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KSU Students Ready To Conquer The World After Pre-Law Conference
Kentucky State University junior Olivia Burkett says she looked at KSU senior Richard Jackson as they traveled from the National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair, held Oct. 24-25 in Houston, Texas, and said, “Is it just me or do you feel like you could conquer the world right now?” The students, both criminal justice majors who want to attend law school, met prominent black lawyers and attended panel discussions and works...
Kentucky State University Names Raymond Burse As 14th President
Raymond M. Burse was named on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, as Kentucky State University’s 14th president during the regular Board of Regents meeting. Burse served as interim president since July 1, 2014. He made national headlines after giving up $90,000 of his salary to increase the pay of the university’s lowest-paid workers. Now the university has launched a campaign to encourage alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends to also GI...
KSU's Education Preparation Program Reaccredited By NCATE
Kentucky State University’s School of Education recently received reaccreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education through 2020. Accreditation signifies that the School of Education has met the most rigorous standards for preparing teachers. The last visit was in 2006. NCATE requires that all educator preparation programs undergo national peer review every seven years. However, this visit had s...
ACE Celebrates National 4-H Science Day
The College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment’s 4-H Program held an event to celebrate National 4-H Science Day on Tuesday, Oct. 21. About 75 5th- to 8th-grade students from the Franklin Public School System joined Ms. Shawn Moore, youth program director for 4-H youth development, to design and build an aerodynamic food transportation rocket that can deliver nutritious food to disaster victims. The students learned e...