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Students and faculty recognized for leadership, community service at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet
FRANKFORT — On January 23, Â鶹Éç hosted a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet in honor of the late civil rights activist. More than 50 students, faculty, and staff attended the event in the Student Center Ballroom. The event featured remarks from Associate Professor and Coordinator of Africana and International Studies, Dr. Cynthia Shelton. Also, several students and faculty were honored and presented awards...
Â鶹Éç will co-host Pearson's 2017 HBCUs: Executive Leadership Forum
FRANKFORT — Â鶹Éç (Â鶹Éç) Interim President Dr. Aaron Thompson will be among a lineup of academic and industry experts at Pearson’s 2017 HBCUs: Executive Leadership Forum on February 16-17 at the Le Meridien in Charlotte, North Carolina. Â鶹Éç, Diverse Issues in Higher Education and Pearson Education are sponsors of the event. The two-day event is geared toward academic executives at Historically Black Colleges and...
Â鶹Éç recognized for partnership with Frankfort Independent Schools
Frankfort Independent Schools recently honored Â鶹Éç (Â鶹Éç) and Interim President Dr. Aaron Thompson for their partnership and leadership in the community. Dr. Thompson was presented the TRY award at the January meeting between community members and Frankfort Independent Schools. Dr. Houston Barber, superintendent of Frankfort Independent Schools, said Thompson was honored for several reasons. “This award is...
Â鶹Éç students, faculty win Kentucky Press Association awards
Â鶹Éç (Â鶹Éç) students brought home several awards at Friday’s annual Kentucky Press Association Awards Banquet for their work on the Thorobred News last year. Students and professional journalists compete for the awards based on the sizes of their publications, and Â鶹Éç is in Student Publications Class I. The banquet was held in Louisville. Â鶹Éç graduate student Elijah Tevis won first place in the Best Sports Story...