The initiative will help prepare more STEM grads to become teachers of STEM subjects within Kentucky, which is facing a shortage of this type of educator.

The initiative has come to fruition through a partnership between Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, TJ Regional Health, and Barren County Schools and will help high schoolers earn a nursing credential before graduation.

The Russell Mast SGA Scholarship Endowment was created by the university’s Student Government Association as a surprise for retiring vice president for student affairs Russ Mast.

The program is adding two new credentials: a certificate in Telehealth and Medical Office Communications and a Medicolegal Administrative Assistant diploma.

The grant comes from Lilly Endowment’s Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education (AIHE) initiative and will help the college make plans for how to address challenges and opportunities that arise with artificial intelligence use in education.

The funding comes to the university’s College of Technology through two separate grants that will enhance education related to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

The grant, a Professional Development Award, will help faculty members assist students with exploration to find their purpose and explore their options throughout college.

The Forward Together Grant will support the university’s School of Education Literacy in the Community project. The project will have two parts, both focused on strengthening literacy in Evansville, Indiana.

The program is a Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Health Informatics (M.D. + M.S.) degree program, which is a collaboration between the university’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the Lewis College of Business.

The articulation agreements are seamless transfer agreements for students pursuing bachelor degrees in Child Development or Supervisory Management.