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First class of Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates hold a special place in history
Fall commencement at Kentucky State University will be a special day for its over 100 graduates, but it’s also a special day in institution and Historically Black College and University (HBCU) history. Kentucky State will confer doctoral degrees for the first time in the institution’s 131-year history Saturday, Dec. 16, as the first graduating class of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students cross the stage. “To strengthen its pl...
Civil rights leader and pioneering broadcasting executive to speak at Kentucky State University's fall commencement
Kentucky State University recently announced that civil rights leader and pioneering broadcasting executive Xernona Clayton will serve as the 2017 fall commencement convocation speaker. Commencement will be held Dec. 16 at 9 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Clayton worked undercover for the Chicago Urban League, investigating employment discrimination before moving to Atlanta. She worked closely with...
Board of Regents approves establishment of University College
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents approved the establishment of University College at Kentucky State during the regular meeting Dec. 7. The University College’s mission is to provide a series of programs, services and curriculum to promote and support the academic success of the university’s first-year students, according to the proposal submitted by Dr. Thomas Calhoun, vice president for student engagement and campus...
Kentucky State University senior hopes to parlay internship into television show dreams
A Kentucky State University senior is using skills learned during his internship to launch his dreams. Phillip Francis, a Louisville native and mass communications major, is interning at Kentucky Educational Television (KET) this semester and plans to use that experience to launch his own show in the spring semester. “I’ve come up with a show I’d like to start in the spring called Phil The Culture (PTC),” Phillip said. “It will be...