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Student-athlete hits home run, named class valedictorian

Student-athlete hits home run, named class valedictorian

May 11, 2023

Collier Higgs started playing baseball when he was just three years old and has loved the sport ever since. In fact, baseball is what led him to ĢƵ. In 2018, he attended a baseball camp where he met and impressed Head Coach Rob Henry.  After touring the university with his parents, Higgs knew that, “this HBCU was where I would call home for the next four years.”  Higgs, an Owensboro, Kentucky native, will del...

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ĢƵ responds to NCAA committee findings

ĢƵ responds to NCAA committee findings

May 9, 2023

ĢƵ accepts responsibility for the infractions reported in the May 9, 2023, NCAA report. According to University officials, the Department of Athletics fully cooperated with the NCAA’s Enforcement Staff and resolved the violation through a negotiated resolution reviewed by the NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions. [NCAA Division II Manual Bylaws 14.01.1, 14.2, 14.2.2, 14.12.1 and 16.8.1 (2019-20)] The ins...

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ĢƵ Board of Regents announces the three finalists for president

ĢƵ Board of Regents announces the three finalists for president

May 4, 2023

FRANKFORT – ĢƵ Board of Regents today announced the selection of the three finalists who will advance in the selection process for the University’s next president. The announcement came after a Special Called Joint Meeting of the ĢƵ Board of Regents and the Presidential Search Committee. The selected finalists are Koffi C. Akakpo, Ph.D., current president/chief executive officer at Blue...

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ĢƵ to hold pinning ceremony for nursing graduates

ĢƵ to hold pinning ceremony for nursing graduates

May 3, 2023

ĢƵ nursing graduates will be presented with their pin Thursday, May 11, at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony. The annual ceremony will be held in David H. Bradford Hall, Carl H. Smith Auditorium at 6 p.m. The pinning ceremony is a nursing school tradition with the pin being a symbol of the practice of nursing and the educational preparation of graduates. This year’s class consists of seven DNP graduates, three RN-...

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