The Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Ten students attending six of Kentucky’s independent colleges have been awarded internships to spend their spring semester working in Frankfort with members of the General Assembly, in state government agencies or with private legislative consulting firms. The students, who will be in the state capital full-time from mid-January through mid-April, will have an opportunity to [...]
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education announced today that Kentucky is a recipient of a 3-year, $720,000 grant to boost college readiness initiatives across the state. The grant will extend and strengthen the ongoing work of regional assessment academies at Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, and Western Kentucky University. AIKCU member St. Catharine College, [...]
Midway College announced yesterday that it is partnering with the University of Charleston in West Virginia to move forward on its goal to educate more pharmacists for rural Kentucky. Under the proposed arrangement, the University of Charleston will establish and operate a branch of its pharmacy school at the Midway College Paintsville campus. The two [...]
Since the week before Christmas is typically a slow news week, we were planning to take the week off from the headline roundup. However, big news out of Pikeville yesterday warrants its own post. Various news outlets reported yesterday that discussions are underway among state leaders, including Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo, to make [...]
This week both the University of Pikeville (UPIKE) and Kentucky Christian University in Grayson announced major efforts to ease transfer for Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) students who wish to earn a bachelor’s degree. The University of Pikeville and KCTCS articulation agreement encompasses the entire KCTCS system. It provides opportunities for students to [...]
Congratulations to the Lindsey Wilson College men’s soccer team, which capped a perfect 23-0-0 season with a 3-2 overtime win over number 1 seed Hastings (Neb.) in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship Final. This is the 9th NAIA national title for Lindsey Wilson and the second undefeated season in the program’s history. Lindsey Wilson last won [...]
Last week education leaders from around Kentucky traveled to Asbury University to hear from Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director of the Council of Chief School Officers and former Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education. The event brought together officials from the Kentucky Department of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, the Educational Professional Standards Board, [...]
AIKCU member Centre College, in Danville, has been chosen by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host the 2012 Vice Presidential debate. The debate is one of only four debates during the 2012 election and the sole vice presidential debate. Centre also hosted the only vice presidential debate in 2000, when (then) Democrat Joe Lieberman [...]
Campbellsville University has set a new enrollment record with 3,607 total students this fall semester. CU’s total fall enrollment includes 535 graduate and 3,072 undergraduate students. The total also includes more than 300 international students, another institutional record. See the full story on Columbiamagazine.com and previous post Kentucky private college enrollments continue to grow
The Berea College Board of Trustees has named Lyle D. Roelofs the ninth president of the college. He will succeed current Berea president Larry Shinn, who previously announced he will retire on June 30, 2012. Dr. Roelofs comes to Berea with more than 35 years experience in higher education. He currently serves as provost and [...]
RT @chronicle: White House unveils the draft of its 'college scorecard': http://t.co/Qfj1hW4E AIKCU presidents caught up with Rep. Rogers earlier this week at the @NAICUtweets meeting http://t.co/Q1kr3c30 RT @LindseyWilson: President Luckey joins Rep. Rogers in DC to support student aid: http://t.co/bsHsljTH
RT @LWCAthletics Daniels Lifts Cumberlands over No. 8 Men's Basketball 77-76: http://t.co/IXOIkwXc @Play_NAIA @MidSouthSports Congrats to 29 students honored at BSN #Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition! Pictures: http://t.co/NASFou94
Bears 11-25 from the free throw line today. Good win today and @CoachKellyWells will fix the free throw struggles. UPIKE Bears win 88-75. They forced 20 turnovers, McHenry with 29, Drew Young 20, Burrell 14, but the Bears free throws struggles continued.
