Kentucky State University
Encyclopedia
Kentucky State University (KSU or, less commonly, KYSU to differentiate from Kansas State University
) is a four-year institution of higher learning, located in Frankfort, Kentucky
, United States
, the Commonwealth's capital. The school is an historically black university
, which desegregated in 1954. It is also an 1890 Land Grant
university which serves the citizens of Kentucky through its cooperative extension program. More than half of the student body is African-American today. The current university president is Dr. Mary Evans Sias and every October she hosts the annual Homecoming weekend for students and alumni.
institution. In 1902, the name of the school was changed to the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons, which was changed again in 1926 to the Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons. In 1938, the school became known as the Kentucky State College for Negroes (the "for Negroes" was dropped in 1952). The college became a full-fledged university in 1972. In 1973, Kentucky State offered its first graduate programs.
An adjoining high school was in operation from the late 1890s until the early 1930s.
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
) is a four-year institution of higher learning, located in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the Commonwealth's capital. The school is an historically black university
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
, which desegregated in 1954. It is also an 1890 Land Grant
Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, including the Morrill Act of 1862 and the Morrill Act of 1890 -Passage of original bill:...
university which serves the citizens of Kentucky through its cooperative extension program. More than half of the student body is African-American today. The current university president is Dr. Mary Evans Sias and every October she hosts the annual Homecoming weekend for students and alumni.
History
The school was chartered in 1886 and opened in 1887 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons. In 1890, the U.S. Government made the school a land grantLand-grant university
Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States designated by each state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890....
institution. In 1902, the name of the school was changed to the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons, which was changed again in 1926 to the Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons. In 1938, the school became known as the Kentucky State College for Negroes (the "for Negroes" was dropped in 1952). The college became a full-fledged university in 1972. In 1973, Kentucky State offered its first graduate programs.
An adjoining high school was in operation from the late 1890s until the early 1930s.
Academics
Kentucky State University is currently divided into three main colleges:- College of Arts, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
- College of Mathematics, Sciences, Technology and Health
- College of Professional Studies