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Kentucky State University alumna found her purpose in social services
A Kentucky State University alumna found her calling in social services. Ladeidra N. Jones, a 2003 graduate, was appointed in January 2019 to a four-year appointment on the Kentucky Parole Board. “My love for this demographic began when I worked in a county jail, which was my internship while at Kentucky State,” Jones said. “On visitation days, I would watch women and children visiting with loved ones and I always wondered how and...
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...
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...