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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï partnership with Frankfort Independent Schools produces first associate degree graduate
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and Frankfort Independent Schools (FIS) partnered two years ago to provide access to college credits and the chance for high school seniors to graduate with an associate degree and a high school diploma. That partnership yielded its first group of high school students graduating with high school credit and the first student to graduate with an associate degree from ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and a high school diploma...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï scientist receives 1890s Land-Grant Residency Award
A ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï scientist recently received a 1890s Land-Grant Residency Award in soil conservation. According to a news release for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Dr. Maheteme Gebremedhin will focus on establishing soil conservation measures that farmers can adapt to their operations during a one-year residency with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) as a 2020 awardee of the agency’s 1890 Fac...
Incoming ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï freshman featured for gaining skills through SummerWorks
An incoming ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï freshman was recently featured on WLKY for his work through the SummerWorks program in Louisville. Taymon James, a recent graduate of Valley High School, was featured on the news program for learning heavy construction skills while working in the SummerWorks program at Chickasaw Park. James told WLKY the work was hard, but he ended up liking it a lot. According to WLKY, the SummerWorks program...
Incoming ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï freshman featured in USA Today
An incoming ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï freshman was recently featured in a USA Today story about turning 18 in Tamir Rice’s America. Savion Briggs, who recently graduated from Butler High School in Louisville, discussed how he didn’t grow up playing cops and robbers or using toy guns. Briggs talked to USA Today about his experiences with police and organizing protests against police brutality. Briggs told USA Today he hopes to be a...