2021 News Articles
Kentucky State University alumnus will coach Team Kentucky bowling team in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
A Kentucky State University alumnus will coach the Team Kentucky bowling team in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in June in Orlando, Florida. Michael Ghant, a Kentucky State graduate and a teacher at Stewart Home School, has been a Special Olympics coach for 19 years, according to a Frankfort State Journal story. Ghant was also the 2017 Special Olympics coach of the year. This will be Ghant’s first trip to the USA Games. Cli...
Kentucky State University professor named to National Science Foundation committee to promote geographic diversity in research funding
A Kentucky State University professor was recently named to a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) committee to envision the future of the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Dr. Scott Wicker, associate professor of chemistry, was named to the committee. According to the NSF, the 19-member evaluation committee will consider the effectiveness of current EPSCoR efforts and whether and how the program c...
Kentucky State University Board of Regents to conduct regular quarterly meeting September 2
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents will convene for its regular quarterly meeting Thursday, September 2, 2021. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. via teleconference. During the regular meeting, the Board will go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss pending litigation and KRS 61.810(1)(f) to discuss individual personnel matters. Zoom Link: : https://kysu.zoom.us/j/91430718473 Webinar ID: 914 3071 847...
Kentucky State University to receive a total of nearly $1.4 million in federal funding
Kentucky State University recently received nearly $1.4 million in federal funding, as part of a $21.8 million investment by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1890 Land-grant institutions to support research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A nearly $250,000 portion of that funding was previously reported by Kentucky State. Dr. Kirk Pomper, the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sc...