2016 News Article Listing
KSU joins the nation in mourning
The tragic killings over the past few days have shaken all of us. Kentucky State University joins the world as we mourn the horrible deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. We mourn the deaths of the five police officers killed during a protest over police violence in downtown Dallas, Texas. We must do better. We must unite. We must stand together committed to one...
Kentucky State University Research and Demonstration Farm is the site for Farm City Field Day
The 58th annual Farm City Field Day is being held today in the Southern end of the county at the Kentucky State University Research and Demonstration Farm off Mills Lane. The farm was established in the 1980s and has been growing and changing ever since. This will be a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of what goes on right in our own back yard that many may not be aware of. Educational tours kick off at 9 a.m. and continue...
Summer Apprenticeship Program comes to a close
The 2016 Summer Apprenticeship Program (SAP) came to a close June 25. The program, supported by externally-funded NSF and USDA grants aims to introduce rising high school students to STEM fields as well as agricultural, environmental and geo-spatial related disciplines. This year, 27 rising juniors and senior high school students participated in SAP where they gained a great deal of knowledge and cultivated research skills from e...
Services for KSU Thorobred football player Josh Williams, 24
Funeral services will be held June 29 and June 30 for Thorobred football player Josh Williams, who died June 14, in California. The Inglewood resident was known for his hard-hitting style and played at KSU in 2014-2015. KSU’s Athletics Department and the University are deeply saddened by this news and send heartfelt condolences to his family. “KSU Athletics is deeply saddened by the loss of one of its own,” said Director of Athlet...