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Kentucky State University senior received Joyce Dishman Owens scholarship
A Kentucky State University senior recently received the Joyce Dishman Owens scholarship, named for a former president of the Beta Gamma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Owens was also a Kentucky State alumna and retired employee. Miekayla Ford, a senior pre-professional biology major from San Antonio, Texas, will receive the $1000 scholarship during the Spirit of Ivy luncheon Jan. 19 in Lexington. The event has be...
Kentucky State University School of Nursing and Health Sciences ranked in the top five of HBCU nursing schools
The Kentucky State University School of Nursing and Health Sciences was recently ranked in the top five among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nursing schools by TopRNtoBSN.com. “Kentucky State has earned a reputation as one of the best HBCU nursing colleges in the nation,” according to rankings provided by TopRNtoBSN.com. Kentucky State offers several nursing degree options, including associate degrees, an RN t...
Encampment 2019 encouraged employees to be smart and focus on the finish at Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II focused on the institution’s shift from surviving to thriving when he convened faculty and staff Jan. 7-8 for Encampment 2019. President Brown led the campus in continued preparation for Kentucky State’s upcoming SACSCOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) Reaffirmation. The two-day event officially began the second half of the academic ye...
Aaron Terrell reflects on his humble beginnings in music
Growing up in a household filled with musical talent, Aaron Terrell was destined to inherit the natural gift of singing. Watching his father, who is also a singer, gave the Kentucky State University alumnus the tools he needed to work on his craft at an early age. It didn’t take Terrell long to master his skills. By the age of five, he was directing the choir at his home church in Aurora, Illinois. His raw musical abilities, along...