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State Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday March 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Ky. Community College System President Outlines Accomplishments of First 70 Days, Quarles Commits to Transparency and Fixing Audit Findings
VERSAILLES, Kentucky, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Kentucky Community and Technical College System issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Ryan Quarles provided a comprehensive overview of his first 70 days to the KCTCS Board of Regents during last week's meeting. His "big four" accomplishments, he said, are working in Frankfort, building relationships among key partners, launching his Focus on the Future statewide tour, and being pres  more

Ky. PSC Issues Order Involving Big Rivers Electric
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00310) on March 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic 2023 Integrated Resource Plan Of Big Rivers Electric Corporation ORDER On March 8, 2024, Sierra Club moved the Commission to admit pro hac vice Kathryn Huddleston, an attorney whose office is in Texas, to practice law before the Commission on behalf of Sierra Club in association with Joe Childers, an attorney licensed t  more

Partnership Between Murray State University and the Ky. Agriculture Dept. to Boost Economic Development in Agriculture
MURRAY, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Murray State University and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture have announced a formal partnership in advancing economic development in the agricultural industry. Murray State has one of only three Master of Science in Economic Development programs in the country. Since its inception in 2016, the program has graduated students from around the world from Kuwait to Colorado, and has been a  more

University of Louisville Names New Nursing Dean
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 20 -- The University of Louisville issued the following news release: Whitney Nash, PhD, has been named dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Louisville effective July 1, 2024. Nash is currently a professor and dean at Georgia Southern University's Waters College of Health Professions. No stranger to UofL, Nash is a two-time alumna and has spent 17 years employed with the university. She earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree in 1997 and PhD in N  more

University of the Cumberlands' Blockchain Degree Program Ranks No.1 in Nation
WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, March 20 -- The University of the Cumberlands issued the following news: Blockchain technology was officially introduced in 2009, and in 2019 University of the Cumberlands was the first university in Kentucky - and one of the first nationwide - to offer a full college degree program dedicated to understanding and training with the technology. It was the first blockchain program to be globally accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education. W  more