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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...
KSU And Its Louisville Partners Hold Grand Opening Of The Thorobred Nutrition Kitchen
Kentucky State University held a grand opening celebration for its Thorobred Nutrition Kitchen on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, with representatives from YouthBuild Louisville and members of the community attending. KSU President Raymond Burse and Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher was among the speakers scheduled for the event. The ribbon cutting will take place at 11:30 a.m. outside the Sheppard Square leasing office, formerly St. Peter Cla...
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...