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Encampment 2018: From surviving to thriving
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II will officially welcome the campus community back for the fall semester when he convenes faculty and staff August 13 for Encampment 2018. The day-long event kicks off the academic year for Kentucky State. Encampment brings together Frankfort community leaders, faculty, staff, students and alumni in finding new and effective ways of developing ideas, pursuing innovative str...
Kentucky State University president to speak at Carter G. Woodson Academy convocation
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II is a featured speaker for the Carter G. Woodson Academy convocation Sunday, Aug. 12 at First Baptist Church Bracktown in Lexington. The convocation is scheduled for 5 p.m. First Baptist Church Bracktown is located at 3016 Bracktown Road in Lexington. Carter G. Woodson Academy is a college preparatory program that serves males in grades 6-12. The Academy provides an advance...
Kentucky State University athletics adds proven volleyball head coach
Kentucky State University officials announced the addition of an experienced volleyball head coach with a proven track record Thursday. DiShondra Goree, three-time Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) volleyball coach of the year, will take the helm of Kentucky State’s highly successful volleyball program. “I’m very excited for this new chapter,” Goree said. “I look forward to meeting and working with my team. I am r...
Statue of trailblazing Kentucky State University alumna to be featured in the Newseum
The legacy of Kentucky State University alumna, journalist and Civil Rights pioneer Alice Allison Dunnigan was recently honored by the West Kentucky African American Heritage Center in Russellville with a bronze statue. Dunnigan asked hard-hitting questions of United States presidents, highlighted stories of African-American history and fought for equal employment rights. The statue of Dunnigan could be on its way soon to the Newse...