http://www.aikcu.org The Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:39:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kentucky college and university presidents join state officials to pledge their joint commitment to college and career readiness in Kentucky. Standing: CPE President Bob King, WKU's Gary Ransdell, Murray State's Randy Dunn, KSU's Mary Evans Sias, EKU's Doug Whitlock, UK's Lee Todd, St. Catharine/AIKCU's Bill Huston, NKU's Jim Vortruba, Morehead ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/09/02/aikcu-joins-public-campus-presidents-in-pledging-commitment-to-improve-college-and-career-readiness-of-high-school-graduates/ Barbourville, Ky. - Union College has learned it will receive $1.5 million in grant funds to help at-risk college students earn a bachelor's degree. The five-year grant was awarded by the United States Department of Education under the agency's Student Support Services (SSS) program. Union President Ed de Rosset says the grant ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/08/27/union-receives-15-million-for-student-support/ August 12, 2010 CONTACT: Brenna Wallhausser Director of College Communications Office: 606-546-1230 Cell: 606-545-2527 bwallhausser@unionky.edu Barbourville, Ky., 12August 2010- Union College has learned that its undergraduate and graduate programs in education have been fully reaccredited by the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). The reaccreditation status applies to all education-related programs offered by Union. In an announcement to ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/08/13/union-education-programs-win-full-reaccreditation/ The AIKCU Data Coordinators will be meeting at the CPE office on Tuesday, August 3, from 10 AM to 4 PM EDT. CPE is located just down the street from AIKCU at: Suite 320, 1024 Capital Center Drive Frankfort, KY 40601 Directions: http://www.cpe.ky.gov/about/directions.htm http://www.aikcu.org/2010/07/30/aikcu-data-coordinators-meeting-with-cpe-august-3/ AIKCU will make its annual report to the Council on Postsecondary Education, as required by statute, at the CPE meeting scheduled for Sunday, September 12 on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. http://www.aikcu.org/2010/07/29/aikcu-annual-report-to-cpe-september-12/ The 2010 Governor's Conference on Postsecondary Trusteeship will be held Monday, September 13, at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport in Hebron, Kentucky. For more information, visit http://cpe.ky.gov/calendar/statewide/2010TrusteeshipConference.htm http://www.aikcu.org/2010/07/29/governors-conference-on-postsecondary-trusteeship-september-13/ By Joan C. McKinney, Campbellsville University news and publications coordinator CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Campbellsville University has a long history of serving the educational needs of the community, region and state, and one such vehicle for that service is the CU Technology Training Center. John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/07/29/campbellsville-universitys-technology-training-center-has-been-key-to-area-economic-recovery-development-over-last-decade/ OWENSBORO, Ky. - Brescia University announces that S. Todd Brock has joined the university as the new Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Todd comes to Brescia with more than 10 years experience in advancement, fundraising, special projects and non-profits. He most recently hails from Hanover College in southern Indiana, where ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/07/28/brescia-announces-new-vp-for-institutional-advancement/ DANVILLE, KY- Centre College is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The results, released this week in The Chronicle's third-annual report, are based on a survey of more than 42,000 employees at 275 colleges and ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/07/28/centre-college-named-a-2010-great-college-to-work-for-by-the-chronicle-of-higher-education/ LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On May 17, the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) voted to approve Spalding University's proposal of a redesigned principal preparation program. EPSB is Kentucky's governing body for professional teacher/educator preparation and certification programs. Spalding University is one of twenty-eight universities and colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky ... http://www.aikcu.org/2010/06/28/spalding-is-first-university-in-kentucky-to-gain-epsb-approval-for-redesigned-principal-preparation-program/