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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ received grant to combat poultry processing capacity

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ received grant to combat poultry processing capacity

March 1, 2021

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ recently received a grant from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board to construct a permanent poultry processing facility in conjunction with its existing mobile processing unit (MPU).  Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ received nearly $40,000 in state funding for the project.  “The doubling of poultry processing capacity for use by producers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ administrator wins 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ administrator wins 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award

March 1, 2021

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ athletics administrator and Frankfort native was recently named the 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award recipient by the Frankfort Optimist Club (FOC).  Jackie Gordon Duvall, associate athletic director and senior woman administrator, was honored with the award based on volunteer service for youth in the community.  According to a Frankfort State Journal story, Duvall was nominated for her work...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents to conduct regular quarterly meeting March 4

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents to conduct regular quarterly meeting March 4

February 24, 2021

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents will convene for its regular quarterly meeting Thursday, March 4, 2021. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. via teleconference. During the regular meeting, the Board will go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss pending litigation and KRS 61.810(1)(f) to discuss individual personnel matters. Zoom Link: https://kysu.zoom.us/s/98093825148 Webinar ID: 980 9382 5148 Phon...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students encouraged to defend HBCUs and public education

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students encouraged to defend HBCUs and public education

February 23, 2021

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campus community and guests heard inspirational words from civil and human rights leader Benjamin T. Jealous virtually during the 2021 Heritage Assembly.  Jealous, former NAACP president, recalled when he was college-aged and working with the NAACP to stand up for HBCUs, which had been threatened with closure after a United States Supreme Court ruling. In Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State Universit...

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