The FRIENDS program for nontraditional and commuter students provides an academic resource room for students who are either over age 24, a parent regardless of age, married, divorced, or returning to school after five or more years. The program offers students individualized academic support including access to tutoring and computer-aided instruction, peer support, academic and life-skills workshops, timely campus information, and special family events. Please visit the FRIENDS Program in Room 304, Carl M. Hill Student Center or call (502) 597-5190 for more information.
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) assures that students with disabilities receive equal access to education by providing services and auxiliary aids in accordance with statutes in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Assistance to students is not limited to the aforementioned statutes as various other laws such as those pertaining to building accessibility and Website accessibility are also applicable. Additionally, the KSU Office of Continuing and Distance Education works in conjunction with the DRC by making all alternative-delivery courses and professional-training workshops accessible to all students and faculty. This pertains to all Kentucky Educational Television (KET) broadcasts, Kentucky Virtual University (KYVC) online classes, and Kentucky Tele-Linking Network (KTLN) ITV offerings, and all University Professional Development Center workshops.
Kentucky State University is committed to establishing and maintaining a communications and information system which will provide students, faculty, staff, and administrators with sufficient computing resources to achieve learning, instructional, and administrative goals. The University recognizes the increasing role of computers in all disciplines today, and seeks to meet the challenge of providing an environment in which students can utilize computers as tools in any field of study. The University has established a campus-wide fiber-optic network of desktop computers.
The central computing facility is located on the third floor of the Academic Services Building. The facility houses two 9221 mainframe computers; one is dedicated to administrative computing, and one is dedicated to academic computing. Two systems are available on the academic mainframe computer:
The central computing facility is also the hub for all campus network activity. A faculty/staff computer lab exists for administrative support as well as for evaluating and testing new software and hardware technologies. Training is also conducted in this lab for all faculty and staff.
campus network activity. A faculty/staff computer lab exists for administrative support as well as for evaluating and testing new software and hardware technologies. Training is also conducted in this lab for all faculty and staff.
Desktop computers have become an integral part of required courses for many of the University’s degree programs. Many degree programs have established departmental computer labs to provide practical computer experience beyond the classroom. Programs such as business, public administration, computer sciences, behavioral and social sciences, education, nursing, applied human sciences, and English have computer laboratories for teaching-related applications. Industrial Technology has a computer laboratory to support computer-aided drafting and experimental robotics.
There are student labs on campus available to students in any academic program. The computer lab is designed to help students with their homework and class preparation. Students can use word processing, spreadsheet, and database software to complete homework assignments. Additional desktop computers are located in the residence halls and are available on a 24-hour basis for students residing on campus.
Through its campus network, Kentucky State University provides access to the Internet for both faculty and students. The University also provides electronic communication through the use of E-mail for messages both on and off campus.
Kentucky State University has installed a state-of-the-art video broadcast system for use with classroom instruction. The University also has two telecommunications conference rooms equipped with satellite up-link and down-link capabilities. These conference rooms are used for video conferences and distance learning.
The Office of Continuing and Distance Education (OCDE) offers career and professional development opportunities for people within the University’s Central Kentucky service area. Credit and non-credit courses enable individuals to expand their career options, explore the world with its many cultures, or pursue personal goals and interests. In addition to over 650 on-campus classes offered each semester, the University also offers a wide range of distance-learning environments for students unable to take full advantage of traditional on-campus options. These include:
Through two-way audio and video facilities, students interact with faculty in real-time from distance-learning
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