Choosing a career is an important concern of students and their families. While premature decisions are risky, failure to address career opportunities must also be avoided. The University devotes considerable attention to the goal of helping students think seriously about the implication of their career interests and then to locate practical ways to successfully satisfy the requirements of those career interests. It is appropriate to remind students that there is time enough to make adequate plans for careers. Indeed, what is essential is that students realize that many different kinds of career and vocational interests are available to them. Kentucky State University's Office of Counseling and Career Placement assists students in need of academic, personal, social, and vocational counseling; offers assistance to graduates in finding suitable employment in business, industry, governmental, and educational organizations that seek college-trained personnel for permanent employment; and informs faculty, staff, and administrators about employment trends, standards, and requirements (particularly as they affect the specific office or academic program concerned).
The Office also:
Provides individual and group counseling to students at all levels;
Provides counseling for transfer, international, and nontraditional students;
— Develops and implements career-awareness and education programs for students, faculty, and the community;
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Develops and implements career-awareness and education programs for students, faculty, and the community;
Provides work experiences for students as part of their occupational orientation and career development;
Provides to students an option for incorporating a paid work experience into their education; and
Provides students the opportunity to consider possible employers through its placement activities.
The Kentucky State University Police Department is a full service law enforcement agency with a mission to maintain a safe and secure atmosphere so that the KSU community can function as freely as possible without the effects of crime. The agency consists of sworn officers commissioned through the Kentucky Criminal Justice Training Department and civilian employee positions. Sworn police officers have full law enforcement authority. Safety requires the cooperative efforts of the University, students, faculty, and staff. Several service-oriented functions are provided to the University community. The University Police Department from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. provides escorts to accompany an individual to any University academic building, parking lot, or residence hall. All visitors, students, faculty members, or employees can report potential criminal actions and other emergencies on campus directly to the University Police by dialing 597-6678. The department is located in the Exum Building and the lobby faces the Exum parking lot.