2016 News Article Listing
Fourth International Pawpaw Conference held at Kentucky State University
The Fourth International Pawpaw Conference was held at the Kentucky State University campus in Frankfort and at KSU’s Center for the Sustainability of Farms and Families at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration farm on September 1-3. The conference celebrated the 100th anniversary of the American Genetics Association’s 1916 Best Pawpaw Contest. More than 160 attendees traveled from 19 states and from as far away as S...
KSU launches online ticket sales with Etix
FRANKFORT – Kentucky State University (KSU) is launching its online ticket sales with Etix. This innovative ticketing service provider will allow KSU sports fans to buy tickets with just a few clicks. Thorobred fans will be able to purchase tickets for individual games and the upcoming football season tickets. “We are excited to be able to offer this convenience to our supporters,” says Rick Smith Sr., interim vice president o...
Author, political activist Kevin Powell will speak at KSU
FRANKFORT — Acclaimed author, hip-hop scholar and political activist Kevin Powell will speak to students on Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8 at Kentucky State University. On Wednesday, Powell will hold “Conversations with Kevin: Ladies Only” at 7 p.m. in the Student Center 312. The hip-hop scholar will then speak at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 8 in the Bradford Hall Auditorium as part of the Convocation Lecture...
KSU student Jabreia Taylor named White House Initiative HBCU All-Star
Jabreia Taylor, a political science and honors liberal studies major at Kentucky State University (KSU), has been selected as a 2016 HBCU All-Star by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The All-Stars, comprised of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, are being recognized for their accomplishments in academics, leadership and civic engagement. The St. Louis, Missouri, nativ...