We are proud to have you as a member of the Kentucky State University Athletic Program. As the Athletic Director at KSU, it is our goal to ensure that you have the best experience during your tenure at KSU. Our staff is here to serve you as you develop into the student, the athlete and the member of the community that you want to become. We will work hard and do our very best to help you achieve success.

As a member of the KSU athletic family, our expectations for you are similar to your own personal family’s expectations. Act responsibly as you represent Kentucky State University. Study, go to class, practice hard, and do your best to excel. Take pride in the opportunity to represent your institution in a first class manner. We want you to be CHAMPIONS in the classroom, CHAMPIONS on the court/field, and CHAMPIONS in the community. In return our staff and the university will be CHAMPIONS for you on your path to graduation.

The Athletics Department holds the philosophy that the athlete’s most important tasks are pursuit of personal growth through academic work and team experiences and development of a sense of ethical responsibility. The department strives to maintain an outstanding athletics program conducted in a manner that sets an example for good sportsmanship. The department recognizes that its primary commitment is education of the student-athlete and, to this end, extends academic support, tutoring, and priority class scheduling as a few of the tools offered as you progress toward your degree. We encourage you to be responsible as a student-athlete and use these services, so that you can maintain satisfactory progress toward a degree as required by the NCAA.

The Athletics Department is strongly committed to the NCAA and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rules with integrity and discipline as pillars to the way we operate. We hope you will take full advantage of this opportunity to get a college education while participating in intercollegiate sports. You are an important member of the KSU Athletics Department. We want you to succeed at the highest level both academically and athletically.

Please remember that the coaches and administrators are here for you. Our goal is to help you succeed in life. Once you have obtained your degree, we hope you will remain involved with the KSU athletics program as a member of the Alumni Association or a member of the KSU Green Club.

We are happy to have you as a part of the Thorobred family of student-athletes. Remember that if we ACT like WEE are CHAMPIONS, we will be CHAMPIONS. Please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. We wish you the best in all of your collegiate endeavors.

Educationally Yours,

Etienne Thomas Director of Athletics