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Statement from the President of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D. on the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill
“On behalf of ÍøÆسԹÏ, I wish to thank the United States Congress for the timely passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Although the Commonwealth’s General Assembly has not full funded our institutional land-grant programs, Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Andy Barr worked with our government relations staff to insure that the Farm Bill included measures to allow ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï a...
History-making senator to speak at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï fall commencement
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï recently announced that history-making United States Senator Timothy Eugene Scott will serve as the 2018 fall commencement convocation speaker. Commencement will be held Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Scott is the first African-American senator from the state of South Carolina, the first African-American senator to be elected from the southern United States sin...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï shows marked financial improvement in second year of management and improvement plan
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï officials recently provided the institution’s second update on House Bill 303 (HB 303) management and improvement plan. The 2016 session of the General Assembly enacted HB 303, requiring the University to coordinate with the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to pursue measurable goals and metrics demonstrating continued progress. “Since my arrival as eighteenth president, the campus management team...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Coach Placed on Administrative Leave
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï takes all student allegations seriously and will thoroughly examine and address all reports upon notification. Athletic Director Etienne Thomas says Head Women’s Basketball Coach Terrance Slater has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation. ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï is committed to the safety and well-being of our students. We must have complete confidence in Kentu...