Kentucky State University has made plans to enhance recruitment activities. The proposed MES program will reap some of the benefits of these university sponsored efforts. In addition, the MES program will take advantage of several built-in collaborative efforts which can be utilized for recruitment purposes. The Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet is one of the collaborating agencies for the capstone project component of the program. Other collaboration efforts with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet are being developed. The program will be promoted particularly to these two state agencies as well as other state and local agencies.

• Recently KSU formed an environmental education collaborative partnership with regional middle and high schools with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Interaction with these teachers, as well as the survey results, indicates that many of the area science teachers would be interested in the MES program.
• The interdisciplinary nature of the program will allow many KSU graduates to continue their pursuit of higher education by enrolling in the MES program.

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Kentucky State University is the only HBCU in the Commonwealth. Diversity is one of KSU's biggest strengths. This diversity is reflected in the makeup of the University's faculty and staff. A summary of the faculty and student composition based on their ethnic background is listed below:

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