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Peace Corps service sharpened career path for Kentucky State grad student
When Ben Bowman begins searching for jobs next year, after earning his master’s degree from Kentucky State University, he knows that there is one experience on his résumé that will make him stand out in the applicant pool: his Peace Corps service. Bowman, who is currently studying aquaculture at KSU, served as rural aquaculture promotion Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia from 2012-14. Bowman taught his community the benefits of...
Student Health Services director wins Kentucky Immunization Champion award
Floarine Wilson, director of Kentucky State University’s Student Health Services, recently received the Kentucky Immunization Champion Award. Wilson’s administrative assistant Shelby Strode secretly nominated her. “She has gone above and beyond to promote immunizations in Kentucky,” Strode says. More than 300 people attended the award luncheon at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. The award was presented by Margaret Jones, progra...
State's First Influenza Cases Reported, Kentuckians Urged to Get Vaccinated Against Flu
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is reporting the first two laboratory-confirmed influenza cases this week, indicating the presence of flu circulating in Kentucky. The cases are from Jefferson and Kenton counties. DPH officials report weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of statewide flu surveillance efforts. Kentucky’s flu activity is currently classified as “...
KSU Athletics to hold student ticket lottery for men's basketball game at UK
The Kentucky State athletic department has received a limited number of tickets to the men’s basketball exhibition game with the University of Kentucky and will make those tickets available to students as part of a ticket lottery on Thursday, Oct. 29. The lottery will take place in the Exum Center, beginning with the distribution of raffle tickets at 11 a.m. The drawing of winners will begin promptly at 11:15. Only currently e...