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Kentucky State University students attended the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute
Two Kentucky State University (KSU) students recently attended the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. Salinah Stringer and Jonathan Dawson were the most recent KSU students to attend the highly acclaimed leadership institute. Students in the past have attended and benefitted from the experience. The institute is “a national program intended to develop students’ leadership skills, create a community of schola...
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 University professor creates new musical arrangement for international conference
Kentucky State University’s (KSU) director of choral activities’ work will be featured early next year during the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show. Dr. Keith McCutchen, who is also the director of the KSU Concert Choir, is creating a new arrangement of Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday,” which will be performed on 10 pianos to open an event called “Roomful of Pianos” at the NAMM Show. The event will feature nightly p...
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...