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ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç graduate gets a head start on a criminal justice career
When graduating senior Marquette Venson crossed the stage during the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Spring 2018 Commencement Convocation, he marked the end of his undergraduate academic career. But leading up to that, he crisscrossed the streets of Frankfort, marking cars as a citation officer for the Frankfort Police Department, signaling the beginning of a career in criminal justice. Though he’s only been in the job since February, he...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç service organization puts the green in green-and-gold
One student organization is helping change the Frankfort and campus landscape – literally. The ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Green Society, a student service and education organization, has become an active partner in making the campus and community green. Green Society’s staff advisor, Jennifer Hubbard-Sánchez, said the organization is active and engaged who participate in community and ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç projects regularly. “Some feature...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç among finalists for 2018 HBCU awards
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç is among the finalists for the HBCU Digest 2018 HBCU Awards. The ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Atwood Center for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal is among the finalists for best research center. “While it seems cliche to say it’s an honor to just be nominated, the field of finalists demonstrates what an incredible privilege it is to have the work of the Atwood acknowledged in such a public and meaning...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç opens state-of-the-art Rosenwald Center for 4-H Youth Development
This month, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç will relaunch its state-of-the-art child development center as an innovative education and research model for 4-H youth programming. The Rosenwald Center for 4-H Youth Development will hold its grand opening event on Thursday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m. Community members will have the opportunity to visit with staff and tour the facility. In the newly repurposed center, Dr. Travella Free, assistant Ex...