Attorney General Jack Conway, KASAP to kick off student video competition to promote the National Rape Crisis Hotline

Attorney General Jack Conway, KASAP to kick off student video competition to promote the National Rape Crisis Hotline

October 21, 2015

Attorney General Jack Conway and the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (KASAP) have teamed up to use National Football League (NFL) grant funds to promote the rape crisis hotline, 800-656-HOPE (4673), to be sure that survivors of sexual assaults on campuses across the Commonwealth can get help. The press conference will kick off a #VoiceofHope video competition among college students at 10 a.m. on Oct. 30 at the Coope...

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KSU project manager receives top agriculture honor

KSU project manager receives top agriculture honor

October 20, 2015

Louie Rivers Jr., Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program project manager, received the Thomas Poe Cooper Distinguished Farm Leadership Award on Oct. 19. Presented by the University of Kentucky chapter of the Honor Society of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Thomas Poe Cooper Award is the highest honor given by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Dean Dr. Nancy Cox recommended...

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'American Two-Piano Music' and a 'Lucky' tribute on Oct. 23

'American Two-Piano Music' and a 'Lucky' tribute on Oct. 23

October 20, 2015

Jae Won Kim, Assistant Professor of Piano at Kentucky State University, and Mark Tollefsen, Assistant Professor of Music at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, will perform a recital titled “American Two-Piano Music” in KSU’s Bradford Hall. The program, sponsored by the Frankfort Arts Foundation, will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. “American Two-Piano Music” is open to the public, and tickets are $10 for adults and $...

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Award-winning children's author Sharon Draper visits KSU

Award-winning children's author Sharon Draper visits KSU

October 20, 2015

Award-winning children’s author Sharon Draper spoke to about 650 fifth-graders on Tuesday about her book “Out of My Mind” at KSU’s Bradford Hall.  The energetic speaker  gave advice to the young readers about writing their own books in the future. “Go into writing for the love, not the money,” Draper said. “Have a feeling inside and put it on paper.” “Out of My Mind” was one of the featured books in the “One Book, One Frankfo...

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