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Senator Gerald A. Neal encourages graduates to stay balanced, remember their values, and continue onward and upward
Kentucky State University welcomed over 250 students as alumni at today’s Commencement Convocation. Graduates represented 21 states, one territory, and three foreign countries. Kentucky Senate Minority Floor Leader Senator Gerald A. Neal delivered the Commencement address asking graduates, “When you look at the blank slate ahead, how will you shape your future?” “Among you are future nurses, social workers, business leaders, teache...
Rev. Dr. C.B. Akins reminds graduates that their future is already promised
Rev. Dr. C.B. Akins opened the 2023 Baccalaureate Assembly at Kentucky State University offering two scriptures – Jeremiah 29:11 and Revelation 4:3 – as the focus of his address. He explained to the Class of 2023 that graduation is not the end; that they are just coming out of the ‘wilderness.’ “Most of us, even believers, are somewhere between Egypt and Canaan,” Akins shared. “We have enough faith to get out of Egypt, but not enou...
2023 Commencement Convocation Program
If you are viewing the 2023 Commencement Convocation virtually, please click here to view the program. Commencement may be viewed via Zoom or Facebook.
Student-athlete hits home run, named class valedictorian
Collier Higgs started playing baseball when he was just three years old and has loved the sport ever since. In fact, baseball is what led him to Kentucky State University. In 2018, he attended a baseball camp where he met and impressed Head Coach Rob Henry. After touring the university with his parents, Higgs knew that, “this HBCU was where I would call home for the next four years.” Higgs, an Owensboro, Kentucky native, will del...