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ĢƵ graduate has sights set on military career

ĢƵ graduate has sights set on military career

May 9, 2019

A ĢƵ graduate plans to pursue a military career after crossing the stage at the Spring 2019 Commencement Convocation. Alejandro Espinosa, from Lebanon, Kentucky, majored in math with a minor in physics. Espinosa plans to serve in the U.S. Navy as an officer, serve 20 years or more and then retire as a captain. Espinosa initially planned on attending the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, but a...

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ĢƵ to host 2019 Spring Commencement Convocation Friday

ĢƵ to host 2019 Spring Commencement Convocation Friday

May 8, 2019

ĢƵ will host its 2019 Spring Commencement Convocation Friday at 9 a.m. in the William Exum Center gymnasium. Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, the 22nd National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., will deliver the keynote address. Boyd is an engineer and is described as a dynamic and relevant leader, a prolific motivational speaker, a powerful preacher and an advocate of STEM education. Chrisette Michele, a...

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ĢƵ students recognized nationally with agriculture research awards

ĢƵ students recognized nationally with agriculture research awards

May 6, 2019

Five ĢƵ students won awards at a national research competition among the 19 1890 Land Grant Universities. The Association of 1890 Research Directors hosted its 19th Biennial Research Symposium in Jacksonville, Florida, and celebrated the 40th anniversary of the representative body. Students traveled from all 1890 Land Grant Universities to showcase their research projects via oral and poster judged presentati...

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Retired state trooper returns to ĢƵ to earn a biology degree and aim for medical school

Retired state trooper returns to ĢƵ to earn a biology degree and aim for medical school

May 6, 2019

The ĢƵ valedictorian for the Spring 2019 Commencement Convocation retired as a state trooper and decided to use his second act to earn a degree in biology and apply to medical school. John Bradley, a Lexington resident, said his relationship with ĢƵ goes back to 1996. “I began service with the ĢƵ Police as a state trooper,” Bradley said. “At that time, the KSP Academy training incorpor...

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