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Kentucky State University students place first in national hackathon
Four students from the Kentucky State University (KSU) computer science program recently earned first-place overall at the IBM HBCU Watson Hackathon in Atlanta. “This is exceptional news,” Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown II said. “I am so proud and pleased. I have a strong respect for the importance of hackathon competitions.” Gigi Barnett, Cory May, Brandon Rogers and Derek Roberts are the members of the KSU team, on...
Kentucky State's Student Government Association executive board and officers sworn in during inauguration
The Kentucky State University Student Government Association (SGA) executive board and officers were officially sworn in and installed during the SGA inauguration Tuesday, Oct. 17. SGA President Onajae Cunningham told a story of overcoming his fear of rollercoasters and challenged his peers to run towards fear and face uncomfortable situations. Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II addressed the audience, chal...
Country music star Billy Ray Cyrus to headline Kentucky State University scholarship luncheon
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State University has experienced record enrollment growth in its freshmen class. The total number of freshmen enrolled from June 1 (194 students) to the beginning of the fall semester (510 students) showed an extraordinary surge of 162 percent. However, a number of students are still struggling to close the tuition gap given the change in federal student financial aid. The KSU Foundation will host its inaugura...
KSU and President Brown featured on WKYT, Kentucky Newsmakers
Kentucky State University (KSU) was featured twice by WKYT this weekend. On Saturday, the news channel featured the enrollment growth of the University and the success of High School Day. Click here to read more and view the video clip. KSU President M. Christopher Brown II was interviewed by Bill Bryant on the Kentucky Newsmakers program. President Brown’s interview aired on the Lexington news channel Saturday morning and Su...