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Graduating master's student participated in the IBM HBCU hackathon
A Kentucky State University computer science graduate student recently participated in the IBM HBCU hackathon in North Carolina. Alexandra Stanford, a graduate student from Country Club Hills, Illinois, attended the intensive HBCU coding event. Stanford said participants must come up with an idea with a group of four other people, code it, and present the project within a 28-hour time frame. “We coded for 28 to 30 hours, presented...
Kentucky State University unveils new quality enhancement plan proposal
Kentucky State University officials recently unveiled the newly developed quality enhancement plan (QEP) proposal. Institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) are required to develop a QEP when seeking reaffirmation of accreditation. The topic of the new QEP is “Responding to Next Generation Challenges.” According to information provided by University QEP officials, t...
Kentucky State University graduating seniors celebrated during President's 86 Night Dinner
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II continued an old Ivy League tradition to the University recently, celebrating graduating seniors with a parting dinner and gifts. The President’s 86 Night Dinner was an opportunity for those students and one guest, a University faculty or staff member who made a difference in their academic career, to reflect on their hard work, accomplishments and plans ahead. “This is a...
Kentucky State University and the City of Frankfort partner on walking trail
After a decade of working together, Kentucky State University and the City of Frankfort are one step closer to creating a hiking/walking trail that will run through city and Kentucky State University property. The Kentucky State University Board of Regents voted to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of Frankfort to execute a deed to transfer property over to the city. According to a history of the trail provi...