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Kentucky State University and Deloitte continue successful mentorship program
Kentucky State University and Deloitte continued a successful virtual mentorship program through the 2020-21 academic year. In March 2020, the program began and 10 students registered to participate. In the spring of 2021, 15 students were selected for the program and Deloitte expanded the program to include soft skills development workshops. As part of the program, students are paired with Deloitte practitioners with the aim of...
Kentucky State University Student Success Academy taught students soft skills for career success
Kentucky State University students had the opportunity to attend training sessions during the spring semester to learn soft skills to prepare them for life after college. The Office of Career and Professional Development launched the Student Success Academy in February and sessions concluded at the end of April. Ninety students, nominated by faculty, staff and administration, had the opportunity to attend six sessions. Each sessi...
Kentucky State University professor received distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
A recently retired Kentucky State University professor recently received the distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Joanne Bankston, who recently retired from Kentucky State after 44 years of service, was one of three recipients of the award. The award is the association’s highest honor, awarded to three professionals at the annual meeting each year. The award recognizes outs...
Kentucky State University director gets favorable early review for "The Harlan Renaissance"
The Kentucky State University interim director for the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) recently received a favorable early review for his upcoming book. Dr. William H. Turner, former interim president and current interim director of CREED at Kentucky State, received the first published review of his book, “The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns,” from the Da...