Kentucky State University alumna raised over $15,000 during 24-hour birthday fundraiser

Kentucky State University alumna raised over $15,000 during 24-hour birthday fundraiser

July 17, 2020

A Kentucky State University alumna used her birthday as a call-to-action for her fellow alumni to raise money for her alma mater. Tish Norman, class of 1995, hosted a 24-hour fundraiser on Facebook to benefit different Kentucky State University funds on her birthday. Norman hosted three Facebook Live sessions during the day promoting Kentucky State University National Alumni Association members, the Permanent Alumni Scholarship and...

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Kentucky State University alumnus received award from Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

Kentucky State University alumnus received award from Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

July 10, 2020

A Kentucky State University alumnus recently received accolades from the Kentucky Bar Association’s (KBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD). Patrick J. Carrington with the Administrative Office of the Courts was selected by the KBA YLD to receive their Nathaniel R. Harper Award for 2020, according to a news release from the KBA. “Through the Nathaniel R. Harper Award, the KBA’s Young Lawyers Division seeks to recognize those individuals...

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Rufus B. Atwood featured in KET Distinguished Kentuckian series

Rufus B. Atwood featured in KET Distinguished Kentuckian series

July 10, 2020

Kentucky State University’s longest-serving president will be featured on an upcoming episode of Kentucky Educational Television’s (KET) Distinguished Kentuckian series. Rufus B. Atwood, who is the namesake of Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal, will be featured in a replay of the 1976 production of Distinguished Kentuckians, which profiles Kentuckians who had a lasting positive impact on the lives of th...

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Statement from President M. Christopher Brown II on the SIAC Decision to Suspend Fall Sports

Statement from President M. Christopher Brown II on the SIAC Decision to Suspend Fall Sports

July 10, 2020

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced the cancellation of conference play among its members for any sport with a fall championship. This decision directly impacts Kentucky State University and will have aftershocks across our campus community. The SIAC has asserted student-athletes at member institutions cannot compete without violating the social distancing guidelines currently maintained by the Centers...

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