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Inaugural Gus and Gertrude Ridgel Innovation and Service Award holds special meaning for Dr. Cynthia Shelton
The inaugural Gus and Gertrude Ridgel Innovation and Service Award is special in its own right. The couple, who the award is named after, are cornerstones of Kentucky State University (KSU) and inspired countless faculty, staff, and students during their tenures on campus. But for Dr. Cynthia L. Shelton, Associate Professor, Interim Chair, Whitney Young Honors at KSU, and the inaugural recipient of the award, it means even more. “I...
National Association of Schools of Music visiting evaluators on campus April 23-25
The Kentucky State University Division of Fine Arts will host visiting evaluators from the National Association of Schools of Music on April 23-25. The site visit is in pursuit of the accreditation reaffirmation of the institution’s degree programs in music, the Bachelor of Arts in Music, the Bachelor of Music in Performance, and the Bachelor of Music Education. Visiting evaluators will visit with selected institutional representat...
KSU partners with the Foundation for Student Success
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State University (KSU) is partnering with the Foundation for Student Success, which is hosted by The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). The mission of the Foundation for Student Success (FSS) is to stimulate and support the use of predictive analytics and other emerging technologies to help institutions of higher education identify at-risk students and to develop interventions to...
Chicago Trinity United Church of Christ's Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III to speak at KSU's Commencement
FRANKFORT — Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III will be the speaker at Kentucky State University’s 128th Commencement. This year’s commencement will be held at 9 a.m. on May 13 at the Frankfort Convention Center. Dr. Moss is Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill., and has built his ministry on community advancement and social justice activism. For the last two decades, he has been practicing and preaching a black...