The Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Anyone who lives near a private college in Kentucky likely realizes that these small schools are major employers. Their economic impact is felt daily in small towns like Campbellsville, Barbourville, Georgetown, and many other communities across the Commonwealth. What may be less evident is the major role that these small colleges play in the bigger [...]
UPDATE (3/13/12 – 4 PM EDT): HB 260 passed the House by a vote of 89-7 this afternoon. Last week, the sponsors of a bill that would have used multi-county coal severance funds to bring the University of Pikeville into the public university system introduced a committee substitute that changed the focus to providing support [...]
The annual Spotlight career, internship and graduate school fair brought more than 200 students from AIKCU campuses across the state to meet with prospective employers in Lexington on Tuesday, February 28. Spotlight began in 1985 to connect seniors from Kentucky’s small liberal arts colleges and sister institution Hanover College (Indiana) with employers. In recent years, [...]
Updated: March 1, 2012 with new 2010-11 Pell data If you’ve been a regular visitor to AIKCU.org you’ve likely seen this graphic or some version of it before. However, it’s something we feel can’t be emphasized enough, particularly in light of the current budget negotiations and our efforts to thank Congress for federal student aid. [...]
St. Catharine College is again showcasing its entrepreneurial spirit and its facility for partnering with outside organizations to meet the needs of students and local communities. This week St. Catharine announced a new partnership with the Berry Center, the steward organization for the family farm of Kentucky author Wendell Berry, to offer an interdisciplinary [...]
Students and administrators from Kentucky’s nonprofit, private colleges have been in Frankfort each Wednesday during February to meet with legislators and thank them for supporting student aid. The legislative Wednesdays are an extension of AIKCU’s legislative outreach campaign that began in January with students writing thank you postcards to legislators. The Frankfort visits provide [...]
Lately we’ve been bad about keeping up with our weekly roundups of higher ed-related news. We’ve been focused instead on our advocacy efforts (more on those to come in a separate post). Here are some of the recent headlines worth checking out. After a period of relative inactivity, the proposal to make the University of Pikeville [...]
Last night AIKCU President Gary S. Cox participated in a panel discussing college costs on KET current affairs program Kentucky Tonight, hosted by Bill Goodman. Other members of the panel included Becky Gilpatrick, Director of Student Aid Services for the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; Dr. John Hayek, Sr. Vice President, Budget, Planning and Policy at the Kentucky [...]
Much of this week’s higher education news revolved around President Obama’s developing proposals related to higher education affordability. Obama higher education plan signals policy shift (Inside Higher Ed) Education Department Turns Policy Attention to College Completion (Chronicle of Higher Education) Independent Colleges Are Keen on Affordability Goals, but Wary of How to Achieve Them (Chronicle [...]
WASHINGTON — The presidents of seven of Kentucky’s 20 private colleges and universities met with U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers on Tuesday before Rogers addressed the annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C. Rogers, who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, criticized part of President Obama’s higher-education [...]
Our technology conference has added Curtis Bonk as a keynote speaker on June 8 at @SpaldingU. Details: http://t.co/XYl3Ba3K RT @purposeroad: Congratulations to the ALC Class of 2012! #ALC #Classof2012 Read the article for more info. http://t.co/ehB6Rl1M This is another big commencement weekend for our campuses. Good luck to all of the class of 2012! http://t.co/HRgk6I0m
Another picture of CPE President King speaking to Columbia-Adair Co Chamber: http://t.co/0IXCWIFO @cpebob @CPENews CPE President King speaks to Columbia-Adair Co Chamber, visits LWC: http://t.co/AS8sTW27 @cpebob @CPENews
I posted 19 photos on Facebook in the album "Commencement Weekend 2012" http://t.co/vpQ4oTeS Fallen soldiers given memorial highways. Peak was a 2006 TMC graduate. (http://t.co/DBc7HXAe) http://t.co/lMpVFbli
