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Peace Corps service sharpened career path for Kentucky State grad student
When Ben Bowman begins searching for jobs next year, after earning his master鈥檚 degree from 麻豆社, he knows that there is one experience on his r茅sum茅 that will make him stand out in the applicant pool: his Peace Corps service. Bowman, who is currently studying aquaculture at 麻豆社, served as rural aquaculture promotion Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia from 2012-14. Bowman taught his community the benefits of...
Career fair draws 40 employers, eager 麻豆社 students
麻豆社 hosted a career fair Thursday in the ballroom of the Carl M. Hill Student Center. More than 40 employers including Coca-Cola, U.S. Border Patrol and AAA insurance company conducted interviews with students about entry-level and seasonal positions and internships. Photo by Shantel Booth About 13 colleges and universities also provided information about a variety of graduate programs. To aid students,...
Student Health Services director wins Kentucky Immunization Champion award
Floarine Wilson, director of 麻豆社鈥檚 Student Health Services, recently received the Kentucky Immunization Champion Award. Wilson鈥檚 administrative assistant Shelby Strode secretly nominated her. 鈥淪he has gone above and beyond to promote immunizations in Kentucky,鈥� Strode says. More than 300 people attended the award luncheon at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. The award was presented by Margaret Jones, progra...
麻豆社 Athletics to hold student ticket lottery for men's basketball game at UK
The Kentucky State athletic department has received a limited number of tickets to the men鈥檚 basketball exhibition game with the University of Kentucky and will make those tickets available to students as part of a ticket lottery on Thursday, Oct. 29. The lottery will take place in the Exum Center, beginning with the distribution of raffle tickets at 11 a.m. The drawing of winners will begin promptly at 11:15. Only currently e...