Q&A with President Brown regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic

Q&A with President Brown regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic

March 24, 2020

As the world responds to halt the spread of the ever-changing, global pandemic COVID-19, Kentucky State University remains committed to supporting our entire campus community while executing appropriate actions and precautions to ensure safety. Whether you are learning, teaching, or working from home, a leading voice of calm and reassurance has been that of our eighteenth President M. Christopher Brown II. We asked President Brown...

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Kentucky State University alumnus translated success in Frankfort into position at SpaceX

Kentucky State University alumnus translated success in Frankfort into position at SpaceX

March 24, 2020

A Kentucky State University alumnus recently received a promotion at a company that goes out-of-this world.Christopher Alan Stanley used tools he learned at Kentucky State and applied for work in the Commonwealth to land a job at SpaceX and recently earn a promotion.“I started working at SpaceX in 2018 as a Linux systems engineer focusing on security,” Stanley said. “From there I quickly transitioned to senior information security...

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Communication and preparation have been key in setting up the Kentucky State University migration to online learning

Communication and preparation have been key in setting up the Kentucky State University migration to online learning

March 24, 2020

Frequent communication and preparation have been critical to the success of migrating to online learning for Kentucky State University.  Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Beverly Schneller said the process of migrating to online learning has gone well, even though everything moved quickly when the decision was made to move to a modified instruction model.  “The successes have been solid – Dr. (Michael D.) D...

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Kentucky State University professor transforms basement into production studio for online learning

Kentucky State University professor transforms basement into production studio for online learning

March 24, 2020

As Kentucky State University transitions to online learning during the global pandemic, faculty have made preparations to help Thorobreds continue to strive for academic excellence.  Dr. Jens Hannemann, associate professor for computer science, transformed his basement into a production student to better help his students during this unprecedented time.  “Modern mobile phones are ridiculously good video cameras for this particular...

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