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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 president encouraged Leadership Frankfort class to dare to lead differently
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II was the keynote speaker at the recent graduation ceremony of this year’s Leadership Frankfort class held on the Kentucky State campus. President Brown asked the graduates to move beyond traditional transactional leadership and embrace transformational leadership. “Be willing to use your work ethic more than the traditional way,” President Brown said. “Be willing to go beyo...
Kentucky State University welcomes new students to campus for orientation week
New Kentucky State University students began arriving Friday from all over the country for the fall semester. Students from the Commonwealth, Chicago, Kansas City, Atlanta, Michigan and more energized the campus with their arrival. Bred Week, orientation for new students, began with move-in. La ‘Deria Lee from Chicago said her experience had been very fun. Lee has family that lives nearby and her grandfather attended Kentucky State...
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...