2021 News Articles
Two-time Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ alumna selected to lead the FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council as chair
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced the selection of a two-time Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ alumna as the chair for its Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC). Heather Gate earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science as well as a master’s degree in computer science and public administration from Kentucky State. Gate also serves as the vice president of digital inclusion at Connected Nation...
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ mass communications and journalism department earned two national awards
The Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ mass communications and journalism department recently earned two national awards from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). Lyric Hill, a senior, won the award of excellence for podcasting in the student audio competition. Dr. David Shabazz, acting dean of the College of Humanities, Business and Society, also received an award of excellence in the faculty audio competition for a public service a...
Founder’s Day award recipients represent the best of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ and its partners
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ recognized some of its best recently with the Founder’s Day awards during Homecoming. Dr. Lee Charles Harris was the recipient of the John Henry Jackson Achievement Award, the highest award granted by the University to an individual whose life exhibits tenacity, fortitude and excellence. Harris was instrumental in the development of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½â€™s School of Nursing and is a vocal and adamant...
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Small-Scale Farm Grant Program reapproved for $990,000
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½â€™s Small-Scale Farm Grant Program, which provides assistance to small and limited-resource farmers in Kentucky, was recently reapproved with an additional $990,000 in funding. In partnership with the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, the program was founded in 2012 and has been funded an additional four times since then.  This program helps farmers who...