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Kentucky State University to host Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence meeting
Kentucky State University is the host site for an upcoming Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence working group meeting. The Prichard Committee Postsecondary Affordability Working Group meets June 20 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Cooperative Extension building. The meeting will feature a presentation on the Affordability Interactive Model developed by Dr. Jim Fridley of the University of Washington. “We are honored to host t...
Kentucky State to distribute laptop computers to its fall freshman class
The next generation of Thorobreds will not have to include laptop computers on their long list of items required for college success. Kentucky State University will issue every first-time, full-time freshman a new laptop computer. Giving new students access to laptops support Kentucky State’s new campus-wide Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP): Learning that Works, which equips every student with the necessary technology skills and pro...
Kevin Cooke sheds light on his career and upbringing at Kentucky State University
A Kentucky State University alumnus is representing his alma mater well with his prosperous information technology career in Washington, D. C. Kevin Cooke serves as the deputy chief information officer for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). His duties include providing leadership and strategic direction for the day-to-day operations while providing guidance, oversight, and management for information techn...
Kentucky State University alumna reaches others through education and ministry
A Kentucky State University alumna has spent her career working in education and the church to help lift up as many people as possible. Charliese Brown Lewis, class of 1997, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English education. Lewis dreamed of becoming the Oprah of print media, she said, but her calling was in education. Lewis said she fought hard not to go into education. She didn’t want to become a traditional classroom teach...