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Admissions director surprises high school students with acceptance letters
It’s not often that the Director of Admissions at a university personally hands a student his or her acceptance letter. But Kentucky State University Director of Admissions, Natasha Murray, is doing just that. Murray surprised six students at Louisville’s Fern Creek High School on Tuesday with acceptance letters to the University. Three of the students admitted were offered scholarships. “It’s a great accomplishment for a student t...
Christina Coleman selected as SIAC Coach of the Year
Following a season in which her volleyball team finished atop the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings at 19-1, Christina Coleman was selected as SIAC Coach of the Year on Tuesday. The honor is the first for Coleman, who led the Thorobrettes to an SIAC championship in 2013 and to the conference championship match last season. “This is an awesome accomplishment for me,” said Coleman. “I am very thankful and hu...
Author Corey Hicks challenges KSU students to expand their vision
Corey Hicks, motivational speaker and author of “Values Vision & Versatility,” gave an inspiring speech to students of his alma mater, Kentucky State University recently at Bradford Hall. “If what you want to do does not come easy to you, then it is not for you,” Hicks said to a crowd of KSU students. “I’m not saying you do not need hard work or drive. I’m saying that if your passion comes easy to you and you add hard work to...
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Kentucky State University recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Dr. Henry E. Cheaney Legacy Plaza. Cheaney, a native of Henderson, Ky., was widely known in the region as a historian, author and civic leader. He began teaching at the Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (now Kentucky State University) after earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936. Cheaney and his wife, Ora-Mae ’35, who also taught at t...