2021 News Articles
Kentucky State University celebrated Atwood Day to honor late President Atwood
Kentucky State University celebrated Atwood Day March 25 to honor the late Rufus B. Atwood, the University’s ninth and longest-serving president. The Atwood Day Assembly, with the theme “Democracy Moving Forward: Looking Toward a New Day,” featured Dr. William H. Turner as its keynote speaker. Turner is the interim director of Kentucky State’s Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) and the former...
Kentucky State University to kick off 135th anniversary celebration with giving campaign, new partnership with Ale-8-One
After navigating the effects of a global pandemic for the last year to deliver access to education, Kentucky State University has more reasons than ever to celebrate its 135th anniversary as an institution of higher education. Part of the 135th anniversary celebration is a new partnership with the iconic Kentucky soda brand, Ale-8-One Bottling Company. Ale-8-One, local producer of Kentucky’s original ginger and citrus soft drink s...
Kelsey Scott encouraged Kentucky State University students to raise their voice in self-advocacy
The Kentucky State University campus community celebrated and honored the lives and work of women during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly. During the summons to assembly, Senior Vice President of Brand Identity and University Relations Clara Ross Stamps said on this day Thorobreds honor and remember Kentucky State’s two female presidents, Dr. Mary Levi Smith-Stowe and Dr. Mary Evans Sias. “Because of their contributions to...
Kentucky State University president to co-host discussion on preparing for college at Bracktown
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II will participate in a virtual college preparedness seminar April 12 at 7 p.m. in conjunction with First Baptist Church Bracktown and the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). Participants may join via Zoom at https://kysu.zoom.us/j/94169457136. President Brown, CPE President Dr. Aaron Thompson and First Baptist Church Bracktown Pastor Rodney McFarland Jr. will present...