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Emery Wainscott News Editor [email protected] The Purchase Area Development District (PADD) stationed workforce staff at Murray State Sparks Hall to assist individuals impacted by the storm on Dec. 10, 2021. PADD is providing services like on-the-job training, work clothing or uniform donations, housing assistance and tuition assistance. The Western Kentucky… ....
Murray State receives mental health grant Levi Brandenburg [email protected] Murray State received $70,000 of funding from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund (GEER) that will go towards mental health services on campus. Angie Trzepacz, director of counseling services, said the funds will be distributed to all the Kentucky public universities by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). Murray State will allocate the funding for three areas. First, the state paid for mental health first aid training for faculty and staff who are interested. Second, the funding will contribute to accessing Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) for all students, faculty and staff for the next 16 months. The remaining funding will go to mental health services. ....
Students win Hearst Journalism awards Posted By: News Editor March 4, 2021 Levi Brandenburg Two Murray State students entered and placed in the 2020-2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The program is a collection of 14 competitions for journalism undergraduate students. There are five writing, two photojournalism, one audio, two television and four multimedia competitions each year, having to consist of already broadcast materials. Piper Cassetto, senior television production major, won fifth place and a $1,000 scholarship in the Hearst Media TV Features competition. She entered “Pony Up,” a two-part video series that follows the Murray State Racer Girls on their journey to the Fall 2020 OVC Tournament. ....
President Jackson wins national Pike award Posted By: News Editor February 4, 2021 Levi Brandenburg [email protected] President Bob Jackson became the first member of Murray State’s Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha to receive the fraternity’s highest honor. Jackson was named a distinguished alumnus and inducted into the Order of West Range, a lifetime achievement award that is given to alumni for service to society and accomplishments in their careers, according to a press release. “I am honored and grateful for this recognition,” Jackson said. “I am being recognized as part of an outstanding group and there are many others who are very deserving of this honor, but I am very appreciative of this award. Pi Kappa Alpha has been an important part of my life and it helped to shape my undergraduate education at Murray State University, develop leadership skills and make lifelong friends, and most importantly, allowed m ....