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Inaugural Kentucky State University Upward Bound scholars are named
Kentucky State University Upward Bound program officials recently identified the inaugural recipients of the program’s scholarship. Four students received the scholarship, as they transitioned from the Upward Bound program to Kentucky State University. Ayiona Mays-Clark, Elijah Best, Sabrina Charcho and Katelyn Rios are the first recipients of the scholarship, which covers half the cost of tuition, standard housing and meals. Upwar...
Kentucky State University to host fall meeting of state music department association
Kentucky State University will host the fall meeting of the Kentucky Association of College Music Departments Friday, Sept. 14. Music executives representing 20 Kentucky institutions of higher education will converge on the campus to partake in its annual business and dialogue on the status of music in Kentucky higher education.
Kentucky State University sophomore offers advice to new students on campus
Classes began last week at Kentucky State University. A returning sophomore shared his favorite memories of Kentucky State and offered advice to new students. Thomas Royse, a sophomore business administration major from Simpsonville, said he first heard about Kentucky State during a campus tour. His friend, Ray Danicki, currently a junior at Kentucky State, also informed him about the college on the hill. “Ray always answered any q...
Kentucky State University alumnus returns to campus to give back
A former Kentucky State University football standout is back on campus and giving back to the community. Chadwick J. Rives, originally from East St. Louis, Illinois, graduated from Kentucky State and spent time in the National Football League (NFL). Rives and former teammate Jacquise Lockett signed free agent contracts with the Washington Redskins in 2015. Rives, an offensive lineman, started every game his sophomore through senior...