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Together We Can | The Convening brings together the state's top education officials
Kentucky State University is hosting a panel discussion featuring four of the most prominent figures in education and workforce in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to explore accelerating academic performance and success. The event is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. in the David H. Bradford Hall Little Theater. Panelists include Dr. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE); Derrick K....
Graduates reflected on their journey and the road ahead during the 2018 Fall Baccalaureate Assembly
The Kentucky State University fall class of 2018 reflected on their academic journey and the road ahead for them after graduation during the Baccalaureate Assembly in the Little Theater in David H. Bradford Hall. “Many started the race, but they’re not with us today,” Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Lucian Yates III said. “Many of you have overcome tremendous odds, but you’re here. Many of you...
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 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...