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Kentucky State University receives 2019 Youth Garden Grant
Kentucky State University recently received a 2019 Youth Garden Grant for its unconventional urban garden submission. According to an email from grant officials, Kentucky State was chosen because of the exceptional nature of the work it is doing to enhance the lives of youth. The grant has a nearly $600 value and includes items such as a net tunnel, a rain wand, a seed-saving kit, a hand tool package, a bag of organic fertilizer, a...
Judge Hatchett tells Kentucky State University students to write their own story
Kentucky State University students, staff, faculty and administration heard words of wisdom and inspiration from the honorable Judge Glenda A. Hatchett during the 2019 Heritage Assembly. Hatchett, star of long-running television show Judge Hatchett, announced up front that hers wouldn’t be a traditional black history month speech. Rather, it would be a challenge. “We are a people who survived the outrageous horrible days of slavery...
Judge Hatchett to deliver keynote address at Kentucky State University Heritage Assembly
The star of the two-time Emmy nominated nationally syndicated show, Judge Hatchett, will deliver the keynote address at Kentucky State University’s Heritage Assembly Thursday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. The 2019 Heritage Awards will be presented in academics, access, agriculture, and athletics, respectively to Dr. Betty Sue Griffin, BLINKS Transfer Enterprise, Dr. Herman Walston and...
Kentucky State University student ombudsperson named Kentucky's ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion
The Kentucky State University student ombudsperson was recently named Kentucky’s ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion. Sophia Rucker-Taylor (formerly Ellis) said she hopes she can continue to put all students on a level playing field when it comes to education. According to the ACT website, the ACT College and Career Readiness Champions are individuals across the country who support ACT’s mission of education and...