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Longtime Kentucky State University Extension employee to retire
A longtime employee at Kentucky State University is retiring after 44 years of service. Dr. Joanne Bankston previously served as coordinator of family and consumer sciences, and as a state specialist for family economics management for the Cooperative Extension program at Kentucky State. Bankston has served in various capacities within Cooperative Extension at Kentucky State. Bankston’s career has been highly recognized within her...
Incoming Kentucky State University freshman featured in USA Today
An incoming Kentucky State University freshman was recently featured in a USA Today story about turning 18 in Tamir Rice’s America. Savion Briggs, who recently graduated from Butler High School in Louisville, discussed how he didn’t grow up playing cops and robbers or using toy guns. Briggs talked to USA Today about his experiences with police and organizing protests against police brutality. Briggs told USA Today he hopes to be a...
Kentucky State University alumna promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard
A Kentucky State University alumna was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard. La’Shawna Waller, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Kentucky State, now holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and serves as the operations officer for the Army National Guard G-9, Installations and Environment Directorate. Waller earned a master’s in special education by taking online courses while...
Kentucky State University hosted inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit
In the midst of a global health pandemic and deepening racial tensions, the Kentucky State University Division of Student Engagement and Campus Life and its Center for Emotional Wellness recently hosted the two-day inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit. A virtual event, held during Minority Mental Health Month, brought together 130 mental health professionals, faculty, student affairs staff, consultants and graduate students from mo...