2017
Kentucky State University Gospel Ensemble to host annual Fall Extravaganza
The Kentucky State University Gospel Ensemble will host its annual Fall Extravaganza Sunday, Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of Bradford Hall on the University’s campus. This event is in partnership with the Kentucky State University Division of Fine Arts and the Frankfort Arts Foundation. The Frankfort Arts Foundation will present the Dr. Leon Richard Memorial Scholarship to a Kentucky State student at the ev...
Kentucky State University students place first in national hackathon
Four students from the Kentucky State University (KSU) computer science program recently earned first-place overall at the IBM HBCU Watson Hackathon in Atlanta. “This is exceptional news,” Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown II said. “I am so proud and pleased. I have a strong respect for the importance of hackathon competitions.” Gigi Barnett, Cory May, Brandon Rogers and Derek Roberts are the members of the KSU team, on...
Kentucky State University professor creates new musical arrangement for international conference
Kentucky State University’s (KSU) director of choral activities’ work will be featured early next year during the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show. Dr. Keith McCutchen, who is also the director of the KSU Concert Choir, is creating a new arrangement of Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday,” which will be performed on 10 pianos to open an event called “Roomful of Pianos” at the NAMM Show. The event will feature nightly p...
Kentucky State University students attended the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute
Two Kentucky State University (KSU) students recently attended the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. Salinah Stringer and Jonathan Dawson were the most recent KSU students to attend the highly acclaimed leadership institute. Students in the past have attended and benefitted from the experience. The institute is “a national program intended to develop students’ leadership skills, create a community of schola...