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New Thorobred represented Cincinnati Public Schools in billboard campaign
Kentucky State University will welcome an aspiring computer science major in the fall who represented Cincinnati Public Schools in a billboard campaign. Aaron Harris, a freshman from Cincinnati, was among a select number of students nominated to represent the Cincinnati Public Schools 3E campaign. The Es stand for enrolled, employed and enlisted. Students were nominated based on grades, class rank, extracurricular activities and re...
Three Kentucky State University students graduated from Cadet Summer Training Advance Camp
Three Kentucky State University students recently graduated from Cadet Summer Training Advance Camp at Fort Knox. Paola Flores Vélez, Jackie Zubiate and Vinsetta Covington completed the capstone training event for ROTC cadets across the over 1,100 campuses that maintain an Army ROTC program nationwide. According to Dr. John C. Gregory, director of veterans and military student affairs at, advanced camp is a 38-day training module t...
Kentucky State University alumna changes lives through education
One Kentucky State University alumna changed her perspective through education and is now using her work to do the same for others. Ashley Davis, a 2013 graduate, is currently the principal of Pauline A. Shaw Elementary School in Boston. “In this role, I focus on building stakeholder capacity through culturally responsive instruction and practices,” Davis said. Prior to her role as principal, Davis served for five years as a ninth...
Kentucky State University professor recognized for innovative idea for teaching journalism
A Kentucky State University professor was recently selected to present a teaching idea at the World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) in Paris. Dr. David Shabazz, an associate professor of journalism, was one of 12 journalism professors among colleges and universities from different countries selected to participate as Ignite Laureates. Shabazz presented the “7-Word Visual Story,” which is a teaching idea designed to help studen...