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Kentucky State University junior chosen to represent the Commonwealth in the 2019 College Student Congress
A Kentucky State University junior was recently selected to represent the Commonwealth during the 2019 College Student Congress in Lexington and Washington, D.C. One rising college senior from each state is selected by The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship to participate in the College Student Congress. Madison Paige Powell, a political science major from Lawrenceburg, will represent Kentucky during the May event. “I am elated to...
Kentucky State University senior headed to China after graduation
A Kentucky State University senior plans to teach English as a second language in China following graduation. Chea Taylor, a history major from Bellbrook, Ohio, plans to travel to Nanjing, China for a 15-month contract with English First after graduation. “I have no major commitments right now,” Taylor said. “I am young and ready to explore. To have the opportunity to do two things I love, teaching and traveling, are the major thin...
Kentucky State University graduating senior overcame near-fatal car wreck to earn her diploma
A Kentucky State University graduating senior nears the end of her undergraduate career, but not without overcoming heavy obstacles to get there. Kearies Shalon Washington, a Chicago native, was involved in a near-fatal car wreck upon returning back to campus after winter break in 2018. “My car was totaled and I was left living off-campus without a vehicle,” Washington said. “This caused me to become heavily dependent on others to...
Graduating senior received early exposure to Kentucky State University
One Kentucky State University graduating senior spent many years exploring campus before enrolling at Kentucky State. James Stewart Brace, a North Carolina native, graduates from Kentucky State Dec. 14. Brace has many years of memories at Kentucky State to look back on. Brace majored in agriculture with a certificate in aquaculture, one of Kentucky State’s premier programs. Brace was introduced to the aquaculture program when he wa...