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 awarded $990,000 to provide grants to small, limited-resource farmers

KSU awarded $990,000 to provide grants to small, limited-resource farmers

October 21, 2015

Kentucky State University received approval for $990,000 in state funds for a project to provide mini-grants that will assist small farmers as well as producers with limited resources statewide. Grants will be awarded to applicants in areas related to organic agriculture, value-added products, aquaculture, farmer education and demonstration projects. The state funds, awarded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, will...

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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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