AIKCU interns arrive in Frankfort to work in state agencies
Four students from three AIKCU member campuses arrived in Frankfort this month ready to take on new jobs in state government agencies during the spring semester. They will participate in the AIKCU...
View Article‘PREPARED’ campaign profiling recent alumni launches
Today AIKCU launched an effort to highlight alumni from our member institutions doing great things across the Commonwealth. “Kentucky Private College Alumni: PREPARED“ focuses on the ways our campuses...
View Article16 AIKCU members to participate in online ‘Transfer Madness’
Help is on the way for Kentucky college students interested in transferring their credits or associate degree to a four-year university. On Wednesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST, the...
View ArticlePhotos: Legislators and other Capitol friends check out ‘PREPARED’ campaign
AIKCU staff spent a morning in the Capitol Tunnel last week catching up with legislators and other friends of private colleges as they checked out our ‘PREPARED’ alumni campaign. Check out the photos...
View ArticleRegistration now open for 2013 AIKCU Technology Conference
Registration is now available online for the 2013 AIKCU Technology Conference. The conference will be held Friday, June 21 on the campus of Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia. Registration is free for...
View ArticleAIKCU makes presentation to CPE Rural Access Work Group
On April 4, two AIKCU member presidents — Governor Paul Patton, president of the University of Pikeville, and President Bill Huston of St. Catharine College — and AIKCU President Gary S. Cox talked...
View ArticleTransylvania wins Battle of the Bumpers for 5th straight year
AIKCU President Gary S. Cox presents Transylvania University President R. Owen Williams with the scholarship proceeds from Transy’s 2012 license plate sales. $10 from the sale of every institutional...
View ArticleLindsey Wilson College hosts CPE meeting; AIKCU makes annual report
On April 17-18, Lindsey Wilson College hosted the regular meeting of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the governor-appointed coordinating board for postsecondary education in Kentucky....
View ArticleSpring commencement season begins
Spring 2013 commencements kick off this weekend and culminate in early June. Below are schedules, commencement speakers, and links for commencement stories for our member colleges and universities....
View ArticleCPE issues preliminary report on 2012-13 degrees; AIKCU members top 8,000 for...
The Council on Postsecondary Education has released its 2012-13 Preliminary Degrees Report that includes both public and independent colleges and universities. Although several AIKCU members have yet...
View ArticleAIKCU members off to strong start in 2013-14
Bellarmine University Academic Convocation It’s still very early in the fall semester (very early — as in classes haven’t even started yet on a few campuses), but we’re starting to see positive...
View ArticleA quick guide to fall admissions events at Kentucky’s private colleges and...
The campus visit is an important component, if not the most important component, in the college search. And there’s never a better time to visit a nonprofit Kentucky private college than during the...
View ArticlePhotos and Video: Sept. 26 AIKCU College and Career Readiness Workshop
About 60 people, representing every AIKCU member teacher preparation program as well as our partners in state education agencies and public schools, converged at the NKU METS Center on September 26...
View ArticleGovernor Beshear proclaims October 22 “Private College Appreciation Day” in...
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Governor Steve Beshear has proclaimed October 22, 2013 “Private College Appreciation Day” in Kentucky. The proclamation recognizes the important role that Kentucky’s 20 nonprofit,...
View ArticleA Private College Appreciation Day wrap-up in photos and social media
Thanks to all of the alumni and friends who joined us in Frankfort on October 22 for Private College Appreciation Day. Not only did we have a great crowd here at the AIKCU office, but our members did a...
View Article2013 AIKCU Technology Awards announced
AIKCU recently announced its 2013 AIKCU Technology Award recipients at the Fall IT Directors Meeting. The annual awards highlight innovative and successful technology projects on AIKCU member campuses....
View ArticleAIKCU joins statewide ’15 to Finish’ campaign to promote timely graduation
Lindsey Wilson College student Emily Ramage speaks at the launch of Kentucky’s“15 to Finish” campaign in the Capitol Rotunda as Council on Postsecondary EducationPresident Robert L. King, left, and Lt....
View ArticleAIKCU distributes $48,000 in UPS Scholarships
AIKCU recently distributed $48,000 in ‘UPS Scholarships’ to students at 20 Kentucky private colleges and universities. The scholarships were made possible by a grant from the UPS Educational Endowment...
View ArticleKentucky’s private colleges Go Red for Women
On Friday, February 7, AIKCU students, faculty, staff, and even presidents set aside their school colors to don red in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. These are...
View ArticleAIKCU distributes $70,000 in Toyota scholarships
AIKCU recently received $70,000 from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) to provide scholarships for deserving students at Kentucky’s nonprofit private colleges and universities. The...
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