Together We Can | The Convening brings together the state's top education officials

Together We Can | The Convening brings together the state's top education officials

December 18, 2018

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....

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Kentucky State University junior chosen to represent the Commonwealth in the 2019 College Student Congress

Kentucky State University junior chosen to represent the Commonwealth in the 2019 College Student Congress

December 14, 2018

A Kentucky State University junior was recently selected to represent the Commonwealth during the 2019 College Student Congress in Lexington and Washington, D.C. One rising college senior from each state is selected by The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship to participate in the College Student Congress. Madison Paige Powell, a political science major from Lawrenceburg, will represent Kentucky during the May event. “I am elated to...

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Kentucky State University graduating senior overcame near-fatal car wreck to earn her diploma

Kentucky State University graduating senior overcame near-fatal car wreck to earn her diploma

December 14, 2018

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...

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Kentucky State University confers nearly 100 degrees at 2018 Fall Commencement Convocation

Kentucky State University confers nearly 100 degrees at 2018 Fall Commencement Convocation

December 14, 2018

Nearly 100 Kentucky State University graduates crossed the stage Friday, December 14 during the 2018 Fall Commencement Convocation in Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall. Environmentalists, computer scientists, artists, mathematicians, biologists and future leaders of all kinds now go forth from the University, ready for the next level of success. United States Senator and businessman Timothy Eugene Scott, who receiv...

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