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All-Star Convocation speaker Darwin Shaw recalls how famed Exum kept him on track
If you were to look up the word hardship in the dictionary several years ago, there might have been a reference to Darwin F. Shaw鈥檚 life. At 7, his childhood home burned down. At 9, his mother died and Shaw grew up without father, so it鈥檚 not hard to believe that triumph wasn鈥檛 following too far behind him. 鈥淚 could have given up on life when my mother died 鈥� 聽Didn鈥檛 have a father figure in my household, but my drive comes fro...
Peace Corps service sharpened career path for 91精选 grad student
When Ben Bowman begins searching for jobs next year, after earning his master鈥檚 degree from 91精选, he knows that there is one experience on his r茅sum茅 that will make him stand out in the applicant pool: his Peace Corps service. Bowman, who is currently studying aquaculture at KSU, served as rural aquaculture promotion Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia from 2012-14. Bowman taught his community the benefits of...
Career fair draws 40 employers, eager KSU students
91精选 hosted a career fair Thursday in the ballroom of the Carl M. Hill Student Center. More than 40 employers including Coca-Cola, U.S. Border Patrol and AAA insurance company conducted interviews with students about entry-level and seasonal positions and internships. Photo by Shantel Booth About 13 colleges and universities also provided information about a variety of graduate programs. To aid students,...
Student Health Services director wins Kentucky Immunization Champion award
Floarine Wilson, director of 91精选鈥檚 Student Health Services, recently received the Kentucky Immunization Champion Award. Wilson鈥檚 administrative assistant Shelby Strode secretly nominated her. 鈥淪he has gone above and beyond to promote immunizations in Kentucky,鈥� Strode says. More than 300 people attended the award luncheon at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. The award was presented by Margaret Jones, progra...