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Student with 27 acceptance letters through the Common Black College Application chooses Kentucky State University
An incoming freshman from St. Louis with 27 acceptance letters and $436,000 in offered scholarships has chosen to attend Kentucky State University in the fall. Nashiah Dent, an aspiring nursing major, received 27 acceptance letters and nearly half a million dollars in scholarship offers after applying through the Common Black College Application. Dent said she chose to visit Southern Illinois University of Carbondale and Lincoln Un...
Big winners at the Bred Ball
Members of the campus community and student organizations were big winners at the Bred Ball and Campus Life Awards Program. Student organizations were honored, with Campus Activities Board named student organization of the year. The Kentucky State University cheerleaders were recognized as the organization with outstanding community service. The freshmen class was honored as the Student Government Association council of the year....
Three Kentucky State University graduates commissioned during UK Army ROTC spring ceremony
Three Kentucky State University graduates were commissionees during the UK Army ROTC Spring Commissioning program recently. Vinsetta Lawthorn Covington, Paola Flores and Jacquelin Zubiate participated in the virtual commissioning program. Covington is from Birmingham, Alabama and graduates with a bachelor’s in criminal justice and sociology. Covington will attend the basic officer leadership course in Fort Lee, Virginia. Flores is...
Kentucky State University plans operational savings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II presented the Board of Regents Finance and Administration Committee with a budget adjustment and reduction in force update detailing operational efficiencies and eliminating staff positions totaling approximately $4.6 million or 9.6 percent of the campus budget. “COVID-19 has required Kentucky State University to investigate a variety of options to reduce operational expen...