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Kentucky State University agriculture professors receive nearly $60,000 to encourage organic agriculture
Kentucky State University’s Dr. Shawn Lucas and Dr. Marcus Bernard received a $59,626 grant to bring information about organic agriculture and careers in organic agriculture to minority and underrepresented stakeholders. The three-year grant is funded by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Black Grant, administered through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The project is titled “Addressing diversity, equity...
March, 2014
Toyota Partners With Kentucky State University A unique scholarship program was unveiled that matches Toyota’s need for mechanical engineers with that of top incoming students at Kentucky State University in Frankfort. The Toyota Engineering Scholarship program Read More Kentucky State University Unveils New Police Vehicles Kentucky State University’s Department of University...
April, 2015
Music Student Wins First Prize In HBCU Piano Competition A Kentucky State University student won first place in a piano competition against students from other historically black colleges and universities on April 11. KSU Aquaponic And UPike Poultry Innovations Capture First Prizes At Alltech Competition In a battle of brains amongst seven Kentucky universities in the 2015 All...
Kentucky State University graduate credits University employee for helping her reach the finish line
One Kentucky State University graduate gives credit to a University employee for helping her reach the finish line. “Ms. Cherie Benson had had my front and my back from day one,” Rachel “Bama” Peterson said. “It is because of her dedication to me and other students that little ole me, from a small town in Alabama, will be the first of 13 siblings graduating from college. And at an HBCU at that.” The Gordon, Alabama native and libe...