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ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç graduating seniors celebrated during President's 86 Night Dinner
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç President M. Christopher Brown II continued an old Ivy League tradition to the University recently, celebrating graduating seniors with a parting dinner and gifts. The President’s 86 Night Dinner was an opportunity for those students and one guest, a University faculty or staff member who made a difference in their academic career, to reflect on their hard work, accomplishments and plans ahead. “This is a...
Graduating master's student participated in the IBM HBCU hackathon
A ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç computer science graduate student recently participated in the IBM HBCU hackathon in North Carolina. Alexandra Stanford, a graduate student from Country Club Hills, Illinois, attended the intensive HBCU coding event. Stanford said participants must come up with an idea with a group of four other people, code it, and present the project within a 28-hour time frame. “We coded for 28 to 30 hours, presented...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç and the City of Frankfort partner on walking trail
After a decade of working together, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç and the City of Frankfort are one step closer to creating a hiking/walking trail that will run through city and ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç property. The ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Board of Regents voted to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of Frankfort to execute a deed to transfer property over to the city. According to a history of the trail provi...
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç parts ways with John L. Smith, seeks to take the football program to new heights
ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç officials announced today that the head coaching position in the football program is now vacant, as they parted ways with legendary coach John L. Smith, in accordance with his 2016 ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Board of Regents approved contract. ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç officials said they seek to take the program to new heights. “I want to thank Coach Smith for bringing his time, talents and his dedication to the Hill...