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Kentucky State University hosted inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit
In the midst of a global health pandemic and deepening racial tensions, the Kentucky State University Division of Student Engagement and Campus Life and its Center for Emotional Wellness recently hosted the two-day inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit. A virtual event, held during Minority Mental Health Month, brought together 130 mental health professionals, faculty, student affairs staff, consultants and graduate students from mo...
Kentucky State University alumna promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard
A Kentucky State University alumna was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard. La’Shawna Waller, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Kentucky State, now holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and serves as the operations officer for the Army National Guard G-9, Installations and Environment Directorate. Waller earned a master’s in special education by taking online courses while...
Statement from President M. Christopher Brown II on the SIAC Decision to Suspend Fall Sports
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced the cancellation of conference play among its members for any sport with a fall championship. This decision directly impacts Kentucky State University and will have aftershocks across our campus community. The SIAC has asserted student-athletes at member institutions cannot compete without violating the social distancing guidelines currently maintained by the Centers...
Kentucky State University alumnus received award from Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
A Kentucky State University alumnus recently received accolades from the Kentucky Bar Association’s (KBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD). Patrick J. Carrington with the Administrative Office of the Courts was selected by the KBA YLD to receive their Nathaniel R. Harper Award for 2020, according to a news release from the KBA. “Through the Nathaniel R. Harper Award, the KBA’s Young Lawyers Division seeks to recognize those individuals...