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Kentucky State University responds to NCAA committee findings
Kentucky State University accepts responsibility for the infractions reported in the May 9, 2023, NCAA report. According to University officials, the Department of Athletics fully cooperated with the NCAA’s Enforcement Staff and resolved the violation through a negotiated resolution reviewed by the NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions. [NCAA Division II Manual Bylaws 14.01.1, 14.2, 14.2.2, 14.12.1 and 16.8.1 (2019-20)] The ins...
Kentucky State University Board of Regents announces the three finalists for president
FRANKFORT – Kentucky State University Board of Regents today announced the selection of the three finalists who will advance in the selection process for the University’s next president. The announcement came after a Special Called Joint Meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents and the Presidential Search Committee. The selected finalists are Koffi C. Akakpo, Ph.D., current president/chief executive officer at Blue...
Future chiropractor says her experience at Kentucky State has been “amazing”
Gyannella Vega Ortega came to Kentucky State University from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, because she wanted to experience something different and unique. The student-athlete also received a scholarship to play volleyball and was an 1890 scholarship recipient. “In the beginning I was nervous because it was a different language and different surroundings, but the late Volleyball Head Coach Dishondra Goree, helped me throughout this journ...
Kentucky State to hold pinning ceremony for nursing graduates
Kentucky State University nursing graduates will be presented with their pin Thursday, May 11, at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony. The annual ceremony will be held in David H. Bradford Hall, Carl H. Smith Auditorium at 6 p.m. The pinning ceremony is a nursing school tradition with the pin being a symbol of the practice of nursing and the educational preparation of graduates. This year’s class consists of seven DNP graduates, three RN-...