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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...
Kentucky State University senior never took a day off from becoming great
One Kentucky State University graduating senior said her mentors never let her take a day off from becoming great. As a result, she walked across the stage with her classmates at the 2018 Fall Commencement Convocation. Nashaye Sutton, an exercise science major from Benton Harbor, Michigan, said Kentucky State gave her a second chance for success at college and in life. “I had to achieve focus within myself in order to get where I w...
Kentucky State University visiting professor selected for mentoring program
A Kentucky State University visiting professor in the School of Business and Technology was recently selected to participate in the inaugural Longenecker Fellows Mentoring Program held during the 2019 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Charles “Randy” Nichols received one of 30 available spaces in the program. Nichols will mentor with a USASBE Justin...
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...