Kentucky State University president to serve as a speaker at the U.S. Africa Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

Kentucky State University president to serve as a speaker at the U.S. Africa Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

July 12, 2018

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II will serve as a speaker during the US-Africa Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (USAYES) in Chicago July 12-13. According to its website, USAYES 2018 is an entrepreneurship and innovation conference and exhibitions platform designed to promote and facilitate connections in the United States and Africa through trade and investment, primarily in the areas of technology, agribusin...

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Kentucky State University welcomes experienced advancement vice president

Kentucky State University welcomes experienced advancement vice president

July 11, 2018

Kentucky State University officials announced the addition of a new vice president of institutional advancement to its administration. Wendy Kobler, previously the vice president for advancement at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, began her tenure at Kentucky State University July 1. “As a highly experienced fundraising professional with a vast and proven portfolio, Kentucky State University is fortunate to have identifi...

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Hands-on science and agriculture fun for the whole family at Kentucky State University's STEM Day on July 14

Hands-on science and agriculture fun for the whole family at Kentucky State University's STEM Day on July 14

July 3, 2018

Kentucky State University’s Land Grant Program invites people of all ages for a day of hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and agriculture. STEM Day will be held Saturday, July 14 at the University’s Aquaculture Research Center in Frankfort. Play with penguins and sharks from the Newport Aquarium’s WAVE Foundation. Learn about the DNA of a strawberry and make rainbow milk with Alltech. Create fish paintings, pla...

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Verizon Innovative Learning program summer academy at Kentucky State University comes to a close

Verizon Innovative Learning program summer academy at Kentucky State University comes to a close

June 29, 2018

While participants in the Verizon Innovative Learning (VIL) program summer academy had the opportunity for hands-on learning in the past few weeks, this week they heard from members of Verizon. Launched in 2015, the Verizon Innovative Learning program works with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HCIs) to prepare minority male students in middle school for the tech careers of the...

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