CCP secured over 500 holiday jobs with E-bay and Amazon.com. Transportation was provided back and forth to Louisville, KY and Shepherdsville, KY free of charge for Kentucky State University students working at E-bay.
The regular session of the General Assembly interviewed and hired 3 interns who will be working and representing Kentucky State University. Bryan Blackwell, a senior Psychology major, Robert Willis a junior majoring in Mass Communications, and Will Sanders a junior majoring in Mass Communication, are the three selected interns.
During the month of November 2013, Kentucky State University was represented by students at the Thurgood Marshall Leadership in Washington, D.C. Institute. A select group of students are brought together and matched with some of the nation's top executives for recruitment opportunities. The Kentucky State University attendees were Joseph Franklin, Diamond Gordon, George Taylor-Sims, Jordan Perry, Breana Smith and Thomas Gardner. Two seniors in this group were offered positions after the trip. Joseph Franklin – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and George Taylor-Sims – Eli Lilly of Indianapolis. Bianca Phillips was offered a position in the communication division for Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
HS hosted a panel with Mr. Derrick Gilmore, KSU Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs, Ms. Trina Scott, Associate Director, Health Equity and Youth Empowerment of Washington DC, peer mentors, community partners, Franklin County Health Department and the Department of Public Health HIV Division. It was a very successful kick-off promoting the recently awarded HIV/Substance Abuse/Mental Health grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
HS hosted a panel and candle light vigil on World AIDS Day in coloration with the State Public Health Department Division of HIV.
This semester, HS will collaborate with the Epilepsy Kentucky Foundation for the third year. A $5000 grant was provided for education on Epilepsy.
A total of 75 immunizations were provided for KSU students. This was made possible through vaccine donations from the State Department of Public Health/Immunization and Prevention to receive free vaccines for immunizations of Hepatitis A and B, Measles and Mumps and Rubella, Meningitis HPV, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, and Varicella.