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ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç and Deloitte continue successful mentorship program
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç and Deloitte continued a successful virtual mentorship program through the 2020-21 academic year. In March 2020, the program began and 10 students registered to participate. In the spring of 2021, 15 students were selected for the program and Deloitte expanded the program to include soft skills development workshops. As part of the program, students are paired with Deloitte practitioners with the aim of...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç joins partnership to bring skills training to Frankfort
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç President M. Christopher Brown II was on hand to support an announcement by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear that will bring skills training to Frankfort residents. Interapt, a Louisville, Kentucky-based software and digital workforce development company, will launch a multi-week skills training cohort in Frankfort later this summer. Those who successfully complete the program will be ready to begin careers...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç professor to serve as president-elect of MANRRS
A ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç professor will serve as the 2021-22 president-elect of Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). Dr. Marcus Bernard, associate professor of rural sociology in ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç’s College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences, will serve as 2021-22 president-elect of MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences). As a national off...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Student Success Academy taught students soft skills for career success
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç students had the opportunity to attend training sessions during the spring semester to learn soft skills to prepare them for life after college. The Office of Career and Professional Development launched the Student Success Academy in February and sessions concluded at the end of April. Ninety students, nominated by faculty, staff and administration, had the opportunity to attend six sessions. Each sessi...