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KSU Summer Apprenticeship Program Focuses On STEM Areas
Kentucky State University has a new program that prepares future college students for study in the STEM areas – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The 2015 Summer Apprenticeship Program hosts 30 minority rising juniors interested in STEM careers. The three-week residential program, which runs June 7 – 27, 2015, introduces the high school students to undergraduate-level STEM programs and helps them gain experience in...
KSU Recruitment In Louisville Looking Up
Recently, 15 high school students from Louisville, Ky., committed to attend Kentucky State University in the fall. KSU participated in the College Signing Day 2015 event in Louisville on May 18, 2015, at the KFC Yum! Center. Students from Jefferson County Public Schools who signed letters of intent to attend their college of choice had the opportunity to speak directly to university representatives.
Kentucky State University Graduates 351 On May 9
Commencement is a time-honored tradition at Kentucky State University, and this year KSU awarded 351 degrees at its 126th commencement convocation on May 9. Kentucky State Sen. Gerald A. Neal delivered the commencement speech to the graduates and before a capacity crowd. During the commencement convocation, KSU President Raymond M. Burse described the graduating Class of 2015 and the university as multicultural, multi-national and...
KSU Unveils Nation's First Fruit And Vegetable Mobile Processing Unit
Kentucky State University introduced the nation’s first Fruit and Vegetable Mobile Processing Unit on May 14 at the Franklin County Farmers Market in Frankfort, Ky. Joined by Frankfort Mayor William May, KSU’s President Raymond M. Burse; Dr. Teferi Tsegaye, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems; and the college’s research and extension staff unveiled the new unit in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The...