October 12, 2022
| One Stop Enrollment and Registration Service | The One Stop Enrollment and Registration services launched on August 17-19, 2022; and August 22-23, 2022, in the Carl M. Hill Student Center. The One Stop provided students a centralized location with the following enrollment services: Admissions, Advising and Registration, Financial Aid, Housing, and Financial Affairs (Bursar). The One Stop services were designed to improved students' enrollment experience. |
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| Grant Awardees | Faculty in the division of academic affairs received the follow grant awards:\n1. Dr. Herman Walston received a 681,818.00 federal grant award Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioids and Other Drug Misuse.n2. Dr. Yun Jiang received a30,000.00 grant from Cargill, Inc. to support the Livestock Nutrition Program\n3. Dr. Meheteme Gebremedhin received a $399,197.00 federal grant from the Department of Energy |
| Kentucky State University Mighty Marching Thorobred | Presented by Toyota, the 2022 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) showcased the country's top marching bands to enhance the exposure of HBCUs and their marching bands. The Kentucky State University Mighty Marching Thorobreds were one of eight HBCU marching bands to perform at the 2022 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) in Houston, Texas August 27, 2022. The band performed to a record-setting crowd of 55,000 fans in NRG Stadium. Voted the "2019 Best Band in the Land" by the national HBCU Awards Committee, the Mighty Marching Thorobreds also claimed the top spot in ESPN's The Undefeated's final HBCU band rankings of 2021. |
| Summer STEM Enrichment | Kentucky State University partnered with Fayette County Public Schools to host a Summer STEM Enrichment Program at Brenda Cowan Elementary (BCE) School, where students spent several days focused on the environment. Thirty-eight students in grades 3 through 5 participated in the Summer STEM Enrichment Program which stressed intentional play and problem-solving as practical ways for students to learn about science, technology, engineering, and |