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Three students selected as interns for the 2018 General Assembly
Three Kentucky State University students were recently selected as interns for the 2018 Kentucky General Assembly. Marelle Adams, Trevor Odell Stephens and Michael Weaver are serving during the current legislative session. Adams is a graduating senior from Columbus, Ohio. She said she first became interested in state government when she became a criminal justice major and decided she wanted to impact and educate her community. Adam...
Kentucky State University's senior advisor, Dr. Gus T. Ridgel, honored by University of Missouri
A new residence hall atrium at the University of Missouri (MU) has been named for a civil rights trailblazer and longtime Kentucky State University faculty member and administrator. Dr. Gus T. Ridgel, MU’s first African-American graduate, currently serves as senior advisor to the president at Kentucky State. The Gus T. Ridgel Atrium is part of the newly named Lucile Bluford Residence Hall at MU. “Dr. Ridgel is extremely deserving o...
Kentucky State University math and English departments receive grant to benefit all freshmen students
The Kentucky State University math and English departments recently received a $50,000 grant that will benefit all freshmen students at the university. “The funding will provide support to enhance the accelerated math and English courses, professional development for faculty and staff support and increase the success in these gateway courses by tracking student success in future courses,” Dr. Joe Moffett, assistant professor of Eng...
Kentucky State University represented in the 29th-annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
Students from Kentucky State University will compete in the qualifying round of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) Feb. 2 at Harris-Stowe University in St. Louis, Missouri. Team members for Kentucky State are Michael Weaver, Madison Powell, Alexus Lloyd, Mark Johannemann and Sydnie Miller. The HSASC is a fast-paced buzzer competition for top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students that highlights stud...