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Presidential Awards of Excellence 2018 winners exemplify Kentucky State University's talented employees
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II recently announced the Presidential Awards of Excellence 2018 winners during the State of the University Assembly. Winners affecting all aspects of the University were honored. Dr. Fariba Bigdeli-Jahed, associate professor of mathematics, received the 2018 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Bigdeli-Jahed has served the University for 27 years and is the pri...

Bluegrass Alliance of Black School Educators reactivation meeting a success
A meeting to reignite the Bluegrass Alliance of Black School Educators (BABSE), an affiliate of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), was a well-attended success recently at Kentucky State University, according to President M. Christopher Brown II, who welcomed attendees to the campus on the hill. The meeting brought teachers, administrators and superintendents from all over the state to Kentucky State’s campus t...

Kentucky State University in the process of expanding the Environmental Education Research Center
Kentucky State University is in the process of acquiring an 82-acre tract of land in Henry County that would expand the 307-acre Environmental Education Research Center (EERC). The EERC creates a collaborative learning facility which connects students, faculty and staff to the environment through meaningful learning activities. The EERC is also open to the public for its environmental educational benefit. “The EERC expansion would...

Kentucky State University honored by visit and potential partnership with royalty
Kentucky State University hosted a special visitor during its State of the University Assembly recently. His Majesty King Eze A.E. Chukwuemeka Eri, the Igbo King of Kings of Anambra State Nigeria was in attendance for the assembly. The king expressed interest in forming a partnership with Kentucky State and its aquaculture program. “I would like two or three members to attend Kentucky State to study aquaculture,” the king said. The...