Students from The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics recently heard a presentation from a technology CEO promoting economic development in Kentucky. 

Ankur Gopal, CEO of mobile/web application development company Interapt, spoke to 54 students when he visited MSU Monday, Nov. 29, in the Adron Doran University Center (ADUC) theater. 

Samantha J. Bryant, associate director for Upward Bound Math and Science at Morehead State and a Doctor of Education candidate, recently published her research in a peer-reviewed journal.  

Bryant's paper, "An examination of high-impact strategies that increase success in marginalized student groups," will be featured in the Fall 2021 edition of Community College Enterprise. In preparation for her doctoral dissertation, Bryant is conducting research related to best practices for marginalized student groups, primarily those from low-income, first-generation backgrounds.  

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Morehead State Football now has the distinction of being the only FCS program with a 2021 candidate for the offensive, defensive and punter of the year for the subdivision.

Grad student punter Andrew Foster is one of the 10 semifinalists for the FCS Punter of the Year. He was also on the watch list and a semifinalist during the spring 2021 season.

Sunday Night Jazz Showcase

Program #342 (December 5 at 8:00pm)

Though he cites Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk as his earliest inspirations, Rodney Kendrick’s unique percussive and harmonic piano style, due to a distinctive blend of classic jazz piano, 70’s funk, and gospel, stems from his unique upbringing and artistic development.

Muddy Bottom Blues

Program #270 (December 3 at 8pm and December 4 at 3pm)

Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career in 1999.

Born in Michigan and partially raised in Germany, he dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk and rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band released three independent albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label.

Sanford Holbrook (Class of 1997, 2003, 2006), superintendent of the Robertson County School System, has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC).