the classroom. Students of the Promising Youth Center for Excellence will benefit from the field trip grant. To be eligible for the grant, institutions must be willing to plan and execute a field...